Hugh
For along time Chrysler owned 45% of Mitsubishi and sold it in 92 so they
could retool for the Cab foward design and then I believe in 1998 they again
bought into Mitsubishi, this time controlling interest. I retired from
Chrysler in 1993, but I keep getting Chrysler news reports. As far as
carburetors I've had good luck with Mitches Carburetors out of Michigan any
of my hemi's Even if you have one have there he has enough parts to build
one for you. He is always at the Iola car show every July which has become
the largest show in the midwest.
Don
1959 Crown
1965 Crown
1955 St Regis
just sold 1960 Crown to new member Chris Bray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh & Therese" <hugtrees@xxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:14 PM
Subject: IML: Alternative parts for Mopars
> I'm not sure I agree with the idea that we may be "reduced" to the point
> where we have to use Ford and GM parts in our cars if they were not
> originally installed by Chrysler, that is. (I have a Chrysler with a
> Mitsubishi V6, but that's another story, except to underscore my point
that
> some parts on our cars were made by other manufacturers.)
>
> Owning a car like an Imperial is a challenge in and of itself. I welcome
> all approaches to the hobby and some people on this list have made some
> radical changes to their cars, which is their right as owners. With a 58
> and the 392, you get to ride piggy back on the Chrysler 300 crowd, whose
> greater numbers create a healthy demand for parts. I have not had much
> difficulty, with one exception, in getting parts for my car. The part in
> question was indeed the carburetor. With diligent search, I managed to
> track one down and just recently Philippe Courant e-mailed me a link to
one
> that was for sale. So, some out there, including my spare "new" one,
which
> is in the box, unopened, that it came in.
>
> I have had several parts rebuilt, such as the water pump. I have
> encountered clever ways to use non Imperial Mopar parts on my engine, such
> as the Dodge truck mechanical fuel pump I have been using for years. I
> finally replaced the brake booster having found a way to field rig my old
> ripped one quite successfully for several years. I have been told they
are
> not repairable - bellows brake boosters that is - which is true, but if
you
> try hard enough you can find a way to make them operable nonetheless.
>
> The benefit of using Mopar parts for upgrades, like the 69 Dodge Charger
> master cylinder installed on my car this summer is that very often they
bolt
> right on. That does not mean adjustment don't have to be made, just that
> the finished result is almost imperceptible to just about anyone who knows
> enough to know the difference.
>
> The cars are nasty to work on, in my opinion. I have been struggling for
> days to, of all things, change a light bulb! Just last night the remains
of
> the old light socket crumbled away as I tried to put it back together. I
> was left, literally with a pile of parts, and not all of them intact. In
> this instance I am obliged to use a quick replacement part from AutoZone.
> As it will be recessed inside the bumper no one except an expect with a
> mirror on a stick will ever know it is not correct. No one except, of
> course, me. And it bothers me more than all the trouble it has already
> caused me that it won't be correct. I will set out to find a correct
> replacement and probably will find one. I dare say it will be a nightmare
> to obtain one, not to mention installing it. But for me, this hobby is
> about trying to keep the thing I have brief responsibility for as original
> as possible. The old light unit came this far and I'm sorry it cannot go
> any further. The least I can do is replace it with another surviving part
> that may otherwise be destined to rot away in a field somewhere.
>
> Hugh
>
>
>
> > Though I hope that I can keep my '58 totally Mopar, I see a bleak future
> for
> > Mopar repros. That's why most catalogs that deal with early Hemi parts
> sell
> > mostly conversion kits to use GM components. As sickening as that
sounds,
> in
> > the future when you can no longer get Mopar water pumps, power steering
> > pumps, pulleys, and other miscellaneous you'll have two choices. You can
> put
> > your Imperials out to pasture or you can buy some of these conversion
kits
> > and keep them running. Right now you can't even find a correct
carburetor
> for
> > a 392 Hemi without driving yourself nuts. The same goes for an AC
> compressor.
> > Unfortunately, the new owners of Mopar have enthusiasm for
retro-styling,
> but
> > none for restoration of their own products. On the other hand, GM and
Ford
> > both manufacture factory-built reproduction parts for people who restore
> > their products. As much as it may sicken you sir, there will come a time
> when
> > you will have to buy a GM alternator, GM p/s pump, GM a/c compressor,
and
> GM
> > water pump to keep your Imperial on the road.
> >
> > Doug
> > 58 Crown coupe
> >
>
>
>
>
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