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56D500boy |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10918    Location: Lower Mainland BC | . Not very exciting but yesterday and today I cleaned (wire brushes in my cordless drill, wire brush (big), wire brush (small brass)) and painted (Krylon "Fusion" all-in-one Satin Black) my 56 Dodge's rear leaf springs. They were looking rather ratty and have been bugging me for at least 4 years but they were not a priority. Finally got to them yesterday (left) and today (right). The paint seems good and it dries very quickly. By eye, I thought that I did a good job. From the photo, it looks like I need to address a few areas with a bit more paint.  Regardless, they are much better than they were two days ago.  Found the PN on one of the springs: 1636 859 which translates as 55-56 Dodge V8 "Std., except Sub (urban)., Cv. Cp (convertible)" so not D500 (I knew that already 5 leaf not 6 leaf D500). I also got all 8 of the U-bolt nuts started with the help of MOOVIT and a 21" breaker bar. I didn't twist off the threaded portion of the U-bolt (I was watching carefully). Removing, cleaning and painting the U-bolts and nuts will be the next project to be put off to the future. Edited by 56D500boy 2021-08-07 9:53 PM (56Dodge5leafRearSpringAfterCleaningAndPainting_PN_1636859_Left.jpg) (56Dodge5leafRearSpringAfterCleaningAndPainting_PN_1636859_Right.jpg) Attachments ----------------  56Dodge5leafRearSpringAfterCleaningAndPainting_PN_1636859_Left.jpg (125KB - 579 downloads) 56Dodge5leafRearSpringAfterCleaningAndPainting_PN_1636859_Right.jpg (165KB - 577 downloads) | ||
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| Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2009  Location: Branson, MO | During this cold, snowy, and blustery day, I decided to take pictures of my recently acquired (Christmas present from my son and wife) '59 1/24 promo scale model that matches the color of my real '59 Firedome 2HT. The colors actually match fairly well and I've never seen a model molded and painted in these colors before. (59 DeSoto Model LF.jpg) (59 DeSoto Model RR.jpg) (59 DeSoto RF New.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 59 DeSoto Model LF.jpg (32KB - 559 downloads) 59 DeSoto Model RR.jpg (35KB - 530 downloads) 59 DeSoto RF New.JPG (157KB - 578 downloads) | ||
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| Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2009 Location: Branson, MO | Fortunately I was able to obtain a reproduction D E S O T O trunk mat and installed it today and with a little bit of trimming it turned out really nice. (thumbnail.jpg) (IMG_3344 (1).jpg) (IMG_3345.jpg) Attachments ---------------- thumbnail.jpg (41KB - 491 downloads) IMG_3344 (1).jpg (65KB - 547 downloads) IMG_3345.jpg (114KB - 554 downloads) | ||
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| 57plymouth |
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Expert Posts: 3612  Location: Blythewood, SC | |||
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| Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2009 Location: Branson, MO | |||
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| 57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3976  Location: DFW, TX | Bill Adams (can be found on FB) worked to get the '57/58 trunk mat reproduced nicely in 2019. I'm not sure what availability is for these today. (78052316_10220428322927509_3790123491269804032_n.jpg) (75625294_10220428335487823_7244569101941604352_n.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 78052316_10220428322927509_3790123491269804032_n.jpg (353KB - 510 downloads) 75625294_10220428335487823_7244569101941604352_n.jpg (312KB - 507 downloads) | ||
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| Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2009 Location: Branson, MO | |||
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| JedRhule |
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Veteran Posts: 128 Location: Palm Beach County Florida | |||
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| NicksGarage |
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Expert Posts: 1234 Location: Ramona, CA | Finally gave up trying to start my 1960 wagon that has been sitting since 1978. So this past weekend I had to move it out of my shop so I could work on my 300F and other projects. First opportunity to put the two cars together to take pictures. The wagon will just have to wait until I can yank the engine out and redo it. The 300F is getting its new bumpers, new starter and new tires. (1960_x2_01a.jpg) (1960_x2_02a.jpg) (1960_x2_03a.jpg) (1960_x2_04a.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1960_x2_01a.jpg (133KB - 526 downloads) 1960_x2_02a.jpg (129KB - 486 downloads) 1960_x2_03a.jpg (105KB - 517 downloads) 1960_x2_04a.jpg (318KB - 525 downloads) | ||
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| Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2009 Location: Branson, MO | Yesterday the Route 66 MoPar club held their annual meet in Branson, MO. Weather was as good as it could get and there were 128 MoPars in attendance. BUT only three Forward Look cars including my '59 Firedome. You all know what my car looks like but these are the other two: a 1959 Chrysler New Yorker 4HT in the initial stage of being restored and a 1956 Imperial which was quite nice even though it didn't trophy. (IMG_3744.jpg) (IMG_3685.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_3744.jpg (111KB - 514 downloads) IMG_3685.jpg (130KB - 502 downloads) | ||
