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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Ball Joint Sizes?
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
2. FW: Ball Joint Sizes?
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
3. Rain in Texas
From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
4. "Chrysler 500" Model 613 concept
From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
5. E-Bay Buer BEWARE
From: "David Schwandt" <finsrus@xxxxxxxx>
6. 61 Disc Brakes
From: Val Jeffers <edward1108@xxxxxxxxx>
7. RE: 61 Disc Brakes
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
8. 413 distibutor
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
9. 300C 392 hemi parts needed
From: "Owen & Jo Grigg" <ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>
10. 413 distibutor bushing
From: John Hertog <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
11. Fuel line flare?
From: "Owen & Jo Grigg" <ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 07:52:07 -0700
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Ball Joint Sizes?
This is regarding our 1962 300 Sport Short Wheelbase
I'm going to replace my upper & lower ball joints and the upper & lower
control arm bushings.
I know that it takes the smaller ball joints, but is that for the upper
& lower? Are the control arm bushings the same?
I assume that the listed NAPA parts on the club website will not work,
as those are part number for an "H"?
Thanks,
Matt Allyn
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 07:54:07 -0700
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: FW: Ball Joint Sizes?
PS - Are the ball joints the screw in or press in type?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Allyn [mailto:gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 6:52 AM
To: 'Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: Ball Joint Sizes?
This is regarding our 1962 300 Sport Short Wheelbase
I'm going to replace my upper & lower ball joints and the upper & lower
control arm bushings.
I know that it takes the smaller ball joints, but is that for the upper
& lower? Are the control arm bushings the same?
I assume that the listed NAPA parts on the club website will not work,
as those are part number for an "H"?
Thanks,
Matt Allyn
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 10:47:04 -0500
From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Rain in Texas
Howdy from flooded south Texas,
My neighbor has an accurate rain gauge and he has now recorded over 28
inches of rain beginning June 30th. We have seen in our little town one
pickup that rolled down a creek that looks like it has been through a
crusher. There is a late model foreign SUV about 15 feet up in a tree in
a creek bed near the center of town. We passed by one house that had lost
two of its sides and a mobile home washed down a creek north of town. We
have been marooned on our property numerous hours each day due to an
impassable high water crossing and that creek only begins behind another
neighbor's house!
The national weather service says we are in "catastrophic" flooding
conditions. The 8500 acre Canyon Lake about 60 miles from us has never
been full in its 30 year history since they built the dam and the spillway
is now pouring out over 40,000 cubic feet per second into swollen valleys
below it. Our governor declared disaster areas yesterday and President
Bush declared 29 counties federal disaster areas today. And it is still
raining cats and dogs. Evacuations are all around us.
Thankfully, I live on a hill some 350' of elevation above the city of
Kerrville, and my cars are high and dry in the barn. I've experienced 3
days of straight rain in California 40 years ago where we totaled 13
inches in three days. No comparison to this.
The animals in this area are lining up two by two hoping to be the pairs
chosen...
I know this wasn't car related but water-logged cabin fever is setting in
and y'all are my friends!
Wayne
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 11:21:45 -0500
From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: "Chrysler 500" Model 613 concept
In the July issue of Car Collector on page 34 begins an article on "The
Cars That Virgil Exner Drove". On that page is reference to the "Chrysler
500" and the "Model 613" mockup which most of us know as the original
Exner concept for the 1957 Chrysler 300C. On page 36 there is a picture
of the Chrysler 500 in Exner's driveway with an unfortunate reflection of
a white picket fence all the way down the side of it!
This is the first time I've ever seen or heard anything regarding the 613
car going past the mockup stage into a running, driving form. Virgil M.
Exner, Jr. (Ex's son) who contributed heavily to the article doubts the
car still exists or at least its whereabouts are unknown to him.
I know the quality of the sleuths among us that have found many other cars
that were thought no longer to exist! Does anyone have a lead on the 613
/ 500 car? If it helps any, let me give you some facts about the rest of
the car from Chrysler archive photos: the roofline appears to be that of
a '57 Plymouth or Dodge 2dr hardtop, not the Chrysler / DeSoto roof. The
entire front end is that of the first production '57 Chrysler 300Cs which
had single headlights (may have been changed to duals). The only side
trim was the 300 medallion ring mounted high on the rear quarter panel.
The fins on this car are a very exaggerated version of the '57 Plymouth.
It is expected that this car was built on a 300C chassis including drive
train and suspension. The custom body work is all by Ghia of Italy.
If the car is already in your garage or you have a lead on some dusty
warehouse that holds it, I'd like to hear about it because of my extensive
research on the 300Cs.
