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Hi, does anyone know what air filter might go on the carb top bracket. I pulled this off a Carter B&B carb. It looks like something a paper air filter might go onto. I amy adapt this for my car, and keep the oil bath filter for shows, or whathever...............fred

You Guys, would no doubt run me and my old nag out of town, or shoot her and hang me from the nearest tree....LOL My paint job and body prep cost me about $300.00, I did it all, and it is very rough, and I have to remind myslef of this fact, when she don't look so grand in certain light angles of the day. My interior to date, and I still need a headliner and carpet sewn and installed has run me about $850, for the seats,door panels,kick panels, dash paint, and window trim paint. Mine is a very low budget, poor mans job, and looks the part,this is no show car, but she is all I got.........Fred

Robert, that is a beautiful example of a well looked after original. You car should have and could have been featured in Hemmings Classic car, as a super survivor. Once again, a beautiful example of a true original, untouched survivor......Fred

Michael, were not talking about junk that does not run, drive, or looks like garbage. Go to March edition of Hemmings Classic car magazine. They have a number of examples of total low mileage survivor cars, they look good, and people drive them. I also like and enjoy, refurbished cars like a lot of our's on this forum. But believe me, there is somehting to be said of an unrestored, original in excellent form, they truly are wonders after 60 to 80 years. So they are not falling apart, those type of cars are unrestored,complete cars, suitable for restoring, hotrodding etc. Total original survivor's with low mileage, and in great condition, are very rare.

Michael, this is true to a point, this woodie wagon, will be worth plenty, and will always be rare, a P15 sedan or coupe will not be as rare, so will not usually be worth as much. I am in this because I love my car, it's re-sale value is low, I did a lot of the work myself, a sense of pride and accomplishement, something that is very satisfying. Again to each his own, a 3k paintjob, and a 1 k interior, may look as good or better than the same work that cost 3 times more, what type of show vehicle are we talking about here. Michael, most cars at shows are #3 cars, #1 and 2 cars, are usually not driven, but are in controlled environments, or come to shows in covered trailers. You should have looked for a true low mileage survivor,unmolested, those cars will be the rarest and most valueble in the futrure. A car like yours is not original anymore, even with all the correct OEM parts, it is a re-done car, could be a great car, but not original, there original only once, right from the Mopar factory. A disclaimer, no fault to all of us who have fixed up our cars, engines,paint interiors, I enjoy fixed up cars, look great.........

Now here is a collector for you Michael, this will be a very good investment on the type of Resto you have in mind. You could put the P15 up for sale, or use it as a driver car, and put the Woodie, back into concourse, now that would be a good return for you.......

Hey Steve, glad to hear it's all coming together. Did you just replace the tie-rod ends, and king pin sets? How were the upper and lower control arm shafts and bushing stes/ Let us know how it rides, once your done..........Fred

Thanx Rich, that is helpful, but I really wonder what size it is, that I will have to pull one and measure. There isa seller on ebay, selling Mopar Uninversal joint re-pops, for a real decent price, and if they are the same size, may buy those. As the vintage suppliers want a lot of money for them. My NOS parts Guy up here, may not have the correct u-joint, still researching this........Fred

C Clips hold the u-joint to the yoke

Ed, these are the flat end u-joints, 1 1/8 round cups,spicer type. There isa Guy on ebay selling u-joints for Chryslers, not sure if the entire u-joint is the right size. His are only $27.95 Will go out and take a pic, and post in a few minutes.........

Hi all, was wondering if anyone may have an idea on a cross reference or modern match for cross yolk U joints for a 48 Chrysler. The NOS are very pricey, these u=joints do not look like anything special, but getting a size to match is the ticket. So if anyone has any ideas, could you please let me know. I Have thouight of pulling one u-joint off a parts car, then try and match from parts store inventory. This ujoint can't be this rare......Thanx Fred

You know what PT Barnum said..........

Your kiddin right? Okay, it is a an acronym, for Small Block Chevy,

Pat, are you pondering this transplant, not sure it would be so bad. I at first was going to do the same to my 47 Chrysler, but have since fell in love with flathead 6s.........

I also noticed that when looking at the diagram. But there is no doubt this engine appears to be modeled from a l head 6 cyl engine.

Here is a pic out of an older Stockel Mechanic text book I have. Chrysler may have experimented with an inline 6 hemi at one time, based on the L head 6 block.

And I think I have trouble on my gravel road, trying to keep a vehicle clean is not easy........

Bloody Knuckles, you sure ain't afraid to push this old girl to the outer limits. Actually I wish I had as much guts as you, but like to keep my old girl at below 60 mph, and usually cruise at 50 to 55 mph. What have you got for rear gear ratio. I am running 3.73s gears in my diff. I suppose 100 mph with an OD trans would be like driving 75 mph without, getting close to 3500 rpms, now that's performance. I know my car would be hard to handle if something went south at 70 mph and over, these old girls may be hard to handle at higher speeds.......Fred

He doesn't drive them hardly at all, but has a maintnenance program for them, and the cars mentioned are all indoors, so a big huge garage. No fun like an old flat head Mopar fun

nah, this a car fiend thing, apparently Daisy Duke was not at the show when the pics were taken, the Fonz had to fill-in......................LOL Ah heck it ain'ta Mopar with a flathead anyway, this Guy is pure Chebby, what do they know......LOL Hey at any rate he is doing much better than me, his collection is the following. 1961 Corvette, 1996 Corvette convert, 1968 Camaro, 1969 Camaro convert, 1975 Nova SS 350,1973 Vega 350 race car, not being raced anymore, justa show piece. 2000 s10. Blazer with 10000 miles, and the list goes on including Vintage Honda mini trail Bikes, and motorized Bar stool from Florida, this Boy has quite the collection.

Hey all, he is a pic of the Fonz( Henry Winkler), and a co-worker friend of mine. He has is 68 Camaro in the Show, he got to chattin with Henry, and got some pics of the event. The 68 Camaro was part of a display of a local Winnipeg Custom Car painter, the other cars, were a 63 Nova, a fantastic custom 59 Chevy, painted with Gene Winfield, when he was up here last year, and an early 70s Austin Mini. Daisy Duke( Barbara Bach) was also on hand, not sure where her pic is. This was a great event, last weekend in Winnipeg at the Convention Center.....

I run a little Lucas in mine too, plus the Rotella T oil. So how fast would you be drivin before the OD trans, and how fast after the OD trans, what size diff have you got.....Fred

Right on Bob, another successful repair, and another old Mopar flattie on the road and burning gas......Fred

Hey Lou, that sounds like a great fix, I have a lot of respect for JB Weld, when used correctly, and under certain circumstances. This stuff isa very tough epoxy, I wounder if it would be good for repairing steering wheel cracks, maybe a tad slow to dry for that, not sure.........Fred PS when I go rumbling down the highway with my 47, I remember what you told me about these engines being brutes and meant for hard work, that eases my mind, when the sucker sounds loud

Good to hear there are some old survivor engiens like mine out there. I guess the majority of our forum members have rebuilt engines. Kevin I also use Shell Rotella T 15 w40 oil, has a very high zinc content still, at least in Canada.....Fred