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sermey
Posted 2012-05-27 5:31 PM (#323149 - in reply to #156081)
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Dual Oval Exhaust Tips: Long time I had the feeling, my Dual Round Exhaust Tips, as described earlier here, are too small for this big car.

Looking around I found Stainless Oval Tips AMG Style 350 x 85 x 58 mm, slanted. The lenght fits exactly up to the exhausts suspension. They can be mounted without seeing
any screws, thus looks as original tubes. Furthermore, due to the distance of the oval shape to the inner round tube, the tips will not get any heat tinting. They have only to be cut-out to fit the mounting brackets.
When assembled, inserted and adjusted to the correct position, just tighten the two screws - that's all. Same inverse procedure for easy removing.

Now my Dodge looks more powerful and sporty - a low cost visual power boost!   :)



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sermey
Posted 2012-05-29 10:37 AM (#323382 - in reply to #159205)
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Buzzer on Flasher: In addition to the earlier subject "Directional Flasher" in this thread here pictures of the final Flasher-Buzzer Unit as glued , connected and fixed with a clamp behind the radio (view from bottom). The buzzer is damped for lower alert with masking tape. 

Today I won't miss this option in my Convertible at all.  - SERGE -



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(1 - Flasher-Buzzer Unit - Various Views.jpg)



(2 - Flasher-Buzzer Unit fixed on Clamp behind Radio - Bottom View.jpg)



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sermey
Posted 2012-05-30 4:34 PM (#323681 - in reply to #323382)
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sermey - 2012-05-29 4:37 PM

Buzzer on Flasher: Explanatory comment

This buzzer sounds intermittend with the directional light flashing. On the 1959 Dodge the indicator lamps on the instruments panel are hardly visible. Furthermore, the flasher unit doesn't sound enough to hear the directional light being flashing. Worst on the HighWay when entering at opened top. Then it happens that the flasher doesn't stop automatically and goes on flashing - can be dangerous for the driver as for others.

Now I hear when the flasher is active, the intermittend tone of the buzzer, corresponding to the directional lights, and don't have to check anymore the instruments panel. - SERGE -  :laugh:

PS: Pay attention to the correct polarity of the buzzer connection!



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sermey
Posted 2012-05-31 5:53 AM (#323775 - in reply to #323681)
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sermey - 2012-05-29 4:37 PM

Buzzer on Flasher: An earlier solution instead

Many years ago I did another way to get the directional flasher more audible: Connect the output of the flasher directly to the radio loudspeaker, over a serial circuit of a capacitor and a resistor of more than 100 Ohm.
This doesn't influence the radio operation at all. 
The value of the capacitor determines the frequency band of the ticking, the resistor value the loudness. But I didn't liked this peakish ticking, I find the buzzer solution sounds more calming. But test it yourself. - SERGE - 



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FIN ME
Posted 2012-06-05 11:33 AM (#324447 - in reply to #156081)
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Dang! What a great thread, Serge! I vote that it becomes a "sticky'.

You have an incredible eye for detail, and the heart of an artist!

Fabulous car you have there!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.





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wizard
Posted 2012-06-05 3:47 PM (#324471 - in reply to #156081)
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Yep, Serge's the man - I and so many others have learnt a lot of ways to improve and enhance our cars from him.
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sermey
Posted 2012-06-06 8:18 AM (#324539 - in reply to #156081)
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Soft Front Styling: A soft styling is only visible when direct comparing with the original. This should just accentuate or hide some style elements being part of its original design, not only on cars - this as well for Ladies! The front of the 1959 Dodge I find just a little bit bulky and massy in respect to the cars smooth lines. I tried to give to the overall front a wider and lighter aspect. On Photoshop I played on various designs. First the two long front bars have been cut in medium and short (Pic1) for lightening, then the verticals on the grille have been interrupted for widen, as well optically. I decided for the mid bar (Pic2), cut the bars accordingly, having a pair of spare for reversing. The new length of the chrome bar matches to the grill structure and the upper chrome moldings. The cut-out length is 78mm, must be done exact parallel to its end (Pic3). The end plates for mounting are easy removed by drilling holes where soldered. These holes then are used for fixing back the end to the shortened bar (4x M3).

Now the bar can be mounted and aligned on the car as before (Pic4). To fix the center needs an additional metal extension due to the moved fixing plate.

This Dodge now has got a soft face lifting (Pic5), appears to be wider and lighter – nice?    - SERGE -

To know: As usual this modification can be reversed at any time.

 



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wizard
Posted 2012-06-06 1:50 PM (#324575 - in reply to #156081)
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See what I mean! Who else than Serge would dwell on an idea for a long time and realize it as his soft personalizing of the Exner design??!! To me, it looks more balanced and even give the car a wider look.
Also, totally reversible if he should change his mind. Yes, I really like it - who would even notice it in a car show? Some connoisseur might get a puzzled look and think, there's something about this car - others wont even note it!
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sermey
Posted 2012-06-16 6:50 AM (#325833 - in reply to #324539)
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Center Front Emblem 1: As I love emblems on cars, especially on the front, it was the logical consequence for me to experiment what emblem could fit, now as the front was stylistically enlarged. To give some ideas here are illustrated some steps, in two parts, how to get the final result, using tools as photoshop and CAD in combination.