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| NicksGarage |
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Expert Posts: 1234 Location: Ramona, CA | Started cleaning up my latest car. 1960 Imperial Custom. (60imp_002.jpg) (60imp_009.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 60imp_002.jpg (185KB - 507 downloads) 60imp_009.jpg (216KB - 500 downloads) | ||
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| Powerflite |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | I've been driving my '58 Fireflite to church for a month now. This was the first time I brought it with all whitewall tires & spinner caps on it. I got very little reaction from it before, but now, people seem to really like it - because of the whitewalls?  I don't really care what others think, but I always love looking in the rear-view mirrors and seeing the fins!  | ||
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| NicksGarage |
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Expert Posts: 1234 Location: Ramona, CA | Pulled the front bumper on my 300F today. Already have another one rechromed. Also going to change the strut bushings while I'm at it. Also took the wheel covers apart so I can repaint them and replace the emblems with new ones. I have to swap out one cover as it's got a lot of hammer dings around the edge. fortunately my car is a dry western car as the geared centers can seize onto the cone of the cover and can be almost impossible to remove. New gears are available so some people just cut them off. (bumper01.jpg) (bumper02.jpg) (wheelcovers01.jpg) Attachments ---------------- bumper01.jpg (159KB - 525 downloads) bumper02.jpg (179KB - 513 downloads) wheelcovers01.jpg (380KB - 481 downloads) | ||
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| 1960fury |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7619 Location: northern germany | Powerflite - 2022-06-12 3:10 PM I've been driving my '58 Fireflite to church for a month now. This was the first time I brought it with all whitewall tires & spinner caps on it. I got very little reaction from it before, but now, people seem to really like it - because of the whitewalls? I don't really care what others think, but I always love looking in the rear-view mirrors and seeing the fins! :inlove:Pictures! | ||
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| 56D500boy |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10918 Location: Lower Mainland BC | 1960fury - 2022-06-13 7:40 AM Pictures! See Nathan's thread: http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=72660&...  | ||
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| Viper Guy |
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Expert Posts: 2009 Location: Branson, MO | Today I went to the College of the Ozarks annual Father's Day car show. I was totally surprised that there was another Forward Look car there. It wasn't entered in the show but was driven just as a daily driver. He should have entered it as it didn't cost anything to enter and as a reward for entering, they gave a free brunch buffet to all the participants. I received the best stock original award for my '59 DeSoto Firedome which was a surprise but graciously accepted. (IMG_3876.jpg) (IMG_3877.jpg) (IMG_3878.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_3876.jpg (112KB - 466 downloads) IMG_3877.jpg (107KB - 491 downloads) IMG_3878.jpg (105KB - 466 downloads) | ||
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| 56D500boy |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10918 Location: Lower Mainland BC | . The 56 Dodge sedans (at least Custom Royals) have a large stamped stainless steel C-pillar trim piece. The trim mostly fits into a groove in the rear window rubber gasket but it also has one screw at the bottom. The bottom of the trim and the screw is covered by an additional cosmetic stainless trim piece. This last piece is held to the car by a small screw in located in the gap between the rear edge of the rear door (4 drs) and the body structure. That one little screw has been bugging me for years because it was rusty and crusty and generally bringing the car down. So finally yesterday, I decided to remove that screw and replace it with a chrome or stainless pan head screw. Sounds like a plan? NOPE. The screw was totally rusted to the body and when I tried to remove it with a Phillips screwdriver, the head just stripped out. Yep. The can opener is about to open the latest can of worms. First step is to drill out the screw. Takes a couple of drill bits to get that job done.' Then I could pull the trim piece off the car. Naturally the bent-wire spring clip behind the trim piece breaks. Naturally. In retrospect, I could have stopped before I took the trim piece off but I didn't. I wanted to clean and polish the trim piece before I put it back on. So with the lower trim piece off, it exposed a bit of crusty bubbly paint that hasn't seen the light since May of 1956 and was waiting patiently for 66 years for someone to fix it. This is the can of worms. So to solve the problem and put the lid back on the can (of worms) with the least amount of pain, I did the following: 1. Scraped the bubbling paint off the affected areas. 2. I used a wire brush to further clean up the affected areas. 3. I removed the larger C-pillar cover by drilling out the lower screw (several drill bits were involved) and gently but forcefully prying the large C-pillar trim out of the rubber gasket. 4. Cleaning the exterior of the C-pillar (paint mostly very good still). Some minor scraping and wire brushing. 5. Cleaning out the groove in the rubber window gasket. 