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Thank you, I'll have to get those pictures once I come back from the cruise. We went to my parents just to drop off the little one for the week. The seats aren't in that bad of shape, just very brittle. The top of the back seats is completely worn through with all the inside coming out. Donald, thank you for that info. If I'm jacking up the car at all the wheels will all be chalked. Actually they are right now just to be safe.

Thank you for the responses, the parking brake doesn't work that well either lol. I wasn't told that bit of info till I was heading down rear first off of that car hauler. There was a request for more interior pictures, so they're on their way right now

For the battery cables I'm going to try a local tractor or welding shop and get some 00 cut to length. shel_ny, I didn't even know about the Resources tab. Since your post I've spent a couple hours there, thank you for that. soth122003, thanks man, I had plans once it got here to repaint it and redo the wheels but when I saw it on the trailer I loved it. Going to stay with that look for now. I figured I should order some things that probably wouldn't be available locally that way they can be on their way while I'm on the cruise. I found Andy Bernbaum auto parts and so far in my cart: cowl vent gasket 1 piece formed Door weather strip 50' Front vent window rubber Rear vent window rubber Brake shoe and lining assembly All the weather stripping is eh around the doors but the windows are horrible. I noticed the site also has window sweeper and window channel in 8'. Would one of each be enough to do the windows or would I have to buy two of each? I don't know if the sweep is only on the outside or inside or both. There are also just plan sweeper and channel and chrome beaded. How would I know which one is on the car? The sweeper if Im looking at the correct part on the car is in rough shape Anything that I'm missing that I should get now from them? I want to make sure the car has no leaks (weather stripping) and all I know is one brake kinda works. No pedal pressure then the front drivers side tire locks up when trying to bring the car to a stop. Its like 10% braking from that wheel then 100% lock. The others I don't know if their bad, need adjusting, or just to be bled. I figured I'd just buy two sets of shoe and lining that way I know their all new and its that much less of a chance I'll have to kiss the windshield.

I completely agree! A larger house with more bedrooms for more little ones and a larger garage for me! I will also never NEVER deal with an HOA again.

Thank you, I'll search right now. Good to know, I'll start looking.

I know this may really bother some people but I'm not opposed to just using modern wire. I'm looking to make this car safe first for my family to ride in. Modern wire may not appeal the purists but it won't cost me an arm and a leg to require right now and I won't have to worry about a fire. Many of the wires are exposed and I'm surprised nothing has shorted out or sparked already. Could I just use any modern copper wire?

Hmmm, thank you. I'm going to really have to go look at it. On another note, I'm looking to rewire as I go along. I don't want to have to buy a kit for 1400 when I can do it myself for much less and solder every connection. I found this site.. http://www.magnetoparts.com/wire.htm Are most of the wires under the dash and thought the car 12 gauge or 10 or a mixture of both?

See, this is exactly what draws me to old cars. The stories and the life the cars take on through the stories. Thank you for sharing. My car was found and bought on eBay without seeing it in person. When I called the guy to find out more about it before buying it here's the story he gave me. The car was bought originally by a Chrysler employee in Kansas who kept it till he passed in the 80's. It sat in storage for a couple more decades until it was sold at an estate sale to a woman who recently purchased a sandwich shop which has been in business since 1948 and she thought the car would be a nice advertisement tool for the store. She took it to the Shop to have it sanded/repainted, interior restored, and drive train restored but once the work was started she did not want to pay the work. She dropped off the title as payment. The shop then left it in the black enamel primer, painted the wheels red to attract attention, and listed it online where I saw it. His description: "Original one owner car that has been in storage for the last 20 yrs. This old chrysler has had a pampered life, the original owner was a mechanic for the old local chrysler dealership until it closed. The motor was rebuilt back in the 80's and since has had less than 300 miles put on it, it runs great. The carb was just rebuilt, complete new exhaust, new fuel pump, new belt, radiator was removed and cleaned, fuel tank was removed I had it cleaned and lined. None of the wiring has been tampered with even the dome and interior lights still work. The body is very straight with some minor dings from the yrs, we sanded the car down and sprayed it with a epoxy primer. There was one repaint over the yrs, the doors shut like new. Interior is very complete, seats are in good shape but material is brittle with age so there are indian blankets over them for now. Radio was removed but does come with the car, i'm not sure if it works. The car runs and stops, but has not been driven on the street. The brakes were bled but should be gone over before driving on the street. This is great old car that was someones pride and joy over the yrs, she deserves to be on the road again. Restore it back to it's original glory, or leave it like it is and have cool rat rod. There are some extra parts in the trunk along with a factory service manual."