1. D500 Emblem: Having a spare D500 Emblem, I mounted the picture with Photoshop (PS) on the center front. But I didn’t like. Furthermore, the golden knight is looking to the left, on the medaillon to the right. To see it correctly on the picture I turned the head to the right (01).

2. Resized Knight Head: Why not a Resized Knight Head, mirrored to be as well turned to the right? Two knights at a glance, and at different sizes I found too much and corny (02).

3. 500: Or just the numbers “500”, already existing for 1968 Dodge Coronet (03)? I modeled resized “500” keeping the style of the D500 Emblem (04)? On the car I found too narrow, too similar to the 1968 one (05).




(01 - PS Front Emblem on Car - D500 Emblem.jpg)



(02 - PS Front Emblem on Car - Resized Knight Head.jpg)



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(04 - CAD Front Emblem Solo - 500 Style D500.jpg)



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sermey
Posted 2012-06-18 6:27 AM (#326026 - in reply to #325833)
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Center Front Emblem 2:

4. “500” with font style of the front medaillon “DODGE”: To match the heavy chrome bars, the numbers are extruded with a slightly conical thickness (06). Inserted on the car with Photoshop as check gives a near original impression (07). Finally I decided to manufacture these numbers.
Using a STEP-File built from the model, a mechanical workshop cut the numbers directly, out of an aluminium-bloc, without the need any dimensions (08). The fixing bolts have been placed in order to fit between the gaps of the grille (M4). Thus there is no need of any modification or drilling (08). I did two sets at once. The one Golden coated I mounted first on the car, and the other I let Rechrome.
Golden I found too excessive (09)(10)(11). Only old ladies may wear a lot of gold – not a 1959 Dodge! Thus I swapped to the 500 Chrome version (12)(13)(14).
 
On the podest, at the last car meeting, the “outsider” speaker announced surprisingly: ”This is a DODGE 500”. -> No – this is just a unique, personalized 1959 DODGE!   - SERGE - 



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(06 - CAD Front Emblem Solo - 500 Style Front Medaillon.jpg)



(07 - PS Front Emblem on Car - 500 Style Front Medaillon.jpg)



(08 - Emblem Manufactured in Aluminium Rechromed.jpg)



(09 - Front Emblem 500 Golden - Side View.jpg)



(10 - Front Emblem 500 Golden - Front View.jpg)



(11 - Front Emblem 500 Golden.jpg)



(12 - Front Emblem 500 Chrome - Side View.jpg)



(13 - Front Emblem 500 Chrome - Front View.jpg)



(14 - Front Emblem 500 Chrome.jpg)



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wizard
Posted 2012-06-18 8:22 AM (#326029 - in reply to #156081)
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Looks really good Serge - you finally realized the ideas you had for a long time!! This is really a very interesting way of personalize a car and still be able to go back to original whenever one wants to. Careful planning, testing and testing again the ideas digitally and the fabrication and realizing the dream..
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sermey
Posted 2012-06-18 10:46 AM (#326048 - in reply to #326029)
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I know, many will dislike this, keeping strictly all as Original. Of course, if I will feel same one day, I will switch all back - a much shorter project! 

For a “maximum personalization” of my car I should model my original ancestors MEYER Emblem, dated 1756 (Birthyear of Mozart). Interesting fact: this hand-made Emblem has a Diameter of 175.6 mm ! ! !

 



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sermey
Posted 2012-06-18 10:55 AM (#326051 - in reply to #156081)
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Dual Remote Outside Rear View Mirrors: The option of a remote rear view mirror is not exceptional enough to comment here. Other a remote controlled mirror on the passenger side. Here I show how I got it working.

As I decided for this missing option on my car, I purchased 1959 / 1960 mirrors, harder to find than all other Mopar types. The mirrors I got had all more or less visible pits or speckles, and couldn’t satisfy the demands for my car, even they were praised to be “very nice”. When I got total five of them, four with remote and one without, I had no other choice to restore them. Now it was obvious to install a remote one as well on the passenger side, as an exceptional feature.
 
1. The body: Outside mirrors are for a viewer most exposed items - a bad one would affect an overall positive impression. Thus, they should present as jewels.
When the mirrors were disassembled, first the old chrome was removed. Then punched-out the pits as already described earlier (01), and the geometry of the surfaces restored. For finishing the conical parts and the round mirror housings, fixing items were necessary -> a polishing tool and a spray cap (02) to fix them on the driller (03). Now all parts have become ready to be copper-plated (04). With the fine polishing at home (!), nickel- and chrome-plating externally, the bodies have become ready for assembling.

