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  1. My very talented cousin showed up with this for my Christmas present the other day! He found the hub cap in his shop and cut the plaque with his plasma cutter. Coolest wall hanging I have!
    3 points
  2. Have been on a hiatus since the late spring this year when I had completed my tear down phase. Had managed to rebuild the third member with 3.73 gears and put in some new bearings into that when the family said I had to spend more time with them .. which led to summer vacations overseas .. getting daughter off to her last 2 years for college in Japan etc … there was a long list of things to do other than my hobby J Anyway, between the spring time and now I have been stock piling parts that I needed once I got the time to get back into the rebuild which is where I am now. Working on the 3 speed column shift transmission and working my way to the engine. The transmission sounded fine but was filled with black jelly for transmission fluid. Leaked transmission fluid from the speedo cable and rear seal. Inside was just black gunk stuck to every square inch of metal / gears … but no metal shavings were found when I poured the trans fluid over a very strong magnet thru a funnel. The gears are also in great shape and require no replacement that I can see. Since I have it opened and clean I also decided to replace the front and rear bearings (FAFNIR 207WDG C-1 & FAFNIR 306KG-2 respectively) along with the needle bearing SKF QBR23549 (I found and purchased some NOS bearings in pristine condition). Well I will now be shooting for a rolling frame in the spring … and work on it as I can. This could take a while .. but I am still enjoying myself even at this slower pace. ​PS: have enjoyed reading everyone's else's posts on their own project(s) over the summer and fall as well.
    3 points
  3. If you have the skill,time and $$$, put the HEMI in it. Since your planning on a trans adaptor anyway why not get the torqueflite adaptor and put an early to mid 90's 518 behind it? It's basically a 727 with an OD behind it. No computers just a toggle switch to engage the OD. Matches up with the block better and isn't a TH??? Make sure to find a small block one though. Later 518's have a lock up converter. Works fine with a simple vacuum switch. 54 is a short bell 331 and it has a wet 4bbl manifold, don't loose it. May have the large port heads also, maybe not. Kind of a transition year. If it has large port heads, don't loose the exhaust manifolds. Can be bored to a 354 or more after a sonic check. Go to the HEMI tech on the HAMB and read,read,read. Adam
    2 points
  4. First of all,I am prejudiced. Been a hot rodder all my life,but IMHO any old car that clean,straight,and complete deserves to be left pretty much unmolested by not changing anything you can't easily change back to original. As for Mustang 2 front ends,if you want a car that drives like a Mustang 2,buy a Mustang 2. There is nothing wrong or unsafe about the way a P-15 drives if the front suspension is tight,and the "feel" of the way a old car drives is IMHO one of the prime reasons to drive old cars. As for the 331 in the 54 Imperial,I suspect it is a 354 instead of a 331,which is WAY better because the block won't be a huge part of the bellhousing. And,once again,complete 54 Imperials aren't found parked in many back yards anymore,and I'm guessing there is a restorer out there that would be lusting after the one you have on the trailer. If you bought the whole car cheap enough to justify buying it for the engine,you can turn a REALLY nice profit on selling the whole car to a restorer. As for the P-15,it is modern enough to be a comfortable and safe daily driver without going crazy with modifications if that is what you want. My suggestion is to start on the brakes like you plan,but unless you have honed and rebuilt master cylinders before and know what you are doing,MY suggestion is to buy a new or rebuilt one. These are single outlet master cylinders,so MY suggestion is to buy a new dual outlet master cylinder with whatever brackets are needed that can be mounted in the original location without having to modify anything else. That's win/win regardless of if you keep the car original (almost original) or hot rod it because it is a safety issue. Either way you need a dual outlet master cylinder so that is money that won't have to be spent again. Check your rubber brake lines for signs of cracks. If there is any question at all,replace all 3 of them. You are going to have to do this regardless of what type of brake job you do,so no money duplication there. Buy the new copper/nickel brake lines that are being sold by every auto parts supplier in the country,and replace all the hard lines with it. This new stuff won't rust like the original stuff that is over 60 years old.and enough to do your whole brake line should cost less than $30. If it were me,I would replace all the wheel cylinders with new ones. If you look around,you can actually buy brand new Lockheed or Borg-Warner wheel cylinders for around 5 bucks each. Most kits cost more than that. I only paid around $4.50 each for brand new Lockheed wheel cylinders for my 51 Ford about 3 months ago. If you put disc brakes up front later,you are only out 10 bucks or so on the wheel cylinders. If you swap the rear later,you will be out 20 bucks or so in wheel cylinders. Big deal. In the meantime you have a safe car to drive and enjoy while you are deciding what to do and saving up your money. My best suggestion is to get it safe to drive and enjoy it for a while as a stocker,and then make up your mind what you want to do. You can always modify it in the future with no extra money or work spent,but if you modify it right off the bat and later decide you want a more original car,that's a lot of money and time wasted. BTW,if you do want to go more modern,what's wrong with the stock front suspension and disc brake upgrade already mentioned,along with a 318 and 904? The money you could get from selling that Imperial to a restorer would go a long ways towards financing a lot of the stuff that has already been discussed. Or alternatively,maybe selling the P-15 coupe to a restorer or one of us,and then buying one stripped out to modernize?
