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  1. JerseyHarold
    Newer 230= a lot more horsepower than stock. Probably something like 130 vs.97. Not a bad thing. Trans is probably original. I put a '57 230 in my '52 Cambridge and the bell housing bolted right up to it.
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    Ed, I took another look at the pictures. If your glovebox door won't close, tighten the hinge screws with a stubby Phillips head. Worked for me several times.
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    Good looking car. Where did you find it? The wagons got painted dashes. Does the firewall match the dash? If so, the color is Lido Green Sympho. If it's lighter green, it's Nile Green non-metallic (in '51, the Nile Green came as a metallic). I ought to get over to your house one day to look it over. Harold
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    EBay allows 'proxy' bidding. That means you can place a maximum bid and the eBay system will increment you up to that maximum. Let's say the current bid on an item is at $20., but that bidder's max was $120. Bidder 2 comes in with a max of $130. So the system automatically makes bidder 2 the high bidder at $121. If someone comes in at $122, the system will increment bidder 2 to $123 since it is still below the maximum that bidder 2 set. This is where you see major jumps in the price being bid....it's due to the proxy. Hope that I didn't confuse the issue too much. Harold
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    Alex, The name of the place is Manalapan Brake Parts. No more than 10 miles from anywhere in Monroe. Take Applegarth Rd. or Perrineville Rd. to Route 33 and make a left towards Freehold. It's about 3 miles up on the right, past the bowling alley. I passed there nearly every day in my prior job with a home construction company.
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    Bubble flares are used on foreign and (I think) some domestic cars. When I worked at Pep Boys, we had the brake line fittings color coded and a chart to explain the differences.
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    FWIW, my friend tow-dollies all sorts of dead cars with his S-10 pickup. No problems at all, even with heavy cars over long distances.
  8. JerseyHarold
    Great find! Why can't I ever be that lucky....
  9. JerseyHarold
    A number of years ago my wife and I tried to buy an item at a Sears '9-11 PM Super Sale'. All they had was damaged goods or re-packed returns. I asked for a rain-check and while the clerk was writing it out I said to my wife (in a voice loud enough for the clerk to hear) that we'll come back tomorrow when the good merchandise is back out on the floor. The clerk tried hard to suppress a smile. PS: We did come back the next day and the merchandise was all fresh and undamaged.
  10. JerseyHarold
    The Plymouth wheelbase is 118.5" (Cambridge/Cranbrook) and 111" for the Concord/Suburban.
  11. JerseyHarold
    Sorry to hear of your collision. As others have said, be thankful you walked away from it. The car looks fixable...back in the day body guys repaired much worse damage. Keep us posted as things develop. Harold
  12. JerseyHarold
    The 15" full- wheelcover for the second-series '49 had 'PLYMOUTH' spelled-out in block letters.
  13. JerseyHarold
    Could be a leaky wheel cylinder that's soaking the shoes and causing them to grab.
  14. JerseyHarold
    Can you use any kind of finish paint over the rustoleum primer?
  15. JerseyHarold
    Manalpan Brake Parts is on Route 33 not too far from you. They might do sleeving or know someplace local. Have you tried Apple Hydraulics on Long Island? About 100 miles from Monroe (I'm in Freehold). They do good work and their prices were reasonable the last I knew. Harold
  16. JerseyHarold
    Yank the spark plugs and then crank the engine. It'll spin faster and the fuel will pump up quicker.
  17. JerseyHarold
    Probably lead-based paint and primer from back then. Do you wear a respirator while blasting?
  18. JerseyHarold
    How about a heat gun?
  19. JerseyHarold
    Ouch!! Do what your doctor (and Tim) says and give it time to heal. At least you've got a nice Plymouth waiting for you when you're recovered.
  20. JerseyHarold
    Try this place. Been around for many years; never used them myself. http://datatags.com/
  21. JerseyHarold
    It could be that the rubbing-block on the points wore down and affected the dwell, which in turn changed the timing. They used to have a little capsule of grease packed with aftermarket points to prevent that kind of wear.
  22. JerseyHarold
    Excellent news! Best of luck with your new gig.
  23. JerseyHarold
    Have you pulled the head and checked for stuck valves?
  24. JerseyHarold
    Solar panels have been available for houses for a number of years. There were even tax credits being offered (much more valuable than income deductions) that have been slowly phased out. About 6 years ago we thought seriously about adding them to our home. The payback period (after tax incentives and various other calculations) would have been about 12 years. With the present higher electric rates, the payback would have been lowered to about 9 years. In retrospect, we should have gone for it. Harold
  25. JerseyHarold
    When I swapped motors in my '52, I removed the hood, transmission and radiator and the engine came out fairly easily. For the installation, I think I raised the rear wheels and left the fronts on the ground to give a better angle (didn't have a tilter). I rested the trans on a garage jack (one of those skinny ones with wheels and a long pump handle), put it in gear to spin for the splines, and used cut-off bolts with slots for alignment. Went back together without too much muss and fuss. Harold
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