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  1. JerseyHarold
    Not really. The original engine number is stamped on the frame rail near the left rear wheel. Probably have to do some wire brushing and cleaning to make it stand out.
  2. JerseyHarold
    Section 18 of the Mopar parts catalog lists various 'standard' parts (like fasteners) by part number and dimensions. Might be worth a look.
  3. JerseyHarold
    There is a subdivision in a town ear here where all the streets are named for classic cars. Pretty neat....
  4. JerseyHarold
    I've used a heat gun on the hub of stubborn rear drums. I believe there is less chance of heat damage than with a torch.
  5. JerseyHarold
    Maybe your car would like a playmate....... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/751705672036350
  6. JerseyHarold
    The original caps give the car a cleaner look. The Caddy caps were too busy, IMHO.
  7. JerseyHarold
    Glad you 'Plodged' the bullet!
  8. JerseyHarold
    Agreed. And I own 2 of them as well. It's a shame the windows are blown out of this one. They made the difference between 'parts car' and 'restorable'.
  9. JerseyHarold
    Congrats on the find. Looks like it will be a fun project. Silly question time.....are the taillights the same as a '51-'52 Plymouth fastback? They look very similar.
  10. JerseyHarold
    Nice looking car, enjoy it! Have you considered stock '51'52 Plymouth full wheelcovers? They'd look pretty nice on your car, IMHO.
  11. JerseyHarold
    The gas tank may have a lot of crud in it that sloshes around when accelerating or going uphill or downhill, occasionally starving the engine for fuel. New replacement fuel pumps have an issue of the pivot pin backing out.
  12. JerseyHarold
    The rear window is different from '50-'51. Don't know for sure on the side windows.
  13. JerseyHarold
    I've used appropriately-shaped pieces of plastic cut from a milk jug to root around in the gap between the top of the pistons and the cylinder walls. I got a lot of grit and dirt out from between there. I believe that allows the penetrating fluid better access to the piston rings.
  14. JerseyHarold
    Get a wireless baby monitor and leave the speaker section in the house and the microphone section in the shop.
  15. JerseyHarold
    The non-overdrive trans weighs about 80 lbs (by my estimation) and I've removed and installed them with a rolling floor jack. If you get two bolts with the same thread as the transmission attaching bolts but longer, you can cut the heads off and use them as guide pins to reinstall the trans. I screwed them in at diagonal corners, installed two regular bolts in the remaining mounting holes, then removed the guide pins and replaced them with the correct bolts. Hope this helps.
  16. JerseyHarold
    The time a bid was placed also factors into the equation. If you and another bidder place the same proxy bid amount, the person who placed it earlier is the winner.
  17. JerseyHarold
    The only floor panel that comes out in a '52 Plymouth is the one around the pedals. Everything else is (or, was) solid. Also FWIW, '52's came with an Auburn clutch and a different return-spring setup than the '51's.
  18. JerseyHarold
    The old drum pullers are great, but can be beat-up if really beat on. I got my drum puller at a going out-of-business auction at an old repair garage in Buffalo, NY about 35 years ago. One of the tool lots had a puller. I just stood there and said 'yup' to every bid. I still have the puller....
  19. JerseyHarold
    Looks great! If you have pitted pot metal can you just fill and sand the pits before coating?
  20. JerseyHarold
    It's called 'proxy bidding'. You enter the highest amount you'll bid for an item, and the system automatically bids over whoever else places a bid, until your upper limit is reached. That explains why you immediately got outbid...at least one of the other bidders placed a proxy bid with a higher limit than your bid.
  21. JerseyHarold
    Hill holder?
  22. JerseyHarold
    Congrats to your son and his bride, and to you and you wife as well.
  23. JerseyHarold
    Who is DCM?
  24. JerseyHarold
    '50 Plymouth fastbacks have their own unique taillight assembly. I've rebuilt light pigtails using aluminum pop rivets for the terminal. Pull the 'nail' out of the pop rivet, push the rivet head into the insulator disc, then strip the wire end, push it into the hole in the rivet, and crimp it in. Use a little solder if you want to do a first-class job.
  25. JerseyHarold
    He now has a business selling NOS and repro Mopar parts. His eBay name is moparpro.
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