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I was already planning on spliiting the exhaust manifold....when I was at goodguys a few years back there was a straight 8 there with it and it sounded incredible....I was thinking about running straight pipes back but I dont know if it will be too loud...i'm planning on rebuilding the carb over thanksgiving...new wiring....paint...and interior and i will have this thing done...lol:)

did or do they make any after market hop up parts for the spitfire 8??...

thank you for all the info....you guys are the best....

i've got a 48 chrysler new yorker with a spitfire 8....does anyone know where I can get a rebuild kit...thanks ahead for the info...you guys are the experts....also i need the front vent(smoking windows) it's a club coupe if anybody has any laying around....i think they are the same as dodge and plymouth...i need the holding brackets for the windows also...thanks again

i have a 48 new yorker spitfire 8....i received it through my grandfather's passing...it sat in a heated building for 35+ years...i got it running and driving...all new wheel cylinders and rebuilt the water pump my self...it has the fluidrive transmission. and i cant get it to shift into the higher gears so it maxes out at about 30 mph....any ideas...i don't want to dump a whole bunch of money into it..i'm afraid that replacing solenoids will just be a costly adventure that might not fix my problem ..will any other transmissions fit...what would you guys do thanks Seth

yeah i'm about 35 minutes north of indianapolis...i have a pretty stupid question...i took the new yorker out for a spin today got the brakes working...well i really hope so..lol...anyway where is third gear....it is a fluid drive spitfire 8...i know reverse is push toward the steering wheel first is up second is down??? if down is 3rd i have a big problem because it seems it is reving way to high and it's really high rpm's.....also i noticed i have a leek in my water pump right were it bolts up next to the block...can i just get away replacing the gasket and where do i get a gasket???this fluid drive thing is really iffy....it has never ran hot until today when i noticed i ran out of antifreeze...

Yeah I'm from central Indiana....good eyes fred

I'm in a car club we meet ever Saturday and they have been a tremendous help...I have a shop manuel and i just put in a new rear window last week...i couldn't have done it without my manual..lol.....i'm a little weary about the fluid drive transmission...i drove it twice once with new rear brakes and the second time right after i rebuilt the front...it went then it just stopped the front brakes just locked up and wouldn't let me go foward so i put it in reverse and drove it back to the shop...my point was the transmission never shifted although it seemed like it had enough RPMs to make it shift,,,I really don't know...i could have had it in the wrong gear also...the wiring is horrible but i'm going to try and make it a few weeks before i try and tackle a new wiring harness...I just want to drive it...NOW

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I just got a 1948 Chrysler New Yorker club coupe...This sight is awesome my story: My Grandpa bought this car in 1970 it sat inside his garage then some other buildings...he was always too busy with earlier street rods so it just sat and sat..He passed away in 94 and it was given to my great uncle who just gave it to me.. It hadn't been started in 30+ years so I was really nervous but with a little work she started right up...now she purrs like a kitten... I am currently going through all the brakes..new wheel cylinder in the front...now i need shoes for the front they are no good...so if anyone knows where i can get some it would be greatly appreciated I do love this car...i'm not that mechanically inclined since i am only 22 and i can already tell this sight is going to be a great help p.s. if anyone has a descent grill, front and rear bumpers, that they would be willing to part with that would be really awesome, mine are long gone Seth

I work for a Japanese automobile manufacturer in the US and there is not a union but 90 percent of the people in there don't want a union. It's a great place to work and the money is good and the benefits are amazing