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I've often wondered about making something like that permanently and leaving on the car. I don't think my '40 has a cut out in the floor so i usually have to fit the bottle around the shift linkage, steering column, and wires. I have a phantom leak that requires topping off the mc about every two months. My '30 has a reservoir on the fire wall and it sure would make it easy to add fluid if i ever had to.

The brake drum on the back, a short tailshaft, and the r10 cast on the od case is what i ask people to look for

Not a bad time, I've gotten to the point where its about a 45 minute swap from driving it in the garage till test driving the new od, if i dont stop for more than one beer....

I dont know what the big deal is about the one wire alternators, my understanding is that the second wire is a sense line that tells the alternator how much to put out, one wire alternators are actually two wire ones with the sense wire terminated at the same post you hook on to for your charge. Now your out driving at night with your; heater, headlights, radio, fog lights, ect... and your one wire alternator is getting feedback from the sense wire that everything is good! When actually your drawing your battery down till eventually things get dim. I threw that one wire alternator all the way back to napa and bought a two wire unit that i ran the second wire to the battery, now my alternator knows exactly whats happening where it counts.

Does it still short out the ing coil to kill the spark to give the lash needed to flop out of overdrive?

I don't see the need to convert yet.... but last time a friend tried the electronic ignition his overdrive kick down smoked it the first time he down shifted. Two smoked replacement electronic ings later and the points were back in style.....

If you clean it off where i circled it there should be a date stamp on it.

I have one of the '53 6 blades on my `40, solved most of my overheating issues sitting in CA bay area traffic, the first thing i noticed with the fan is that it made the car sound like a vacuum cleaner about to take off at higher rpms, however 5 years later i dont notice it anymore.

I still dont see the point of digital gauges, if you want to have the modern car look and feel go buy one of the plastic fuel sipping toasters on wheels. Theres just something about walking up to an old car and seeing a blank black panel, reminds me of my grandparents old tv that died 30 years ago and never got thrown out. But I realize it might be hard for some people to understand an analog gauge and digital is probably much safer. Safety was not a huge issue when most of our cars were new, and some items should be addressed if you drive your car in everyday traffic. You guys probably want to be sitting down when you read this next part, I have modified my dash so that it is now equipped with a passenger side airbag! Not only does it absorb almost none of the impact but it's also occasionally self detaching for easier cleaning.

Not sure about George's price but this is the best I've found online

1949 mercury kick down switch is what i used, its a little longer neck on it but all the same function, plus they are around $20 at most parts houses. I also just fabricated a bracket out of some plate steel, just loaded it into a vice and beat it to fit and painted to match...

Ive seen the dual action fuel pumps that have the vacuum boost also, but the one i took a picture of looks like one would hose clamp it to the generator and the adjust it till the pulley contacts the fan belt. I've never tried using it so I'm not too sure if it actual helps with the vacuum loss during acceleration.

I think it mounts on the generator

You could add one of the old style vacuum booster pumps,

Looks like my throttle linkage return spring?

Drove 500 miles to look at a '48 dodge two door. Was a little too rusted for me so drove off and left her for the next guy.

I've had a similar issue with my car, changed tire size and gear ratios, from what ive ran across Plymouth used either a 16, 17, or 18 tooth spedo gears. I have tried all three in my car and it seems that each gear reads about 10 mph slower than the next. So if your off by about 10 mph you might get by with just switching gears out. Currently i have the 16 tooth in my car and with 235/75/15 tires and a 3.73 rear end ratio it reads 10 mph slower than im actually going, i have not found a 15 tooth gear yet.

Finally had a chance to install the new moog springs, it brought the front end of the car up 1.5 inches. I like the look a lot better and it rides firmer now.

Good pictures! I think i will order a set, its a little low for me but i think that my Plymouth is slightly lighter in the front and will hopefully sit up a little more

I had the same problem a few years ago, it was a combination of slack in the 1st/reverse shifting mechanism, a worn out clutch fork to pivot pin retaining spring clip, and a pressure plate that would lose adjustment. Id pull the dust cover and see how the pressure plate fingers mate up to the throw out bearing. I also had the same problem when most of my bell housing to engine bolts backed out and abandoned ship, it hinged the housing and engine till the clutch was pinched. Now that im thinking about it i also ran into this situation when i had a clutch disk relined and they didn't rivet it together tight enough and it was too fat to disengage completely.

I have rebuilt this '55 230 twice, after the next 60k miles ill probably paint it the same again.

My car got to pose with the Mr. Bechtel's granddaughter for an impromptu picture overlooking the golden gate bridge last summer. Oh and i got to hold her hand bag for it, which later i found out cost multiple times the value of my car.

I made this in one of my machining classes, the instructor was very nervous about running the machines at a typical industry speed. He only allowed them to run at 20% of the correct speed and feed rates. It took 6 hours to program and 14 hours to cut it out.

I like mine stock height as a personal preference, it looks like they are standing tall and ready to perform, not slouching around. Plus I like not dragging my cars into parking lots or over speed bumps.....

Sounds good, i am very interested in the outcome and your opinion on the performance