2. The control wire: I found Nylon covered multi strand stainless wire (05), for minimum friction needed in the longer control line (180cm), and matching the specs of the original wire (D 0.85mm / 30kp breaking strength). The difference of the wires is shown in (06). On the rear of the mirror, additional holes are drilled, enabling to swap the wires and fix them as original by a node (07). These holes then are closed with plastic plugs, and all looks again as it should be (08).
(will be continued)



Edited by sermey 2012-06-18 10:58 AM




(01 - Punched-out pits.jpg)



(02 - Fixing items.jpg)



(03 - Fine grinding the surface.jpg)



(04 - Restored bodies ready for copper plate.jpg)



(05 - Nylon covered multi strand Stainless Wire.jpg)



(06 - Comparison Original to coated Stainless Wire.jpg)



(07 - Swapping the wires in the mirror.jpg)



(08 - New wires and holes plugged.jpg)



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wizard
Posted 2012-06-18 3:46 PM (#326089 - in reply to #156081)
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I really like the idea with the sanding disk - smart one! Did you send the mirrors to a chrome shop for to de-chrome them? Also the new wires is interesting!!
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Posted 2012-06-18 3:56 PM (#326090 - in reply to #326051)
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Dual Remote Outside Rear View Mirrors: (2)

3. The steel shell: I couldn’t find steel shells thin enough to pass through the oval tube in the stand. I repaired and joined segments of an obsolete old mirror to the short one, with thin connection tubes used in the electronics (09). The steel shell must fit exactly face to face, no use of glue, then turned them inside together. If needed fix them by a heat shrinking tube. The extended three steel shells (170cm) are fixed tight together to a solid flexible unit (10). The silicon tube (8mm), is previously expanded in nitro solution (30 min) for easy inserting. This highly flexible tube, sustaining up to 180deg, protects the control wires from water and diminishes slippage when adjusting the mirror from one side to the other. Now the remote controlled mirror for the passenger side can be assembled to be ready for mounting, the joints can be seen on the picture (11).

4. The control line: Searching for the shortest line to the dashboard I found best to pass behind the hood hinge, this as well for the driver side. I modified the shaft of a conical drilling tool to fit a 1/4" adapter (12). With some 1/4" extensions I could easy widen the hole up to 20mm to fit a rubber protector, where the fixing plug of the interior isolation was previously removed (13). Now the control wires behind the hood hinge are much shorter, hardly visible and in a heat protected place (14).
(will be continued)



Edited by sermey 2012-06-19 4:28 AM




(09 - Repairing - Extending the steel shell.jpg)



(10 - Fix the three steel shells.jpg)



(11 - Passenger remote mirror assembled.jpg)



(12 - Drilling tool to fit 025 adapter.jpg)



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(14 - View control wires behind hood hinge.jpg)



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sermey
Posted 2012-06-20 5:26 AM (#326289 - in reply to #156081)
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Power Window Connectors:

For a good function of the power windows, the supply current should flow with minimum resistance, to assure a fast lifting: adequate wire diameter, soldered and cleaned connectors. A few pictures illustrates how this can be done. It is sufficient to label only the +12V wire (black marked), for all other wires can easily be changed, thanks the external additional (soldered) crimp-connectors (blue) in pic 07.  – SERGE -


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Posted 2012-06-21 12:09 PM (#326489 - in reply to #326090)
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Dual Remote Outside Rear View Mirrors: (3)

5. The gasket: After the body of the mirror has been assembled and connected to the control line, it can be mounted on the fender, still without the mirror-glass. Although I got gaskets, I preferred to use my system as described earlier here. This gasket can be inserted without removing the mirror and the three control wires, and easy replaced at any time. It is thick enough not to leave impressions in the paint, and fits as custom-made. This is a Silicon-Rubber profile, as I used as well for the dual rear antennas, cut in the correct length (circonference of the stand). The ends are glued together to a fixed ring (15). Unscrew the mirror, so as the profile can be inserted and pushed-in (16). When the gasket fits all around, then tighten the screws (17).

6. The wire attachment: The described operations may be very usefull for those who have to repair their remote mirror. First of all, the three wires already fixed to the glass now must be inserted through the shell. To get the correct length the glass has to be fixed fully inside the body, to assure a sufficient tension to hold the mirror-glass at the end (18).

Due to the nickel-chrome alloy, the wire cannot be soft soldered. For a solid attachment crimping sleeves are needed, as is original. For this purpose I used standard rivets, D 4mm, L 5.5mm (19). Before removing the nail, the diameter of the rivets head should be reduced from 7.5mm to 6.5mm in order to fit to the control unit (20). The end of the flexible control wire is bent to be better fixed when crimped, using a standard AMP tool (21). Take care to correct diameter for crimping, or the rivet may not fit anymore to the control unit (22)! Now the wires can easily be attached (23). To know: the rivets cannot be removed after crimping. Can cut away, must restart with shortened shell and wire (-6mm).

On the passenger side, these operations can be done outside the car, for the control wires are long enough to pass the small side window (24).

(wiil be continued)

 



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Posted 2012-06-25 9:55 AM (#327059 - in reply to #326089)
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wizard - 2012-06-18 9:46 PM I really like the idea with the sanding disk - smart one! Did you send the mirrors to a chrome shop for to de-chrome them? Also the new wires is interesting!!

Here how as I did all parts  to be rechromed on my car:

1. Disassemble all items to single parts

2. Bring them to the galvanic shop for remove chrome and nickel. Old copper will partly be removed due to strongness of nickel-removal.

3. Restore items geometry by punching, grinding, . . . and pre-polish to get the control of the surfaces.

4. Bring them again to the galvanic-shop for copper-plating. Needs enough copper for last restoration.

5. Fine-grinding and polish the item (01). The rechromed part will exactly be shiny as it has been polished.

6. Bring to the galvanic shop for nickel-plate and chrome-plate. Looks as in 5., but now in "blue" chrome (02).

When nice polished and rechromed, the mirror-effect should be sharp as from a glass-mirror (unfortunately my rugh ceiling is reflected, but some differences on the the Pic are apparent). If you can polish the items by yourself, you alone decide how nice the items will become.

