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wizard
Posted 2009-04-08 3:04 PM (#169734 - in reply to #169728)
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Posted 2009-04-08 3:21 PM (#169737 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada		Sven, all of the B engine intake manifolds had a sandwich of foil covered pink fibreglass insulation under them, I think to prevent vapor lock.

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d500neil
Posted 2009-04-08 5:22 PM (#169754 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2009-04-08 5:52 PM (#169761 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: lubbock, texas		As to the gunk... Ian is right, it was definitely insulation but I think it became a nest for some animal. I didn't put it back, do you think that will cause problems?
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Posted 2009-04-12 5:20 PM (#170234 - in reply to #169761)
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Location: Magra, Sweden		Mounted the front emblem. It was painted on the outside but after removing the paint it was in pretty good shape. I've polished the face and painted the back and Im satisfied with the result. Not like brand new but match the rest of the car.



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Posted 2009-04-12 8:15 PM (#170265 - in reply to #165059)
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wizard
Posted 2009-04-13 1:57 PM (#170342 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island		Nice work Tord! I enjoyed the open roads in the beautiful Swedish spring weather.



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Posted 2009-04-13 2:41 PM (#170349 - in reply to #165059)
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1959Dodge
Posted 2009-04-13 3:16 PM (#170351 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Yorba Linda, Ca		That insulation by the intake manifold is to prevent the gas from boiling out of the carb, when you shut off the engine. If the gas boils , it floods the engine, and takes a while to start unless the car has been sitting a couple of hours----hence the 20 second "grinding" to get those mopars started, if you try to restart the engine in less than an hour or so, if engine was warmed up.
HeJ wizard, You look better with that "Bra" hat you had.
As to what we did with the car, We had it loaded up with a bunch of Swedes, Kent, His brother Peter and a friend I call "max" cause I can't pronouce his real name.
We first went to a car show near Newport Beach Calif, then we cruised on down to Aivar's Beach Pad, had breakfast, then went to a Classic car dealership.
Was a great day, The Swedes behaived and so did the car

Gary

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d500neil
Posted 2009-04-13 9:19 PM (#170411 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2009-04-13 9:23 PM (#170413 - in reply to #170411)
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Posted 2009-04-13 9:45 PM (#170418 - in reply to #170413)
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The City map says my sewer line sits four feet off the corner of the house, 2.8 feet down. This relates to the cars because I have to find it to put in a new one for the shop where the cars will be kept, once built. I dug a 4x4 hole down 3' and found a massive rock. I went all the way over to the house, still no sewer pipe, still no edge to the rock ! So, I turned and dug the other way to about 8', ..... still no pipe, still no edge to the rock !

My brother witches, so I had him come out and locate it. He put it off the house about 15'. I sunk another 4x4 hole down about waist deep and hit more solid rock. This left a narrow bit of dirt between the first "ditch" and the new hole. Figuring I better check under that spot before going even further away from the house, I found the pipe in a narrow slot cut in the rock some 5 feet down.

All this took about 12 hours over the course of a week of dodging rain and snowstorms. When I started tonight, it was sunny. It began to rain, which turned to pelting hail. Now it is sunny again !

All I want to do is wrench and weld. I know it will all be well worth the trouble, but all this "crap" between today and actually working on the cars seems insurmountable.

Drive on, soldier !
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arieck
Posted 2009-04-14 12:41 PM (#170484 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: lubbock, texas		Here is one vendors take on the insulation under the manifold...

Intake Manifold Silencer Insulation Kit
This Intake Manifold Insulation was used all through the 1960s,
and into the 1970s on Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth big blocks,
except hemi. It's not likely to have been used on 440-6 engines,
and it's not likely to have been used on mid-1970s-and-later high
performance blocks.
Its purpose was listed in parts catalogs as "Valve Tappet Noise
Reduction Silencer Package." Some say its real purpose was to
prevent the intake manifold from cracking due to heat. Some say
it was only used on air conditioning cars.
Those who have observed many original engines have seen its
two pieces tucked under the intake manifold.
It is POSSIBLE to install these exactly-reproduced pieces after your manifold is
already in place, but it's much easier to do like the factory did. The pieces were placed
on the pan, large piece in front, small piece in rear, then the manifold was bolted in.
These pieces should have engine paint overspray.
These silencers are a heavy aluminum foil filled with a fiberglass insulation pad.
The foil is correct in size and shape. The pads are a pair that don't look like each other,
nor did the originals. The edges of the pads are sealed correctly. Retainer not included.
$25.00 a set (+ $9.75 S/H)



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wbower3
Posted 2009-04-14 5:08 PM (#170510 - in reply to #165059)
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Walter passed away on Jul 29, 2014. We will miss you, Walt!