    2 points
  5. This coming Friday it will be two weeks that I found out I have multiple myeloma which is a cancer of the bone marrow. I had a biopsy of my bone marrow done that day and a full body pet scan this past Friday. This coming Friday I will find out the results. I have posted this on the POC Facebook page and for those who know me, I am always posting photos of Cooper and I being out and about with the old Plymouth, well this afternoon when I got the mail there was an envelope from Andy Bernbaum's. Now I haven't ordered anything from them recently and didn't know what to expect. I opened up the envelope and there was this great letter along with some neat Plymouth information. I have attached the letter to share with each and everyone of you as it make me cry and my heart warm with the thought that old car people are some of the best people on the face of the earth. I hope it will be large enough to read Merry Christmas, Bob, Patty and naturally Cooper
    1 point
  6. Maybe ... not quite ready for Barrett Jackson, (original) - currently $35100.USD on ebay with 4 days to go..
    1 point
  7. I can't speak for other model years, but for 1954---the frames ARE different regarding the cross-members between the standard 3 speed and Powerflite automatic. If someone has the parts book, they could verify the part numbers for the frames for the two different transmissions . The Powerflite install used the 230 cu in. engine - not the 217.8 (or as others call the 218) engine. More horses to compensate for the losses of the automatic. I have both a Powerflite and a 3 speed manual' 54 sedans. I like each for different reasons. Oh- If deciding on using a period Powerflite, I think the 1955 is the newest to consider, considering the '56 and later used the pushbutton drive mechanism. Anything can be adapted, but that is depending on the installer's imagination and capability, of course. Den-
    1 point
  8. have a wonderfull and healthy 2016!! Franky
    1 point
  9. Merry Christmas from Pennsylvania, USA!
    1 point
  10. If you don't repair the temp gauge yourself you could do what I did. I sent mine to B1BKeven,a member here, for repair. Send him a personal message for a quote. In just a little over a week I had it back in my hands with a new tube and sending unit for less than $100. Highly recommended !!!
    1 point
  11. Snowy dark night tonight, on my 28 mile ride home, I have a Hemi ram 4X4 truck, so a very nice vehicle for this kinda weather, and these type of roads. Temp is 25f, snowing, up to 4 inchs could fall overnight. Now you Southern Dudes, may shiver, but 25, is not bad here this time of the year at night. Our normal temps for this date, are 5 below to 14 above f...
    1 point
  12. do yourself a favor and address the brakes for the long term position if you can. The cost involved can be quite a chunk on initial layout but dollar for dollar stock verse upgrade to disc about the same. HOWEVER the next clinker was your later slide to MII suspension...that would make brake work done now an expensive not recoverable at the end. So to evaluate you current condition and where you want to be...is the MII truly better way to go to enjoy the car now and again later without a huge out of pocket. These frames can be set up with R&P, disc brakes and relocated shock...drawback, no PS and still kingpins verse ball joints. Directing another person is tough to do here as the options are various and each person have their own particular slant on looks/versatility. I guess what I am saying most is that you could be facing double the work and double the cost for a then and now approach.
    1 point
  13. I had my '69 Dart for more than 20 years and sold it today to a nice fellow from West Virginia. Hate to see it go, but I decided I needed to get down to one antique car. Garage space and time being the deciding factors. I am keeping the '41 Dodge and hope to have more time to enjoy, drive and upgrade it now. So here is my Dart GT loaded up and headed to West Virginia.
    1 point
  14. I sold my pro street 66 Dart about 8 years ago. I know how you feel. I did it mainly to help finance my 50 Ply wagon build. It's hard to see them go but when you get the present build done, you feel better. I loved my pro street but as I got older, I do like comfort and being able to hear the stereo and talk inside without yelling.
