Hal, unless you are trying to build a show car, NOS makes no sense and could
actually be a liability in terms of reliability. Face it, unless it's a not
mechanical part, it's 40 years old. New parts are probably as good, if not
better, and certainly cheaper. The RV2 compressor is readily available
anywhere. I've won awards at local shows with my non original RV2
compressor and the judging I've done at local shows we never got down into
that level of detail. If you took the car to a major MOPAR meet you might
get a ding for a non-origional tag on the compressor. I would not worry
about it a second if it were me.
For instance, on the 300 I've been painting and documenting on the site, the
door weatherstripping was really shot. I ordered some from JC Whitney and
it came in yesterday. While not a perfect match, it will look and work fine
and very few people would have ever known the difference had I not broadcast
it to the world through this email.
Good luck. Are you coming to Anniston?
KerryP
Patch panels fabricated
Pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx
dte.net/57imperial
Imperials -- 50 Limo, 57 roadster, 61's, 64, 68 Convert, 73, a 66 300 and a
bunch of lesser marques
----- Original Message -----
From: Hal Coble <hal@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Imperial Mailing List <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 5:33 PM
Subject: IML: NOS
> Dear List:
>
> As I am beginning to fix problems on my 63 Crown, I am learning from
experts
> on the list like Dick, Elijah, Kenyon, John and Bob and I just want to say
> thanks for all the great advice. This list is an incredible resource for
me
> since I am completely new to all of this.
>
> Question #1: I purchased a the car from my uncle a few months ago. He
said
> that he bought it 6 years ago from the original owner and that it has been
> garaged and everthing is original. How do I determine if it is original
or
> has had items replaced such as upholstery?
>
> Question #2: I have had a local mechanic replace the water pump, fuel
pump
> and plug wires. After all of that, John sent me an excellent description
of
> NOS which I posted earlier on the list. Now I am wondering if I have made
a
> mistake by replacing these items without searching for NOS parts. If I
were
> to enter the car in a show as an original that is driven often, will this
> hurt me in the judging? I now need a compressor for the A/C but am
waiting
> to determine if that needs to be NOS as well.
>
> Hal Coble
> 1963 Crown Imperial Southampton
> Georgia
>
>
>
>
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