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Location: Heaven Above (Formerly Oklahoma City,OK)		Hey, how many people saw Thord's '55 CRL in the WPC monthly magazine? Looking good Thord........

I did put together another 1/4 window on my '5 (C)RL. I've gotten a copy of Williamson's study of '55's and I'm going to run my IBM Card and see if mine is a true CRL, or just anothe RL............Walt
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Posted 2009-04-15 9:16 AM (#170601 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Slidell La.		Been suffering with bad carbs since my new motor in Sept 07 . My new Edlebrock 750 keeps getting trash in the needle and seat . Can t afford another new one , so I ve been going thru used ones . Latest one is a Street Avenger 650 , rebuilt it and it just wasn t acting rite for quite a while now . Yesterday , had time on my hands and weather was great , went and found a vacum leak and found that the accelerator pump aduster thingy had slack in it when you hammer the pedal causing it to stumble . Feels like a different car now . Took it for a drive and for the first time in a long time , I actually enjoyed it .
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Posted 2009-04-15 10:17 AM (#170609 - in reply to #170601)
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I had a similar "stumbling" problem with my Coronet. Rebuilt the carb twice - the second time had it done professionally, put electronic ignition on after repeated tune-ups to correct the problem ..... still it choked for a moment when you gave it gas.

Turned out to be stuck stators in the TF. The 4-speed install cured that !
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oldwood
Posted 2009-04-15 10:16 PM (#170689 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: little rock, AR		I've had charging probs in my '60 Savoy. Replaced the voltage reg. today and that cured my problem. I put my Goodyear bias wide white's on this weekend, oh what a difference. Little by little its coming back to its fomer glory. That little slant loves to go!!!
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Windsor59
Posted 2009-04-16 2:58 AM (#170714 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		Those jobs could have been done earlier this winter. Been a little lazy in the winter. Have painted spare wheel plate and right now I assembles into sterio and cousin's son who is 11 years may help, will begin on time.
I built a nice box to sterion which may be at floor, box Lined with the original fabric and vinyl and chrome trim.
I prefer + cable hidden in the screen so that it is original, like in the engine.




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suburban61
Posted 2009-04-16 4:33 AM (#170719 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Australia		i did this to my dear oscar...

the side mirror, side chrome strips and the inside window surrounds, and door trims are off now too, this is soooo stressful....

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Posted 2009-04-16 4:55 AM (#170720 - in reply to #165059)
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Think of it as a kind of motivational workshop ...





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wbower3
Posted 2009-04-16 3:44 PM (#170767 - in reply to #165059)
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Walter passed away on Jul 29, 2014. We will miss you, Walt!

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Location: Heaven Above (Formerly Oklahoma City,OK)		Where's the stress Adriana? Working on your car is susposed to be relaxing, allowing you to become absorbed in the moment, letting you put the cares of the day aside and think about the good steps taken toward your final goal. HOORAY, Progress made, one less thing to do....................... walt

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n1gzd
Posted 2009-04-16 4:49 PM (#170772 - in reply to #170767)
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Location: Acton, MA		I started it up for the first time this spring and moved it to it's new parking spot:

http://www.pangalacticconsortium.com/cars/garage/imgpages/image000....

During the winter I had to rent a spot because I was out of space.

I guess I also have to figure out where my power steering fluid is leaking out (lost about half of it during the winter).

Rebecca
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Windsor59
Posted 2009-04-16 4:51 PM (#170773 - in reply to #170772)
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		Rebeca Nice garage and fine DeSoto 58
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n1gzd
Posted 2009-04-16 4:57 PM (#170774 - in reply to #170773)
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Location: Acton, MA		Thanks. I just got the lift a week ago. Now I don't have to pay for a parking spot for the Desoto (it can come back and be with it'sn friends).
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Posted 2009-04-16 6:51 PM (#170789 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: little rock, AR		Rebecca, I see you have the grill off of the '50 Buick. We have similar taste in cars. Mine are '60 4dr savoy, '50 Buick Super 2dr, plus 4 other oldies and I 'm contemplating a '57 NY'er. Nice cars and lift. Dorsey
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Posted 2009-04-16 7:54 PM (#170804 - in reply to #170789)
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Location: Acton, MA		actually it is not off. that is a spare that I picked up cheap. Could not resist.
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Posted 2009-04-16 7:55 PM (#170805 - in reply to #170804)
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Location: Acton, MA		http://www.pangalacticconsortium.com/cars/garage/imgpages/image008....
you can see that the grill is on the car.
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Posted 2009-04-16 8:05 PM (#170806 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: little rock, AR		Yea, I need a better one for my '50. But too many cars and not enough $$$$. People gather around the '50 and the Savoy at car shows. These type of cars people just don't see many of.
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Posted 2009-04-16 8:47 PM (#170811 - in reply to #170806)
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That's a very nice garage indeed!  Sure wish I had one for sure (though my neighbors probably also wish I had one!).

