mattimuss

Yea PA, I hate doing things twice. I had some purty good mentors in the Air Force. "Do it right, do it once!" was my first supervisor's moto. It has stuck. So I usually over engineer everything I do. And I usually end up doing almost everything by myself. My wife will help if asked...my daughter has never had grease under her finger nails. Muscling the tank in and out is one of those pain in the rear jobs that I only want to do "once"! Also, my tank was in really good shape and I wanted to keep it that way so I made sure there is a good barrier between it and the elements. I finally got the web page built for the '41. Take a look and let me know what you think: http://tinyurl.com/ltma2nr

PA: No, thanks for the reminder. I put two heavy coats of sealer, two heavy coats of primer and two heavy coats of paint on the tank. Wonder if I should run a ground strap from the tank to the frame? Don: I live in CA, better gas, no other reason. I won't be using it regularly, but did use it for the first start.

[i searched before starting the topic] 1. Before pulling tank fuel gauge seemed to work fine. 2. Pulled the gas tank to have it cleaned. While out I also checked out and cleaned up the sending unit, hand made a new gasket between the sending unit and tank, and cleaned all electronic connectors. 3. Put it all back together. Now the fuel gauge reads FULL all the time. All I have put in is 2-3 gallons of high test. I labeled the wires when I disassembled and put them back in correctly. Thoughts? And tanks to all who respond!

Saw a totally restored one this past February at the San Diego Big3 Swap Meet. Very nice wagon! I agree with P. Adams, wagons are not appreciated enough. A friend of mine is restoring a '64 Valiant wagon and it's cool! She [yes, a female] is doing a resto-mod and doing all the work herself. I'll post pictures when it's done.

Hello All, I got this from a friend. I DO NOT know anything about this truck OR it's owner! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Need a 4 passenger freeway friendly Rod or modern car. Have this to swap. Frame off, new rebuilt 318 poly Push button automatic. Vintage ac, power steering all professionally installed. Leaf springs front, stock steering wheel. Etc Contact. do3.8523439@gmail.com Palm Springs, CA area +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Good luck! v/r, Matt

Hey All, Saw this while driving home. Anyone on this forum?

From one Vet to another, thanks to all who served... And a special thanks to all who supported us while we served! USAF - TSgt. 1984-1995 3 trips to the "Sandbox" and 1 to Somalia

I helped some friends move from San Diego to Groveland this past weekend, they are retiring to their dream home. While up North we stopped in Jamestown, CA to drop off some U-Haul vehicles. Next door to the U-Haul business I found a company called "Dodge City Vintage", it looks like a restoration shop. The shop was close but these were parked outside...

I currently have one. I'm doing a rotisserie restoration on it. Gonna have fun with this one!

Thanks for the info! I'll crawl under her this morning.

I searched through the archive looking for pictures/info. I admit I could have missed the info I was looking for, but couldn't seem to find anything definitive. How the heck do I tell if I have an overdrive unit in my car?

Thanks everyone for the help, much appreciated! I ended up sand blasting the set I have, painting them, and running a die down each threaded area. They are a little pitted, but the threads cleaned up nicely and I think I'm just going to reuse them. Thanks again! Pick up the rebuilt rear end on Friday. I am also having the drive shaft rebuilt with standard universal joints. I have been claying the body over the last couple weeks. While it won't look like a new paint job it sure looks a lot better. It's starting to come together...who knows, maybe I'll be driving her late this year or early next year...

Group 17 of the parts manual lists the "Thrust Washer" part number 309462. I need a set. I searched both this forum and Google but was unsuccessful in finding any OEM or crossreference parts. Anyone have any info? Mush apreciated...

Hey All, Does anyone know where I can get a set of rear end u-bolts for my P-12? Andy Bernbaum doesn't have any, they don't know where to get a set, and couldn't recommend an alternate set. So I am trying to find a NOS set, or find a cross number for another car/set. All help greatly appreciated.

I'm going to list all the Mopars I have owned over the years: 1971 Chrysler Newport [Dad & I bought together] 1973 Barracuda [wish I still had this one] 1989 Shadow 1989 Shelby CSX-VNT #381 [Wish I still had this one!] [Funny story: I took my then new wife to replace her 1987 Chevy Nova [what a terrible little car!!!]. I had talked her into looking at the new Dodge Shadow. After driving it she found that she really liked it and picked a dark blue four-door. While walking around looking at the colors I spotted the Shelby...we ended up driving two new cars home!] 1989 Intrepid SE [Fun car to drive] 2000 Dodge Dakota Quad-cab Sport [very reliable truck!] 1965 Plymouth Barracuda [still have this one] 1966 Plymouth Barracuda 1973 Dodge D100 Short Bed [My daughter called it "The Rusty Banana"] 1969 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham 1976 Dodge True Spirit [still have it, it's for sale] 1969 Dodge A108 Sportsman [Restoring] 1941 Plymouth P12 Special Deluxe [What brought me to this group] About five years ago my wife [who has to be the most patient woman on this planet!] asked me to list all the vehicles [cars, trucks and motorcycles] I have owned. When I was done the list contained 56 vehicles. Not bad when you consider I turn 50 next year...

Things are back to 'normal' [as 'normal' as you can get in Southern California!] around here. Mid 80's and sunshine. I'm having a hard time believing that October is just four days away!

