Silly rabbit!!!!! It never comes to an end. There is always something to do to these ancient shrines to motoring history. Later Bill Harrison 65 Coronet 2 dr post --- On Sat, 1/8/11, Knud-Erik Holm <kebh@xxxxx> wrote: > From: Knud-Erik Holm <kebh@xxxxx> > Subject: SV: New guy in town > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 9:18 AM > > Hi Brian, > Here is how I fixed my cowl, changed it and used stainless > steel. > My car was 1/3 gone. When I opend her up. > > Good luck, and do not give up, it will come to an end. > > Knud holm, denmark. > > Ps. Some new paint pictures, there will be more coming, > incl. flamejob. > > http://picasaweb.google.com/107696932677027844048 > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: David Bailey [mailto:bb64d440@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sendt: 8. januar 2011 15:04 > Til: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Emne: RE: New guy in town > > > > > Hi Brian and welcome to the 62 - 65 Mopar site, the place > where you'll get > good info from some good guys. Hope you'll stay around a > long time. I like > AMC's especially the AMX.ummmm! As to the rust prone or > "trouble spots" on > our early B body Mopars, Mo's reply pretty well covered the > body for ya. One > reason for the sprayed on foam "could be" as simple as the > wiper arm pivot > seals dried out and leaked to the inside. Otherwise the > rusting of the inner > and outer cowl area on our cars can be, to some degree, a > common thing. As a > worst-case scenario, have a look at this page. > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/over62.html. > Still another place to inspect for rusting and most > importantly are the > front frame rails from where they attach to the trans cross > member and > forward. Also, check the area where the front shock towers > are welded to the > top of the frame rails. It's difficult to see with the > upper control arm and > wheel in the way but you'll find a "cavity" there, which > can fill with road > dirt/debris even though there are drain openings at the > corners. But with a > flashlight and some effort you should be able to determine > if these are > clogged or not. A tell-tale sign I picked up on is if you > find the U shaped > channel that runs around the outer lip of the upper control > arm is packed > full of road dirt/debris, then more than likely so will be > this "cavity". As > a matter of interest, the L side (cavity) on my car was > fine...but the R > side was packed solid and rusted through. So hopefully > you're not too > squeamish on rust so this won't scare you off and the car > you're looking at > will be solid. If not don't despair, all is repairable. > It's what keeps or > puts our obscure Mopars on the road for all to admire! > > Dave B > > '64 Dodge > 440 B-body > 2dr ht 383 cid > 4 bbl 4 spd duel exh > ZZW - Anniversary Gold w/ white side sweep > > > > > > > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > > From: im4amc_scouts2@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: New guy in town > > Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 22:25:23 -0500 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. I just signed up wanted to say hello and > also get a little > info. I don't currently own a Mopar, but have in the past > and currently own > a few AMCs. I'm looking at picking up a 64 Polara 4 door in > a trade deal > that would basically get me the car for almost free. I > haven't seen the car > in person yet, but it appears to be in pretty good shape > overall going by > the pictures I've received. Replacing the original Poly 318 > is a later model > 318 that apparently isn't running great right now. I'm > hoping it would be an > easy fix, but if not, I have an even later model rebuilt > 318 sitting in the > garage I could install (late 80s roller cam motor). As much > as I'd love a 2 > door, I don't mind the looks of the four door models > (without the post it > kind of looks like a long 2 door) and would like to turn > this car into a > family cruiser. > > > > Here's my question. From the pics, the body looks > really good, but the > owner says someone sprayed spray foam in the cowl. I'm > thinking that the > cowl might be rusty and was wondering if this is common, > unusual, etc. I > don't know 62 to 65 Mopars that well, so I don't know where > the "trouble > spots" might be. Are there any particular places on these > cars to look for > rusty? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Brian > > > > -- > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions > and negotiations > as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to > the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your privacy, > reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content > signal to Mopar > topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > > > > > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car > transactions and negotiations > as well as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to > the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect > your privacy, > reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content > signal to Mopar > topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > >