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plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | I haven't got the car just yet but it is paid for. It is a running rust free 1961 dodge polara sedan. It's going to need a general tune up to get her back roadworthy. Also my girlfriend bought a 64 dodge dart so we both are driving mopars. That's all I have for now. I will keep this updated regularly. | ||
FIN ME |
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | Congratulations, plymouth! Hope to see some photos soon! | ||
bel5758 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 716 | Pics of both cars please! | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Here is mine. Attachments ---------------- attachment.jpeg (17KB - 375 downloads) attachment-1.jpeg (22KB - 270 downloads) attachment-2.jpeg (51KB - 238 downloads) attachment-3.jpeg (26KB - 245 downloads) | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Here is her car. Attachments ---------------- PART_1372030916168.jpeg (72KB - 310 downloads) PART_1372030988310.jpeg (74KB - 268 downloads) PART_1372031021395.jpeg (43KB - 227 downloads) | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | That background looks suspiciously familiar ! Neat car. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Thanks my car is still in California at Big M's. it should be here in a couple of weeks. I am going to leave my car bone stock. I am very excited. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Her car has had the interior redone. It runs and drives. Slant 6 with torqueflite. we plan on bringing both to cruisin the coast.. Edited by plymouth 2013-06-24 12:22 PM | ||
sconut1 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 782 Location: Edmonton, Alberta | Is that an Air Conditioner I see underneath the dash of the Dart? If so, does it work? Both look like really solid cars! Hope you have fun at the show. | ||
SavoyPlaza |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1172 Location: Georgia | Nice cars! I must ask if those are Ford Galaxie taillight lens on the rear of the Dart? Let us know when the '61 arrives! Pete | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Yes the air conditioning does work. It blows cool after a few minutes of driving. I am not sure about the tail lights. I do plan on adding an under dash unit to mine as well. | ||
bel5758 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 716 | Good on ya CB. Sounds like you got a keeper there, and I don't mean just the car! | ||
polara61 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 417 Location: Bräcke,Sweden | A 61 Polara. Congratulations to the coolest of cars. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Thanks guys. | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7210 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Christian, your images should have the extension jpg instead of jpeg to view in the forum. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | I will try to upload the pictures again later. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Let me try again ('61 Polara, '58 Suburban 004.JPG) ('61 Polara, '58 Suburban 003.JPG) ('61 Polara, '58 Suburban 002.JPG) ('61 Polara, '58 Suburban 001.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 019.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 018.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 017.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 016.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 015.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 014.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 013.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 020.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 022.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 023.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 023.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 024.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 028.JPG) ('61 Polara, '58 Suburban 006.JPG) ('61 Polara, '58 Suburban 007.JPG) ('61 Polara, '58 Suburban 008.JPG) ('59 SF convertible 011.JPG) Attachments ---------------- '61 Polara, '58 Suburban 004.JPG (126KB - 174 downloads) '61 Polara, '58 Suburban 003.JPG (126KB - 172 downloads) '61 Polara, '58 Suburban 002.JPG (126KB - 171 downloads) '61 Polara, '58 Suburban 001.JPG (126KB - 170 downloads) '59 SF convertible 019.JPG (126KB - 172 downloads) '59 SF convertible 018.JPG (125KB - 168 downloads) '59 SF convertible 017.JPG (125KB - 175 downloads) '59 SF convertible 016.JPG (125KB - 178 downloads) '59 SF convertible 015.JPG (126KB - 179 downloads) '59 SF convertible 014.JPG (126KB - 171 downloads) '59 SF convertible 013.JPG (126KB - 182 downloads) '59 SF convertible 020.JPG (125KB - 189 downloads) '59 SF convertible 022.JPG (125KB - 172 downloads) '59 SF convertible 023.JPG (126KB - 164 downloads) '59 SF convertible 023.JPG (126KB - 175 downloads) '59 SF convertible 024.JPG (125KB - 190 downloads) '59 SF convertible 028.JPG (126KB - 190 downloads) '61 Polara, '58 Suburban 006.JPG (124KB - 197 downloads) '61 Polara, '58 Suburban 007.JPG (126KB - 177 downloads) '61 Polara, '58 Suburban 008.JPG (126KB - 177 downloads) '59 SF convertible 011.JPG (126KB - 186 downloads) PART_1372030916168.jpeg (72KB - 182 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | Loving that Polara, plymouth! Congrats!!! | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Thanks. More updates to come.. | ||
imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7210 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Well you certainly got yourself a good, solid sedan there! Congrats. You might want to add power brakes to it! Funny - a top line model Dodge with out Power brakes. Edited by imopar380 2013-06-27 9:56 PM | ||