I also have been trying to figure out the gear ratio in the rear end in my '41. Here are the numbers:

You guys can send any/all the rain you can spare our way, we'll take every drop!

Just a tad on the warm side today. Worked out in the garage until a little after 11:30am, felt like I had just went through a Krav class when I was done! The A/C has been cycling continuously since 10am and it's still almost 87* in the house! And tomorrow is supposed to be a repeat. I'm starting to get flashbacks of Turkey, Texas and Florida. Hasn't reached Saudi Arabia level yet... How's everyone else fairing?

I'm a "geek". I manage an IT department for a college that is part of one of the California State Universities. I'm more of a "jack-of-all-trades" in the IT environment, doing everything from system builds to server administration. Been doing this since around 1998. Have done a bunch of other jobs during my working years.

Hey All, I just got hit with a double-whammy reality check which started last Tuesday, 08/05. Got a call from my friend [we'll call him Jim, 68 years old] while I was at work. He went over to pick up my "adopted dad" [we'll call him Bob, 80 years old] for lunch. Bob hadn't been feeling well for a few days. When Jim got there he found Bob disoriented, confused, and walking around in only a sweatshirt. Bob's wife suffers from advanced dementia and Bob takes care of her. Jim called me in a panic and I told him to call 911 and get an ambulance. I jumped in my car and met them at the ER. Bob, who was concentrating on taking care of his wife, hand't been following his perscriptions and wasn't eating properly. He has high blood pressure and it spiked to 216/126 while we were at the ER. The ER staff were getting seriously concerned and started to break out the "last level" blood pressure medicine, I think it is called Nightgale, but don't remember the name. Thankfully his blood pressure started going down and they got it under control. The damage was done though. I guess the best way I can describe it is he's just not the same man, mentally, that he was before this happened. He's having a hard time remembering, doesn't remember people including me, and often times looks dazed and confused. The ER placed him in a room late Tuesday night. It gets "better"... Thursday afternoon Jim calls me and asked if I'm going to visit Bob. I told him yes, that I had planned to drive over after work; the hospital is a 10 minute drive from my job. Jim then asked if I could pick him up to go along. I gotta tell you guys I was a little upset at this request because it's a 20 minute drive to his house from my job, then a 20 minute drive back to the hospital. I asked if he really wanted to go that badly and he said yes. So I hauled my sorry butt over and picked him up and drove back to the hospital. The hospital was packed [aren't they all!] so it took us about 15 minutes to find a parking spot, and it was a 5 minute walk to the front doors. Once we got to the front he informed me that he wasn't going to visit Bob, he was going to the ER. After picking my jaw up off the ground and regaining my composure, I asked him why. He then informed me that he had been having pains in his left arm and chest for the last 2 hours! Now mind you we drove all the way from his house talking the entire time...we talked the entire time while looking for a parking spot...and the entire walk up to the front doors. And not once did he think it was important enough to tell me that he was having these pains. I got him in the ER and they got him all hooked up. They did blood work and decided to keep him over night to monitor him. So I spent Thursday evening going back and forth between the ER and Bob's room keeping both eyes on both of my friends. The next morning [Friday] they went in to have a look at Jim’s arteries and found that 4 of them we 70%+ blocked and that Angioplasty and stents we not going to work. The blood work came back during the night and showed that he had had a heart attack sometime during this ordeal. Saturday morning he had quadruple bypass surgery... Talk about a double dose of reality served on a silver platter! Both of my close friends having bad cardiac issues and in the hospital at the same time! Bob is now at home recovering, Jim might get released tomorrow, and I need a vacation! Man, I need to get younger friends!

Well, we can put this one to rest. I emailed the gentleman that created those '41 Plymouth restoration videos and asked him if he remembered the mix ratio for the Marine Clean and water. Here's his reply: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I did not have an exact formula for the Marine Clean. I would suggest starting with 3 parts water and one part Marine Clean. You can dilute or concentrate the Marine Clean after you see if you are getting the results you want. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I will be getting a gallon of Marine Clean sometime this week. My wife, who is awesome, gave me one of her slow cookers. It is one of the big ones which she doesn't like to use because "it's too big", but will be perfect for cleaning parts. I'll keep everyone posted on who it goes and will post before/after shots of some parts being cleaned.

That's where I saw this cleaning method! Thanks feshemek! Is the guy who did these videos, which are awesome reference/informational vids, a member here? I did a search for the name he uses on youtube but no joy under the member page.

Hey Frank, My gramps, uncle and a friend all told me the same thing. Grab an old paint brush and 'paint' any new wood on your trailer with used motor oil and the wood will last a lot longer.

For me working on old cars has always been therapy. I guess there are a couple reasons: 1. I usually work on them by myself, so it's time by myself with no one bothering me. Time to clear the head of "life's" BS. 2. It is always a challenge. No matter how simple I think the task is going to be it seldom works out that way. I often find myself having to figure out a way to fix something out-of-the-ordinary. Especially with old Plymouths. It's not like we can run down to the local auto parts store and find parts laying on the shelf. 3. It's in my genes. My gramps, dad, stepfather, uncles and a few aunts have all wrenched on cars. Several have old cars they work on...none are restored, but they all run. 4. With my '41 it's just to keep it in the family, a tribute to my gramps. I am absolutely sure he is the one who planted the "wrenching gene" when I was a youngster. And finally there are no computers! I'm a geek by trade working on computers all day long so it's very nice to do something entirely different when I go home...