Re: [FWDLK] Snapped Springs

[Dan Morton <morton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This presumes that the water would have left the tomb at a rate much faster than it left the car.  Highly unlikely, even when they pumped it out.  With water levels the same in and out, there would be no additional load than the weight of the car itself.

 

Chalk it up to load-bearing and rust; that's enough to do it.

 

    Dan

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From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of debenson2
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 1:31 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Snapped Springs

I believe the failed springs are the result of a "car full" of water , as the tomb flooded and then ebbed the car remained full of water (for a time anyway before it to ebbed )and that load of water weight caused the suspension failure, and as it looks this process was repeated a few times....

a trunk or the whole car for that mater is a thousand fold more weight then the car was ever meant to hold....

For what it is worth I think the car is in rather good condition in terms of the past 50 years of terrible storage conditions....(not a real need to beat a dead horse on the mis-management, or lack of a "Forward Look" attitude in terms of real long term storage here!) 

The hard parts on her are in a much better state then ALLOT of the parts of that vintage sold every day on eBay....

It would be very pleasing to me to see her cleaned and all of the rotted soft goods removed, to get a true look at her status, bet she is not be as bad as it has been reported.

Anyone know what her color codes are?

Is she "ginger and sand white?" I have never seen a real color photo, and what did the seats look like and what are her options?

debenson2
road2recovery
Box 43873
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55443 USA
debensonii@xxxxxxxxxxx
1957 Plymouth V800
1956 Dodge wagon
1956 Dodge coronet
1955 Chrysler New Yorker
1999 Town & Country AWD
2001 Ram 2500 quad cab
2004 Jeep Liberty

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From: Brent Burger

To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 10:16 AM

Subject: [FWDLK] Snapped Springs

    I have handled MANY FL cars in 30+ years and NEVER seen the springs broken like that !  A broken leaf here or there, but nothing that left the car dragging like that with both sides.  I am suspicious it incurred some sort of trauma, but this was supposed to be a brand new car when interred.  Interesting.

 

    B.

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