Robert Horne
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my little grandson says, "cut the cheese"..
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I know what you mean Michael. In my 38 on the back roads, 48MPH is really winding it out.
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The Explorer rearends have 3.08, 3.27, 3.55, 3.73, 4.10 available.
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Fifteen Signs You’re Not Getting Better…You’re Getting Older
Robert Horne replied to dezeldoc's topic in P15-D24 Forum
When I get under my car, I usually take a snack, and something to drink, because I know I will be there for awhile. In the summer I usually leave a pillow under the car also, that garage floor is so nice in the summer.... -
My two Uncles traded a 36 Plymouth Coupe back and forth a few times, when I was a little boy. The younger Uncle kept the 36 for over 40 years. I loved the one seat, floor shift, little car from day one. I got lucky & found a pair of 38s for sale in 1986 and brought them home.
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New to the Forum, need help with starting out
Robert Horne replied to 1940_dodge's topic in P15-D24 Forum
Your hub caps will be fine with a little more work. I used a small artist paint brush with a small bottle of paint to paint the letters... -
This is what I use also for about 25 years now with my little 100 Lincoln Mig. I always make sure the metal is clean as can be...
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I never liked the term "rat rods" also, but there seems to be a growing trend of people that do. When I go to the cruise-ins alot of people only glance at a trailer queen and spend alot of time looking at my low budget, near stock, many colored Plymouth.
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I believe with the 2000 Explorer rearend and the wide 7 inch Plymouth wheels, 235/75-15 inch tires, I will not need spacers on my 38.. maybe.. Today, I tried to get the Explorer started, but the 98 and up Explorers have a Security System, that with the least amount of problems, the systems prevents the vehicle from starting. I have not found any type of bypass around the system yet. This Ford system creates more problems for owners than it does to repel thieves.
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Thanks Littlemo for the info. Sorry I did not do a good job on posting what I was trying to say. The Explorer rearends are a good fit for the Plymouth, compared to the Ranger rearends that are shorter. I seen the adapters on ebay, and intended on using the adapters, but I found the Explorer rearend.
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OT - What ever happened to "AND?" - OT
Robert Horne replied to Captain Neon's topic in P15-D24 Forum
Greg has very good points here, in that, we on this forum can do our part to communicate with a little more effort. We as Mopar cars guys do seem to understand each other, even when we do not use the correct words or phrases. I think of our Mopar friends in different parts of the world that would have more difficult of a time to understand communications if we did not use proper English.... -
I recently bought a 2000 Explorer for junk price. The 1995 and newer Explorers have disc rearends, and are a good fit for my 38 Plymouth The Explorer is 1 1/2 inchs wider than the 95 Ranger, drum rearend, with I had intended on using.
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This is what I am referring to on the 36 windshield. One can easily change many parts on the 35 to 36. My Uncle changed the front fenders on his 36 Plymouth with fenders from a 35 or 36 Dodge. The difference was the way the running boards attached to the fenders.
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The windshield on a 36 is square at the bottom, and the 35 is round at the bottom like my 37s, and 38s. Often models years are confusing. My Dodge is title as 49, but has the 48 body style. My friend's Plymouth is titled as a 49, but has the body style/tail lights as a 50 model.
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I believe that is a 1935 model. Beautiful car...
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I took off the fuel pump on my 48 Dodge. After cleaning, I did a bench test, pumped gas from a small bottle into another small bottle. Pumped good. After installing pump onto the engine, no gas pumping. I connected the pump to a gallon can of gas near the pump. Pumps gas good. My problem was with the fuel filter, gas line, etc. With the gallon can near, the car runs very well. Later I will install new fuel lines, clean the tank..
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I bought a donor vehicle, 2000 Explorer, for my Plymouth projects, just two hours before the junk man was suppose to pick it up. It has a disc rear end, that has the 67 inch tire tread to tire tread I was looking for, that is the same width as my 38 has now. :) I can take off the parts I need, and take the rest to the scrapper, and get as much as what I paid for it. :)
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On my 38s and 37s, the brake shoe linings are the same in length, and the brake cylinders have different cup sizes, from one end to the other. On more modern cars, shoe linings have one lining shorter than the second lining, but the brake cylinder has the same size cups. I bought ford brakes shoes, took the lining off, and installed onto my 38 shoes.
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I rebuilt my 38 wheel cylinders years ago. They have a different size cup on each end, I guess to compensate for the all the shoes being the same size. I believe I ended up with 3 different cup sizes, 2 on the front, and 2 on the rear. The smaller cup on the front, was the same size as the larger cup on the rear. This would compensate not having a proprotioning valve, having a little more braking on the front.
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Now that Christmas is over, I plan on spending more time on my 38 to make in more driveable. First King pins in Jan . Front fender repairs in Feb. Interior in March. Hope 5speed/driveshaft April....
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I was having problem with not enough fuel getting to the fuel pump. I have 2 filters before the pump that were ok. I have steel lines from tank to pump, except, a 3 inch rubber line connecting the steel lines. The small rubber line was letting air into the line, so the fuel pump would not work often. The fuel pump noise may be just lack of fuel. Your accelerator pump may need a stronger spring to lift it back up.
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I hope to install this one in my Plymouth soon.
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Here is a photo of a 38 rear axle flange. The flange is not very thick. I did not worry about reattaching my drums on the flange after I did the brake job. The drums are a little tight when I got the brakes set good, so they should stay in place when the wheels are on . Brakes have been good all summer...
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Here is a diagram from my Auto Manual.
