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Finadk![]() |
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Veteran Posts: 130 ![]() ![]() Location: Central NJ | I added an in tank electric fuel pump to the fuel tank on my 56 in preparation for the fuel injection once the motor goes in. [ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Finadk 2011-11-23 12:29 PM | ||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13062 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Thanks' for posting this nice sequence work! I really dig when someone documents a work this way! | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1052 ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Auckland, New Zealand. | Looking good Vincent! Possibly my favorite time of the assembly. Glenn. | ||
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Finadk![]() |
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Veteran Posts: 130 ![]() ![]() Location: Central NJ | Thank you. I have been documenting most of the steps along the way of restoring my 56 Dodge. Its a good thing I did.... I started this project in 2001 and thankfully have enough reference pictures to put it back together again. I have enough to write a book on my experiments with rust removal alone! I knew I was on the right track when my kids and friends started calling my garage "Dexter's Laboratory". ![]() Edited by Finadk 2011-11-23 3:04 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 4075 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Connecticut | Chrome58 - 2011-11-23 4:20 AM Installed the restored heater core in the engine bay, and the pedal assembly inside. Waiting for my brake bellow booster to come back from Dewey's in Oregon to install the rest. Just a thought...you may want to remove the housing/heater core from the firewall until after the engine is in the car. Otherwise, you risk damaging the housing when doing the engine/transmission installation. Ron | ||
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Chrome58![]() |
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Expert Posts: 1316 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | ronbo97 - 2011-11-23 10:31 PM Just a thought...you may want to remove the housing/heater core from the firewall until after the engine is in the car. Otherwise, you risk damaging the housing when doing the engine/transmission installation. Ron I thought about it, Ron ... But the thrill of finally advancing in my restoration and seeing things reassembled got me ! I think I'll leave it in place, but I will use much precautions, and some protection for when the engine comes in. BTW, I have not forgotten about your offer to guide me in the installation of the power windows. It's just that I prefer at the moment to focus on the firewall things. As soon as I'm ready for it, I'll get back to you, if you still agrees ! Thanks. | ||
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Chrome58![]() |
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Expert Posts: 1316 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | I've done little today ... Cleaned, oiled and installed the speedometer cable. And then I started to install the main wire harness behind the dashboard. A big thanks to Greg Legatt for his all labeled new harnesses ... ![]() (P1010066b.jpg) (P1010067b.jpg) (P1010068b.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Expert Posts: 2596 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Chrome58 - 2011-11-27 11:45 AM I've done little today ... Cleaned, oiled and installed the speedometer cable. And then I started to install the main wire harness behind the dashboard. A big thanks to Greg Legatt for his all labeled new harnesses ... :cool: It looks very seriously out your work with the new electricity, well done ![]() | ||
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big m![]() |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7812 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Williams California | Your car is looking great, Vincent!!!!!!! ---John | ||
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FIN ME![]() |
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Expert Posts: 2788 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: USA - KY | ![]() Darnitall, Vincent...even your wires are pretty. Great work you are doing! Yesterday, I took the DeSoto out for some highway exercise, and some experimentation with the "passing gear". Snaps your head back, it does. ![]() | ||
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Chrome58![]() |
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Expert Posts: 1316 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | Thanks everyone for your kind comments !! | ||
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Rebels-59![]() |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Spent a few Hrs yesterday preparing for Winter Hibernation.. Got the Dodge out and cleaned / washed garage floor, The last time i used the Dodge she played up under acceleration ( like on 4 cylinders ), So went straight to the accelerator pump and Yep Stuck, ( only replaced it 6 months ago ) so got that working and bent the bar that goes to it to remove the slack and she runs like a Champ, No Stutters and lights up the rear end again. Put the Dodge back in garage and covered her up, Need to Wire Wheel the Trunk Floor this winter and Rust Proof it up, It is all original but now starting to get surface rust appearance under the Rubber Mat, so Clean Up time.. | ||
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Beltran![]() |