To know: from polishing you will get more black than from grease.

 

 



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(01 - Copper fine grinded - copper polished.jpg)



(02 - 1961 NOS mirror - 1959 Restored mirror.jpg)



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sermey
Posted 2012-06-26 3:31 AM (#327181 - in reply to #156081)
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Adjustment of the flasher: Here the proceeding, when the directional lamps flashes too fast. It is checked on a spare part I had, a bigger flasher, but the principle remains identical. This one flashed too fast, connected to my car.

First remove the housing by grinding around till the lip-ring detache (01). Then bent the contact with a pince up (here I did it by hand), to increase the distance at opened contacts for a slower flashing. It must be the contact without bi-metal (zoomed), just about 0.1mm (02), must be checked. Finally fix back the metal housing using instant glue inside around (03).

Can let the ignition and the blinking ON. just connect and disconnect the opened flasher for better handling, and put back for test. Don't hold at the contacts, only the socket!



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Posted 2012-06-26 9:41 AM (#327196 - in reply to #156081)
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You can buy decent electronic flashers for less than $15 or $20. Their flash rates are controlled electronically and are not dependent on load.
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Posted 2012-06-26 12:11 PM (#327213 - in reply to #327196)
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56Fanatic - 2012-06-26 3:41 PM You can buy decent electronic flashers for less than $15 or $20. Their flash rates are controlled electronically and are not dependent on load.

This is a good advise, for I didn't know, unless it was to be expected. Do they sound when flashing as well?



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Posted 2012-06-30 3:17 PM (#327833 - in reply to #326489)
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Dual Remote Outside Rear View Mirrors: (4)

7. The control unit: As my car didn’t was equipped with a remote mirror on the left fender I had to find out how and where to fix the control unit. Referring to pictures I built a bracket according the position where it should be. Later I found an instruments housing with the original bracket, included the delete plate (25). So I used the original one, as well the “MIRROR”-bezel (26). Other then original, the left hand control line behind the hinge now allows a straight and shorter connection. The right hand control unit was fixed with a chrome bezel, included with one mirror set, mounted exactly on the vertical under the left knob of the radio (27). This was the nearest available place, for other locations were already used. Here the control unit just not fit under the radio, the left lower corner of the housing has been slightly cut-out. The remote mirror on passenger side can now be adjusted by the driver, comfortable as the radio knob, while still keeping the rear view.

8. The final result. Due to the new Nylon covered multi strand stainless wire, the right side mirror with the much longer control line, is much slighter adjustable than the left side one. I will replace the old control wires as well. Finally I mounted the chrome bullets (28), fixed with M4 in the mirrors nut, as already described here: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=23691&... A black rubber washer seals from entering water, and can be considered as an additional styling element (29). The two rear view mirrors, more sophisticated then the former ones, restored have now become: NT-NOS (= Nicer Than - New Old Stock). They underlines once more the exceptional art-work on forwardlook cars.

Dual remote outside rear view mirrors, an additional exclusive feature on an outstanding 1959 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer Convertible.  – SERGE -      

 



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Posted 2012-06-30 5:09 PM (#327842 - in reply to #156081)
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Nice one Serge! Beautiful work! I too made a right hand remote controlled mirror, one of the first parts I made for our car.
I had a much easier job as we have the other type of twin strut mirror and I just combined several parts and used 2 sets of OEM cables.
They were connected to form the long cables with adjusters in the middle for fine-tuning the adjustment properties.

I won't spoil your beautiful thread with pics of my un-restored mirror set-up on an un-painted car...
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Posted 2012-06-30 10:06 PM (#327888 - in reply to #327842)
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Windsor Wendy - 2012-06-30 11:09 PM . . .  used 2 sets of OEM cables. They were connected to form the long cables with adjusters in the middle for fine-tuning the adjustment properties. . . .

You have as well a nice and intelligent approach, Wendy, my compliments!

I will present a more easier way as those mentioned here: no need of 2 sets of OEM cables; the length of the wires also adjustables without needing to cut and re-crimp the rivets for the correct length: adjustment not in the middle of the cables, but at the end on the control unit. I will present this here as "Supplement" as soon I will have completed on my car and illustrate with pictures.   - SERGE -



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Posted 2012-07-05 9:02 AM (#328452 - in reply to #156081)
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Head Lamp Bezel: When purchasing this item, the fixing clips are often rusty, broken or even missing (01). Before rechroming, they anyway have to be removed. Instead of these single metal clips, I used on each side two standard Nylon washers (D20 x d10.5 x t2mm) to fix the head lamp bezel. Metal washers are not flexible!
Grind the washer, flat on one side of its diameter, from D20mm to 18.5mm (or to d3.5mm distance to inner diameter) (02). Then, with a self-tapping stainless pan head screw (D2.85mm x 5.5mm), the Nylon washer can be fixed on the bezel (03). Due to the asymmetric grinded surface on one side, and to the geometric shape of the bezel on the other side, the washer cannot turn around and remains fixed, but still being flexible for mounting (03). Because of the originally uncentered threads of screw on the bezel, the Nylon washers have not the equal length, but this doesn't influence the function at all (04). A perfect Head Lamp Bezel you can see here:

http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=34070&start=10
 
When needed, this is an instantly, simple and rustfree solution, and not scratching the paint when assembling.  - SERGE -

To Know: This Head Lamp Bezel is identical for the left and the right side. What you see here I did already 10 years ago, the Nylon washers have become a little bit yellow..