    1 point
  15. Thank you very much for that FG and a very Happy Christmas to you too. Pete
    1 point
  16. That's why Doctor Tim (48D) hosts those therapy sessions (he calls it a BBQ) isn't it? I can honestly say that I haven't bought another truck since I was at the BBQ in 2014. Maybe I'm cured?... but I think not!
    1 point
  17. ** Dec 22 2015 - Just to be clear, the A833 adapter plate is for Mopar 833 Aluminum 4 speeds for use in Mopar cars, and was not designed for use with the - 1981 -1986 Chevy/GM Truck Overdrive which I believe is a 833/RPO MY6. We were contacted in May by a customer and in the conversation it became apparent he was considering using a GM version of the transmission and he was told there appears to be a great deal of difference between it and the Mopar version of the A833. It appears he has been able to make modifications and get it to work and we will attempt to get a report from him, but up until now we have had zero experience trying to use A833 chevy truck transmissions with this adapter
    1 point
  18. How you guys manage the time for multiple projects is a mystery to me ... of course you have excellent results ... and seeing your work gives me ideas for my project. However, I think Todd may be on the right track ... a support group may be required ...
    1 point
  19. The neat work bench will not last the weekend ... just cleaned it up last night and laid out the parts I will be working on this weekend after X-Mas
    1 point
  20. them pictures are stage...ain't nobody got a work bench that neat and clean.....
    1 point
  21. as it has been a couple years since I posted this last and the influx of new members..I think an introduction to Louise is timely... Please note..this is placed here and credit is not given as the author is unknown... Christmas with Louise As a joke, my brother used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before Christmas. He said all he wanted was for Santa to fill them. What they say about Santa checking the list twice must be true because every Christmas morning, although Jay's kids' stockings were overflowed his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty. One year I decided to make his dream come true. I put on sunglasses and went in search of an inflatable love doll. They don't sell those things at Wal-Mart. I had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. If you've never been in an X-rated store, don't go. You'll only confuse yourself. I was there an hour saying things like, "What does this do?" "You're kidding me!" "Who would buy that?" Finally, I made it to the inflatable doll section. I wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my truck so I could use the car pool lane during rush hour. Finding what I wanted was difficult. "Love Dolls" come in many different models. The top of the line, according to the side of the box, could do things I'd only seen in a book on animal husbandry. I settled for "Lovable Louise." She was at the bottom of the price scale. To call Louise a "doll" took a huge leap of imagination. On Christmas Eve and with the help of an old bicycle pump, Louise came to life. My sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours. Long after Santa had come and gone, I filled the dangling pantyhose with Louise's pliant legs and bottom. I also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. I went home, and giggled for a couple of hours. The next morning my brother called to say that Santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him VERY happy but had left the dog confused. She would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. We all agreed that Louise should remain in the panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional Christmas dinner. My grandmother noticed Louise the moment she walked in the door. "What the hell is that?" she asked. My brother quickly explained, "It's a doll." "Who would play with something like that?" Granny snapped. I had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. "Where are her clothes?" Granny noticed. "Boy, that turkey sure smells nice, Gran," Jay said to steer her into the dining room. But Granny was relentless. "Why doesn't she have any teeth?" Again, I could have answered, but why would I? It was Christmas and no one wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, "Hang on Granny, hang on!" My grandfather, a delightful old man with poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, "Hey, who's the naked gal by the fireplace?" I told him she was Jay's friend. A few minutes later I noticed Grandpa by the mantel, talking to Louise. Not just talking, but actually flirting. It was then that we realized this might be Grandpa's last Christmas at home. The dinner went well. We made the usual small talk about who had died, who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly Louise made a noise like my father in the bathroom in the morning. Then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. The cat screamed. I passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and Grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. My brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants. Granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car. It was indeed a Christmas to treasure and remember. Later in my brother's garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of Louise's collapse. We discovered that Louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. Fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape, we restored her to perfect health.
    1 point
  22. Found a series of photos of the wheel style for Ol Bessy. All chrome like these. Not sure if we'll go black or white wall at this point. Leaning toward blackwall though. In the meantime, after returning to VA from our recent hunting trip, he went to the shop. It seems the body work is finally completed and the car is all in prime. The entire front end has been removed to allow access to the front frame members and we are ready to strip off the antique suspension and update it with modern. Last discussion, we had decided to go with Heidts Independent with power rack and power disc brakes. Looking forward to getting up there soon to check out/photograph the progress and to spend some time locating and sorting parts.
