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  1. The proud owner of this Chrysler woody is also from BC...well traveled and I'm sure would love the opportunity to discuss the history and features of his car ..
    5 points
  2. A few years ago a gentleman with a nice unrestored 49 chevy that always parked next to me, always came in 2nd or 3rd and I always finished ahead of him. The last show I saw him at he couldn't get out of his car and was on oxygen all day. When the awards were announced he took first. Someone said I should have got it and my reply was I am here because I enjoy talking to all my old friends I have made over the years and I am glad he finally got first. I never saw him again as he passed that winter. I enjoy all aspects of the shows but most of all talking to all the people and explaining things about my car, which by the way even at 71 years old is still younger than me.
    4 points
  3. I used the Best 4164 Seal on my 49 Dodge Wayfarer 230 engine when I done my overhaul this past winter. No issues at all , no machining and no leaks. It was a direct fit and identical to the original I removed.
    2 points
  4. higher octane...less flammable the gas..you paying for that extra chemicals to retard the flaming that is needed ONLY for the higher compression engines to prevent knocking...it is a SLOWER burning fuel...
    2 points
  5. The last time I drove one of mine to a car show,it was one put on to benefit the local Boy Scout troop,and I drove my 1939 IHC half-ton pu there. Painted with a brush and a roller using house paint and pretty much all original except for the oil. LOTS of oil passed past that head before I had it milled .125 to get the warp out. Old blackwall tires,frosted and in some places cracked glass,with a few dings and dangs here and there. They didn't know what to do with me at registration. It clearly wasn't restored,it wasn't (and never will be as long as I am alive) a rat rod,and it damn sure wasn't a hot rod or an actual custom despite the "custom" paint. So they put me in the unfinished category. Me and one other guy who paid around 15 grand for his supposedly unfinished 56 Chebby 2 dr sedan with 350.fancy upholstery,new chrome,and plenty of bondo. I know the guy. He is one of those guys that waxes the UNDERNEATH of his driver car. I went to his house to see him about something one day a year or two before that,and caught him under the car with a rag and a can of Turtle Wax. He entered his car in the unfinished category because he figured it would be the nicest car in that category,and he would win a trophy. Trophies are a big deal for him. So.....,I drive my old clunker over and park beside him like I was told to do,and damned if he didn't get mad and pack up his portable umbrella/cooler,his framed photos,and his wife,and drive over to the regular parking lot muttering crap about "park that junker next to my car!!!!! Why I never........!" He was genuinely upset,and I was genuinely laughing my butt off at him and telling him "don't leave,you might beat me!" I was suddenly,for the first time in my life kind of excited about winning a trophy so I could drive over to where he was parked and show it to him,but I was told that "someone" complained before the judging about giving out trophies in classes where there was no competition. I thought the whole thing was hilarious,and he hasn't spoken a word to me in the last 3 or 4 years over this. Some people really need a hobby. BTW,the only reason I am not still driving the IHC to haul trash with is because the radiator core blew up as I was driving it home from having the head milled. Price new radiators for a 37-39 D-2 IHC and you will know why I haven't bought one yet.
    2 points
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  7. Bought the closest match from eBay. Labeled for dodge truck but looks darn close or at least modifiable. Thanks Dave, hadn’t seen these on ebay before.
    1 point
  8. additional information - Dome Light Installation
    1 point
  9. Ah Ha!! So, J-nuts in the headliner... hooks on one side, screwed into the J-nuts on the other side. So how is it grounded? I have one too, but I already had my headliner in before I got it and haven't felt like fishing wires up there to install it yet. I only remember one wire to the lamp assembly.
    1 point
  10. since I have installed an electric fuel pump next to the mechanical pump it starts right away. I used to have the same issues, even with a new carb. I turn the key now, let the electric one pump for two seconds and start.
