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Very nice looking vehicle. That burgandy color really suits this era. Good luck with getting on top of this. Lots of good advice here.

Having a bit of fun here Tim. Hope you're not offended. I know you like the little Brit cars and you have that Morry from NZ, so here's a few that fit that mold?1931 Morris 1931 Austin 1928 Morgan Aero - three wheeler1929 Austin 7

These are a few of some interesting ( to me anyway ) non mopar vehicles at a local rally as per my post in the main forum. 37 Buick 1916 Cadillac 1931 Auburn 1935 Auburn 8511938 Packard 1907 Rolls Royce 1914 Napier 1906 Ford Model N - a neighbors car.1906 Model K Cadillac 1913 Ford Model T1915 Renault Bus - with solid rubber tyres

1915 Dodge 1930 Chrysler 77 and 1929 DA Dodge

The last few days has seen the region where I live host a vintage car rally. It is a bit more of a big deal than just a rally really but probably pales in comparison to many other overseas events. It is an international rally that is open to entrants from around the world. First held in 1966 and I think at 5 yearly intervals since. People have shipped their vehicles from around the world to join the rally for the 5 - 7 days and then stay on and do the tourist thing for weeks or months after, often hosted by fellow car buffs around the country. Some just come without their cars and drive borrowed vehicles from local enthusiasts. Lifetime friendships are made at events like this. Covid postponed the event last year and has also largely removed the overseas entrants through border closures etc. Therefore it is largely an Enzed affair this year, hosted by the local vintage car club. I think between 400 - 500 vehicles participated, all marques, from very early 20th century to the "modern" vintage vehicles. Most of the cars spent a few hours parked up on display to the public in my local town yesterday. Below are a few photos of the mopar related rides. I have stuck to etiquette. Non mopar are in the Other Topics forum. There were way morevehiclesthan what I've posted. I had hoped to participate myself but things have slowed somewhat in my build and it's not finished. Had a few health problems and doing some chemo for a few months. Not terminal yet ( well we all are really aren't we? ) so aiming for more time on the farm and the tools yet. Thoroughly enjoyed looking at the cars but was worn out and didn't have the puff to take more pics than what you see here and in the Other Topics page. Hope you enjoy....some cool cars...39 DeSoto 29 Chrysler 27 Chrysler 38 Chrysler 30 Chrysler 7737 Dodge Coupe 29 DB Dodge Coupe 38 DeSoto57 Chrysler Royal23 Dodge

I love you all......even when a bit of horse manure is flying.......?

Very helpful to all of us. Thank you. Will definitely push things your way if I come across them ?

@harmony. Where did you source spring from. I have couple, maybe three, I have acquired over the years. One which I have fitted to my build. Have fired up engine a few times but only short test periods. Seems sort of ok but fine tuning still ahead so I perhaps haven't been affected by this yet or maybe my springs are ok. Will check now. Interested to hear from others about this (Thanks Loren for your input)

Good advice above. Others probably have more wisdom to add. My first attempt at this was a fail.......bet a few others have done the same. Good luck ?

That car always looks so great pictured out in the scenery like that.?

Great stuff Keith. Haven't seen all your videos from start to finish but certainly enjoyed this one. You were more game than me. I had to have the cooling system all hooked up and checked like you did the oil pressure before I hit the starter the first time. Even had a fancy laser hand held temp sensor that I could immediately play over the block/head to check for hot spots. I really felt your thrill when it came to life and to share it with your son! Go the both of you.??

Very nice ride. Have found with vacuum wiper motors and other leather component functioning devices that prior to any dismantling, filling them up with neatsfoot oil or auto transmission fluid and soaking for a good period can bring back old leathers that otherwise break when disassembling. For future consideration.....?

re @Bryan No problem to me. I read,I learn...

