Reg Evans

Here's an inexpensive 6 volt electric. http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-volt-Priming-or-stand-alone-electric-Fuel-Pump-Plymouth-1947-1948-1951-1952-/391079933269?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5b0e2e3555&vxp=mtr

Looks real good. What product and recipe did you use ? I will be painting my 38 coupe soon.

Well....I guess I need a "Quiet Ride" kit cause Old yeller has a '50 Chrysler 251, the stock 4 speed, and a complete drum to drum 65 T-Bird 3.0 rear end. At 65mph's I'm still reminded why I named it Old Yeller.

What they said. But, hey, it's your car. Have fun.

Hey Jim.....Look at my edited post up above......post #4...... and click on the link from 2011

Welcome to the group ! I'm looking at maybe buying a 47 coupe myself. I'm emailing back and forth now with the seller.

Oh, OK....that splains it.

Am I seeing 1 3/8" on those plugs ? Aren't they suppose to be 1 5/8" ?

Yeah, the door handle guards. Not sure about the BBQ yet. Here's what happened the last time I headed out for the BBQ in 2011. See post #46 http://p15-d24.com/topic/22463-4th-annual-clements-tailgate-bbq/page-3?hl= 2nd annual clements tailgate bbq

Refresh my memory Jim. Did you install better highway gears in the rear ? Hey, I know where Charlie got that door handle bling.

Thanks Tod.

The front is the same. I'll have to get under there to check the back. Seems to me Tod Fitch said it was not a simple swap. Maybe He'll chime in. Oh, oops, he already did. That sounds pretty simple if that's all the mods needed. So Tod, the 33 bell housing and flywheel will bolt up to a later 230 then ?

Nope and the head is a 3/8" narrower and a tad shorter.

They are a little different Don. I think the car you showed is a '35 and has the same block as all of them up until the end of production. My 33 and a 34 are slightly different and not a bolt for bolt swap.

According to my Brother who has followed me she does smoke a little going up hill but not on deceleration. I kinda hate to pull it apart for just a ring job and a head milling.

After driving the old girl to town many times up and down hills and a brief stint on the freeway to get to my favorite restaurant ........ Oh, and after giving her a compression test I am wondering if she needs a rebuild or a 230 transplant. The original engine is a 189c.i. rated at 70 hp when new. With the compression showing about 80psi per cylinder I'm wondering if a rebuild would result in much more umph than now. I got a quote for a complete rebuild kit from Oldpartssource on eBay and they want $1475 + shipping for the 189 c.I. engine !!!!! After paying for the machine work the rebuild might approach or exceed $3K. I have a good running 230 from around 1955 sitting on my garage floor that could go in the car but I'm not sure exactly what is involved in converting to the later flat 6. Anybody know what's involved ?

thufferin thuckatash !

Nice coupe ! What's under the hood ?

Maybe Clesters Auto Reproductions has it.

From the looks of his hat I think he's goin coon huntin again.

I have a 42, 48, and 53 230 here and none have a tube.

Varoooooom !

Whit Woo !

Here's a 52 and a 54 for comparison. I had a 50 Dodge 116" wheel base truck that was titled as a 48 108" wheel base truck once. Someone had changed the data plate on the door jamb.