A couple days ago, but I delivered the crankshaft to the shop so they can finally finish the engine rebuild (after 1 1/2 years!)

Jay

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Posted 2009-04-17 2:07 AM (#170841 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2009-04-17 2:42 AM (#170843 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		Jörgen your NY is so nice.

I begin to mount in sterio in the weekend in Windsorn. I knock together a wooden box which I dressed with the original vinyl and cloth left over from interior. And I took an insert from the dashboard (I have one more over in bad condi) as decorative moldings. And on and off the device to the active bass box built in and I put a 59 radio button. Took about 5 hours of work with the box.
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wizard
Posted 2009-04-17 4:21 AM (#170847 - in reply to #170841)
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island		Yes Jörgen, I think I see a dead bug on the radiator mesh

It's so beautiful in the sunlight - happy motoring!
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wizard
Posted 2009-04-17 4:26 AM (#170849 - in reply to #170843)
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island		Aah yes Jocke, the problem with modern radio/CD's in old cars - it's difficult as we discussed on the phone, but you made a good compromise with your "beatbox"! The thing I like the most is that you made it with Velcro attaching strips and multiple cable connector, so that you can demount it in a blink of an eye for shows. The dash insert gives it a touch of the dash and makes it "melt in" better.
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Posted 2009-04-18 6:46 AM (#170965 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2009-04-18 6:55 AM (#170966 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2009-04-18 10:58 AM (#170973 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2009-04-18 3:40 PM (#170999 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		Hi Lasse, Your Saratoga being one off the finest renovaiting at a 59 Chrysler I have see. I know how much work/time you has working with it.
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Posted 2009-04-19 6:02 AM (#171086 - in reply to #170767)
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wbower3 - 2009-04-16 3:44 PM

Where's the stress Adriana? Working on your car is susposed to be relaxing, allowing you to become absorbed in the moment, letting you put the cares of the day aside and think about the good steps taken toward your final goal. HOORAY, Progress made, one less thing to do....................... walt


cooking and op-shopping is relaxing... pulling your car apart is stressful, i am impatient and i dont know how much i should do and where to stop, want it to still look as original as possible without looking like a bomb, and i just never want to restore a car again, my next car will be a presentable original car, that i can get registered with only a little mechanical work... i seriously cant sleep and if i think about it to much i cant breathe!! adriana
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Posted 2009-04-19 6:08 AM (#171087 - in reply to #170772)
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n1gzd - 2009-04-16 4:49 PM

I started it up for the first time this spring and moved it to it's new parking spot:

http://www.pangalacticconsortium.com/cars/garage/imgpages/image000....

During the winter I had to rent a spot because I was out of space.

I guess I also have to figure out where my power steering fluid is leaking out (lost about half of it during the winter).

Rebecca


oh, i absolutely adore your buick... love the red rims!! adriana
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wbower3
Posted 2009-04-20 5:08 PM (#171225 - in reply to #165059)
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Walter passed away on Jul 29, 2014. We will miss you, Walt!

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Location: Heaven Above (Formerly Oklahoma City,OK)		Yesterday I finally figured out the puzzle and got both 1/4 windows reinstalled in the car. Discovered that the glass shop cracked the driver's door window at theback edge, but found it after I had taken them home. Oh Well? Now it's crawl back under and install the driveshaft, correct the linkage on the P/Flite, pull the pan back off and weld up the leak BEFORE I fill the engine with oil and ZDDP. One thing at a time........................lol, Walt
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Posted 2009-04-23 4:39 AM (#171550 - in reply to #171086)
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wbower3 - 2009-04-16 3:44 PM

Where's the stress Adriana? Working on your car is susposed to be relaxing, allowing you to become absorbed in the moment, letting you put the cares of the day aside and think about the good steps taken toward your final goal. HOORAY, Progress made, one less thing to do....................... walt


cooking and op-shopping is relaxing... pulling your car apart is stressful, i am impatient and i dont know how much i should do and where to stop, want it to still look as original as possible without looking like a bomb, and i just never want to restore a car again, my next car will be a presentable original car, that i can get registered with only a little mechanical work... i seriously cant sleep and if i think about it to much i cant breathe!! adriana :(


