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A couple tricks I used when doing mine with fenders off. First go th Harbor freight and get a dozen or so small spring clamps and a roll of 1 1/2 or 2 inch wide masking tap. START by placing the fender on a blanket or big card board using the clamps, start at the rear end of the fender positioning the welting in its place. When positioned as best as you can get, clamp the spring clamps to hold in position. Now mark th places where your polts go, and wher Vs need to be cut to ease bending stress. I used a gasket punch to make the bolt holes, then cut up as necessary with scissors to make the slots. Now usingthe masking tape make about 4 inch long loopssticking then to fabric.. place them close to the bolts and iñ the space between bolts. Danger Will Robinson Danger! Tne compound curve where the fenders meet the rocker area is a pain in the butt if you are using factory style fabric and stainless wrlt. Its easier with after market stuff of plastic or vinyl. Some say a coco cola bottle can be used as a shapping anvil there patience and perseverance are necessay not to make a hash of it. Now on to install and adjustments. Position the spring clamps to hold the welt to th fender in 4 or 6 plsces. Now inserf and hand tighten the fendet bolts in 5 or 6 spote. Now go around using the masking tape to pull the welting into position from belo. Put in some more fender bolts and tighten finger tight as you go. Start from the middle and work your way out. Once you are satisfied with general shape make any other fine adjustments as you go. Dont over tighten the bolts. Some have said to leave them snug and drive it and expose them to Suns warmth and nights cold for a week or so. Then make final fiddling snug plus 1/4 turn is plenty. A hair dryer can be helpfull in massaging the tricky bits. When satisfiet, cut off the tape loops. Now stand back and pat yourselph on the back.

Is it metalic. KNOWN ON PAINT as Poly? Have you looked at Marine or aviator if non poly?

Well I spent the summer recovering from 2 surgeries lower back with hardware and left coroted artery cleanout. So I didnt get many rides in. Car needed brake work that my brother did, and then it needed carb work whici I am still slowly fiddlìng with. I did get it out for its annual inspection so its good till next Oct. I did sell my extra engine so gaines a bit of floor space in the garage. Got the snow plow rig starting and running and used it to clear the lawn of hundreds of black walnuts. Last night we had some winds, so thers a hundrred kmore on the ground. Got the snow blower out of its hideehole, and called the land scape guy to take a couple swipes of the snow plow stuff when we get uround 4 to 4 inches. My back feels no improvement in pain levels and tha artery area is numd, tingly and hard to shave wish you all a safe winter and early spring.

Could be a rebuilder's id tag. The letters indicating machining done like planing the head and or boring the cylinders. Or turning the crank and telling about undersized bearings.

I remember those Petty volaries. Cant remember if I laught or cried. Interesting collection. Glad to see your Dodge out and around.

Love that the cowl Ights are still there. Give it a nice wash with Bon Ami clenser and that red will perck right up. Rust streaks aill mostly go away. Can be used on glass and stsainless. Used like rubbing coumpound wet area put cleanser on sumall area of body, sqyare foot or so. And rub rub. Takes a lot of rinsing but you will be pleasantly suprised. If your store doesnt carry BonAmi, look for barkeepers friend. For glass and trim, put clenser on wet cloth ans scrub. Both products use feldspar as the cleansing agent bot alumminum oxide or silicates. Ion the red, you will get a bunch of dead pigment off. If it dont work on the truck, use in your sinks.

for a standard trans put it where you and the car are happy. The semi autos had a more critical idle speed, so they could do their electrol, vacuum,hydraulic pressure, self governed magical gear selection. If you are rowing the boat, navigate your own course. Dad had a 49 Wayfarer and later a 54 Meadowbrook. Both were FD with thresp4ed. When hwas driving in congested areas he would do the second gear gas, brake deal. The only thing he ever said negative about both cars was earlier front brake shoes wore faster than "normal" due to lowered engine braking. I know he was very nervous coming down from the top of Whiteface Mountain.

Friend hit a deer, no piece escaped damage. Yeah big deer. Needs full dog house and all trim. Found complete set at Desert Valley but long road trip from here. Central NY . Any help appreciated.

Friend hit a deer, no piece escaped damage. Yeah big deer. Found complete set at Desert Valley but long road trip from here. Any help appreciated.

If it were me, I would set the park brake, chock the tires start it, put it in second,let up the clutch, then set and tune the idle speed. Or if you have an assint to hold he service brakes.

Yes, had the ftapper welded. I had a couple pieces of 20 or 24 gauge stainless steel pieces salvaged from some where. They were a pain to cut and drill. I THINK i used dremel with about six cut wheels, bought a couple new drill bits. Maybe sheet brass from the hardware store, or piece of brass and a piece of copper as a sand which. The copper will form a gaskt with several heat cycles. You might be able to drill and tap the counter weight to accept a bolt for a set scew to hold in position.

Yup! MUNTZ, they made good radios and some early TVs. Google madman muntz.

Where is the advance tube getting its vacuum signal?

Dont travel alone.? Why did the engining company adress this? When did they get a prawl? I remember driving a new 65 Charer.it had a park lever but I think it was still on the drive shaft or trans . My fathers 65 Coronet if I remember had a push pedal and hand release. But still on the tail ofvthe trans His was a three speed dso always parked in 1cst ior reverse.

Wheel chocks are cheap and effective peace of mind when parked on grades. Harbor freight, wally world, TSC, and others for < 20 bucks. Get the yellow ot orange ones....

Did you over fill it?

Hose to oil pressure gauge? I had a split line flange under the nut where the oil line to the oil filter attaches to the canister. Get some gunk engine foam, clean every thing where there is oil. Top off the oil and run it till you locate the source.

Have you done a vacuum gauge reading on your engine? Was a static timing procedure done? Have you modified the engine that would increase compression ratio?

Fully clockwise to the stop is the normal position for full operating temp. If you can get it to that positionplace it there aand wire it in place with me canic's wire. If and or when you operate in cold weather, let it go half way bach counter clock wise then secur it their.

I dunno, looks like that metal insulation tape might getcha year or so. Just check the vacuum guage on a more regular interval.

Air quality alerts posted here in middle of NY State. Eyes burning, nose running, lots of couching, Hope everybody is ok.

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Take a trip to your closest John Deere store ask them what they use in older transmissions, not for hydraulic systems. Also might also look at light machine lubricating oils. Seems to me you dont want the oil increasing in viscosity as it gets warmer. Is hydrostatic trans oil the same as hydraulic tractor transmission oil. There are UTTO (Universal Tractor Transmission Oils at Tractor Supply Company, Runnings and likely NAPA. But you gotta buy a gallon when you only need1.5 qt.

Reconfirm #1 TDC, Recheck rotor is clocked to #1 on dist cap,( factory was 7 o clock.) When I first tried mine, discovered wires were off by one position.reconfirm plug wires are correct as per firing order.

Let me check my parts shelf. I have an extra manifold kicking around. But I don't rememder if it's in or out.