Plymouthy Adams Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 (edited) ... Edited September 26, 2020 by Plymouthy Adams Quote
pm547100 Posted March 26, 2019 Report Posted March 26, 2019 Where do you get this thick rubber you are using for your mount's? Quote
casper50 Posted March 27, 2019 Author Report Posted March 27, 2019 (edited) bought it off of ebay. From this guy. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-4-Comm-Grade-Buna-N-Rubber-Sheet-12-x12-Black-70A-E-JAMES-4070-3-4A/273394512462?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Edited March 27, 2019 by casper50 Quote
casper50 Posted May 23, 2019 Author Report Posted May 23, 2019 Haven't been working on the 55 in a while. Had to go down to my son's and spent 4 weeks finishing his basement. 1800 square feet. Still have to go back on 2 June to finish. I've also been getting next winters firewood done and have pulled up my oak flooring, planed the old finish off, relayed to get rid of the shrinkage cracks, sanded and am finally putting finish on. Just wanted to let everyone know I'll be back on it around the end of June. Quote
mrwrstory Posted May 24, 2019 Report Posted May 24, 2019 Sometimes life's responsibilities,....or other interests get in the way of our auto obsession. Provides a little perspective. Quote
casper50 Posted June 1, 2019 Author Report Posted June 1, 2019 First time I've had time to work on the Pontiac in 2 1/2 months. I'm not going to be able to work on it for another 3 or 4 weeks but after that I should have free time again. Quote
casper50 Posted June 4, 2019 Author Report Posted June 4, 2019 Got another day to work on the Pontiac. 3 1 Quote
casper50 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Report Posted August 26, 2019 Finally got some time to start and break in the rebuilt engine. Small things popped up. Leaking fuel line, trans leaking at the front will have to pull and reseal, a few minutes after I ended the video the top water hose popped off spraying antifreeze everywhere. Lol Trials and tribulations. https://youtu.be/N1r38056oNU Quote
pflaming Posted August 26, 2019 Report Posted August 26, 2019 Welcome to the “Murphy’s Law” club LOL Quote
RobertKB Posted August 26, 2019 Report Posted August 26, 2019 Glad you are back working on the '55. Always enjoy the videos. Good luck with getting everything engine-wise sorted out. It seems there are always teething problems! Quote
casper50 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Report Posted August 26, 2019 Biggest thing is having to pull the trans again to get it sealed properly. Engine stuff is just pidley stuff. Quote
casper50 Posted September 27, 2019 Author Report Posted September 27, 2019 Finally fixed the leak in the rebuilt trans so with that done the body went on. Now to get all the panels on and get it painted. Quote
RobertKB Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) Very nice work. I wouldn't worry about door gaps as what you have done is probably better than it was coming from the factory. Old cars, even when new, never hat the fit and finish of today's cars. Your project is moving right along and I look forward to future updates. Edited September 27, 2019 by RobertKB Quote
casper50 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Report Posted October 1, 2019 I'm reinstalling the front sheet metal getting ready to paint. Have to align the hood but am having problems with the hood latch. It goes into the hole/slot perfectly and the latch and safety catch function well. The problem is when shut and I lift on the hood only it will raise in front 1.5" until the safety catch catches. What keeps the hood down snug? A couple of photos. Quote
casper50 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Report Posted October 1, 2019 Helps if I add the photos. Quote
casper50 Posted October 12, 2019 Author Report Posted October 12, 2019 Scored on a parts car near my home today. Only 30 miles from home. Got the windshield, left rear quarter window, the long one, found the spare wheel cover with all the trim, couldn't even find one of those on line. Also got some small parts. Will save big time on the glass. Quote
RobertKB Posted October 13, 2019 Report Posted October 13, 2019 21 hours ago, casper50 said: Scored on a parts car near my home today. Only 30 miles from home. Got the windshield, left rear quarter window, the long one, found the spare wheel cover with all the trim, couldn't even find one of those on line. Also got some small parts. Will save big time on the glass. Sounds like you scored big. Lucky day! I found parts I have searched high and low for through pure luck and quite close to home and when least expected. Do you believe in Karma? 1 Quote
casper50 Posted October 13, 2019 Author Report Posted October 13, 2019 Hope it's good karma. Also scored the driveshaft as the one that I have is 2" too long. It's for a Star Chief not the Chieftain. Quote
RobertKB Posted October 14, 2019 Report Posted October 14, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, casper50 said: Hope it's good karma. Also scored the driveshaft as the one that I have is 2" too long. It's for a Star Chief not the Chieftain. It would be good karma! I am amazed at how "hard to find" parts can suddenly appear close to home. However, for the cars I have, parts cars are getting harder and harder to find. While doing my '51 Dodge D39 business coupe project, I only found one parts car and it was a 4-door sedan. It still had most of the parts I was looking for and the price was right....free! This is the parts car. It had sat on the ground without any wheels on for so long that it had sunk into the ground. I needed a rear bumper bracket so had my friend help me dig it out. The owner then brought a tractor and lifted the back end up which we blocked very carefully. When we were done, we couldn't close the doors. Assuming the frame was so rotten that it was damaged when lifted. I still amazingly got a lot of good smaller parts I needed for my project. I'm thinking I might go back one day and pull the last few remaining useful parts off it as possible spares in the future or for someone else to use if needed. I would donate any parts I got from it as they would be free to me. It is a Canadian Dodge so virtually everything is inter changeable with a Plymouth. Edited October 14, 2019 by RobertKB 1 Quote
RobertKB Posted October 19, 2019 Report Posted October 19, 2019 9 hours ago, casper50 said: Just finished. Great looking paint! That car is going to be gorgeous when it's done!! Quote
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