Ha, I am restoring 4 cars at once. I know exactly what you are talking about (can't sleep etc). I enojoy working on my projects except when I don't have something to drive (problems with all of them at once).
Rebecca
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Posted 2009-04-23 9:57 AM (#171572 - in reply to #171550)
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wbower3 - 2009-04-16 3:44 PM

Where's the stress Adriana? Working on your car is susposed to be relaxing, allowing you to become absorbed in the moment, letting you put the cares of the day aside and think about the good steps taken toward your final goal. HOORAY, Progress made, one less thing to do....................... walt


cooking and op-shopping is relaxing... pulling your car apart is stressful, i am impatient and i dont know how much i should do and where to stop, want it to still look as original as possible without looking like a bomb, and i just never want to restore a car again, my next car will be a presentable original car, that i can get registered with only a little mechanical work... i seriously cant sleep and if i think about it to much i cant breathe!! adriana :(


Ha, I am restoring 4 cars at once. I know exactly what you are talking about (can't sleep etc). I enojoy working on my projects except when I don't have something to drive (problems with all of them at once).
Rebecca


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The "stress" comes when the mindset is more focused on the destination than the journey. I remember looking at cars that way all too well. When I finally found my Adventurer (a constant stress for many years), something clicked. It was SO FAR gone that I didn't look at it as a car, but rather as a project - like building a house, .... one step at a time. If you don't, you get so overwhelmed it takes all the fun out of it. I remember watching my old friend Jim take a wasted hulk and, piece by piece, turn it into a nice body again. I had never seen such a turn around and after that took great pleasure in heavy body work.

It is also a whole buch intimidating when you don't know the car. Once you know every bolt and where it goes, there is no worry about putting it back together wrong. That comes with time.

Just take your time and enjoy yourself and your project.

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wbower3
Posted 2009-04-23 11:31 AM (#171583 - in reply to #165059)
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Walter passed away on Jul 29, 2014. We will miss you, Walt!

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Location: Heaven Above (Formerly Oklahoma City,OK)		Doc D. You got that right. In the shop, no noise, no telephone ringing, no secretary demanding attention, no client whining in your ear because it's taking too long, trying to remember how the piece in you hands goes back after two years, that's the stress relief for me. Taking my time, figuring it out and doing one thing at a time. Walt
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Bart_59_Dodge
Posted 2009-04-23 8:06 PM (#171648 - in reply to #165059)
Subject: Re: What did you do to your FL car today?



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Location: Oconomowoc Wi		...broke the power steering belt.
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heldam
Posted 2009-04-25 8:12 AM (#171789 - in reply to #165059)
Subject: RE: What did you do to your FL car today?


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Location: Perth, Western Australia		Had a mate help me pick up the motor and box and a another couple of other friends popped it into the big hole at the front end. Then walked around the back and smiled at it all coming together.

Big M is helping out and is sending some bits Downunder for me.

Then back on Ebay to look for more bits.



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57windycoupe
Posted 2009-04-25 8:46 AM (#171792 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Cushing, Wisconsin		Well for the past two days I've replaced the rear wheel seals, bearings, shoes, etc. And I took it for a test drive last night when I was done and the rear end locked up on me again within ten miles of the house.
I don't know what's causing this, since it did this last summer so I'm pulling it all apart checking all gears and bearings in the carrier as well. I might just put a newer style rear end in it. But not sure what fits my car, besides the really expensive E body 8 3/4
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57windycoupe
Posted 2009-04-26 10:45 AM (#171885 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: Cushing, Wisconsin		Well Yesterday afternoon I pulled a tapered axle 8 3/4 3.23 sure grip from the 1962 parts car, so I'm going to use the axles and third member in my housing in the 57 Windsor. I was quite happy to find out that rear end is in great shape too!
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58 Ray
Posted 2009-04-26 11:24 AM (#171888 - in reply to #171885)
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Location: Colorado		My engine was running rough so I changed my wires, cap and rotor...........wallah!! Should have done that about three months ago.

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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2009-04-26 1:46 PM (#171894 - in reply to #171888)
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Location: Parts Unknown		Jacked up and moved a shed to the front of the property, leaving room for a new dog run where the shed was. Built the dog run, so that is done. That leaves no permanent structure up front where the new shop will go. Have only to empty the garage and remove it and locate the water inlet at the house before the actual construction can start.
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old mopar guy
Posted 2009-04-26 3:04 PM (#171903 - in reply to #165059)
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Location: new york		Went to the "spring dust off" show in Staten Island with my 56 Belvedere conv Its 90 degrees in New York today! This is to hot for april !So Im home early and sun burnt! Happy Motoring! Victor...

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