DOES
ANYONE HAVE A OPINION AS TO IF THERE IS ONE PART ON THIS CAR THAT IS GOOD????
MEL
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Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:31
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Subject: [FWDLK] Tulsa, springs,
condition
I dont
think boyd will try to snag the plymouth... his cars only start out as rust
free originals anyway- this one's a little too much for the gameshow restorer..
as for
the springs, it was already mentioned that there would be a balance of
hydrostatic pressure inside and out of the car while submerged, and if you have
a 57-9 mopar with its original drop-offs in the trunk, there were 2 types of
well plugs used depending on the plant, there was a pie-cut steel rimmed rubber
stopper and the typical polystyrene plug installed from inside, just as the mfg
plugs in the floor were [with the cpdd logo] so if a substantial amt of
water did maintain within the trunk, either plug would have allowed egress of
water, as for the floors- the water would make its way to about 1" above
the bottom edge of the door before seeping behind the panels and exiting
through the drain holes between the weatherseal and the outer doorskin...
i have
a suspicion that the springs inevitably broke due to [lack] of motion...
tempered and spring steels suffer a similar condition to hydrogen embrittlement
[what occurs from chrome- plating things like springs, or i-beam axles on
rods] the outer oxidation process can cause a fracture at the point of
highest stress, ie at the perch or mid-arc where the binders are....
that's all i can think of without movement, and the snubbers would have taken a
few good drops before allowing the springs to break with mishandling.
as for
condition... its just a part of history now... lessons learned.. history
made.. it should be cleaned and preserved... just to look as nice
as it can, sans headliner, spring pieces, etc...
as for
all of the non-listers that took an interest in the event... i think there will
now be an ebay demand for "miss belvedere's" instead of
"christines" i have the "color twin" 57 belv to
that car.... with the exception to being a higher-optioned belv with wing tips
and pwr steering/brakes... wasn't planning on stock colors when done...
but maybe now i will... but its not getting sold when done anyway... its one
the 10 2drht's that will some day be part of "my estate" which
hopefully wont be for at least another 40 yrs....
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