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Posted 2012-07-05 2:39 PM (#328488 - in reply to #326089)
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Reminder: The solutions in this thread are NOT THE BEST ones. They show HOW I DID IT: logical, efficient and at all successfully approved on my car.  - SERGE -      
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Posted 2012-07-07 6:42 AM (#328720 - in reply to #324539)
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Soft Front Styling: Supplement to  http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=23691&start=144

I found some missing pictures commented here. The cutting line has equal distance (78mm) to the end, for keeping the original angle (3a). In the shortened chrome bar, four screw threads M4 (not M3!) are cut (3b). On the other side, the four Allen stainless screws are then shortened as needed (3c). As usual, it looks nice and solid. 



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Posted 2012-07-07 3:06 PM (#328758 - in reply to #324539)
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Soft Front Styling 2:
Here again: A soft styling is only visible when direct comparing with the original. This should just accentuate or hide some style elements being part of its original design.

The parking lights of the 1959 Dodge I find just a little bit too much in the background (01). View from side, especially on pictures, the collars around the lamp body doesn’t show as they  should (02). Not much better from top (03). By simply  moving this unit to front, including the chrome bar, this would make this styling more exposed.

Just remove the parking light assembly, put underneath washers or plates as distance, about 10 - 15mm at all according personal preference, the screws are long enough (04). Washers can be added and removed afterwards at any time. Then re-assemble the unit as well with the chrome bar mounted. My shortened chrome bars have anyway an additional bracket for fixing, thus before tightening it can be positioned, otherwise as well washers will be needed. The positioning of the chrome bars should be done carefully in order to keep the full harmony of the front. They should be aligned vertically (05) and horizontally according the bumpers inclination (06). After this small moving to front, the change can easy be seen at the mounted collars, or in direct comparison (07). Best effect is visible from inside (08) or exact from side position (09).

This soft front styling injects to a 1959 Dodge a decent “horny” appearance!  - SERGE -        

N.B. The red rust-protecting paint behind the body (04) is from the former owner. He used to paint all with, even no rusting surfaces as shown here.

 

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Posted 2012-07-16 3:02 PM (#330140 - in reply to #156081)
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Head Lamp Assembly: The head lamps on my 1959 Dodge are un-centered (01), the glass-ring of one lamp is even nearly touching the head lamp bezel (02). There is no way provided to center them, they are factory “adjusted by design-engineering“. Here I show how I fixed it on the right head lamp. Same proceeding to apply for the other head lamps.
As all parts, including the beamer lining, are related to the main housing, no post-readjustment of the beamer will be needed when centered. The main unit has just to be moved toward the center position (03). To get the single head lamp unit adjustable the three fixing holes have to be enlarged to 6mm dia, or grinded to enable the needed shift. For the illustrated case here, this was not sufficient. Because the border of the main housing prevented to extend the fixing wholes as needed, this had to be done on the car-body side. I inserted riveting nuts M5 according the displacement. The aperture for the lamp unit on the car-body had as well to be grinded accordingly (04). I cut all M5 threads in the body, for easy inserting the stainless Alen screw M5 inside the assembly (05). Then I used the opportunity to give the glass-ring a soft polish (06).
Fix the lamp unit just to remain still movable. The glass-ring, as well the head lamp bezel, now have to be pre-fixed as reference for centering. When centered "by eye", remove again the head lamp bezel to have access to the fixing screws M5. With the final tightening and the re-mounted head lamp bezel the proceeding for this lamp is terminated (07). Of course, the head lamp bezel has always to be in the correct, aligned position to the fender. 
Now the head lamp assembly is finally where it should be (08).  -- SERGE –

N.B.  Depending on the front-angle when taking near pictures, the lamps seems somewhat uncentered.  

 



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Posted 2012-07-23 11:19 AM (#331235 - in reply to #156081)
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Front Seats: The seat and the backrest cannot be adjusted. They have a fixed angle, as it was on all former American cars I owned. I found always the backrest a little bit too steep and uncomfortable (1). Thus, the first modification I used to do was to increase the angle between seat and backrest.
First remove backseat for easier handling. On the swivel seat, just rasp on each side near the both hinges, where the backrest is stopped, about 4.5mm deep (2). In back position the seat should fit on both sides (3). The angle then will increase from about 97deg to 103deg (90 + 13) (4).
Now, simply by a minor “surgical operation”, sitting in the car feels more relaxing and comfortable (5).  - SERGE -    

To know: The 6-way seat adjuster tilts the entire seat.



