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Kevinb71

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About Kevinb71

  • Birthday 01/09/1962

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    South Dakota
  • My Project Cars
    49 Chrysler Windsor Club coupe, 53 chrysler, 69 charger, 71 Cuda

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    Sioux Falls, SD
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    Cars, hobby farm

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  1. I love that Route Delivery Van. Let me know if you need more room! ?
  2. Actually torque is your limiting factor in pulling. To give an example of what the additional gears will do. My nephew and I each had new Dodge diesel pickups same year both with the HO engine for that year. I had a 4 speed auto, he had a 6 speed manual. i had cheated and added a tuner to my truck. We had stock trailers of the same size and roughly the same weight of cattle in each. I thought i would eat him up with the tuner and all. He just walked all over me by being able to stay in the power band of the diesel longer with the extra gears he had. On flat ground i could catch up, but man in the hills he would just eat me alive. My point being that i think Greg's idea of more gears is right on the money! He only has a 4 speed now so more gears before OD or a lower gear set with two OD's will help. Just my thoughts.
  3. Thanks for all the input to this. It's always amazing how much knowledge is "attached" to this forum.
  4. The recent post about P15 interiors and Dan Heibert's response that he has done some, has made me think. What equipment (sewing machine etc.) do those of you who have done interiors have and what would you need to do one interior or so a year. I have watched some video's on Youtube and it doesn't look terribly hard, maybe just a little fussy. Please tell me i'm wrong!
  5. You just need a certificate! usually starts at the top with "Divorce".
  6. I will look forward to pictures of the event. Looks like you have a trusty companion!
  7. My 53 Windsor rearend measures 60 13/16" front face of brake drum to front face of brake drum(surface wheel sits against). spring perch's are 44 1/8 center to center. Do you have any pics posted anywhere of your chop build on the 50?
  8. Thanks for the update! Sometimes it's a pain that life gets in the way. Gotta take care of Mom though!
  9. Personally given the "style" of vehicle with the high clearance package I'd leave it in the as found paint job. Put the chrome back on where you want and enjoy. Modernize the brakes and other systems. People will ask about the story of the wheels and conversations will be enjoyable. Besides the dog says the extra clearance makes for "fine shade".
  10. It's great to see interest by any youth these days in something other than video games. Keep up the encouragement!
  11. Ahh that makes sense! I really thought I was loosing it not being able to find what i knew a I had read years ago! Thanks for the link. I appreciate it. So from what I see you did not add a crossmember at the rear of the trans or am I not seeing it? What are your thoughts on an adapter plate to a GM OD automatic and eliminating the rear engine/bellhousing crossmember? The back of the engine block should be able to handle the load with the mount farther back at the back of the transmission? I am also toying with making a mount that would attach where the engine to trans braces are now. It just would be somewhat low, but not too bad.
  12. I have searched for pics of trans crossmembers from those who have changed to a non oem transmission, but can't seem to find any. I know Don went to a T5, but don't even find his build thread. Anyone point me to something? My big concern is if it is necessary to support the back of the engine if you use a rear transmission crossmember.
  13. As kind of an opposite of the previous listing, i paid $2700 for this 53 Windsor with running 265. Paint is clear coat peeling badly. It's a four door though.
  14. Knuckle I hear ya! It's just really sad that it takes that kind of interaction before somebody cares. The mail order thing is just going to keep making that worse. BUT it used to be that you could go to your local "radiator" shop and talk to the owner and because he knew you and would probably see you out at cruise night he cared whether it was right. He's gone now, working at Walmart or something like that.
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