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I found this "Drive Report" article in the "Special Interest Autos" Dec '82 issue, now called "Hemmings Classic Cars" magazine. Looks like the authors put 'er though her paces! Their only suggestion for improvement was "Probably the only thing that would have made the Suburban more useful was the addition of rear doors" 1982 SIA Article P17_P18 Suburbans.pdf
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Finally getting under the the front end and it looks pretty bad. Not sure there is anything left to patch up. Every piece in the front suspension, brakes and frame all look good. Definitely restorable but the cross member itself looks like it may be too far gone. After looking at how the front suspension is built I can see why most would advise keeping it stock other than relocating the upper shock mount and upgrading to disc brakes. Looks like I may be in the market for a donor car. Would you say this cross member is too far gone to repair and salvage? I plan to keep the 218 in it but we do want to lower it.
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Hi guys, I did a search and saw several posts discussing rear main seals but I still have some questions. I have a 49 P18 and have it apart to replace the rear main seal. I purchased a rope seal kit as spec. for a 49 218 L6. After removing my rear cap I see I have a neoprene seal. According to my Plymouth Service Manual 1946 to 1953, the neoprene seal is for the 1953 model. Rockauto.com still lists a rope seal for a 53 and a picture they show for a neoprene 55 Canadian does not look like my seal. Another point of confusion - I saw posted in a previous post that a top half of a neoprene can't be replaced with the crank in place. My service manual states that the upper half "is easily removed. My questions are - are the rope and neoprene interchangable? should I order a neoprene for a 1953 or should I try to use the rope seal I purchased (maybe the guy before put in the wrong seal?), and as the manual states can the top be replaced with the crank in place? Also, I noticed that on the crank the edge of the rear main bearing thrust face is sharp / has burrs - so I will dress this. Any help would be appreciated - thanks!