MOPAR-TO-YA |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5139 Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | Nice score there Christian. I bet you got a good deal on it and what you save in repair costs will be much more than what you have to pay for shipping. A little clean up and get the body in some Urathane or Epoxy primer and you will be cruis'in.......................MO | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Nice score, CB! One of the things that your car needs (esp. in MS), is A/C. Finding & installing a complete OEM unit would be a challenge, but that's what this hobby is all about, and, your car is 'rough' enuf that changing-over its dashboard, etcetcetc...to A/C would not mean hurting the car's "already-nice" appearance. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | I think what I am going to do is find an old dealer installed AC unit and converted over to R134a. I have a friend that does really good body work. we are going to paint this car together. I am sticking to the original color. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | The polara should be arriving in a week or less. I have kept myself occupied rebuilding the brakes on my girlfriends 1964 dart. her dad and I are replacing the trunk pan and it should be finished up by this weekend. when I get my car I am going to rebuild the brakes tune up the engine, clean the car really well, rustproof the undercarriage floors and trunk , and get my friend to paint it. Edited by plymouth 2013-07-10 4:14 PM | ||
plymouth |
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plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | So far I have cleaned the interior and primed and undercoated the trunk. Car has a lot of options. Im going to hook up the fuel tank tomorrow and start rebuilding the brakes and replace all power steering, fuel hoses, and radiator hoses. Im going to drive the hell outta it! Nah.. But im gonna enjoy it. I got a buddy who is a professional painter and he is going to help me paint it. I am going to replace the foam under the seat covers and get the upholstery shop to restitch all the seams and repair the few minor tears. Did I mention that this car is rust free??? Edited by plymouth 2013-08-04 10:55 PM | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | here is a picture of the carpet and the door panel. (2013-08-03_08-02-48_30-1.jpg) (r2013-08-03_08-00-29_62-1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-08-03_08-02-48_30-1.jpg (141KB - 177 downloads) r2013-08-03_08-00-29_62-1.jpg (369KB - 176 downloads) | ||
61forfun |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 466 Location: Vancouver, Washington | Front and rear bumper guards... way cool!!!! | ||
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | And rear wheel rock guards as well! Also cool! | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | it is official I may be the luckiest person on earth. I have gotten in touch with the previous owner of the car and he has some great news for me. he told me that the engine and transmission were rebuilt and they only have about 5000 miles on them. he is also going to give me the car's life long history. he attached a few pictures of the car in an email. Attachments ---------------- securedownload-2.jpeg (189KB - 182 downloads) securedownload-3.jpeg (192KB - 183 downloads) | ||
big m |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7819 Location: Williams California | Glad to hear you are happy with the Polara, CB!! It needed a new owner to give it the TLC that was necessary. ---John | ||
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | Congrats regarding the info from the previous owner...that sort of information is golden! | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | change the oil , fixed the turn signals, and installed a new water pump as the old one had play in the bearing. The fuel pump and wheel cylinder will be in tomorrow. The rest of the wheel cylinders can be honed. The radio even works in this car.. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | More pics.... here are two pictures that the previous owner sent me Edited by plymouth 2013-08-06 10:51 PM (2013-08-06_18-56-45_303-1.jpg) (2013-08-06_18-56-14_192-1.jpg) (2013-08-06_18-56-33_441-1.jpg) (2013-08-06_19-02-33_503-1.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2013-08-06_18-56-45_303-1.jpg (387KB - 178 downloads) 2013-08-06_18-56-14_192-1.jpg (306KB - 165 downloads) 2013-08-06_18-56-33_441-1.jpg (400KB - 164 downloads) 2013-08-06_19-02-33_503-1.jpg (220KB - 180 downloads) securedownload-2.jpeg (190KB - 177 downloads) securedownload-3.jpeg (191KB - 178 downloads) securedownload-3.jpeg (191KB - 179 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5139 Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | C.B.---do you realize that is a California black licence plate car? That is valuable to some people. That plate was issued when the car was brand new and stayed with the car when it was sold or traded. IIRC. That is kinda neat as it shows people that the plate was issued to the car when brand new. I got Calif. black plates with my 64 Dodge that was never sold out of the state till I got it. You may be able to register and licence your car and use the black plates you have..I didn't notice, do those plates have a year stamped in them?...........................MO | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | hey I did not realize that about the tag. I did make some progress today. I started rebuilding the brakes and got her running.. I'm going to have to rebuild a carburetor but that is a must. Lol | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Drove it for the first time today..well not far , maybe 30 feet. I need to redo the back brakes still. I have the front brakes all buttoned up. More to come. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | I pulled the rear brake drums off today. the lining material on the brake shoes came off. so I took the shoes to a local brake shop and I am getting the rear shoes relIned. is it a necessity to get the front shoes relined now? | ||