That picture is going to be saved for future reference. Thank you for the little cheat sheet. I'll try and see what I can do once I have the computer AND carb in front of me at the same time. So much room under the hood I could set up a desktop and not worry about damaging my laptop lol.... When putting it into high gear it drove but didn't switch when lifting off the throttle. Never stalled though but did come very close when stopping with it still in gear. Absolutely love that movie "Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?" "Joey, have you ever been in a turkish prison?"

Thank you, I'll try and get to my parents house to take some pictures before we leave for our cruise. HOA doesn't allow me to work on the car where I live

While under the hood I noticed quite a few things either snapped, disconnected, or plugged. I know the transmission is supposed to be hooked up to the carburetor but without the manual I'm not exactly what goes where.

Great thank you, I'll enjoy watching the meter sway the right way once it comes time to install the new battery. Thank you for that, the picture was great. Thank you, she's been neglected for the past couple decades but she's going to get the full spa treatment now. (kinda, not a fancy spa...more like a small budget homemade spa) I also noticed the smaller diameter of the battery cables. Maybe not smaller, but I did notice that their the same diameter as my wife's 12 volt car. Thank you, and its been very nice here so far. I'm going to check into those, thank you. Their going to be somewhere towards the end of the list though after going through the car. Hopefully I'll make it to them. The ones I saw from the link below provided by casper50 about gave me a heart attack with the price......and Im not even 30 (Ok just under, but still, I can say it) Thank you for the link, I know I'm capable to search on my own BUT I love it when others are enablers to my laziness Oh yes, ALL the fluids will be changed before I even move it out of the drive way again. If it was up to me I wouldn't of taken that initial drive before going over everything just to lower the risk of damaging something. But the transport driver didn't feel comfortable making the turn down my street. Still gave me a base line to compare to for when I do finally get to take that drive. Thank you, and you are correct. That is going on my list of thing to-do before it can be driven again. I actually came to two stop signs on the way home and did allow it to stop in gear. It wanted to stall but didn't and left without to much griping. Also I already love this forum, I have been stalking and lurking every day since I won the auction and bookmarking any questions I had.

Thank you so much, I was wondering why my dash lights were not turning on. The lever has been to the left. Also thank you with the foot plates, I like that name too. Yes I would agree that it definitely not for the faint of heart, I like to live dangerously.....aside from heights, roller-coasters, large crowds, and swimming in the dark Oh and we will enjoy the cruise. Its our first vacation since becoming parents, Our daughter is a just about a year and a half.

Thank you, could it of negatively affected anything being run that way? I already disconnected the battery since I was pretty sure it was in fact a positive ground. I plan on buying an optima 6 volt battery anyways.

And the last couple of questions for now I promise lol..... What exactly do these switches do? And how can I get these black kick type of panels up so I can cover the rust from the metal thats exposed where the plastic or rubber has broken off.

While I was on my two mile journey home I noticed the volt meter or amps meter was reading in the negative as I drove. Once parked and the engine was shut off I tested the lights and the meter went into the positive. Since I know my car isn't magical and making its own power I checked the battery and noticed the guy I bought it from (only had it for two months because he took it as a form of payment) hooked the negative up to the engine block. I know this car is supposed to be a positive ground so I disconnected the battery for now until my wife and I can start working on it once we get back from our cruise.

Please let me start off by saying hello from Wellington, Florida. My wife and I have been looking for a classic car to take on cruises and random trips for almost a year. I found a 1948 Chrysler Windsor on eBay and instantly fell in love. Showed the wife and her words were "Buy it!". So I bid and won on May 3, then got to find out first hand how stressful picking a car transport company can be. Fast forward to today and she arrived, all the way from Kansas. The driver couldn't make the turn to bring it down my parents street so we had to meet him about two miles away. Having to back down an unfamiliar car with one-kinda-working front left brake from the top of the transport was nerve wracking to say the least. But I got it down without incident even though it felt like it took me an hour. The drive home was a bumpy one since I was told its been sitting for almost twenty years and the tires probably have bad flat spots. It has the fluid drive BUT it did grind pretty badly when putting it into reverse as well as either of the two forward gears. Now I have never had a classic car but I do know my way around an engine compartment and have been reading up and bookmarking everything I can. I know to get a manual and I plan on doing that tomorrow. I know to follow it and don't plan on not doing that. In the trunk is a service manual but its for a 1951.