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Posted 2012-07-23 3:52 PM (#331283 - in reply to #216878)
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Black Painted Items 2: The black color spray I used for my items (see: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=23691&...), my reserve has now exhaust and couldn’t get anymore. This was the best black spray I ever used. It needed many contacts with manufacturers and suppliers to find an equivalent. And now I have found the identical one, from another supplier, in a new wrapping. It has the same fast-drying solvent, as well exactly the same satin-matt tint. All my comparative tests showed identical results.
Here how they call it newly (marketing!): Rust Stop 4 in 1, Rust protecting paint, deep black, satin mat, RAL9005, and the products description, as printed:
Active rust protection by effective 4-in-1 high-solid coating system:
1. Primer. 2. Rust protection. 3. Colour. 4. Sealing. Fast-drying and high coverage. Excellent adhesion on nearly all surfaces, even directly on rust. Liquid corrosion inhibitor. Brand: Dupli-Color (868320). In Switzerland available in LANDI (03487).

 





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Posted 2012-07-26 7:24 AM (#331710 - in reply to #156081)
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Dual Rear Antenna Connection: At the end of the fifties in cars mostly radios for long waves (LF: 148.5kHz – 283.5kHz, 2000m - 1058m) and medium waves (MF: 520kHz – 1620kHz, 576m -185m ), with a bandwidth of 9kHz have been usual. For these radios, the option of dual rear antennas have been offered (1). Later, with radios for very short waves (VHF: 1m – 10m, UHF: 10cm – 1m), the dual rear antennas disappeared, due to interference and as result fading. On FWL-cars the dual rear antennas have a distance of 154.5cm (to relate with the RF wave length). They are parallel-connected with a coupler. The original has wrapped antenna cable (2). The repro needs a plugged cable extension (3). The so coupled dual antennas then will work without problems when connected to an original MF-radio. For best reception, this radio should be optimized in sensitivity by adjusting the capacitor trimmer near the antenna input (4) (5).
To a modern radio only one of these antennas should be connected, the second antenna, as stated, to the original MF- radio, or when removed or not working, just left unconnected.
My car has two radio receivers: the original radio type 857, (MF range “5 – 16”) located in the center of the dashboard (6), the loudspeaker as well on top center dashboard (*). The other multi-band stereo receiver with musicassette player and remote controle is hidden in the glove box. (7), the 6 loudspeakers are on both front bottom sides and on the rear.
 Accordingly there are two separate antenna cables from the dual antennas, both along the right side under the sill plate to the radios. The rear left antenna leads to the original radio, the line here  is longer and less loss-sensitive at lower RF-signals, the rear right antenna goes to the modern radio needing a shorter cable, with low capacity as used today.
Now, both radios work independently, even simultaneously, without any interference and fading (8).  – SERGE –    

(*) Details about the radio: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=23691&...

 



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Posted 2012-07-26 4:24 PM (#331763 - in reply to #156081)
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Again, thanks' Serge for good tips and tricks - I will copy the swivel seat backrest modification. You are totally right, the angle is too step OEM and full tilt does not give what a driver would like to have...
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Posted 2012-07-26 11:42 PM (#331814 - in reply to #331763)
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Serge, I agree with Sven (Wizard) that is a great fix on the seats for a more comfortable sitting position with that modification to the stop area. I know you changed the rear seats too for a better angle of comfort but I will keep that angle as factory.

I also need to reverse my Chrome seat hinge screws, I have the slotted end inside and the clear rivet part out. I thought it looked better that way.

The seat pivot works fine but small details like that do count.

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Posted 2012-07-27 2:57 AM (#331834 - in reply to #331235)
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Front Seats 2: For those who want this modification to be reversible, here I did the seatback angle adjustable, to a fixed angle:
Cut on both sides of the lower seat hinge in the upper end a thread of M6 and insert a headless Allen screw of 10mm length (6).
Now the modified seatback angle (7) can be re-set to its original position (8) by compensating the rasped 4.5mm with the screw. Or you can adjust the angle to a minor amount to your best comfort (9).  - SERGE -

N.B. As I like my fixed setting, these pictures are real-view mounted for illustration on PS.



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Posted 2012-08-02 10:57 AM (#332872 - in reply to #156081)
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Amazing stuff, Serge!

Thank you for posting all of this...you should write a book!

Great photos...please keep them coming!


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Posted 2012-08-06 11:49 AM (#333469 - in reply to #332872)
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FIN ME - 2012-08-02 4:57 PM Amazing stuff, Serge! Thank you for posting all of this...you should write a book! Great photos...please keep them coming! :)

Thanks for your kind comment, and to all the many people viewing this thread. Three hints to the photos: - 1. clean the item - 2. remove around all what not needed - 3. then at all if possible: NO flash to keep the deepness! - SERGE -

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Posted 2012-08-06 11:54 AM (#333470 - in reply to #156081)
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Fuel Alert Contact: In addition to: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=23691&posts=173&start=41
I sacrificed various samples of micro-switches because their body was not resistant to fuel (01). Then I applied a simple way to get a cursor controlled contact, to switch ON a LED before the fuel tank is empty.
I used a copper plated board (PCB) as used in electronics. Then separated the copper plating in two sectors by grinding, one side A soldering to the ground and fixing, the other side B leading to the LED by a separate (black) wire. The hand-made cursor is soldered to the turning axis of the variable resistor (02). It needs an additional pad, very well sealed to the fuel (3). Inside, the wire is soldered (4). Just before the fuel tank is empty, the cursor grounds the LED to switch it ON. The other pad of the LED is connected to +5V (regulator), over a resistor of 180 – 470Ohm to fix the brightness.