I think snipers link here is the complete overview of the alignment precision needed https://www.holley.com/blog/post/how_to_align_your_bellhousing_for_maximum_transmission_and_clutch_life/ Have read it thoroughly and learnt heaps that many of you will already know. Some later adaptations to the old mopar technology and tolerances need to be way more precise. Not a sliding jack/laying under the car overhead job. May be keen to try this one day but at the moment happy with the old original engineering that continues to prove it's durability. Of course this may not be the problem to the original topic.....

Very nice. Thanks for posting. The right tools, the access to parts, the knowledge around effective cleaning methods are the ingredients. Then comes the skills and awareness not to damage anything in the whole process. You have obviously nailed it all. ?

Just guessing but maybe the cover plate for a dash type or even behind the front seat of a sedan ashtray. Will look in my parts books.

The elbow piece of the rod that disappears into the hole in the firewall is one piece. It has another bend in it that lines it up to go through the pedal rod grommet ( rubber with a steel centre hole ) that is located in the floorpan of the car. If you enlarge the pic below you can see it in the gloom with the rounded end that the gas pedal is pushed onto. Below that are the two round studs permanently fixed to the floorpan that the gas pedal is pushed onto and pivots on.

Pic below is from 1938 Detroit assembled D9 Dodge. Largely what others here refer to as a Plymouth based mopar but with Dodge trim. It is a bit more nuanced than that though. This vehicle was made for the New Zealand market and is RHD. Linkages are shown in engine bay. How it connects to the accelerator pedal at the driver's feet is exactly as Andy describes it. Your 39 will be different to this as when I look at my 1938 Parts Book that covers all Chrysler Corp vehicles for 1938 ( left and right hand drive, Export and Domestic ), none of the parts no.s that are in your picture are found. The engineering changed between these years.

Bingo!

This is a real good thread. Always enjoy these discussions when a few of you heavyweights get stimulated enough to put your experience and expertise out in the ether for us all to learn from. Thanks for sharing your wisdom ?

Can't help with the dash operating mechanism Bern. Mine is a 1938 mopar. But I do know that you can get those vacuum wipers operating to be more than adequate. Mine go great. No problem if you want to try electric but if it means you end up having to make a whole lot of other modifications - radio etc - then stick with the originals. Someone here will help with the operating mechanism.

Merry Christmas from New Zealand folks.

Tree's a eucalyptus or gum tree. Car is right hand drive so you Aussies on the forum have to explain this one......

Not speed related this one but certainly back in the day. My grandfather with his 1928 Dodge when he bought it in 1934. Picture taken by grandmother on the unsealed road just outside the farm gate. Also have one of her taken by him.

Apologies for the false start above.... I do tend to agree with this sentiment but I acknowledge that I have no experience doing a disc conversion so my opinion will be limited. However, I do know that the Chrysler engineers did a great job of designing these old vehicles to operate very well in their day. A well tuned, maintained vehicle with properly adjusted and functioning brakes will start, cruise and stop no problem at all. But they won't be like a modern car. They were designed and built in a long distant past. Giving one of these old girls discs may make it stop marginally better......and it may not. Also, this 'upgrade' won't make it go faster, steer better or be anywhere near as safe as a modern car. No power steering. No properly designed and fitted seat belts and no airbags or energy absorbing collapse zones In it's construction. Certainly, enjoy your rides but remember their limitations. Car safety has come ahead in leaps and bounds in the last decade whereas when I was a child in the 1960s safety still wasn't the responsibility of the car construction industry and ne was vehicles then were no safer than thirty years prior. Treat them for what they are and if you really want to enjoy driving them do what all the old sages on this site repeat time and again. Renew fuel system - tank, lines and properly refurbished pump and carb. Do the same with complete brake system. And the same with all the wiring. Get to know how to tune and maintain the spark function. Read the manuals, devour the wisdom of the forum and you can't go wrong. Having rambled on with that, I do acknowledge some get their pleasure out of playing around with these old girls and making all sorts of tweaks. To each their own.....of course. It's probably you folks that I learn the most from