Re: SV: New guy in town

[William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Silly rabbit!!!!! It never comes to an end. There is always something to do to these ancient shrines to motoring history.
Later
Bill Harrison
65 Coronet 2 dr post


--- On Sat, 1/8/11, Knud-Erik Holm <kebh@xxxxx> wrote:

> From: Knud-Erik Holm <kebh@xxxxx>
> Subject: SV: New guy in town
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 9:18 AM
> 
> Hi Brian, 
> Here is how I fixed my cowl, changed it and used stainless
> steel.
> My car was 1/3 gone. When I opend her up.
> 
> Good luck, and do not give up, it will come to an end.
> 
> Knud holm, denmark.
> 
> Ps. Some new paint pictures, there will be more coming,
> incl. flamejob.
> 
> http://picasaweb.google.com/107696932677027844048
> 
> 
> 
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: David Bailey [mailto:bb64d440@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> 
> Sendt: 8. januar 2011 15:04
> Til: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Emne: RE: New guy in town
> 
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> 
> Hi Brian and welcome to the 62 - 65 Mopar site, the place
> where you'll get
> good info from some good guys. Hope you'll stay around a
> long time. I like
> AMC's especially the AMX.ummmm! As to the rust prone or
> "trouble spots" on
> our early B body Mopars, Mo's reply pretty well covered the
> body for ya. One
> reason for the sprayed on foam "could be" as simple as the
> wiper arm pivot
> seals dried out and leaked to the inside. Otherwise the
> rusting of the inner
> and outer cowl area on our cars can be, to some degree, a
> common thing. As a
> worst-case scenario, have a look at this page.
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/over62.html. 
> Still another place to inspect for rusting and most
> importantly are the
> front frame rails from where they attach to the trans cross
> member and
> forward. Also, check the area where the front shock towers
> are welded to the
> top of the frame rails. It's difficult to see with the
> upper control arm and
> wheel in the way but you'll find a "cavity" there, which
> can fill with road
> dirt/debris even though there are drain openings at the
> corners. But with a
> flashlight and some effort you should be able to determine
> if these are
> clogged or not. A tell-tale sign I picked up on is if you
> find the U shaped
> channel that runs around the outer lip of the upper control
> arm is packed
> full of road dirt/debris, then more than likely so will be
> this "cavity". As
> a matter of interest, the L side (cavity) on my car was
> fine...but the R
> side was packed solid and rusted through. So hopefully
> you're not too
> squeamish on rust so this won't scare you off and the car
> you're looking at
> will be solid. If not don't despair, all is repairable.
> It's what keeps or
> puts our obscure Mopars on the road for all to admire!
> 
> Dave B
>  
> '64 Dodge 
> 440 B-body
> 2dr ht 383 cid 
> 4 bbl 4 spd duel exh
> ZZW - Anniversary Gold w/ white side sweep
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > From: im4amc_scouts2@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: New guy in town
> > Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 22:25:23 -0500
> > 
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> > 
> > Hi everyone. I just signed up wanted to say hello and
> also get a little
> info. I don't currently own a Mopar, but have in the past
> and currently own
> a few AMCs. I'm looking at picking up a 64 Polara 4 door in
> a trade deal
> that would basically get me the car for almost free. I
> haven't seen the car
> in person yet, but it appears to be in pretty good shape
> overall going by
> the pictures I've received. Replacing the original Poly 318
> is a later model
> 318 that apparently isn't running great right now. I'm
> hoping it would be an
> easy fix, but if not, I have an even later model rebuilt
> 318 sitting in the
> garage I could install (late 80s roller cam motor). As much
> as I'd love a 2
> door, I don't mind the looks of the four door models
> (without the post it
> kind of looks like a long 2 door) and would like to turn
> this car into a
> family cruiser.
> > 
> > Here's my question. From the pics, the body looks
> really good, but the
> owner says someone sprayed spray foam in the cowl. I'm
> thinking that the
> cowl might be rusty and was wondering if this is common,
> unusual, etc. I
> don't know 62 to 65 Mopars that well, so I don't know where
> the "trouble
> spots" might be. Are there any particular places on these
> cars to look for
> rusty?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!
> > 
> > Brian
> > 
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> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one
> person --
> directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car
> transactions and negotiations
> as well as other personal messages only to the intended
> recipient, not to
> the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect
> your privacy,
> reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content
> signal to Mopar
> topic.  Thanks!
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> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
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> Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one
> person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send
> parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other
> personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the
> Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your
> privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the
> content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!
> 
> 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and
> http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
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