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| well this was a fun build,different than others,but i know many would not agree with my choice of power but it was all i had and at least i saved this old beauty from the crusher,,now she has a new rumbling head twisting life,,,,rich 
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| i'm from east sooke british columbia,can.and i see you are all from all over the map,cool,,and i was going to go satin black but decided to keep the original color
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VAROOM!
Too cool! That's great that you saved the car. Looks like you've got a nice piece of land there too!
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Location: Signal Mountain, TN | 57plymouth - 2012-02-21 7:45 AM
So tell us about the motor!!
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| ok,,i've checked out all your rides and must say cool cars,had no idea there were so many of interest,,ok the motor is a punched out 454 gm marine crusader,twin 600 cfm holley's,on a large port tunnelram,backed by a t/350 auto trans,MSD ignition,,i have basically left the car stock besides engine gear,all original mounts are still in incase i ever find a 313 poly |
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Hi Rich, this is Ian in Victoria, I spoke to you last night on the phone. Glad to see you made it here !
For the benefit of members, this car was advertised locally near me last June and I posted it on the for sale thread somewhere. The engine and trans had been removed by a high school shop at some point and were lost. I saw the car about 10-12 years ago running and it was in very nice original shape. |
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| hi Ian,,nice car pics,,is the spare really under the hump in the trunk??ans cool dash,,and color,,and i noticed a/c |
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | twistedpower - 2012-02-21 5:35 PM
hi Ian,,nice car pics,,is the spare really under the hump in the trunk??ans cool dash,,and color,,and i noticed a/c
No spare under the hump, its just there for decoration . the spare is mounted on the floor. A/C is aftermarket Mark-IV which was working but the compressor blew seals. I have a seal kit for it. |
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| a/c would be good to have,,geeze i don't even have a heater,now i need to find someone who could recover my seats and a new headliner |
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| cool the lugbolts are on thier way,,,,and rebuilt the driveshaft today yay no more viberating shake |
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Location: Central Alberta | Nice looking car, really like the color. Were there no 383`s or 440`s around to do a build?
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| well it's quite easy as a pro dragracer most engines are gm based,at the tracks,,i see thousands of cars with different brand engines,there,i realize not so common in street cars,but this car was a salvage job,i am not a fan of any particular car just unique cars in general,,,if i was to do a resto i would modernize the entire chassis with a 5.7 hemi and "art morrison" suspension,just the old car appearance,and today i drove the car downtown and i realize why brake upgrades are necessary,,DRUMS SUCK |
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Location: North Central Alberta Canada | Dam thing looks amazing.....I love it............ |
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| does anyone have a signal cancel mechanism for the steering column? i busted mine today,, |
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Location: Nebraska | Finding this just made my day. I love seeing those air cleaners poking through the hood. |
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| thank you,,so how are your cars coming along? are season here is so short just rain but i'm ready for spring(i think), and its easier to do a tune up i don't have to open the hood |
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Location: Nebraska | I know what you mean. With my old T-Bucket I could do adjust the timing and carbs from the front seat. I'm making some progress on my car. The engine is out and the gas tank is out and the car is almost fully stripped. I'll get some halfway decent bodywork done so I can get it in primer and then get it running and driving. It might be a primered rod for this summer so I can finish some other projects. I have my buddies 64 Dodge that I am turning into a gasser that I have to finish and then I have my 63 Plymouth to do. It seems like the work never ends. |
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| i hear ya there,the gasser is cool also,what is the 63 plymouth like?? i have no time in the summer to build rods cause i run my superpro dragcar every weekend and that thing takes alot of time,and so-on |
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Location: Nebraska | The 63 is extremely solid. It is a no rust car from California. I have the bodywork almost complete (there really wasn't much to do but dings and dents) and then I started on the gasser. So now I am finishing the gasser and throwing the 58 together at the same time. I can't imagine how much time racing full time would take. I'd love it but there is no way I could afford it or have the time for it. I'm glad guys like you do though so i can go and enjoy watching. |
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Location: Nebraska | It does. I was thinking about putting a 4 speed in it but now I am going to use that in the 58. |