Now, when the LED goes on, I read the odometer and know exactly how far the remaining fuel will last, independent of the vague fuel gauge reading (05). For today cars nothing exceptional, but all the more on a fifties car.  – SERGE -

N.B. The elegant solution is using a differetial OPAMP, no extra wires, but same variable resistor. Finally I was restoring a car, not again designing an electronic device.



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Posted 2012-08-07 9:15 AM (#333604 - in reply to #156081)
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Wider tires: Modern wider tires transform a car visually to a more powerful vehicle. This is obvious when comparing two tire types next to each other on the similar FWL-Car: Original Dodge Diagonal Type, and replacement Radial Type (01). This and the much better stability on the street, mainly in curves and when braking, brought me to do this switch. First, shortly abstract considerations on dimensions:
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Diagonal Type 225/75/14”
DW = 355.6mm : [Diameter of Wheel (DW)14": 14 x 25.4mm= 355.6mm (1" = 25.4mm)]
HT = 168.75mm :[Height of the Tire (HT): 225mm x 75% = 168.75mm]
OD = 693.1mm : [Overall Diameter (OD): DW + (2 x HT) = 355.6mm + 337.5mm = 693.1mm (or 27.3")]
CC = 2176mm : [Circumference (CC): OD x 3.14 (pi) = 693.1mm x 3.14 = 2176.334 mm (or 85.7")]

Radial Type 235/70/15”
DW = 381mm : [Diameter of the Wheel (DW)15": DW = 15 x 25.4mm= 381mm]
HT = 164.5mm : [Height of the Tire (HT): HT = 235mm x 70% = 164.5mm]
OD = 710mm : [Overall Diameter (OD): OD = DW + (2 x HT) = 381mm + 329mm = 710mm (or 27.9")]
Overall Diameter measured OD = 708mm – I wonder how accurate (02).
CC = 2229.4mm : [Circumference (CC): CC = OD x 3.14 (pi) = 710mm x 3.14 = 2229.4 mm (or 87.7")]
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Differences and effects on car:
The Circumference CC (235/70/15") is 2.4% longer than the CC (225/70/14"). At same speedometer reading, now the car will run 2.4% faster. This difference is just tolerable without modifying the speedometer. Or otherwise: the speedometer will show 2.4% less at same speed. To calibrate the speedometer when needed, the return-spring in the speedometer should be lowered by lengthen, as calibrating mechanical watches.
The Overall Diameter OD (235/70/15") is 16.9mm bigger, thus the car will stay about this half amount higher. For the front this can be compensated by adjusting the torsion bars, and for the rear by setting down the high jackers.
The Wheel Distance with tires 8.00 x 14” is factory given by 60.9” (03) or 1546.8mm, on my car with the wider tires it is 1624mm, about 77mm more.
There is a noticeable difference in the Road Contact when measured: the Diagonal Type 125mm (04), and the Radial Type 175mm (05). This is 40% more! Highlighted the rear left tire on the street (06), or another front view (07).
Wider tires offer more security and power-feeling in one step. Just keep the original hubcaps on the car, and keep as well in reserve the original wheels. – SERGE –  


P.S. (01) Partly Picture: Quentin Willson “Classic American Cars”



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Leadfoot1000
Posted 2012-08-07 10:07 PM (#333728 - in reply to #156081)
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Thanks for sharing all the great tips, I will apply many to my car (as soon as I get one). Your car is awesome!
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Posted 2012-08-08 2:50 AM (#333746 - in reply to #333728)
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Hi sermey
Your are Good to ut better,
I dont like this, maby you can Do this better: Only one stop when you open the door
At fl Cars. I Will have two stop. Some times at parking you have not lots off space, and only can oppend
The door litle.
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Posted 2012-08-08 2:50 AM (#333747 - in reply to #333728)
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Leadfoot1000 - 2012-08-08 4:07 AM Thanks for sharing all the great tips, I will apply many to my car (as soon as I get one). Your car is awesome!

Thank you and as new member welcome on this site.

What you see here is mostly “cold coffee”, because the restoration was completed about 15 years ago. At this time I had no digital camera. Now, not so easy to comment and particular to show “before – after”. Sometimes I must use pictures of other cars as reference.  - SERGE - 



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Posted 2012-08-08 3:38 PM (#333803 - in reply to #333604)
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Wide tires: Supplement

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sermey
Posted 2012-08-10 7:02 AM (#334028 - in reply to #333746)
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Windsor59 - 2012-08-08 8:50 AM Hi sermey  Only one stop when you open the door At fl Cars. I Will have two stop.  . . .

A useful option that make sense. I will have a look at. - SERGE -

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Posted 2012-08-14 8:04 PM (#334633 - in reply to #156081)
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Filling Fine Scripts: For fine letters, standard paints will sometimes “over-layer” when filling. For this purpose, the thinnest paint I found was the Permanent Refill Ink (01), used for water resistant marker felt pens. It is very fast-drying and has a high coverage.
Apply with an ultra fine brush or needle (*), and when dried, remove the over-paint simply by rubbing with the finger or a school rubber. If too resistive use a fine cloth, moistened with solvent without pressing.
Now, the newly filled fine scripts have got a much higher contrast and thus become significantly better readable.  – SERGE -     

(*) A felt pen is not suitable for a homogeneous coating on metal.



