Plymouthy Adams

This is not the style as said earlier..however there is a possibility you can use this if you use a front wheel drive rotor from a full size late model sedan as a fulling flange, bolt it on backwards, hook your three jaws and try it..however if your drum is very tight you may not have sucess with this..if recently off...then very possible..

IMHO..use a new gasket...this one has now been compressed...

Charlie..first thing is if the motor is of the reversible style..if the wiring is not one that allows for it..you can flip the housing end to end...this should make your small ac motor run opposite.

I knew I had seen this car before and it is shame I could never find him at his car. That was a huge show...one of the largest ever. Even a chebbie guy was photographing it for ideas to use on his 50's chevy..so if you get back and read this BLOODY KNUCKLES..liked your car...sorry not to have met you.

Don..you be on the money for sure...cannot mistake that banjo on the oil filter cap...thought the stay dry plug cover were unique...went by three times trying to locate the dude...

one of the guys I know at work has been getting this magazine for years..it's his own fault so no sympathies...and we all know this is a put on shot for you would still have to be standing over her tell her how to do it...

While the main theme of your idea is great..I don't think most people have the time to wait on deliverly of some part at a location other than their home and the cost of shipping something like that overnight is astrominical if indeed you could find a business to allow the temp use of their address. The original concept of road assist directory we have here should still be effective to hopefully allow a member close enough to help retreive your car or at least provide temp storage till you get it back to your home should be repairs prove to be extensive that cannot be handled at the host roadside assist members home.

In 19541/2 Plymouth had a lot of their paint colors with names from Florida..basically these cars carried the soon to be 1955 color schemes. Names like Miami Blue, Pompano Peach etc...

Fred..looking good...however I feel your pain with the siphon pot blaster..I did the one quarter panel on the 54 with the siphon pot due to a broken air dryer on the pressure pot. Replaced that and from there was able to do both doors, left rear quater, trunk lid, lower trunk panel and have it all cleaned and put away in 4 hours...makes all the difference in the world and I recommmend the 40 pound pot blaster from Harbor Freight to anyone who has the idea to blast large panels outside. My 5 Horse 60 gallon compressor ran this continually without fail for al that time..would cut off by the time I ran out of sand and bled the tank to refill.. PS..the use of this device is very smooth if you control your sand flow at all time..recommend that you shut flow prior to stop operation even if you are going to come back to do some more in a minute..I also found I never had to go above 1/3 open vlave on the sand for excellent results and less flow of sand..less heat..never had any indication of warpage..very low temp..cold to touch at all times.

Replied per your request E-mail.. Don C. I saw a nice 308 twin carbed Hudson in Charlotte...still original..very nice...saw a Mopar powered one with 440 also...flat out the dominate one but not everyone's cup of tea. The swap meet was so so for old mopar parts..passed on a lot of nice e-bay items...just pounding the surface for what I needed. If you are dealing with Restoration Specialties...I suggest that you get a sample and mail to them with quanities needed. I went by the book, got there and found it not quite so...if I indeed not had a sample with me..I would have been very upset on what I recieved. There were two guys running around getting the quanties I needed for the samples provided..still in two cases I had to go with the generic cut to length universal clip...it is a very nice clip with lots of uses..don't be afraid to use this one folks. This is the first show in many years that I actually took the time to see some of the cars on display..my bud from Charleston, (red Tiger I did) came up to meet with me..boys them prices are UP there...some very nice cars...not one Plymouth Suburban to my surprise..saw a 51 Plymouth Club Coupe..with flattie and triple carbs..I have seen this car on the internet before somewhere..was it here??? Could never locate the owner..

Don..you be coming to my house with them???? Weather is being very kind right now....can burn a bit of meat on the grille...

There are as many if not more individual owners that will lie and cheat you as there are professional salesmen. It is always buyer beware...buying sight unseen is a gamble at any time. buying on the word of another person is risky at best...only real true method is use a professional appraiser, bonded, there is a slim chance for recoupment with them. I bought two cars over the net sight unseen, pleased with both deals...I have walked away from many a deal also...bad feelings...you can trust your instinct more than you think..In the case of "I gotta have it"...welll..just be prepared admit you asked for it...car buying is always a tad of gamble...if it is mechanical it is subject to and often will break down...if you are able to view this car in person, test drive it, paperwork in order..price is right...terms agreed to..never know what may or may be the reason for investigation on the mans character. I think that poor DA in NC is regretting some of his agressiveness now that lots more facts have come to light...his quick shot to fame and fortune, possible political advancement just bit him in the butt.

An come on guys..you buy cars from CAR DEALERS....chances are if this lawyer loses his license he will be qualified to sell cars...

