mrwrstory

Some folks see but a chicken scratching in the yard...I see a weeks worth of omelettes and a Sunday dinner! Profound Tim! I see a bunch of chicken scratchin, W.F. III,.......... go for "The Dinner".

Me too! I agree! Enjoy the hobby. If it is so with you, don't rationalize the switch as being cost effective,.....as long as you don't hurt yourself.

No guts, no glory! Go for it. It's a rarer (is that a word?) piece. And you'll have a new adventure. Only question I have is, "why does the other guy want to trade a 42 for a 48?"

Sorry about that. My receipt shows Jun 2010. I Googled his name and it comes up 62 years old, which is about right, and the correct address in Yerington, NV. It cost $.95 to get his phone number so I'll leave that to you if you decide you need to get to him. Good luck.

You might try contacting Dave Ray in Yerington, NV. He rebuilt and converted my points dist. to electronic with a GM module. Granted it was for a V8 and neg. ground but I'm sure he would be able to tell you in a moment if converting yours is feasible. He can be reached at 1(775)463-1821 or daveray@dslextreme.com He's a one man shop and dedicated to customer service so he may note pick up the phone if he's in the middle of a project. My experience is that he does good work at a fair price with satisfaction guaranteed.

Concurrent with the fire, I also invented a new dance called the "Slappin Slag Jitterbug"

Set my shorts on fire once too.

Nice thing about working with metal is you can usually recover from a failed attempt and be richer for the experience,.....as long as you use your head and anticipate. Somehow it doesn't seem to work that way with wood. And besides, wood makes ya sneeze. Ever try a sneeze while welding? I tried stiffling a sneeze once while laying down a bead. Ended up buggerin up the weld and peeing my pants:D

Great, you're jumping in the deep end! Keep us updated. And, a few pics now and then would be super. Also, I did not mean to throw unwarranted cold water on the Cavalier convert. Perhaps others in addition to winsor8 could offer opinion.

Keep the Progress Pics coming. I repaired sewing machines in the 50's when I was in highschool. Been looking for an older model like you have. Sewing some of my own stuff is on the bucket list.

Beware of the Cavalier R & P kit. Chapter #1---I decided not to do that, initially because of what it looked like in the engine compartment. Looked like a whole inventory of U-joints. Yes, GM did that so it must have worked satisfactorily. I just didn't like the way the whole "cluge" looked. Chapter #2---A friend installed that setup in his 55 Ford, with great difficulty. That suspension looks just like the earlier IFS's from Mopar. He wasn't concerned about the appearance. However, he found that the steering radius was severly limited, something GM, and their customers, would not have tolerated. I suspect the geometry of the Cavalier R & P and the early IFS reduce the imput to the early steering arms, therefore limiting the turning radius. My friend gave up and pulled the Cavalier unit out. On that subject,....I believe it is Flaming River that is recently advertising a R & P for early 60's Chevys. Although quite pricey, I think that might be a candidate as those Chevys have long lower "A" arms like our earlier Mopars. Good Luck!

I too wish to thank you for the videos. Well done! I suspect that the journey, the videos and the restoration, was the reward and the 1st at the POC gathering was just icing on the cake. You've got to be proud (and relieved) and looking forward to your next project(s). Thanks again. You have been a great inspiration.

found this plate along with the body number plate and I have no clue what it is. I kissed it lightly with Scotchbrite. No numbers or copy showed on either side. I'm pretty sure it was riveted to the firewall. It's 4.25" long Any ideas

Probably depends on the state. However, the law is so old that most cops don't know about it. And most cops don't care,....that is if you're not driving like a goof. However, understand that they are even less visible then stock on a older car unless you can find a LED/lens assembly with blue dots. I drive a fenderless roadster (in Calif) and the "current" tags are not displayed. Never (knock on wood) had a problem. Maybe it's the gray hair! I took off the blue dots in order to get a brighter tail/brake light.

We gotta extra bedroom,......but then again, I'd be stressed tryin to keep you busy. Has something to do with how fast I make decisions

I like the red a lot! And besides, nothin's goin to make that booty look smaller

Mine has not run in 9 years or with a V8. Been tellin folks late this Summer. That may be November at the rate I'm fussin with stuff.

Yeah, I learned. It's too nice for me. Discovered I'd rather bend stuff and make sparks than polish and wax.

So, I "rummage thru my stuff" and find this partially modified die-cast piece,...the top half of the Plymouth column mount. NOW I remember! As I'm using a modified 50 Ford column which has the shift column on top, I needed to match the Ford column drop to the curve on the bottom of the Plymouth dash. Within the interfacing spacer you see in the second photo is the Plymouth piece. I then modeled remaining transition with fiberglass reinforced Bondo. I'll fill that hole and use a polished SS button head in place of that hex bolt. Also, since last posting, I managed to fish the battery cables, mount the fuse panel and figure out a remote master cylinder reservoir. This is a Corvette M/C. Anything I could find with an integral reservoir would have required a hump in the floor. All this plumbing seems a little fussy but it's all I could come up with giving consideration for brake lines pedals and exhaust pipes. The filler tubes are virtually flush with the bottom of the floor. The remote reservoir will be mounted on the firewall or inner fender panel. I just like this pic. Kinda artsy! Shows the main ground connection which will terimate at the engine and the drop-out crossmember which was conceived and fabricated 6 or 7 years ago.

That's way cool. Got any pics of the car when it came out of the field in So Dakota,...before the second rebuild was started?

Damn!!!!!!!!!!!! You're making me feel bad. I'll post some stuff tonight or tomorrow.

For some unknown reason, I don't have a current full on side view that would best answer your question, I apologize. Here is the best I could find. Although the wheels shown in the first pic are not the Cop Car wheels, they are the same size. This config has Fatman spindles, one coil cut, 2" blocks and old springs.

Are your rear wheel tubs stock? If so, I found that the max. tire I could barely squeeze in was a 255 and that was just too tight. Hit both the fender and the frame. 245/60-15 was the max on a 7"wide rim irrespctive of the offset. My combo is/was 205/60-15 and 245/60-15.

My $0.02

If you gotta do a recessed license detail, the original trunk light would would be a great "topper" for the detail. I think it would make the rear look a little more stock like, while being up to date. And, make that a functional third brake light. Maybe even an eyebrow for the license light.