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It started raining about an hour after I posted this and rained until around midnight. It got really windy around 9pm. I woke up to see a branch had fallen near my winter beater, but lucked out because it didn't hit it. Probably wouldn't have done much damage, but a dent does make it harder to sell later.

What's left of it is hitting us today. There are flood warnings ,according to the weather network, but it seems to be breaking up. It rained pretty heavy when I woke up, but hasn't been raining for over an hour and the radar shows it breaking up. Disappointed really, we could use some rain.

Where do you guys find parts for these cars? My last 50s car was a 1950 Ford Sedan (Shoebox), and there were a few sites dedicated to just those parts (Shoebox Central being one). Is there anything like that for these? Looking for mostly mechanical parts right now, specifically distributor parts. Eventually I'll be looking for 12V conversion parts, an electric wiper setup (If there is a conversion kit for that), etc. Are there websites for these cars, specifically 1954 Plymouths?

Ok, thanks for the ideas guys. I've already started the carb rebuild, but I will have a look at the distributor while everything is out.

I Recently bought a 1954 Savoy Club Coupe and for the most part it runs great, except when getting to cruising speeds. When I first got the car and tried to drive it down the road, as I got close to 35mph, the car started surging/chugging and wouldn't accurate any further. After looking around I found a kink in the fuel line and suspected it may be causing a fuel starvation problem at higher RPM. I fixed that and can now get to 45mph before the same thing happens. The carb appears to have a slight leak so I've ordered a rebuild kit for it, and while the filter looks fine, I'm going to replace it as well. Is there anything else I should be looking into? To me it seems like a fueling issue, but I know I don't know everything. I live in the county where the speed limit is 90kph, so I need this car to do 50-55mph, which my 1950 Ford was capable of, so I assume this Plymouth should be. Eventually the plan is to swap the rear for an Exploder rear end with taller gear and maybe a 5 speed transmission, but until then I'd like to make the OE parts as usable as possible.

Thanks, that helps.

I'm looking for a set of wheels for my 54, I'm curious about the specs on the wheels you went and how they look on the car? What is the width and backspacing on the wheels?