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Very cool FD, I would love to do the same thing with my 47. 55-60mph will sound busy, 65-70 mph will sound downright mad. What diff ratio do you have?

Cool Old Video, you a Canuck, if so where you from. Are you a member of the Riff Raff Car Club by chance.....

How about some aftermarket round speedo, for temporary use, will something hook up to this cable, or can something be adapted for just temp use, than just mount for the the rest of the season on the steering column. Or use a GPS for the rest of the season........Fred ps I know this has caused you a lot of aggravation How about something like this, here isa link, not sure the prices http://www.autometer.com/cat_gaugedetail.aspx?gid=3143&sid=11

Here's the kids, My Dauhter is riding a toy electric quad, goes about as fast as you can walk, other wise whe woul have her helmet on, which she does most of the time. My Son is outfitted, he just about rolled this thing today, not too fast, but did take it off him for the day

I think in some cases the Chinese power products may not be too bad, in others they are real crap. If you own one of these items, it may be best to modify, or use aftermarket parts that may work from other sources. On your MC, can some ohter part say from Honda work. I am actually going to have my first axle asembly rebuilt in the mechanics shop at work using quality bearings, and hopefully will solve that issue....Fred

Andy, I believe the Bamford bought a new Raybestos MC, and did not have his old MC re-sleeved. I lean toward, NOS mc, wheel cyls, with new rubber installed, than what is offered new these days. I think if and when I need to do this, I am getting what I have re-sleeved. The stock brakes perform very well, when set-up correctly and are in good shape, DodgeB4ya, gave me some real expert advice on these brake systems, at this point don't seem to see the need for a disc brake conversion, for my driving needs. Don C is going through a lot of trial and error on his MC conversion kit, not sure this happens in all cases, but he is certainly going through a lot to get his working correctly.......Fred

Hi Greg, yes the wee lad wheres a helmet, and I do sometime to, but don't ride this thing much. Just some test drives. I wonder how long these bearings will last. I hope to get the correct axle assembly in about 3 weeks, may take it in and have better quality bearings installed before I attempt to use it. That is why this little quad was so cheap, as it is not the greatest quality, and is definately not for those unmechanical types......Fred

I actually feel a little silly having posted this thread, should not ask these type of questions on this board. This is what I had to do in order to get this quad back up and driving, so my Little Boy could drive her some today. I pulled the replacement axle that I recieved yesterday, 1 bearing was fried, I mean chewed up, with some of the ball bearings split in 1/2. I then proceeded to dismantle this axle assembly, I had bought new bearings and seals this morning from a local bearing shop. Once I got it all apart, I cleaned up the axle and housing, and proceeded to install the bearings, spacer, it was not easy, with no press, and only a vice and some improvised tools, the bearing were very tight to go over the axle to where they sit, and then the axle and bearings must be press into the housing, not very much fun. I could not get the bearings to slide into the housing on both ends,as much as needed, but close enough to work, maybe temporary but is working tonight, and did not get all chewed up, and so no signs of moving. I also intalled another set of swing arm bushing, as 1 was wasted already, great Chinese quality, 1 side came off easily, and the other side was a nightmare, but I did get them installed. My Son drove the quad all over for hours, the tube spacers that cover the axle, to keep the hubs in place are a little sloppy, so I am thinking of pulling the spacers, and using shaft collars, with set-screws. I just backed off the throttle governor, and took it for a boot, this thing is fast, goes about 40 mph or so. I keep it governed to about 15 to 20 mph for my son, he seems to be able to handle it well so far. Again, sorry for the novel, should not be taking up sapce on here with this kinda stuff, but I usually get good advice on here for many things besides Old Mopars.......Yhanx Fred

Tim ,they are sealed bearing, and not very good ones either. I fried the bearings on the rright side. Not sure if this is a resultof lusy parts or the axle was out of alignment with the sprockets or what. I bought new bearings and seals, but cannot get them on, they will have to be pressed on. I am out of luck for the weekend......Fred

Hi Greg, thanx for the input, the chain looks like this in the pic. I hope I can replace the bearings and fix this axles up.......Fred

