blueskies Posted September 29, 2012 Report Posted September 29, 2012 Moving again, and I'm not sure why I'm still dragging around this stuff... I have a good head, removed from my running 218 when I replaced with with a finned aluminum head. Also have a nice front '50 bumper, a nearly perfect grill, and a good 218 flywheel. See attached pics, and let me know if you want any of this stuff... If not, it's going on ebay... Pete Quote
Andydodge Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 Pete, nice to hear from you, whilst I don't need any of those parts I wish you well in the sales...........anyway trust things are going o/k........regards from Oz.......Andy Douglas Quote
blueskies Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Posted September 30, 2012 Pete, nice to hear from you, whilst I don't need any of those parts I wish you well in the sales...........anyway trust things are going o/k........regards from Oz.......Andy Douglas Thanks for the note Andy, good to hear from you. We are doing fine. Back to tinkering on stuff, we are building a '53 Willys wagon for my son Joseph. He's just getting started, but hopes to have it roadworthy by the time he gets his drivers license. Time has flown... he was 2 when i started my Plymouth project... and now ten years later... Pete Quote
Andydodge Posted October 1, 2012 Report Posted October 1, 2012 Pete, thats great, made me smile............surprised that you've had no offers..........anyway looks like the old car movement in your neck of the woods is gunna be in good hands.........andyd Quote
90lxfive0 Posted October 1, 2012 Report Posted October 1, 2012 What would you be asking for the stuff? Im in NY so it would have to be shipped too. Quote
blueskies Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Posted October 2, 2012 What would you be asking for the stuff? Im in NY so it would have to be shipped too. Make me an offer I can't refuse... I paid $125 for the grill ten years ago. I sold the rear bumper that was in worse condition a few years ago for $75. This one is pretty nice, hoping to get $100. No idea what the head and flywheel are worth... Shipping will be $$$ from 83333, all this stuff is heavy. Bumper is 20lbs, head is 40lbs, flywheel is around 40lbs. Grill isn't heavy, but will be in a big box... Pete Quote
blueskies Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Posted October 2, 2012 The grill does have a dent, but could be easily fixed by a competent stainless guy... One of the mounting bolts is missing, the rest are good. Pete Quote
90lxfive0 Posted October 2, 2012 Report Posted October 2, 2012 I was thinking about the grille and maybe the bumper. My grille has a dent in it too. Probably not worth having it shipped to NY Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted October 3, 2012 Report Posted October 3, 2012 Hi Pete. Joseph sure has grown. So, where are you moving to? Or perhaps more grammatically correct==to where are you moving? Quote
blueskies Posted October 5, 2012 Author Report Posted October 5, 2012 Hi Pete. Joseph sure has grown. So, where are you moving to?Or perhaps more grammatically correct==to where are you moving? Hi Bob... sorry for the late reply, for some reason I no longer get email notifications for topic replies. We are just moving a few blocks, from a rental to a house that we are buying. When the architecture world collapsed a couple of years ago, I sold my house (along with my Plymouth) to survive. Things are picking up again, and found a good deal on a decent place, so we are back in the home-ownership game. It is moving all the same though, which sucks no matter how you slice it... especially since we will be moving the last week of November, likely in the snow. I was hoping to do it this month, but no... Quote
DJ194950 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 I was thinking about the grille and maybe the bumper. My grille has a dent in it too. Probably not worth having it shipped to NY My experience with removing 49 and 50 ply. grilles is not very good! I've found that the mounting studs regularly break when tried to removed. Many times the steel plate breaks off from the grille before the nut can be removed. Big problem is the steel mount plates that are only spot welded to the Stainless steel grille and use regular Soft steel studs for mounting. No brass nuts or stainless studs or stainless mounting plates. Try to remove yours without breaking one or the other. Have now learned the hard way to do whatever it takes to to soak the bolts/nuts for a good while before even trying! Work slowly. A grille with only 1 dent and 1 broken mount plate can be hard to find. I learned after multiple tries buying a grille off ebay to learn to post questions about the mount plates and studs. Almost ALL have some Major ploblems with the mounting points. I have a good collection of grilles for 49 ply. with varing amounts of broken stubs or broken off plates REASONABLE, If anyone is interested?! I wanted to change to a 49 grille on my 50 Suburban and now have a Ebay bought ,big collection of grilles that need repairs! Finally bought a Ebay NOS 49 grille for High dollars that still needs a complete buffing out! Pete's doesn't look too bad! Price is good. Remove yours first and then see! Greyhound Express Ship?? WAS very reasonable compared to other methods for larger packages and actually faster than the others. Something to think about. Best, Doug Quote
blueskies Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Posted October 6, 2012 Doug- you are right about the mounting points. I bought three grills for my '50 trying to find one good one. Wound up using my original which was better than all the others. The one I have left isn't perfect, but other than the dent and one missing mount bolt, it is very nice. The missing mount bolt isn't in a critical point, I think it could be used as is. I can take pics of all the mounting points, if anyone wants them Pete Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Good luck with the moving Pete. I know it's no fun. We didn't have any big furniture left to move after the tornado, but have replaced things piece at a time into the new house. I still have a mini storage unit full of smaller stuff, including a bunch of my old car things and tools to bring home.....most of it will go into the new detached garage they just recently finished. Will have to get all new shelves to boot as the old ones all got messed up. Thinking I may use some metal frame units from Sam's Club that sell for about 60 bucks or so. You can either configure them as one tall shelf or taller/shorter side by side. Probably just as cheap as buying wood to build my own. Have one already---using in the storage unit. Quote
james curl Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Bob, just replace the chip board they come with with 3/4" plywood. I have the 2'x4'x6' or two 2'x4'x3' units and with time the chip board deforms with the weight and falls through the frame. I have had to replace all of mine, first a toolbox full of tools fell through then the table size drill press and it continued from there. You might paint them with a good oil base paint to prevent them from taking on moisture and they might last longer. Quote
blueskies Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Posted October 14, 2012 FYI... Found a few more items, and put it all on ebay if anyone is interested- 218 Head: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964793161?item=110964793161&viewitem=&vxp=mtr '50 Grill: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964784450?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 '50 Front Bumper: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964508968?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 '50 Owner's Manual and Accessories Book: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964049215?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Plymouth Bulletin CD's: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964086577?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 '50 2door Fastback fender trim: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964089913?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 218/230 crank pulley hub: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964093296?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 218/230 Crank Pulley/Balancer:http://www.ebay.com/itm/110964094483?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 Pete Quote
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