jimntempe |
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Expert Posts: 2312 Location: Arizona | Not necessarily. The ideal brake system is balanced front and rear and maintains that balance under all conditions. The balance is the result of a lot more then whether the front and rear shoes are "the same". In a simple system there is no way to actually have it balanced in "normal stops" and also balanced in "HARD stops. That's because of weight shifting during a HARD stop. To make the system seem "good" or "powerful" especially when it's not power brakes, the manufacturer "balances" things so that the rear brakes do about half the work. That's fine for "normal" stops. But in a hard stop, where 70% of the weight winds up on the front wheels, that causes the rear brakes (which now only have 30% of the weight) to lock up way before the fronts do. The rear usually goes sideways, possibly spinning the car. So until you have driven the car and get a feel for how well balanced the brakes are in HARD stops I wouldn't worry about redoing the fronts. ANother option is to install a proportioning valve in the rear brake line so you can dial in the split between the front and rear. I had to do that years ago with my 76 4X4 Blazer to keep it from going sideways every time I stopped in the rain. But it made it so the fronts did most of the work in normal stops and consequently the pedal effort went up for normal driving. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | okay thank you very much for the advice. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | The rear (any-) brake shoes will need to be bedded to the linings before you'll really know how they perform. Casually (and concernedly) ask your shop what the linings' ratings are. The best lining material is rated FF/FF (Wet/Dry)....but don't volunteer any knowledge to them. Just say that a friend asked you to find out the stopping-rating of their linings. That shop had better know, and tell you, the quality of those new linings. The ratings may well (should) be printed onto the linings, and you could also ask them where the linings were/who manufactured them. You shouldn't try to slam-on the brakes, initially, but, several 3/4 efforts, from 50 MPH, slowing down to 30-ish, should give you some indication of how the rears and fronts will work out, together. After that, you can stop from 30-40 MPH a few times, over several days, but I would not suggest over-heating the new linings (even on the lazy-rears) which might cause them to glaze over. I'd still recommend that you get some wrecking yard brake shoes and get them re-lined by Firm Feel; that way you can do an A:B comparison with your existing front shoes, or install them and, then, have your local shop re-line the existing ones--if you really want to do a "fresh" A:B comparison. Edited by d500neil 2013-08-09 5:18 PM | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | thanks Neil. that does sound like a good idea. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Check out this discussion/photos: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=48222&... | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | not only does this car have a rebuilt engine and transmission , it also has a rebuilt power steering gear box in the trunk. looks like I will be installing that one in a few weeks. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | Well, I have got the relined shoes back. It will be a few days before I can work on the car again. I will finish up the rear brakes soon and rebuild the carberator. I will wait until my friend has a free day so he can help me install the rebuilt poiwer steering gear box. Not much longer and this car will be road ready. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Pics of them, as delivered? | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | yes I will post some pictures and a couple of days. | ||
plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 2264 Location: McComb, Mississippi | trying to finish up these rear brakes and fix a bad off idle stumble. Replaced the spark plug wires , cleaned the spark plugs , and rebuilt the carburetor which was already rebuilt. I still need to adjust the points a little bit. Hopefully this will cure the stumble. | ||
jimntempe |
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Expert Posts: 2312 Location: Arizona | The last car I had with an off idle stumble cleared up with a change in the initial advance setting so don't rule that out. | ||
VAN HELSING |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 982 Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | ....... ........ Not sure why but I missed the original post on your car........ I might be in a minority group because I like 4 door sedans but too bad.... Not sure why but I really like the look of '61 Dodge's, they kinda have a "sad" looking front which is the opposite to my '59 Dodge's "angry "looking front. I really dig the original "as found "condition of your Dodge I'd be proud to own that one !! Good find there, and doubly good getting hold of it's past history too. I like ..... ... | ||
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