I know! I just tried to get the spirit up.... -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: William Harrison [mailto:bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx] Sendt: 8. januar 2011 16:59 Til: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Emne: Re: SV: New guy in town 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. > > > > > > ---- 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. This email was sent to: arc.6265@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx u/?bUrDWg.bSONJP.YXJjLjYy ?p=TEXFOOTER