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Posted 2012-09-01 3:42 AM (#337112 - in reply to #156081)
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Leaking Valve Covers: At the first glance it seemed to be an easy thing to mount the valve covers without any leaking  .  .  .  .  .  but finally I got it.
First all contact surfaces of the valve cover have to be properly mated all around. Often, around the bolt  holes the cover is deformed due to a previous too strong tightening.
For a sure sealing, Silicon Gasket (as already presented earlier) is applied just on the inner edges of the valve cover (1). Remember: this is not glue for fixing and will not harden. It remains soft (20 shore) and allows an easy removal of the cover. Any other similar Silicon can be used, but it must be resistant to temperatures in the range of -40 to +180deg. Before tightening, when visible the gasket then can be pushed under the cover (2).
To avoid local high pressing and a deformation around the head of the bolt, special hold-down brackets are being used. These give two additional extended hold-down points (3). The big washer improves the local stability around the bolt holes, shorten virtually the bolt for the cap nut and hide the eccentric bore.

Polished stainless cap nuts (4) underline the overall harmonic style of the engine compartment (5).  - SERGE -



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Posted 2012-09-01 1:27 PM (#337134 - in reply to #156081)
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Carpets and Floor Mats 1: With my 1959 Dodge Convertible I got white Knight Rubber Mats I never saw elsewhere. I found these exceptional and thus present them here. The Side Emblem ot the front mat seems to be equal to the Center Emblem.

Since restored, I used other Carpets and Floor Mats in my car, and will thread them in a next part to come.  - SERGE -



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Posted 2012-09-04 8:31 AM (#337454 - in reply to #337134)
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Carpets and Floor Mats 2: On the market a wide range of said "Original Floor Mats" are offered. There are very nice ones and available at a reasonable price. Others, described as “original” size doesn’t fit at all.
I set my personal standards on quality, material, color and finish, mainly based on practical considerations. Furthermore, on a Convertible some specs on carpets have higher weighting, being more exposed than on a Sedan.
Here my arguments:
1. The quality. There are two basic carpet versions being used: the "loop pile" and the "cut pile" (05). Practical arguments brought me to use exclusively "cut pile" carpet.(06):
Cleaning a carpet from any dirt, the "loop pile" prevents to remove it, the dirt will even enter more in the carpet. Furthermore, hanging on a loop, the carpet may be damaged all along a line.
Other the "cut pile": when brushing, the slanted pile supports to take out the dirt easily. It is invisible, when added two parts together, or when inserted a round stamped sample in damaged spots.
Walking on a good quality cut pile floor is noticeable much more comfortable, and it has a better absorbance of sound and noise.
2. The material. In a car, exposed to humidity and oil, a full synthetic material is a must. It doesn't rot, thus offer a longer lifetime, and is much more resistive to aggressive cleanser.
3. The color. It should match to the interior of the car, preferably unicolored not visually interfering to other items. Unicolor generally looks more precious, is calmative, but as well more delicate when not clean.
4. The finish: Solid and wear resistant base enabling to glue when needed, no under foam-coating, all around bordered to prevent fringing.
On my Convertible, at the time not finding floor insertions or original mats, all was custom made with loop pile carpets, black synthetic, solid tissue base and vinyl-bordered all around (07) (08).
Instead of bordering, on straight edging a plastic profiles as used to fix papers can be applied as protection (09). The same profile I used inside of my door sills (see: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=23691&posts=184&start=13). If needed for attaching, rubber or plastic items can be inserted as shown (10).
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Posted 2012-09-04 9:22 PM (#337545 - in reply to #156081)
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This thread is really outstanding, just love to read an see what he´s up to! Sermey "The Magic Man"
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Posted 2012-09-08 1:01 AM (#337959 - in reply to #161298)
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sermey - 2009-02-01 4:44 AM

15” Wheels and Tires: I always found, 14” Wheels on my Car are relatively too small and look poor in Proportion to the Body and its Wheelhouse. Must say, this was the Style at this time.

The other Point, bigger and wider Tires have much better Adhesion on the Street, the 235/70/15 Radial Tires about +25% in Comparison to the Original 14” Diagonal ones. This improvement is necessarily needed for a full Advantage of Disk Brakes. Thus, I decided in favor of 15” Wheels and the corresponding WWW Tires, still keeping the Original 14” Wheel Set including the Spinner Hubcaps. In order to keep the Original Appearance, the Original HubCaps should fit to the 15” Rims.

I bought 15” decorative stainless Rings, cut out the Border around, and soldered it inside the Wheel Cover. For a stronger Fixing on the rechromed Wheels I increased the Clamp Pression by putting a soft round PVC Profile under the Clamps.

Now, the Hubcaps fit perfectly to the 15” Rims, their Edges are even protected from Curbstones due to the inner Position, and the Air Valve is perfectly centered as well. According my personal feeling, this Wheel Size gives the Car its settled Proportions. Another improvement of the Outfit, for the Drivers Security, and as an additional Benefit the Wheel Cover Edge Protection.

(can see, my HubCaps are not perfect, but polished and with the sticked Black they look as)



Hi Sermey, I plan to get 235-70/15's for my car also. Can you please tell me what's the width of the white walls on your tires? Your choice of white walls provides the same look I'm trying to achieve. By the way, I bought a car a few weeks ago if you want to see it under Member's Rides title "My 57 New Yorker." Steve
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