Ed Griffin

Thought you might like this of the woodie once it was finished. The picture doesnt show the hunter green as well as it was in person.

This is the Saratoga the Zippo car was made from and a work in progress photo. [/img] This is a pic of Joe and his son during the presentation and before the car was delivered.

Thank you for the list. Something I've been curious about ever sense I picked up some Kroil. I used to see all the boilermakers use it along with plant maintenance employees at different job sights. I figured if it works for these guys on those old rusted pumps, etc then it should surely work on the cars and motors which it does very well. Just as a personal reference I liked it also because it didnt smell like moth balls like the PB Blaster did Kroil was a better penetrating oil in my opinion not to mention that it takes so little for it to work which makes it last a very long time. Long enough to make up for the cost.

Great looking business coupe! Great job, well done. I'm a sucker for those Dodge business coupes.

Once again, thanks guys. One can never have enough links and I do appreciate your time and effort.

I just wanted to thank everyone for the suggestions you gave. Yes Tim, I do need to finish this puppy so I can get back on the Dodge. I do miss driving the car. Much more than driving the truck but the truck is a lot closer to hitting the road than my car.

Could someone please send me in the direction of a forum for 47 to 53 Chevy trucks? Years can vary as long as it covers 1950 Chevy 1/2 tons. I apologize for asking a non Mopar question but I respect many opinions from this forum and know there has to be others who have a GM product they are also involved with. I know I can search google etc. but I'm looking for a forum that has, like this forum, people looking to help others and are knowledgeable as those are here. It's been a couple if not more years since I visited any forum for these trucks and have lost any links I may have had to those I used to visit. I have several questions in waiting and do not want to bug those who enjoy nothing but Mopars with them. Thanks for any ideas, suggestions and or links!

I enjoyed the weather change colors that have tried to engulf the other two Dodge sedans I have parked in the back.

Your car looks great out there in all that snow. All it needs is a bright red bow attached to the grille. Thanks for sharing.

Oh I knew that Tim but you've been down here long enough to know when in Rome, do as the Romans do.

No oatmeal, no grits, no cream of wheat? Why thats just UnSouthern Tim!

Your upholstery turned out very nice. I was curious how it had went since we last talked about those straps. You were about to have that done and I just wanted to see how it went. Thanks for sharing, good job!

Did you ever post pic's of your newly finished interior? I most likely missed it but if not could you post some pic's? I've been curious how it turned out.

Happy Birthday and thanks for the really funny video!

Your spot on, half the price of the car could be paid off with the money from the visor. Just sold one recently and it went for that amount.

I too would like to extend blessings to each and every one of you on this very fine holiday of Thanksgiving. I hope you all have a great day of food, fun and family. It only happens once a year so try and make the best of it!

This is just a closer view on the area the spring connect to the frame.

Your missing the return spring. The black spring in the picture is connected to the brake peddle. I think it just hooks into the side of the frame on the other end but look for a tab with a hole for the spring to connect to your peddle where the bearings are located. Hope this helps.

Yep indeed a scam. A short time ago my son had the same type message for something he had listed on Craigslist.

You did much better retrieving your relief valve than I did on my block. By the time I was done the relief valve was nothing but enough material to make a ring out of. I had to drill it out. As Rkc mentioned there are 3 color coded springs....

I appreciate the information Randy, it does make sense. Like looking down your sights on a gun. Close one eye and the sights are off set, look down with the other eye and they are dead on. Being that this motor is one of the earliest models of the 283, made in 56, issued in 57, I would be comfortable in saying that would be the most likely reason for the two tabs. Even the motor mounts are different, located in a different spot than later model 283's/ V8's. I've read here and there these early motors had various quirks others didnt have so it comes as no surprise that the tabs would be setup that way. Thanks again Randy.

Thanks Tim, Greg. I really appreciate the info. I'm glad to know it was in 2 degree increments or I'd been off 4 degrees. I would have asked this sooner but was having a problem uploading files, thanks guys.

I'm hoping someone here has seen this before and can steer me in the right direction. Below is a picture of the timing tabs that are on my 1957 283. I do not recall ever seeing the timing tab with these markings. Nor have I seen 2 of them setup on a engine. I'm guessing during a rebuild in it's past the second one was applied. What I'm trying to figure out is what the A and O mean. Is the O for TDC and the A for after? If this is true then would 4degrees below TDC be on the very bottom of the tab since there are only 4 marks below the O?

That was enjoyable to watch. Good scenes, nice ride, well made, thanks for sharing.