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Location: Nebraska | I actually have a couple sets already. I have a complete 63 air conditioning dash and all the air conditioning parts. I just don't know if I can bring myself to putting air on the car. |
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| ok after driving this beast i have realized that the rear of the car is getting lower and lower to the ground and now if i give medium power the driveshaft hits the floor,,was wondering if there is airshocks for these old cars or should i get new leafsprings addad,,,,i wonder? |
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Location: Nebraska | I believe that air shocks for all large body plymouths will work. I used super stock springs on my red 58 and it sat high with standard shocks. I plan on going cheap and using the air shocks I already have on my current 58. Depending on the traction you need/want you may consider new springs. |
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| ok fixed i removed the shocks and welded a flange to them and slid a coil spring on them worked perfect no more rubbing,,,,, |
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| geeze does this fixen up ever stop,can't wait till our weather gets better,,want to cruise. |
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| does anyone know if i can get one piece rear axles for this 57? and where do i find front brake shoe's?? no one around here seems to have a clue |
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Location: Vancouver, BC | twistedpower - 2012-04-18 11:23 AM
does anyone know if i can get one piece rear axles for this 57? and where do i find front brake shoe's?? no one around here seems to have a clue
For the brakes, have you tried NAPA. They have a few stores in Victoria, and if they are not much help you can try the main Vancouver location at 138 West 3rd Avenue. The guys there were pretty good in tracking down parts. 1-604-874-5777
You might have to send in your shoes to get them relined.
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Location: Blythewood, SC | I had to have my brake shoes relined. There are no one piece axles for our cars. You can swap in a later rear axle assembly. I "think" the E body axle is a direct fit, but I cannot remember the widths. There is a chart on moparts.com that has the widths of the newer rear axles. |
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Location: Aquasco, MD | Relining the brake shoes is probably the most cost-effective option. I had the ones on my old Belvedere done by All Frictions Co. in Portland, CT. This was a few years ago, but they did a great job and had a pretty quick turnaround. Prices weren't bad, but I don't know how much of a hassle it would be for you to ship 'em across the border and back. Last time I tried to ship parts up to Canada I was shocked at what they wanted for shipping. |
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Location: Signal Mountain, TN | One note... whatever town your in, if there is a clutch specialist (like the one we have in town) they can usually re-line brake shoes as they do it for large truck brakes.
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Location: Jamaica Plain, MA | Nice car. For your rear end, you also might nuke the 57 unit with that motor. I put an E body rear in my 58 when I blew up the 4.1-1 in there after a 413 swap. It fit after some fiddling. You could also use the e brake on there... I imagine you have no e brake now? |
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| thanks for the help guys i will do all that once i take them off and get relined,as JT says i will nuke the rear diff too very soon,i did find a 78 lincoln diff with rear discs cheap with e-brake ,as i have not one now,,i just keep a 1/4 between me and cars infront,,maybee a parchute might help |
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | I met up with Rich tonight at a local cruise in.
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| Ian nice pics ya that was a cool car meet lots of good people,and your car looks amazingly nice |
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Location: Nebraska | The pics of those cars look great together. I love to see finned cars at shows.
If you can't get brake shoes I have started the disc brake conversion on my 58 and everything inside the front looked brand new on the one side. I haven't taken the passenger side off yet but if it looks as good i will let you know and you can decide if you want all of it. The disc brake swap with the Scarebird brackets I bought on Ebay is really easy. |
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| your car looks so nice,that is a impressive blue,,ya if ya don't want the old stuff i'd be interested for sure,,i got the front drums turned and new wheel cyclinders on top the bottom ones seemed ok,,but nice to have a spare set,are they the same shoes as the rear? |
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| oops i thought you were ian,sorry,your probably wondering blue ?? too funny,,how much of a job is the conversion and did you need a different master |
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Location: Nebraska | I think my uncle might be using the parts for his car. If he doesn't end up using them I will let you know. The conversion is easy. I am going to use a dual master cylinder. I got one from a 69 D-100 that will work. I am fighting with fitting headers in the car at the moment. Then I can run the brake lines. |
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| ok thats cool,ya i was just looking into it as well,i mite be putting in a lincoln 9 inch rear with disc brakes so i can tow my dragcar with the 57 |
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