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You could try Kanter. I know they sell the lamps, but the bulbs may not fit your application. http://www.kanter.com

That's true Bob. My tardiness at NSRA Springfield, MO made it a bit harder to meet up. Glad I didn't miss you though.

Awesome Rick. Congrats on the trophy.

Fred, definitely an advocate for water wetter. That stuff works pretty good. Can drop the temp down almost 20 degrees.

Anyone heading out to Evansville, IN for one of the largest 1948 and older show in the country? It is about 3 weeks away. Aug. 24-26th at the 4-H fairgrounds in Evansville. I will be there in my usual spot. $15 entry fee which includes a free t-shirt with supper on Saturday and Sunday donuts/coffee. Can't beat it for the prices. If anyone is planning on going let me know, enjoy meeting forum members. http://www.frogfollies.org

Looking good Bob. Jealous of that empty garage just waiting to be filled. Hope to hear about you driving your convertible in and out of that garage soon.

More info. Here's a pic of the headers. Also it states They also sell a intake/exhaust gasket kit for $12.00, listed on their site. Looks to me like you should be good with those gaskets from napa.

You will for sure need the intake gaskets regardless. I would think those gaskets would work with the headers. I haven't used the headers myself, but I bought my dual intake from reds and was satisfied with their service. May just want to send them an email and confirm. I used that napa kit for my car and it worked fine. Fairly cheap as well.

I switched mine over and couldn't be happier. Rewired it and switched it to 12v negative.

I saw Jesse's up close and personal last year at Frog Follies car show in Evansville, IN. He took the time to show me how he fabricated the brackets and made it sound like a pretty straight forward deal. He is running 12 volts and it keeps his car nice and cool. I can't remember exactly how he had it set up, but it was very neat. Did he get the body work done from the rear end accident yet Don?

Here was my experience with this. From a thread five years ago. Link to the thread. http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=2813

I bought mine from there too. I don't have a close up picture of it. I had an original a few years ago that I sold on here. I have a pic of it.

Neat video, thanks for posting. Wish they could have got in close enough to see the split exhaust set up. It sounds a lot like my car does with the split exhaust. Very cool.

It seems like the smaller local swap meets are usually lacking in parts for our old mopars. Have to hit some of the bigger ones I guess. Glad you got some new wheel covers. Hope you get your car back on the road soon Bob.

Hate to hear that Bob, keep the positive attitude, and you will be back in your 'Ol Mopar in no time. My family and I will keep you and yours in our thoughts and prayers. Best to you and your family.

Really good to visit with you yesterday Bob. Enjoyed talking with you and your friend. Hoping to get some pictures out there today as well. Might have to spend some time in the AC looking at vendors too. Gonna be hot again today.

Hey Mark, sounds like you did good. The 3.55 does good with my OD. Just can't keep in OD below 40mph. Plus check your speedometer as mine is off 7mph. So when I'm running 50mph on the speedo it is really going 57mph. I might have to come up to monster mopar weekend this year. I'll be up father's day weekend for a show in Highland, IL. Would be neat to see you car go down the strip.

Looking good Bob. Glad you are getting close to being back home.

Good info Greg. I did not know that. I guess if I would have looked at the numbers closer it would have made sense.

Price for a napa 1080 must have gone up a bit. I thought last year it was abour $10. I bought a WIX filter from a local auto parts store this spring, as napa doesn't have a store in town. They were able to cross reference the napa number and actually got it right.

I have the offy linkage on my car and it is a bit weak. Looking for some ideas on fabricating up my own linkage. I've done a search and seen a few examples. Anyone have pics of what you have done on your car?

No problem Ed. Already registered for next year, so I plan on being there then. Glad you were able to get caught up on a few projects. I know my honey-do list is getting longer every day.

Well just got back from the Bunny Run. I didn't see you there Ed Griffin, sorry if I missed ya. Had a good time and other than the occasional rain showers and cold wind on Saturday it was a good weekend. Car did really good. Drove it about 550 miles round trip. Checked the mileage and getting about 21-22 mpg. Lots of highway driving and avoided major interstates if at all possible. Only hiccup I had this weekend was that on the way down I lost the brakes about 50 miles out of Jackson. Had enough pedal left to make a stop at a traffic light, then the next light it went to the floor. With no where to stop really and get any parts I made it there with the help of engine braking and emergency brake. Also driving quite a bit slower. Once I got to Jackson the group I was with was ready to eat and pulled into a local smorgasbord to fill up. Although I was concerned about my car, they assured me we would fix the problem. After lunch I decided the car wasn't leaving the parking lot on its own without brakes. So I checked the master cyl, expecting the worst I was fairly delighted to see it was bone dry. Hardly any fluid left in it. So the master cylinder was most likely good. Only part of the brake system I probably can't get on the road. A friend of mine looked under the back of the car and said he could see where brake fluid had been spraying onto the front of the fuel tank. Must be a leak somewhere I thought, so headed over to dollar general (only store within walking distance other than harbor freight) and picked up some brake fluid. Filled up the mc and got under the left rear. Friend pumped the brakes and found that the left rear brake line has a hole. Apparently when I swapped rear ends last year I forgot to check how close that brake line was up against the metal fuel line. Rubbing up and down for about 500 miles and the brake pressure shortened its life quite a bit. Now confident I can fix the car and have it back on the road in at least an hour I removed the offending line, hopped in my friends '37 Chevy, and located a parts store by gps on my android phone. Found an advance auto parts right next to an autozone and he pulled into the advance. Asked for a matching brake line, guy behind the counter went a got one, looked like the right one, so paid the man and left. Fifteen minute drive back to the car and got back under it and started to screw the fitting into the wheel cylinder, doesn't start well, got back up from under the car and checked the line. 3/8" and 7/16" wrench will not fit, thought it's gotta be metric. Tag says Japanese, whoops, back the the auto parts store. Fifteen minutes back to the parts store, went in and told the guy of his mistake. He agreed he missed the fine print on the tag, apologized, and went to find another line. Couldn't find another line, told me only length he had that I needed was metric. Explained that is why he made the mistake. I understood and headed to autozone. Talked to a guy behind the counter there for a few minutes, he told me he had a duster he was working on and it took the same line. Chatted for a minute or two about old Mopars and he assured me this line would fit. Headed back to the car, got a cold refreshment out of my cooler, then back under the car. Guy came by walking in the parking lot and said, "Looks like you got problems, driver's side wheel is off the ground." Smiled and said "yep that's it, thank you!". Laughed that apparently he didn't see the jack under the car, or didn't put two and two together. Back under the car and line fits, bled brakes and headed over to the hotel. It was about 3:30pm at this point and all this fun started at about 1:30pm. Turned a one hour job into two I guess. Rest of the weekend was smooth and had a lot of fun, also learned a lot of lessons. Found out that being able to get parts on the road and fix the car yourself is very rewarding. Also very helpful to have friends that are willing to help you out in your time of need. Brings back the old adage that the cars are a lot of fun, but the people involved are what makes are hobby great. Here's a couple pics of the car in the parking lot and cruising up Hwy 45E North of Milan, TN.

Yes that is true. There is a small metal bracket that bolts between the brace and flange on the hood.

Is your fuel pump mounted back by the tank or up near the engine? Heard that electric pumps make better pushers than pullers.