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Looks pretty full open to me. Here are photos of my P20 taken with an iPhone at dusk (photos are grainy) I have a friend in town that remanufactures hood hinges for 60's & 70's muscle cars. I asked him to take a look and he agreed that there was no way it was going to open any further. But he said that the way it was made, it was never going to need his services. It sure is a pain to work on things under the hood if they are other than next to the fenders.

That sounds perfect. I'm only concerned with outward appearance. Nobody I've met thus far even knows what year my car is let alone have they crawled under and complained that I don't have the leather boots. Hah We bought it to drive and that sounds reliable. Thanks @Andydodge

That looks great @50 coupe . Well done! Enjoy racking up the miles

Thanks @BobT-47P15 . I know where there is a local 1947 Business Coupe and a 47 parts car to go with it. I'm keeping it in mind if we decide to do a full restoration after getting our feet wet with this 50. The owner isn't ever going to do anything with either.

@keithb7: Yes, he seems quite pleased. He has done multiple small things on the vehicle thus far. And, fortunately, he isn't afraid to read the service manual, Motor's manual that I have. I'm just trying to make it as reliable as possible while keeping the appearance looking original to the casual observer.

That is a great looking 47 @50fordtruck

Yes, @greg g , it is called Shore Green. The car was repainted -- two owners ago, but to that factory color. I don't know if it was originally that color or not. I don't even know how much of the car is original. The fenders and some of the floor panels are too pristine to have been original.

Final image to post

Supposedly that emblem was sourced out of Australia by the previous owner.

My first hobby is photography. My son, Jacob, decided at age 14 that he wanted 'an old car' when it came time to drive. I searched around and found this 1950 P20 Special DeLuxe Club Coupe that had been restored two owners ago. The previous owner bought it from the prior's estate. The PO had the bumpers rechromed, found some trim, redid steering tie rods, and a few other things. I've primarily just been doing maintenance, but Jacob is starting a Scarebird Disc Brake install real soon. I don't know why I haven't taken the time to take a photo of the car -- perhaps all the time my wife's kitchen remodel is taking? That project started at the same time we got the Plymouth -- hmm. Anyway, yesterday, 4 July 2017, I finished repairing the parking brake and then asked my youngest daughter to put on a dress and we headed out to take some photos. I started at local college campus but got run off by security. Headed to a park that has an ancient stone gazebo, but being a national holiday, the park was overrun with people. Decided I would head down to this pull off across the river as it has a place without any time telling details. Favorite shot of the youngest daughter with the Plymouth.

I got to spend 4 July working on my Plymouth. The task at hand was completing the Parking Brake repair on the P20. When I bought the car it was only barely functional. The brake lining was worn very thin, the cable was at maximum tightness, the return spring was missing, the cable under the dash was badly bent from no return spring, etc. I ordered a new cable (I don't remember from where) but it turned out to be 5" short, so I had to extend it with a threaded rod and coupling nut. No pictures of it yet. I also ordered a remanufactured parking brake band assembly with a fresh lining. That seems to have a slight bend in it that doesn't quite match my drum. I'll have to watch it. But my release springs were rather smushed and crooked. Was this from being over tightened? The picture below has them on the adjusting bolt in the wrong order... I couldn't find replacements of the lower one and the upper (longer one) that I found was $13 (without shipping) so I decided to make my own. I found some springs with similar wire size and coil diameter at a good True Value hardware store in town. I measured the length of my existing smushed springs, added 10% and 1/2 coil and then cut with a Dremel tool. Held the cut coil with pliers and heated with my torch. Finished with this: Installed they looked like this: My car didn't have the hand brake lever return spring, and thus caused some of the problems with the cable. I had asked here on the forum where it attached to the car. I got the impression it didn't much matter so long as it was behind the parking brake mechanism. This bolt from a seatbelt was available. I had ordered some random springs several months ago, but they seemed ill-suited for this job. A different local hardware store had this spring (only one, no price, no UPC, no markings, not in their cash register system) and sold it to me for $3.50. It works great when I release the lever. I did the adjusting with the 0.020 feeler gauge, but I feel like I'll need to revisit this soon because the shoe doesn't fit the roundness of the drum perfectly. I tested it in the driveway and I can kill the engine with the parking brake. And I tested it on a substantial hill, and it will hold the car without it being in gear. Good enough for me -- not likely to do either thing in real life. I have the Mopar parking brake switch installed, but I haven't wired up the buzzer yet. Will do that soon. OFF TOPIC QUESTION: My drive shaft universal joint boots are ripped and the grease has been thrown out. What is involved to replace the boots?

Nice grill. Powerful looking and clean

That is pretty. Thanks for sharing

What was your solution?

If it was in my garage it would have a lot more stuff piled on it

That's hilarious. Yes this post was from 3 years ago, but I just found it.

I saw this story on my personal AP wire feed. I thought it might interest some members of the group. For some reason, they buried a 1957 Belvedere in Tulsa and then dug it up in 2007. Now it is restored. http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/ten-years-after-being-unearthed-in-tulsa-miss-belvedere-finally/article_c470b9b4-194a-5d63-866f-866389e95027.html There are 20+ photos to the left of the article

@dpollo: always is!

Glad you got it fixed. What a relief!

Nice. Thank you both.

@greg g: that was an awesome description. You make it sound so easy. Thanks.

@TimFX that is a nice looking car. Congratulations and welcome to the forum. The people here are great. P.S. more photos please

@Greg F: what did you do to solve this issue?

@Bingster: nice fab work