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Tod you'll be the first to know if I do decide to sell. Hoping others will respond with the cost of having this done as it could be a small extra $$ only useful. There is still another brake grinding tool that also has the shoe rivetor on a cast pedelstal and this is old!! Just a conversation piece for someone with lots of room. Price unk. but would guess very reasonable. In Modesto, Ca. Doug

Is that shiny paint? No patina.?? Full moon hubcaps, can't leave things stock or bought that way? Good luck with getting that new garage up soon and the truck back on the roads! Doug

Well, maybe not my best decision but- I bought a good running 1960,s model 8000 brake shoe grinder today from a shop that's shutting the doors after 50+ years in business. The current owner bought the bus. about 40 years ago from his father. The machine still has the original tags from ammco on the motor warning and a factory deliver tag dated 1966. Also came with dust collector option parts with extra bags! Question- What have you guys paid to have to have your shoes ground to fit?? Option 1- I may do this service for others Option 2- clean it up good and sell. Either way will buy the manuel for it- they are avail.reasonable Pics if any interest-- just general interest, or to buy. Your thoughts?? Tks, Doug

Remove the pressure plate from the flywheel. Measure across the dia. of the clutch disc. 9-1/4" std. and 10" and 11" -spec. equip. across were used. for most smaller Mopars of this age. 10 Splines on the disc to trans imput shaft. Only way to know 100% is to compare this with your cars current parts. Most trucks and larger cars were 11" dia. with the 10 spline count. Inside shaft dia. of the plate hole are mostly bigger also per my old memory. The thickness betwween the rivet heads and the disc surface might be somewhere between an 1/8" (new) or a 1/16" (still usable). Not much to the eye. Maybe someone with a newly relined plate can give an accurate measurement. Best, Doug

Time for me to mow the lawns! Dry Ca. 72 d. now . Maybe in a short time we'll be asked to Not water lawns and if they die-too bad. Well then i'll not need to mow! Are we ever happy? too much, too little. Doug

What make you happy works for me. Some like Big women, some like more curves, and on,on,etc. Doug

Heat wise- can you touch the fuel line at the pump, carb, the carb and keep your fingers there for a few seconds? If not, possible vaporization. Chase that. If you can touch those- get out the voltmeter and check voltage at the coil. Go from there. Got to keep driving! Hope to catch up with you at the BBQ! Doug

Thanks for the car invite AGAIN! Fowarded to two of last years attenders tonight as thier reminder. Sure would be great to caravan up with PP again! Wishing! Will be good to meet Don in person! Don can you stuff Plymouthy in a carry on and put under a seat?? Would be great to get the two of you together at the BBQ! Best, Doug

Boy if you do all the repairs needed and it's well done let me know and i'll find a buyer overnight for $3500! Put that much or more in My pocket! Think a bit more, worst would be a break even and that sucks but things/prices are going up with other car prices /brands moving up making Mopar cars seem cheap-And they are-too cheap! Doug

To ME, the one major advantage to the conversion to electronic ign.vs. points is: "Slightly" (to what point of worn unk.) worn dist. bushings do Not change dwell much as much if only slightly compared to points as the dist. cam no longer has anything pushing against it as it rotates-on high point of cam to flat spot of cam= less movement of the shaft. Translate into more consistent spark thru rpm changes. My .02 too much! Doug

On the peeling paint question, I'd remove all of the coat that's peeling. It tells me that it was a quick, cheap job without proper wax removal and a good sanding for paint adhesion. Not worth the time chasing and filling/sanding/primer coats/sanding flat to even the surface again. Nothing painted to a poor adhering paint job will ever last! I'll have to pass on the other questions. Best, Doug

Isn't Twitter for us older folk with AAD (adult attention deficit). We can write down on twitter what we were doing and thinking and someone can remind us later? Better than sticky notes all over? Doug

Install sheats for a few 6v. pos. ground pertronix ign. setups. Your decision. I like them, easy install, hot spark start and all. Others like Not so much, read up. Doug 1142P6.pdf pertonix 6v. pos. ground install info.pdf 1281P6.pdf install info p.2.pdf

My .02 As big as you have money for and the city build permits will not be a major hassle. My friend helped a previous co-worker erected a 40 X100 steel shop, then that guy helped my friend errect a 40 x 60' (16' high side walls) building on his country property. After moving his tools, projects in as getting started on one project, I said to me he wished he had built at least 40 x 100' also. Planning where to add sheds, overhangs buildings to make up his storages, He also already had a 2-1/2 car garage. He's retired, 2 yrs. and 64+ years old, too young to quit- he's just getting stated on the things he wanted to do for years. So! ?? What do you really need? At a minimum to do what you want. Not time to slow down if you can. TOTTALLY respect you will and enthusium! Best, Doug

Hi Mark, could you post or pm me with pics of the car? inside, under hood, ext. to share with my friend who has a 49 BC as his Next project. I'm doing my best to talk him to keep a stocker motor in it. Perhaps pictures and the info about your driving across the US, will help me convince him! Thanks, Doug

how about a P-15 thru P-20 list of original colors with #'s. see attached. One example of 49 mexico red on a 49 vert. attachted. Doug P-15-P-20 color #,s.bmp ply. 49 mexico red.bmp

46-50 build #'s by location made. From a 46-50 repair manuel copy. Doug 48-50 Plymouth build #s.bmp

One last. With a core? A quick check price check here, same part # , same company $69.74, $10 core charge. Love and hate Ca. Doug

Don, your prices in this south sometimes make me wish I lived down there, mostly when it comes to prices of car parts. I can skip the summer humidity however. Lived in S.C. for several years in the early 70's. Doug

Here is the close to filter set up I use. Wix mount #24755- google this info and find prices $25-35 ea. various locations Filter Wix # 51050 10 micron by-pass type fllter About $10 most locations. mopar bypass filter-wix 51050 oic.bmp

Well if everybody brings a differant color rattle can of paint, maybe. Hope the truck will make the BBQ, Paul! Doug

I do. Questions? Doug

Check ot summit racing for ideas. GM internal regulators type 60 amp chrome at $100 for a 1 wire hook up type Colors are also avail. to 100 amp at $90-1 wire Easy to mount in the tight area of a 49-50 Ply. Slightly larger Mopar are also avail, !wire 60 A at $117 chromed and 60A exterrnal regulator required $97 All new I believe. Up to you. Use the search function for easy mounting ideas from others using the original generator mount. Best, Doug

Pyrodork, Check out: butchescoolstuff.com. He makles a mopar install kit-motor mts.& trans. mt. #2185cp for $200- fits your year car and chosen mopar motor. Love 37 Ply's. Doug

Try using a bypass filter of later style like a wix 51050 crosses to napa and Fram plus many others! Commonly avail. and reasonable cost. Built your own filter mount and lines, probably less than $100, more like $ 75 Upon a look at most new car filters are 30 micron and some 20 or use a hydralic filteroil down to 5 micron-But they cost $70 per! (Donaldson). Online checking. Saw 7-8 Mopar part #'s for a filter that matched a Fram pb50. Where they a bypass type filter? Could not find a pic. or description. With new type oils and qualities-no worry! Best, Doug