Thanks,
Wayne
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 12:42:03 -0500
From: "David Schwandt" <finsrus@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: E-Bay Buer BEWARE
Hi Gang, Just a note to suggest that any of you that may have purchased F
or G dash pots off E-bay during the last 10 months or so, If you haven't
installed them yet or tested them you had better do so. I purchased 2 of
them during the winter months from 2 separate vendors on E-bay. One was a
Vulcan #DV-84 the other a Filko DP-184. Both were correct for the F and
looked great! One was to be a replacement for the original non-working
unit and the other to be a spare. Both went for over $100 each ( I know, I
know...Yours truly is a fool) when shipping was figured in.
I got the F out this week for the 1st time this year to get it ready for a
Centennial parade tomorrow and installed one of the dash pots so I could
finally, after all these years, get the thing fine tuned and running right
only to discover that the new "nos" part would not hold vacuum. What a
bummer!...a $107.99 bummer to be exact!! Dug out the 2nd unit and tested
it with a vacuum tester and you guessed it, it was junk also.
Boy, they sure do look nice though!! Should, for that kind of dough!
Managed to contact the vendor of the 2nd unit I had bought on March 24 and
gave him all the details and inquired as to whether he would consider a
partial if not total refund. Waste of time, I figured and I wasn't
disappointed in that expectation!! Oh well, it has been over 30 days and I
have no record of the 1st seller any longer so it's been an expensive
lesson hard learned for this ol' Iowa boy!!
Any way, you can bet I will INSIST that any mechanical parts that I bid on
from now on be tested by the seller and guaranteed and I will darn sure
test again after receipt of the item. OK....I'll admit it, it's mostly my
fault, but I'll bet I'm not the only one who has bought parts to stash
them away as spares or for a future restoration!!!
Does any one have any idea as to a way of repairing these? At one time
John Lazenby offered a service to restore dist advance units. This would
entail about the same procedure I would expect.
In the meantime, any one out there want a cheap dash pot for your static
display!!!
Once burned, twice learned or something to that effect!!
Dave Schwandt
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 11:17:18 -0700 (PDT)
From: Val Jeffers <edward1108@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 61 Disc Brakes
I realize this has been discussed many times so forgive my rehashing.
Short of finding a Chrysler with disc brakes in junk yard, is there anyone
who makes a complete conversion kit for the G ? I appreciate your
indulgence.
Thanks,
Val Jeffers
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 11:25:39 -0700
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: 61 Disc Brakes
Oh yes. We put a kit on our 62 wagon and buying another for my 300. I
can't imagine that the kit would not work for a '61. I love my disc
brakes and the turn radius remained intact, which wasn't the case with a
previous disc brake conversion.
The guy who does it is: Roger Thomason
5424 S.E.Ramona St.
Portland, Oregon 97206
aajbrakes@xxxxxxxxxxx is the email address.
I love the way the kit worked on my wagon and looking forward to having
the previous disc system removed from my 300 and get this really great
set-up on. It is easy to install.
Jennifer Allyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Val Jeffers [mailto:edward1108@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 10:17 AM
To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Chrysler300] 61 Disc Brakes
I realize this has been discussed many times so forgive my rehashing.
Short of finding a Chrysler with disc brakes in junk yard, is there
anyone who makes a complete conversion kit for the G ? I appreciate your
indulgence.
Thanks,
Val Jeffers
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 14:22:38 -0700
From: "Jennifer Allyn" <gearhead.girl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 413 distibutor
The factory dual point distributor out of Jennifer's '62 300 413 block
has movement of the shaft. Does anyone know if it houses a bushing or
bearing?
If a bearing, is it a single or double bearing?
Anyone know where I can get the parts?
The distributor is the Auto Lite brand.
Thanks
Matt Allyn
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 11:57:10 +1200
From: "Owen & Jo Grigg" <ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 300C 392 hemi parts needed
Hi everyone,
Has anyone got a "dead" 392 lying around, I need a full set of original
external assembly bolts, intake, timing cover, oil pan etc.
Also desperately need a C generator GHM 6010, 6007.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Please help so I can get the 392 up
and running.
Thanks
Owen
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2002 19:30:19 -0400
From: John Hertog <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 413 distibutor bushing
NAPA, part # 4270, is replacement bushing.
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Allyn"
> The factory dual point distributor out of Jennifer's '62 300 413 block
> has movement of the shaft. Does anyone know if it houses a bushing or
> bearing?
> If a bearing, is it a single or double bearing?
> Anyone know where I can get the parts?
>
> The distributor is the Auto Lite brand.
>
>
> Thanks
> Matt Allyn
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 12:12:26 +1200
From: "Owen & Jo Grigg" <ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fuel line flare?
My old 300C fuel line has a type of internal flare (sorry I don't know the
correct name) on the pump end, should it have one on the tank end as well?
Also how the heck do I put these in the new line, what sort of tool do I
need and where can I get one? Been told it is similar to a "crox tool"(?)
that they use in plumbing but would have to be much smaller for a 5/16
fuel line.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Owen
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