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Hey all, anyone that has replaced rear motor mounts, with engine and drivetrain in car, with floor in place. What is the procedure to r&r the rear motor mounts. I plan it this way, -loosen front mount, place floor jack under trans -loosen rear motor mount bolts, remove bolts -lift trans/engine slightly and wiggle out motor mounts -replace new rear mounts, replace new grade 8 bolts,tighten, and forget about them am I on the right track on this replacement procedure....Thanx Fred

Would it be a 1956 354 ci, 280 HP,will see what else I can find.... http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Early_Hemi_engine_specifications

Kanters, has seat cover kits, JC Whitney, EZ Boy Interiors, just google these Neil, these covers slip over the seats, and are attached with hog rings,staples, and/or upholstery tacks. http://www.rodinteriors.com/seat-upholstery.htm Kanters go to page 32-33 on-line catalogue http://www.kanter.com///eCatalog/s00032.htm

Yah, I also thought about that after I sent my last post. oh,uh,okay, maybe he means what was available to the P15 line only, now I get's it:eek:......LOL

Tim, this is what was available for 6 cylinder Mopar in Canada land for 1946-48 Chrysler built 6 cylinder cars, they should bolt into the diff housing on a stock 1946-48 Plymouth.other diff ratios in the Chrysler line up were , 3.91, 3.36, 3.58, 4.56, not sure if those were for 8 cylinder cars or not, but are listed in the 1940-48 Chrsler shop manual. 1946 Chryslers and Desotos used all of these ratios depending on wheel base, or if the car was equipped with fluid drive and 3 spd trans, or fluid drive and m5 semi-auto 4 spd trans. P15s/D 25s in Canada quite often were equipped with either 3.73, 3.90,or 4.10, depending on geographic location and customer needs. My Chrysler had a 4.3 diff, it was froma 1948 Chrysler 7 passenger car, I pulled a diff from a 1947 Chrysler parts coupe, it was a 3.73, it had the FD and M5 trans, go figure, it should have been a 3.54, but who knows the history of the car from dealer to me. This is of course there is not something inherently different about P15 prodution in the USA. I did not state in my post, that these ratios were specific to 1946-48 P15 6 cyl car., but were available for Chrysler built 6 cylinder cars, in this time period....

3.54,3.73,3.90,4.10.4.30 With an OD trans Borg and Warner R 10, 3 spd overdrive trans, this 4.10 would be great, without an OD trans, it will be busy at speeds over 50 mph. If you cannot get yourself and OD trans, a 3.73 would be an okay bet, with taller tires, it would not be too bad at 60 mph for rpm. The 3.54 diffs, came in Chryslers, subsequently may not be as plentiful. Of course you could swap in a modern complete diff, there are some choices available. Diffs after 1953 or 54, have different splined axles, to the tune of 16 spline axles, as compared to the older 10 spline, but this can be dealt with too...

Probably, I would just go to a 251 piston, in that case, at standard size and rings. Just goes to show you, the 218 and 228, have plenty of boring out room, as they are the identical blocks to the 251. I am pretty sure the 218 and 228 engine parts are still available...

Looks like a whole lotta fun Bob, glad you are enjoying the "business of living" so much.....Fred

Hi Keith, the specs for Canadian Chrysler flat head 6s, First the bore/stroke dimensions for the engines : 218.0-cid - 3.375" x 4.0625" 228.1-cid - 3.375" x 4.25" 250.6-cid - 4.4375" x 4.50" So the 218 and 228s employed a smaller piston, and rings, the cranks and/or rods, must be different too... the 218, that I have in my 47, is a shorter stroke, so maybe higher rpms could be handled

Are you saying Lordco for the "machine work", and VPW for parts. Now who has 218 and 228 Canadian 25 inch flathead parts. I figure 251 parts should be not too difficult to find, but what about the pistons and rings for a Canadian 218, who would sell those parts....

Great Pic's and Comments Guys, hope we get more on this thread. Here is a scanned pic of my Dad's parents, and 2 older Brothers, when they landed in Canada in August 1929. They sailed here on the Cunard Antonia, they landed at Pier 21 in Halifax Nova Scotia, before taking a train west to the Winnipeg area of Manitoba to live with family. They were happy to out of Stalin's grip of Eastern Europe.

Very cool pic Robin, was he from the Limerick area of Ireland, where the famed McCourt's hale from....

I'm parial to this pic too, Dad looked very debonaire, Today he is a healthy 77 years old. One winter while driving this car home on icy/snowy residential streets a little Girl ran out onto the street, Dad hit her, he go out and pushed his Car himself, off of the little Girl, she was not injured too badly, but went to hospital, he actually went to the Hospital a few times, and made sure she was alright. How many times today would that happen....

Here is a pic of the older members of the clan, My Dad, his 2 older brothers and woves, grandparents, 2 older cousins, the 2 little grils to the bottom right are my 2 oldest sisters, the man and woman on the right side of the pic are my parents. This is the summer of 1956, today the survivors are my parents, my dads brother in the top middle, and the 2 cousins and my sisters, all the others have died....

Here are 2 pics of :eek:My Dads car a 1950 Pontiac, and my Grandpa's 1951 GMC 1/2 ton Pickup truck. I know they aren't Mopar, but cool old pics nonetheless, Dad with his suit/overcoat and fedora hat, folks dressed up in those days. He became a Manager very young for a major lumber building material supplier in Winnipeg Canada

The 41-18 Mopar tank, in either SS or steel, I would go with SS. Then mount into place, the gastank fitting does not require any ferrule like the OEM tank, will post some pics of it in a few minutes......Fred

Although the left coast is damp in winter, you Guys don't get the real cold we get. A lot of times, if you wash your cars, and its below 0 f the same night, sometimes locks freeze up, or if moisture is getting into the cylinder or something, then it's cold out, maybe the car was in the garage at or near 32 f, then it freezes up. I'm "just saying"......

Hey Bob, I also love those old trucks, I knwo where I can get an old 1950 Fargo 1/2 ton truck I even have a good running engine for it too, froma 1955 Fargo truck, if only I had the money, it would home ...

Here is the suff I like best, sold By Canadian Tire Stores in Canada....

Use a little a squirt bottle with methyl hydrate or alcohol, if there is frost or ice in the locks......

You gotta be Prudent about this usage, Manitoba Hydro, has some of the cheapest rates in the world, at 5.5-6 cents per Kwh

I agree, my garage insulated R20 walls, R 40 ceiling, 2 X 4800 watt 240 volt electric forced air heaters. I do a lot of work in winter, and should have done rear motor mounts today, well maybe tomorrow before going in fo night shifts

Lock de-icer spray, or methyl hydrate in small squirt bottle. A lot of the lock de-icer sold in Canada seems to be part methyl hydrate and WD 40 Try this link, sold at Canadian Tire in Canada, who sells this in the US of A http://reviews.canadiantire.ca/9045/0381130P/no-motomaster-lock-lube-de-icer-reviews/reviews.htm

James, it is cool thats for sure, but if there is no wond, and sunny it is not bad. Today I was at Safeway and Wal Mart, cool weather did not slow down any shoppers that is for sure. Folks from North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana, can relate......... Nice car you have there, and was nice to read about your road trip