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I got the drive shaft out last night getting ready to take out the transmission. It's going to need refurbished before I put it back. Even though the boots are torn, they moved freely on both ends. https://goo.gl/photos/taaYAYZ3vfny8aTC9 The transmission end of it was a greasy mess. https://goo.gl/photos/8SiruNpBXuaM6PUt5

There is good information in this video. https://youtu.be/81dOcKTfT1Q

There are some great content in these archives. http://www.hcfi.org/read.php

These may help you in your research. http://www.classiccardatabase.com/postwar-models/Desoto.php#Desoto1948 http://www.duricy.com/~desoto/desoto_serial_numbers.shtml

I was impressed on how much love the Power Probe electrical testing kit got in the "Show your Tools" thread. http://p15-d24.com/topic/22456-show-your-tools/page-21?hl=%2Bpower+%2Bprobe#entry350295 Perhaps it would help find your gremlins? I'm getting ready to rewire mine, so I'm looking for any advantage I can get to keep the gremlins away.

That trailer is long enough to haul this: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/24/aa/62/24aa62de6820a6887addfa5d03936fef.jpg

I dropped the gas tank getting ready for the new one I ordered. It was pretty much rust with the varnish holding it together. The straps aren't in too bad of shape. I may try to clean them up and reuse them. https://goo.gl/photos/Qkd3NsJazSJXE1ze7 https://goo.gl/photos/hVXMMoVR27T1EG9p8 I've got to fix the transmission leak. When I fill it with oil, it leaks out pretty quickly. I've been reading over other forum threads about leaks as well as the shop manual. I think I'll pull it out and while it's out, clean it all up put in new gaskets and get the emergency brake working. It's covered with oil. https://goo.gl/photos/fuCpveGQkSe3gR58A https://goo.gl/photos/FA1B3yt9HdduVasw6 https://goo.gl/photos/sY35uU8sSDGNzeSJA https://goo.gl/photos/p9MAWXTmjkwQ8i5R6 https://goo.gl/photos/v1gySFRAzMkJVaGL9

Now that it's running, I wanted to degrease the engine and start cleaning it up. So I pulled it out this morning put some degreaser on the engine and gave it a bath. I got them because they were cheap and I needed them to move the car around, but the wheels and raised white letter tires are actually growing on me. I remember seeing it back in the 70's with this look. They also had bright yellow traction bars on it too, like it needed it. They were the first things I took off back in the 80's when I got it. https://goo.gl/photos/ahv9xv7X8t7eZV4W6 https://goo.gl/photos/56xhe2zHYAyJRUDt5 https://goo.gl/photos/wTVH2ziQao3FpMJc6

@dale It's awfully tempting to do that.

Thanks. I'll check them out.

Nope, they're not hub centric.

Per Plymouthy's suggestion, I'm looking into 1" hub centric wheel adapters. I'm checking to see if these are hub centric. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/trd-7069/media/instructions

I got a pretty good deal on a set of tires and wheels and put them on today. I like the look, but I have clearance issues on the front end. https://goo.gl/photos/Gfq6GFM17u4yUST57 https://goo.gl/photos/zzgqWikU8N8TVbfe7 https://goo.gl/photos/rDRLv9ZHCGPnpnwT7 I think I know the answer, but Is there anything I can do other than get narrower wheels and tires for the front?

I'm resurrecting this thread provide an update. Well, it's funny how time flies. It's hard to believe it's been 2 years since I started this project. I had to take over a year break from it though. We bought an older house just over a year ago that needed a full remodel, so I've been playing Bob Villa and the Plymouth has been sitting there gathering dust. The house is "done", at least enough where I can now start back on the Plymouth. Time to stop spending all my money at Lowes and start spending it on car parts. However, one of the reasons I bought this old house was because there's a big workshop in the back and now I have plenty of room to work on the car. Last week I ordered all new internals for the distributor and plug wires from Andy Bernbaum and a Pertronix Flamethrower coil. I got it all installed last night. I know for sure this car hasn't been started in at least 15 years, and I literally just put the distributor on and plugged the wires to the spark plugs. I thought I would see if it would hit so I squirted some gas in the carb and I can't believe what happened next. https://goo.gl/photos/XmQnoV9e5sajXvBv7

I found this show on Youtube from the guys at Hot Rod magazine. It's just a funny show without all of the reality show garbage found in most car shows. Plus, these guys love Mopars. They even put a Hemi in a 55 Chevy Gasser and called it the Blasphemi. Then they drove it cross country. https://youtu.be/rOcJuiQx5JA I started at show #1 and have watched them all. Good fun. This is one they did with a 440 out of an RV an put in a Charger. https://youtu.be/0JXDcJQqZrA

That's exactly what I did. We went from an HOA in the suburbs to 5 acres in the country in February. I'm having to totally remodel the house and completely ignore the car for now, but it came with a big work shop near the back of the property. Eventually I'll be able to have some space to work on the P15 once my honey-do list gets down to a manageable size or I just decide I can just live in the shop. Welcome to the Forum and that's a great looking car. I wish mine was that far along.

That's great to see. I hope it works out to get it to a good home that knows what to do with it.

I found this on CL. http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/4722107487.html It's got an interesting history. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg_311 The lines aren't bad either. I think I spy an A100 on the same trailer too.

This guy was serious about his setup. http://1bad6t.com/rust_removal.html

You're right. Selling plows was very good to the Olivers. Money was no object when they built this thing. It was like stepping back in time. They left everything just as it was when it was built in the 1800's (with a remodel in the 1930's), including furniture and even their clothes to the local historical preservation group.

No, but we're planning on a return trip to see the other museums in the area. We didn't even have time for the museum right beside the Auburn Cord Duesenberg museum, and I hear the one with the Fords is good too. It's not that far of a drive from where I am in KY. I'll be sure to reach out when we do. I'd like to come by and say hi.

We spent an enjoyable morning at the Studebaker museum in South Bend Indiana. It was good to see so many of them, but I was hoping to see more trucks. They only had a couple, but both were really nice. https://plus.google.com/photos/107394537078274784684/albums/6073729496487264913 This was my daughter's favorite.