    1 point
  11. Pictures of my original seal, lip of seal goes towards engine. Notice the manufacturer part numbers DPC stamp.
    1 point
  12. raising the car to change a tire from lifting on the rear axle only places the wheel higher into the wheel well and often with the Dodge and wheel studs places you at a grave disadvantage when it comes time to slide the unbolted wheel out of it position inside the fender. (Plymouth with wheel bolts can be done from the axle as I just did this a week ago on the P15) You have to have some spring relaxation to enable this procedure. Jacking from the bumper with the stock jack or any other device will raises the rear quite high to get the wheel off the ground. If you were to use a trolley or scissors jack and depending on the cup of the jack, at near the spring's silent block you will raise the car and wheel but by being ahead of the axle and on a frame point, you will get the needed lift and lowering of the wheel from the well to make this a more pleasant experience. This is the very point forward of the axle that the weight of the body rests on the leaf spring.
    1 point
  13. Hello all. I did some investigation as to where this oil is coming from and I found the issue. The bore into the crank flange for the pilot bearing and trans input shaft is too deep. Not sure what happened to this crank before I had it, but it was machined out for some reason ... now I'm worried what else I'm going to find. It's so deep that is broke into the oil passage for the rear main bearing journal. Who in for world would machine anything out of this???? Here is some pics of what I see ... picture into pilot bearing bore / picture shining light into bore and looking down at main bearing surface ... you can see the oil passage light up. I'm going to pull the crank out next and take to the machine shop to see what they think ... I'm thinking I'll need to regrind a crank I have in an old motor and replace all bearings to match. But ... maybe it's possible to plug this area behind the pilot? That's optimistic ...
    1 point
  14. Bluefox..........I'd even try something like 91 Octane but only if it doesn't have ethanol in it......I used to run the 41 Plymouth which had the original 201 engine on 91 Octane and it ran fine...the Dodge which has the 318 Poly running 9:5 to 1 pistons I run on 98 Octane normally but have sometimes put 95 octane in and you can feel the difference........I mentioned ethanol and I will not use it in anything..........alcohol is for drinking, not for my cars...............lol...............andyd
    1 point
  15. My wife and I at home, just heading out on a cruise. We had some family here visiting recently. We loaded up my Windsor 6 deep. Went for a cruise and ice creme. We had fun. I made sure to drop the tranny into low and come up the big hill home. Stayed cool as a cucumber.
    1 point
  16. I had to run the nuts on to a same size stud backwards first then they were able to start the right way.
    1 point
  17. BTW,I went to a car show in Pa once when I was up there anyhow buying parts,and one guy had entered a VERY nicely restored 56 Chebby,and had a billboard sign in front of it asking people if they can spot what is different about the car. I walked around it several times,and it sure looked restored and flawless to me,so I finally broke down and asked the guy. He told me to count the doors on both sides. Yup,it was a tudor on the driver side,and a 4dr on the passenger side. He told me he had just finished restoring it and had just got it out of the paint shop when someone ran a red light and centerpunched it. So he used what he had to repair it,the passenger side of his 4dr parts car. He sure was having fun watching people walk around it trying to figure out what was different.
    1 point
  18. looks like you have found where Napoleon Dynamite vacations......
    1 point
  19. There is a fella who sells those vent window pivot posts on Ebay Mark. I'm not sure if he has what you need, but even modifying something might be easier than making one from scratch - hope the link works... https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/m.html?_ssn=dmedennis&_from=R40&_trksid=p2499338.m570.l1313.TR2.TRC0.A0.H0.Xvent+window.TRS0&_nkw=vent+window&_sacat=0
    1 point
  20. Paul, It's a '39 LaSalle sedan. I had a '39 LaSalle (Superior bodied) Hearse in college! Walt
    1 point
  21. Yeah, I know I’ve said it before, but it begs to be repeated — I KNEW there was a reason why I quit going to car shows, as a participant, and as a spectator. And, as for kids — they’re just children, and as such, have yet to “pay their dues”. Thx.
    1 point
  22. Yeah,to a couple of generations that are younger than us,65 Mustangs are now antique cars their granddaddy owned when they were kids. I've had people drive 100 miles to come here to look at project cars after learning I have some "old cars for sale",and when I would show them stuff like a 37 Dodge truck or a P-15 sedan,it was common to hear comments like "No,I mean OLD cars,like a 78 Camaro!" Then I would piss them off by telling the crap like 78 Camaros were junk cars only good for parts if you had a GM powered hot rod,and they would get all huffy. I don't like young people. They are just sooo damn YOUNG!
    1 point
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