TJM

A few years ago, I posted about doing a radio restoration / adding a jack...you guys who can restore a whole car can handle a radio...trust me - it's easy. http://mopar.pairserver.com/p15d24ph_forum/index.php?/topic/15111-how-to-add-an-mp3-jack-to-your-mopar-radio/?hl=%2Bradio+%2B%2Bmp3+%2B%2Bjack

A friend had the opportunity to visit Cuba a while back, told me ..their headlights are by and large for decoration only. When they were driving around at night, it required a passenger with a head out of the window in addition to the headlights on the rental car. One man told him he hasn't has working headlights in over a decade. Another guy uses shampoo for brake fluid. The oldest car he saw running around was a 1930-ish Model A. Painted canary yellow with a brush. It was quite the adventure.

I have been checking around for a loaner...no luck so far at any of the local parts stores...I think this is one of those tools where quality counts and I'm going to pay for quality. My only reservation is that with most things today, even expensive things, the quality isn't always commensurate with the price. I hate getting ripped off on cheap quality...makes it a tough decision about buying online. As far as I know I have a stock rear end - but the guy I bought it from didn't really know, he just inherited a parts stash and I picked it all up for a good price...I paid $50 for a tranny, some stainless, two wheels, two hubcaps, a rear-end and some glass along with some buckets of assorted small pieces. Couldn't pass it up - to me the drums and brake parts are worth the $50 and the tranny, allegedly rebuilt, is icing on the cake.

I looked up the referenced simple version...simple but looks like it would work pretty well and be a time saver. I have brake work first thing as soon as the snow melts and the car is back in the home garage...so I'm checking out all the reading on the issue. http://www.graham-paige.com/tech.htm

Hi Rich, Hopefully I won't disappoint...being in the Western part of the state...but if you do get a group together, try to cruise part of the Lincoln Highway - it's the 100th anniversary this year and there are a number of long cross-country cruises, plus local events being planned. We have a group coming thru our area June 23 / 24 and there is a european group in July sometime. Good luck getting together! Tom

Thanks for the suggestions - hopefully, I'll get one of my own that will hold up to four drums - two on the practice axle and two on the car. I hope to avoid a piece of junk that won't hold up to the beating.

I bought an extra complete rear end and I'd like to take the drums off and get a good look around at the brakes and hub, etc before I try the actual car. From reading here, a quality drum puller is an essential tool I don't have. Can anyone recommend a good place for me to buy one and is there a particular model / part number that is the best in your experience? Thanks, Tom

From what the directions look like, there is a separate stop / turn function...unlike with the 2 element bulbs...apparently the light can tell whether to flash or not based on which circuit is activated...my car is in a winter garage, so I can't look to see what's going on in there just now...nor can I remember exactly. This is a question I've read up on a couple times on the forum but always thought I'd end up with something blinking when I didn't want it to blink, so I didn't mess with it. It seems like these lights might be engineered with the idea of giving us stop lamps in the taillights plus the turn signal and tal light.

I think it looks pretty straight forward...I am pretty sure I get the hookup...I have been thinking of trying to wire the stop circuit to the flasher filament for a while but never put too much thought into it. I like that these will have a better body ground than the clips I have now...bright lights for stopping where people expect to see them seems like a very smart idea. Plus, my pot metal is all crappy looking. This, I assume, is plastic...but it looks pretty genuine to me. Since I have not got a show car, I think it's a good upgrade.

Thanks, Don. I think I'm going to buy a set. Looks good.

Yes...I do have turn signals already...two filament bulbs in the tail lights but no connection to the center stop light.

So, these look like a good safety enhancement for me...and not a bad price, either...provided I can easily wire the center stop light into them. Anyone have an idea of how easy that would be... I emailed the company and the lights are three wire: ground, stop/turn and tail light. Is it just a matter of running wiring from the center stop light to the stop/turn lead? Or are there more changes required?