    1 point
  23. If you need any help, I'd like to offer my services as the official cookie taste tester from the west coast. LOL :^)
    1 point
  24. look what showed up Friday... https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3hv86432yqhontx/AAD1qBzivRBGUq4-7F82BcAVa?dl=0
    1 point
  25. Is it a sync or crash box tranny?
    1 point
  26. Folks, I wanted to lend my two cents to the discussion because all that I have known is dual exhaust on my car. However, I think mine is a little bit strange and I was talking with someone about having to rework it because I want my overdrive in. I wanted to show you guys as I have had some other Plymouth owners look at it, tell me it sounds "Mean" but thought it worked out very well. I bought it from the previous owner this way. God rest his soul, I wish I could ask him more about his car but he's gone to the big garage in the sky. He apparently did it himself in his garage. I like it, but to allow for the clearances for the BW OD it's gonna have to change. I present to you for contribution, my exhaust for an example. FG.
    1 point
  27. For my 38 Coupe, I made my own exhaust system, using a hydraulic bender, (about $70), bought 2 inch exhaust pipes from local shop. I am running single exhaust for now, No muffler, only piping, not to loud for short trips. Duals later... Bob.
    1 point
  28. Not quite a dual exhaust- I'm running dual Carters with a George Asche split intake and exhaust manifolds. I had a local muffler shop that had been in business 30 years and knew what they were doing, split the exhaust pipe, then combine back into a single pipe. Because of the layout of the gas tank on the woodie, they was no room for dual pipes. When I asked them about exessive back-pressure, they said that they used to do it all the time with bigger V-8s with no apparent loss of breathing capacity. They did a lot of racing work back in ancient times. Runs and sounds great. Picked up a bit of power too, compared to single carb and exhaust. With the OD, I can do 65 all day long, which is a little scary in a car made out of toothpicks!
    1 point
  29. rust has been replaced on the right front fender. I wanted to show how I patched it without a metal shrinker. Seemed to work pretty well.
    1 point
  30. I was fearful of that. I don't have access to a P15 donor body. A friend of mine sent me a link to the Plymouth Doctor. He had this on the website and I'm not quite sure if these are the same parts. What do you guys think? Thanks, FG.
    1 point
  31. 39-47 rear bumpers are the same as 39-40 fronts except for the location of the holes. pilot house rear bumpers are the same too. Brackets change from 1/2 ton to 3/4. If you aren't 100% on originality I've got this saved. I believe these are 48 ford repro bumpers.
    1 point
  32. The rear bumpers are different than the front bumpers . A front bumper might fit on the rear though . Also I think that some of the early Pilot House rear bumpers were the same as the 1939 - 1947 truck rear bumpers . They are hard to find as not all trucks from the factory came with rear bumpers .
    1 point
  33. Have not gotten to the frame or engine yet other than cleaning them up and stripping all parts off prior to repair or sandblasting. Spent most of my time sandblasting and painting a lot of small parts and ordering some of the parts I know I will need to replace. I have been told that my use of the Breakfast nook table is a serious no go by the family ... but it is "was" so convenient was my way of thinking .. flat open space ... needing to be used .... well back to the garage for me now. The freshly painted pumpkin is to my 3.73 Ratio differential off of a 1948 Chrysler Windsor ... gears are now nice and cleaned up as well. I may replace one of the bearing inside as there is some very small pitting on the rollers. It is only just the one bearing ... all other gears/bearings look perfect with no wear marks. Will be traveling for the next two weeks for the job and will pull the axles out and remove the old 4.11 differential once I get back and then clean it up. Hope it goes as easily as Young Ed's techniques looked. Will cut some small PVC pieces once I get back as well to use with my rear break drums and heavy duty puller. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - UPDATED 24 March 2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I followed Young Ed's technique with the PVC section acting as a spacer with the Heavy duty drum puller ... all I managed to do was strip my threads out of the axle spindle nut. Everything looked good ... it just did not work for me. I supect the spindle nut threads had cracks .. it was really torqued on and a real pain in the butt to get off during the break down phase. So I went to the auto parts store and "borrowed" a sliding hammer and puller set seen in the photo below ... took longer to put it on then to take both axles off. The tool use required a security deposit .. which was fully refunded when I returned the tool. Sweet deal!!!
    1 point
  34. We are replacing the 13" clutch in this 1951 4 ton Dodge with a 377ci dual carb Moly Block Six! I was a home delivery oil truck.
    1 point
  35. I have owned this truck for just under 40 years! Got it right out of high school.
    1 point
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