Welcome on board Bob!
Thank you for the information, I will keep note of it. But!
The guy did not know what he was doing (Other that spending your money) that was playing with your drive shaft. Sounds like all you needed was a new rear U joint, they dry out and you generally cant get grease into the caps in the shaft its self. If it starts to wobble or bind no amount of grease will fix it. Also, if he knew what he was doing he could have saved you $200.00+ dollars by replacing (Probably Not needed) your ball and trunnion with a U joint setup on your shaft. Also Sounds like you need to find a real body shop, if they cant build a wheel arch from metal, WOW! They are just parts replacers not bodymen. I have had several wheel openings redone by real body shops and they use metal every time.
Looks like it;s to late but go to
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/restoration-sources.html scroll down to
Cooling System & Heating & Air Conditioning, look at,
Anthony Powell, Dept. 62 to 65 Mopar, 1305 North Grant Drive, Sherman, TX 75092 Or e-mail aepowell3@xxxxxxxxxxx and tell Anthony you saw his ad here. His repairs are bullet proof and most are $35.00 with a high of $70.00. NOS switches are already old to begin with and will go bad a lot faster than when new 50 years ago.
But this is the great advantage of this site, someone to help each other from making expensive mistakes.
Herb
1954 DeSoto Firedome Estate Wagon 276 HEMI
1956 Plymouth Belvedere 361 4-Sale
1959 Dodge Coronet 326 Poly
1961 Plymouth Belvedere Custom Suburban Wagon 318 Poly
1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer Wagon 318 Poly
1963 Plymouth Fury 2D/HT 7.0L Gen III HEMI
1963 Plymouth Sport Fury Convertible 361
1970 Chrysler 300 Hurst 440
1979 Dodge Aspen Sport Wagon 360
1999 Durango SLT 5.9L
2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1L
St. Louis, MO.
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Date: 2/5/2013 1:29:00 PM
Subject: 1965 Belvedere Parts
Hi -
I am new to the group and this information may be old news to the
members but perhaps some may be interested. After spending a long time
suffering with a driveline "wobble" on takeoff, I had my driveshaft balanced
with little improvement. I had a mechanic try to rebuild the ball and
but we concluded that it was probably beyond repair. I was able to locate a
complete u-joint conversion driveshaft at
was $403 delivered to Maine, it fit perfectly and solved my problem. I
think it was a good value.
I had some work done on my 1965 Belvedere a few years ago.
Everything was done in metal except a portion of the wheel arches because,
at that time, replacement wheel arches were not available (or at least I
couldn't find them). I went ahead with the work with the intention of
redoing the wheel arches with metal if I found replacement parts. I since
set of driver and passenger side wheel arches cost me about $300 delivered
and they look great. I am waiting until the snow melts to have them
installed by the shop.
Finally, I was plagued by a bad heater control valve. The local
radiator shop said that they were hard to get and their experience with
rebuilt HCVs was bad. After a lot of calling, I found NORS HCVs for $100
shown on their website so you need to call. Given how old the heaters are
on our cars and the fact that HCVs are, to my knowledge, manufactured
anymore, it is worth it to buy one while they are still available. I
installed my NORS HCV without removing the heater and with little mess.
I saw where one of the club members was asking about convertible
tops. I purchased a top from
e a couple of years ago and had it installed last year. The top is
absolutely beautiful and a good value at $299.95. I have installed them in
the past with mixed results so I went to a top shop this time and it worked
out well. One word of caution - the sides of my top extend ever so slightly
over the tops of the front windows so when I open and close the doors, I put
the window down slightly to clear the top. I am not sure what the deal is
but it looks great so I live with it. I got a perfect well liner in the
right color at
onvertible-WELL-LINER/367524/WL64CRW0016.html for $130 including shipping.
I know of one company that sells a correct boot with hidden snaps
pre-installed. It fit perfectly the first time I tried. If anyone is
interested I will try to remember the contact information.
Bob Faunce
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2013 8:09 PM
Subject: Welcome new member - 1965 Belvedere II convertible
Welcome to the 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse to Bob!
Below is his introduction.
Thanks,
Gary H
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I have owned a 1965 Belvedere II convertible since 1982 and live in Maine.
Bob
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