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Expert Posts: 1730 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Michigan | Got the short block painted, the engine stand built and dropped the engine into it. Then put the lifters, heads, rods, rocker assemblies and torqued it all down. Startin to look a little less cluttered in the work area. ![]() (IMG_0509 (640x478).jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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Expert Posts: 1530 ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: ZH, Switzerland | Wow, looks wonderful! Big congratulation! Happy Motoring! Dieter | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8445 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Perth Australia | I got rid of some paint off the roof of my phoenix today, the paint is badly cracked over most of the car, but the roof is the worse. Its cracked down to the metal with rust lines in the shape of the cracks. Still not really sure what colour the car was orriginally, but starting to think it was black. I dont think its been painted lots of times, but the layers are as follows top coat is burgandy second is light blue third is black forth is sort of red I think the red is undercoat, the black is orriginal colour, the light blue is high fill primer? Under the window rubbers its black also. The way the tags are done is different to how the US produced cars are done and what I think is the paint tag does not match any of the paint codes I have found for the 60 dodge | ||
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Regular Posts: 72 ![]() ![]() Location: Townsville,Qld,Australia | I've been sorting out a longhorn setup. They're on late 906 heads with hp exhaust manifolds. Fuel delivery is sorted. Linkages are sorted and better than original. PCV is plumbed into the balance tube. Carbs are holley 450 mechanical sec with no sec throttle pumps. ![]() | ||
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Chrome58![]() |
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Expert Posts: 1316 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | Received my power brake booster restored from Dewey's Power Brake Booster Exchange in Oregon. I certainly recommend him : very good contact, fast turnaround and shipping, and nice work ! I installed it on the firewall (but it will need some adjusting at the pedal assembly). (P1010071b.jpg) (P1010073b.jpg) (P1010074b.jpg) (P1010077b.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13062 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Just wow - that booster sure looks nice! | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 444 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Sweden Vansbro | Vincent, Amazing work you do with your car, I just drool of what the pictures show. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 689 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Santa Barbara, California | Sounds a little insignificant compared to all the above postings LOL, but last night, I took the 59 out into town to go to the BB King concert here in Santa Barbara at the Granada Theater... Was so hard to leave her in the parking lot.... those fins wanted to see BB~!!! What a better concert to take fins to... Awesome! peace love and fins bryan | ||
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Regular Posts: 72 ![]() ![]() Location: Townsville,Qld,Australia | Bryan1960Windsor - 2011-12-01 7:41 AM Sounds a little insignificant compared to all the above postings LOL, but last night, I took the 59 out into town to go to the BB King concert here in Santa Barbara at the Granada Theater... Was so hard to leave her in the parking lot.... those fins wanted to see BB~!!! What a better concert to take fins to... Awesome! peace love and fins bryan Haha...sounds MORE significant to me. Yours is going!!!! ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 107 ![]() Location: Australia | You got to be lucky to have a long horn ![]() | ||
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Beltran![]() |
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Expert Posts: 1730 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Michigan | Well I hurt the back this week and wasn't up to going outside in the garage in the cold to work. However, my wife just happened to remember I was looking for a KD Tool #435 Door handle remover and found one lost in the 'collector tools' section of eBay. Got a NOS unit for 54 bucks. :).. nice xmas present from the wife. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 792 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Buena Park, CA | I used the 56' Belvedere my girlfriend an I bought a couple of months ago to propose to her yesterday. Decorated the Belv with some Christmas lights and had some friends trailer it to the parking lot of the restaurant we were eating at so that it would be siting there light up when she walked out. She said yes and the Belv will be part of our lives forever. (proposal-with-car.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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wizard![]() |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13062 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | You better take care of that woman - If you proposed with the help of an old car and she accepted, she surely loves you!! Congrats?!!! (where the goat is tied, he must eat) ![]() | ||
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Finadk![]() |