Something Canada should never have done is go Metric, I still prefer the old way. Infact lumber and many other commodities, are still in feet, inches etc......Fred

Hi all, about a month or so back, my Wife ordered my Son a small Chinese quad on-line, not a whole lot of money but enogh when you cannot use it. It isa 110 cc mini hummer quad, fully automatic trans, engine is a Honda clone. We got it after like 2 weeks UPS kept screwing up the delivery, and damged the box no big deal. The quad starts(electric start), runs well, and i installed an NGK plug, good 10w40 oil. The problem is this, the rear axle assembly fried it's bearing and bushing in a couple of days. The company sent me a replacment, a short axle set-up, but still installs, I had some difficulty installing it. This rear axle assembly started to fry in about an hour, the bearing race/retainer from the right side started to come apart. Again this company is sednign me another rear axle assembly. Does anyone have any ide what is happening here/ Any suggetion,opimiom welcomed, I know it is chines and should not have been bought, but it's a little late now. I am wondering if new bearing, could be cutomfitted on the original axle asssembly, will post pics right away.......Thanx Fred and Jordan, my 8YO son

I think your MC is suspect, even though it is new from Rock auto, it could be flawed somehow. I lean toward having old MCs sleeved, and rebuilt. I do know 2 Guys in Winnipeg, that have NOS Mopar MCs, if you ever need one. Good luck, you seemed to have covered most itmes in your brakes, myifrst thought was a couple of weak return springs. Those new wheel cyls, are the push pins, the same length inrelation to the old ones, I have heard this can be a problem area on replacement new wheel cyls.......Fred

Hi Reg, I have been told by some old time mechanics, that loose king pins, will sometimes, let the front wheels wobble, when going over bumps,railway tracks, etc. ......fred

Are the blades sharp, longer wetter grass always slows down a mower when comparing to shorter drier grass, just the workload. Some of these carbs can be adjusted, and some cannot I believe. The oil filter, can you get a big pair of channel lock pliers around it to remove?

Yah, the price of gas is still fairly reasonable, here in Canada compared to other locations in the world, as in Europe for example. Petrol, that be a British term for Gas, ver heard it referred to Petrol in Canada.......

Okay, I am now convinced to leave things alone, without FD car has better off the line get up and go anyways........Fred

Looking Good Ed, keeps the Wife Happy too, cuz happy wife=happy life........

hey this is Canada, all engines were 8 bolt cranks. The small Canadian Market dictated less variation, the only difference in my 218 and a 251 is the bore, and the stroke, the rest is the same engine........Fred

Ever think, that you repeat yourself sometimes, you know what I mean...

Up here in my part of Canuckland, regular gas is $3.60 per gallon....

Hi Jon, yes it would be work, but would not be going toa M5 semi-auto trans, but would have a fluid coupler and regular 3 spd trans, as what came in my car from the factory........Fred

Yes it would bea bit of work, someitmes if it aint broke why fix it. Going to an OD trans would be a very straight forward procedure, as compared to swapping back to fluid drive. My car definately has more off the line, than a car with a fluid drive....Fred

I have a 47 Chrysler Royal Coupe, it would have come from the factory with a 251 6 cyl, 3spd trans, fluid drive and a 3.90 rear end. In Canada, many such Royal models came this way, Windsors and the other models would have had a the M5 semi-auto trans and 3.54 diff. My car has a 51 Canadian Dodge 218 long block 6 cyl Mopar flattie, 3 spd trans, and 3.73 rear end. I have contemplated re-installing a fluid drive and clutch unit, 3 spd trans with long input shaft, to make the car more OEM like and to geta benefit of the fluid drive, especially around town driving. I would have to move the rear motor mount cross member again, as well would have to use a longer clutch linkage push rod, I have these items though. Now all is working well with my present set-up, the only thing it would be nicer with an OD trans. Do you Guy's think I should leave well enough alone, or try and make this car a little more like stock in this department. I am just having some "big ideas" today, and hopefully it will pass.................Fred

PMed you with 2 suppliers of Vintage NOS Mopar parts in Central Canada, they will and can ship to Cuba..Fred