It is a shame the cost of tires just to have the WWW's..if this is any consulation to you when purchasing your next tire..go to a show where cars running WWWs will be present. Walk around..look at the amount of weight and system of balance for each type tire...I did this one time just for the heck of it and found that the BFG's to be the only tire with less weight affixed for balance. This will speak volumes in the tire's manufacturering process. The 54 came with WWW's when I bought it...they will go away in the not so distance future..never to return...personal choice..same as type of balance..I still mount and balance my own tires...I am fortunate enough to own this equipment...brand name tools...not that HF stuff...which is ok if you are working on a lawn tractor.

There is good and bad for them all...and if you watch real close on your dynamic balance..if they run your tire up..tack on the wieghts..spin to check and then tack another weight..you just balanced a balance..plus if you do not remove the weights on your tires before a scheduled rotate and balance..you generally get this same thing..your balance will be balanced instead of redoing the whole nine yards. It is all about time and time is money in the industry. I for one have a static balancer..if you use the correct method this will provide best of wear and balance to your tires. Adding weight is easy to center the bubble...doing it right in another matter altogether. I also have a strobe light balancer..and have not been very luck at finding the adapter and spin balancer adapters which is the best of all methods. As for Mr. Fitch preferring the bubble blancer..I have to agree with him...done proper it cannot be beat...and yes I have run my tires to 130MPH..and on closing when you buy your tires, look for the cast mark for proper alignment to your rim for proper mounting and balancing. Most tire shops who thrive on the industry have no clue what I am talking about...It has been a few days but yes my training was officailly conducted by Firestone...a requirement for selling their product. The tires that a certian supplier sells for these vintage cars is some of the worse junk on the market requiring more weight than you would ever imagine..by todays standards and tire production methods this should not be the case...for that reason alone I would not consider anything less than a modern radial. When using tires of this low-quality the tire will be best suited in my opinion to the static balance uing the 4 weight system.

Orange Crate may be a tad rough for it..she be an Orange Smoothie

Hey that Jessica is one of my favorite Rabbits...my favorite part was the weasels patting her down and the line..."nice booby trap Jessica"

I have replaced wheels, axles and spindles and a few other things on all my cars except the 54. The 1949 I used 15 inch Chrysler 5th Ave. wheels and the wire wheel hub caps to match. Is a nice fit..when I sold it I gave the man a chice of stock or the newer..he also perferred the 5th Aves over stock though I had the full beauty rim and 10 inch caps. The 52 is running 1998 Dodge Intrepid 16 aluminum wheels but also has a rear end that is about 6 inches wider than stock so the positive offset is just right. The 1941 Dodge has 5 spoke aluminum factory wheels from a Sport Caravan..15 inch diameter. and the 51 Ply Suburban with the Dakota rear gear and front sub frame I have stock Dakota rim and dog dish on there for a perfect fit in 15 inch but will eventually get the Jeep Canyons, 15 x 7 aluminum dished wheels. Whatever you choose to upgrade with just measure your backset and go from there..I found the stock Chrysler and Dakota to be very nice upgrades if you are sticking with steel rims..Dakota pre 93 I think is 5 lug..after that is 6 lug and no go.

Our closest track is about 35 miles away..not a bad trck..1/4 NHRA...host some nice events. I have not been for a bit..the Mopar Club used to hold their annual 3 day drag event there till it owners complained about too much dust from the parking area...so they went to another site. Used to be a good times there..sell swap and race..best of Mopar..

My 52 Club Coupe is affectionately known as Slobberbucket II after one my father owned when I was very young. Kirsten (aka Bigbutt) due to the big butt.. and the Suburban wagon is just know as the da 'Burb no name for the 48 Plymouth at the moment..have not worked with it enough to determine its character and thus provide a name.

I have seen but one white squirrel in my life...Columbia SC,at the golf course my father-in-law was a member..what a meal, tree rat and rice.

No I don't respond to every poll I see..I do however try to support this forum and this question was important to one of our readers and thus the reason for my answer and my support.. The only clubs I have ever been a member of was the Porshce Club and Tigers East/Alpines East....and even now I am no longer in the club..Porsches have long since been gone..the Tiger...well rarely get out of the garage with it..the other Tiger..bone stock untouched 25 years it has been off the road...it is an investment really. Got all new parts in original Rootes wrappers to rebuild that car... I am glad you got your vent rubber fixed..post a pic when the silicone sets..may be a fix a few more of us will need in the long run. I still wonder just how many of the logged reads were just passer-bys/lurkers...

I thought about becoming a procrastinator..but I put that decision off till later.... I feel your pain..we have so many that read and so few wish to express a view ... is it they don't care or do we get that much foot trafffic from passer-bys? We have had poll in the past and they usaully get a little responses.

about as stock as it is going to get... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v79/bigaadams/2005_0813Image0001.jpg

Pete told me the same thing as it was a drop out on the 54 Plymouth of mine also...what an extreme... Pete, can you just pull the end and check to see if a piece of foriegn metal is lodged on the pump impeller? Just a thought...