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Veteran Posts: 130 ![]() ![]() Location: Central NJ | I finally figured out a way fabricate / modify the transmission crossmember to work with the T56 6 Speed. I cut out the middle of the original x member, welded in two 11" lengths of 3/8 x 3 steel plate. Next step is to fabricate a "H" shaped horizontal support to mount the trans mount. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Finadk 2011-12-19 9:20 AM | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7812 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Williams California | DepsilonD - 2011-12-15 10:44 AM I used the 56' Belvedere my girlfriend an I bought a couple of months ago to propose to her yesterday. Decorated the Belv with some Christmas lights and had some friends trailer it to the parking lot of the restaurant we were eating at so that it would be siting there light up when she walked out. She said yes and the Belv will be part of our lives forever. Congratulations to the both of you!!!!! ---John | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 792 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Buena Park, CA | Thanks guys . . . her reaction was priceless. Definitely a great woman. . . beauty, education, and she loves cars as much as I do. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 957 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Signal Mountain, TN | wizard - 2011-12-15 2:59 PM You better take care of that woman - If you proposed with the help of an old car and she accepted, she surely loves you!! What he said! My first (and now ex-) wife never did get the car thing... it was always an issue.... My fiance however has lit a fire under me. She has demanded that I have the Savoy done before our wedding date of June the 9th of next year, as that is when, per her request, we are to use it as our getaway vehicle. She even posted a pic of the car on our little wedding website. Yeah, if you can find one that embraces the Forward look side of you, you've chosen wisely. ![]() | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8948 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: WHEELING,WV.>>>HOME OF WWVA | just got an oem 383 4bbl. intake delivered . the condition amazed me , it's probably an 8 of 10 . the price was crazy low ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,54$ delivered . i'm way more than satisfied and it came from ebay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -------------------------------later | ||
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FIN ME![]() |
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Expert Posts: 2788 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: USA - KY | ![]() I MISSED my FL car today, 'cause the weather is wet and the DeSoto is in our tiny garage under its blanket, waiting for better weather. Congratulations, Dave! (Yep...we "car gals" are keepers. ![]() ![]() | ||
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DepsilonD![]() |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 792 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Buena Park, CA | Rick, Hahaha! I think our lovely ladies are cut from similar cloth. I have also been told that I better get to work on the car or that I will never hear the end of it. Good luck to you man. And Rosy . . . you couldn't be more right. Thank you for the "congratulations". Dave | ||
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Expert Posts: 2679 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | FIN ME - 2011-12-20 1:58 PM ![]() I MISSED my FL car today, 'cause the weather is wet and the DeSoto is in our tiny garage under its blanket, waiting for better weather. Congratulations, Dave! (Yep...we "car gals" are keepers. ![]() :) I covered my car with a thick car cover, my garage has a metal roof and it sweats.... great. Well the car wont be getting rained on anymore. She waits for the 25 pieces of chrome to come back next month. Then some engine work too. | ||
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FIN ME![]() |
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Expert Posts: 2788 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: USA - KY | ![]() Wow, 59CRL...25 pieces of chrome! You're going to need sunglasses for all that bling! Your car is going to look sooooo cool. Gotta love that chrome! ![]() | ||
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Matthew Keij![]() |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 481 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: The Netherlands | I just started the convertible and let it running for about 10 minutes. Also put the kick panel back in after I fixed the autronic eye | ||
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wizard![]() |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13062 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Matthew Keij - 2011-12-21 6:12 PM I just started the convertible and let it running for about 10 minutes. Also put the kick panel back in after I fixed the autronic eye Aha, where the control box mounted OEM behind the kick panel in the '59's? - Anyone knows wher it was mounted in the '60 cars? | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 455 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: seattle, Wa. | Looks like this is where I can find Matthew these days! I wrote to you but I don't hear back too often. You connected the Autronic Eye and it works? Cool! Have you figured out the radio conversion, or do you not use the radio? Any luck with that power seat? have you fixed the cvt top linkage? | ||
