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Also keep in mind when these cars were daily drivers everyone was driving one. Everyone dealt with similar power, stopping, handling, lighting, etc.. Today a lot of modern car drivers have no idea what you can and can't do relative to the things they do.

I know it was done regularly back in the day, but today? Push starting a Desoto, sounds like a segment on "Worlds Strongest Men" competitions. Sorry, my feeble attempt at humor. Seriously though, I have found this thread thoroughly enjoyable. Lots of different ways to enjoy these old cars. Restoring, modifying, patching, hacking, driving, or simply viewing. Nothing wrong with a less than concourse restoration in my mind. The problem is people will hide that fact when trying to sell. Be open, be honest with yourself and others. I've had my share of folks tell me what they see wrong with my car, it seems to make them happy somehow. Hell, I know what's wrong, I built it! Still building for that matter. I like looking at 100 point show cars, but I love driving my old Dodge. I would drive it anywhere, properly maintained and with a toolbox and common spares I feel confident. My wifes confidence level, not so much, LOL. But I don't want it for my daily driver. It is a pleasure vehicle, therapeutic if you will, like my motorcycles once were. Wrenching or driving it usually clears my head and makes me smile, and sometimes I need that. My daily, I just want to get in and get from point A to point B, not looking for any particular "experience".

I like it, but it might have more money invested in paint and chrome than I have in my car. ?

Nice work.

Thank you sir! Very much appreciated!

Any chance of getting a nice clear picture or scan of the paperwork in that DragFast box?

Way to go Dalew, get me thinking about a floor shifter again! LOL! I want one, but I also think the "three in the tree" is unique in today's world and that is cool too. It's a cold day before a coming snow storm here, this gives me something to think about. How about some pics and info on the car in your picture too? Looks interesting.

If I knew I would live this long I would have taken better care of my self when I was younger.

Congrats on retirement Cheesy! Just 2 years in for me, but it's a great gig. Life's thrown me some lemons, but at least I haven't had to go to work while converting them to lemonade. Happy New Year everyone.

On my '41 Coupe the battery is under the hood.

Looking good!

Yes, the toggle switch is for your dash lights. The key is in the proper place. Turn clockwise for ignition. Stomp starter pedal to right of gas pedal.

My 2 cents. I am suspecting the distributor cap or rotor based on your explanation (more so the cap). They may look fine, but somewhere I suspect your spark from the coil is getting diverted to ground. Moisture can cause that. Not typically seen shutting down a running engine, but one that is hot, shut off and sits a while then will have moisture problems in the cap in the weather you describe. I would pull the cap and rotor, spray down with wd-40 or another ignition drying product or electrical cleaner, wipe dry and try again. If the same result, spark from coil, at the proper interval but no spark at plugs, I would replace the cap and rotor. Disclaimer: I am not a mechanic, I did not stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but I have been working on old cars for a long time. I'm a hack, but I sometimes get lucky and fix things. Good luck and please keep us posted on your progress.

"And now, page 2."

Merry Christmas to all, and to all happy motoring.

Merry Christmas to all.

Basically it is an oil separator that is put in line between the pcv valve and the intake manifold to remove oil from the air before it is introduced back into the combustion system.

Nice job!

Any opinions on oil catch cans? Beneficial or snake oil? I'm on the fence. For a direct injection engine I think they may be beneficial to keep the valves and intake clean. On a single or multi port injected or carburetor fed engine it could probably be a bit of a band-aid for an oil consumption issue causing buildup in the intake and on the valves. I have a 5.0 Coyote F150 and the forums over there are also split on the issue. No, I don't have one, but sometimes think about adding one. I don't think it could hurt, unless it were to freeze up from trapped condensation in the winter and either break or plug the vacuum for the pcv. It is definitely adding a maintenance item. You have to monitor and drain it, although I have read about a BMW system that returns trapped oil back to the crankcase automatically. Not sure I like that either though. Just something else to think about on a grey December day.

Bumper guards, turn signal indicators and rocker mouldings are my guesses.

Beautiful car, welcome!

I can relate. I have become very domestic since my wife broke her femur. I cook, clean and nurse around the clock. Not complaining, she would do it all for me too.

Welcome Nicolas!

I have a set that I had on my car for quite a while. One is darker than the other in my set too, but they both worked fine.

Possibly a slight change in ride height if the axle tubes are of a different diameter than the original.