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Matthew Keij![]() |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 481 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: The Netherlands | rogerh - 2011-12-21 1:37 PM Looks like this is where I can find Matthew these days! I wrote to you but I don't hear back too often. You connected the Autronic Eye and it works? Cool! Have you figured out the radio conversion, or do you not use the radio? Any luck with that power seat? have you fixed the cvt top linkage? Where did you wrote me? I haven't seen it. The autronic eye works. I only had to switch 2 wires as it was going to hi beam instead of dimming. Radio is al figured out too. Top is fixed and works perfect, power seat also works. Movies of these 2 are posted on the 59 P forum. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7207 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | wizard - 2011-12-21 9:21 AM Aha, where the control box mounted OEM behind the kick panel in the '59's? - Anyone knows where it was mounted in the '60 cars? Sven, on my ex- 1960 Polara the control for the auto dimmer is mounted on the left above the kick panel. Edited by imopar380 2011-12-21 3:23 PM | ||
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wizard![]() |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13062 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Thanks' Ian, I'll check if it will fit there on my Saratoga | ||
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Expert Posts: 2202 ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Muskego, WI | Installed my newly rebuild and tested evaporator unit into the trunk of my Imperial as it was "nice" yesterday (42 degrees F). | ||
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Veteran Posts: 130 ![]() ![]() Location: Central NJ | I finally mocked up everything I need to finish off the T56 installation I can start welding up the trans mount pieces this week. ![]() | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7812 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Williams California | Drove the '59 Custom Royal 400 miles to southern California, but found out after driving two hours that the radiator is partially plugged. Had to keep the speed below 55 MPH in order to not overheat. Will be changing out the radiator this weekend, as this one has a marginal core. ---John | ||
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Expert Posts: 2490 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Kansas City, KS | took the 57 up to get the mufflers replaced. while on the lift, I found a leaking brake line. then couldn't get it to start to drive off the lift. it was cranking super slow like the battery was completely discharged. I arced across the starter relay and it spun fast and fired right up. I'm going to try one of my spare relays and see if that finally cures my slow cranking problem. | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 337 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: UK | This is my first time posting on this thread, daft really as I'm tinkering in the garage most days. So today I sorted an intermittent horn problem where it never worked in the straight ahead (or whenever you needed to use it). Turned out to be a poor ground on the center of the column. I got round this by making a jumper cable to go around the rubber coupling between the bottom of the steering column and steering box. I'm sure my neighbours will disagree but it now works a treat!! Also I fabricated a new pair of sun visors by taking the guts out of the original ones which are falling to bit with the slightest touch. All the metal joints were seized solid, freed them off and cleaned them up and bolted them to some tinted perspex cut the same shape as the original visors. Fitted an off side mirror which should help with driving here in the UK. Hooked up the after market heater temperature control valve to the dashboard slider. It's been getting a bit hot in there since I fitted new door seals last week!! | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 755 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Big M Automotive's Yard | I put makeup on Brutus my (not John's) 1959 Dodge . M'Lisa (100_1978.JPG) (1324855223857.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() | ||
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Expert Posts: 2905 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: little rock, AR | I hear Brutus was running kind of hot. I see why now with his new look. That was a great find John and she even lets you chauffeur her around in it. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1316 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Belgium, 40 miles south of Brussels | I finally finished to put the insulation inside the quarters and doors, so I started to fill the panels ... I started with the driver's door : moldings, NOS handle, NOS lock, rear window channel, opening linkage ... (P1010164r.jpg) (P1010171r.jpg) (P1010173r.jpg) (P1010174r.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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Veteran Posts: 269 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Chesterfield, Virginia | Had my 59 T-Flite completely rebuilt ,torque converter also,& installed by a great local trans shop.Expensive but with a 12 month 12 K warranty.I got tired of being lied to by the "Do it on the side" mechanics. ![]() | ||
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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 | Exercised Horace, today. For the benefit of our members who are celebrating this season's indoor torbering/torrkora'ing/ fahrvergnugen'ing, here's some views to enjoy "Under (60F/16C) Western Skies".....Happy New Year (and Global Warming) y'all!!! Edited by d500neil 2011-12-31 6:22 PM (PICT4226.JPG) (PICT4262.JPG) (PICT4266.JPG) (PICT4269.JPG) (PICT4272.JPG) (PICT4278.JPG) (PICT4280.JPG) (PICT4281.JPG) (PICT4285.JPG) (PICT4288.JPG) (PICT4290.JPG) Attachments ---------------- ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
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