6. Treating the affected areas with Rust Converter and having lunch while that dried. 7. Finding some body paint and spraying it into appropriate small glass jars and painting over the dry Rust Converted areas with a small brush (one for the white and one for the dark metallic blue) and letting that dry. Adding a few more coats as time and temperature allowed. 8. Cleaning and polishing the lower trim piece with Goof Off (to get previous spray paint over spray off) and Wenol to polish the cleaned metal. 9. Finding the spare C-pillar stainless cover that I had bought off ebay some years ago and then cleaning and polishing that cover. 10. Finding a workable clip for the back of the lower trim price and installing that. 11. Installing the replacement C-pillar cover by wiggling the trim into the groove in the rubber and the pushing very hard (no tools were used). 12. Installing the lower C-pillar cover with the all important new screw. Some photos, start to finish (note: I have previously repainted the roof with Chrysler "Stone White" instead of the recommended FORD Wimbledon white (which is much yellower) - the paint I used on the hidden part of the C-pillar was Wimbledon white and it matched very well to the OE Sapphaire White): And yes, my work was not perfect. I know that. However, the situation behind the C-pillar is better than it was when I opened the can of worms - AND I closed the can of worms in one day, not days or weeks. Edited by 56D500boy 2022-10-04 7:26 PM (Example56DodgeCustomRoyalSedanCpillarTrim.jpg) (TheInocentDeseptiveStartToTheCanOfWorms.jpg) (TheRealStartOfTheCanOfWorms.jpg) (TheOENakedCpillarExposedAfterBeingCoveredFor66years.jpg) (TheOENakedCpillarAfterScrapingAndCleaningWithWindexAndPaperTowelPriorAddingRustConverter.jpg) (TheOENakedCpillarAfterBrushPaintingTheRustConvertedAffectedAreaswithSeveralCoatsOfPaint.jpg) (TheOENakedCpillarAfterReplacingTheLargerUpperCPillarTrimWithAnewGenoAuveco19-2806ChromeScrew.jpg) (TheCpillarAfterReplacingTheLowerSmallerCPillarTrimWithanewGenoAuveco19-2806ChromeScrew.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Example56DodgeCustomRoyalSedanCpillarTrim.jpg (188KB - 454 downloads) TheInocentDeseptiveStartToTheCanOfWorms.jpg (166KB - 415 downloads) TheRealStartOfTheCanOfWorms.jpg (193KB - 433 downloads) TheOENakedCpillarExposedAfterBeingCoveredFor66years.jpg (188KB - 423 downloads) TheOENakedCpillarAfterScrapingAndCleaningWithWindexAndPaperTowelPriorAddingRustConverter.jpg (189KB - 418 downloads) TheOENakedCpillarAfterBrushPaintingTheRustConvertedAffectedAreaswithSeveralCoatsOfPaint.jpg (180KB - 445 downloads) TheOENakedCpillarAfterReplacingTheLargerUpperCPillarTrimWithAnewGenoAuveco19-2806ChromeScrew.jpg (153KB - 481 downloads) TheCpillarAfterReplacingTheLowerSmallerCPillarTrimWithanewGenoAuveco19-2806ChromeScrew.jpg (213KB - 427 downloads) | ||
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| Powerflite |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | |||
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| JedRhule |
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Veteran Posts: 128 Location: Palm Beach County Florida | |||
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| 22mafeja |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 748 Location: Finland | |||
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| 56D500boy |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10918 Location: Lower Mainland BC | 22mafeja - 2022-10-05 5:39 AM You were lucky to have any sheetmetal left under the trim piece Dave. That spot is a nightmare on many cars and that petrified screw head looks so familiar. I like your small but resiliant steps forward....that`s forward look about... Thanks Ralf. I would not have bought my 56 Dodge if it had any major rust (it didn't). So far (and I've worked on/sanded/primed/painted every panel) I've only found (and fixed) two small perforations. So I was not expecting any rust when I pulled the C-pillar trim. There was some minor bubblying (as shown in the before photos) but that should be fine for a few more years now. Nathan: I hear you on using heat to loose the rusty screws but I would be very afraid of flames causing more (paint) damage. I've removed the lower C-pillar trim on the passenger side today and tried the screw that holds the larger C-pillar trim - but the screw head broke off. Naturally I might try PB Blaster, etc. to get it loose tomorrow. Drilling will be the last resort. Just came back from what will be my last car show (pop-up) of the season. Great warm night. Not normal. (As usual my car was the only Forward Look car there). Edited by 56D500boy 2022-10-05 11:53 PM | ||
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| 1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2677 Location: Rogersville, Alabama | |||
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| 57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3976 Location: DFW, TX | I drove my Chrysler to Bartlesville, OK for The Gathering at the Roc last weekend, 980 miles total. Car was nothing but a joy. Got to see and tour the amazing Price Tower, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1956. (310622421_6147288748633206_8306520878220157886_n.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 310622421_6147288748633206_8306520878220157886_n.jpg (364KB - 394 downloads) | ||
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| Powerflite |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | Nice picture Danny! I was getting really tired of the huge pepper trees dumping all their debri on my cars and shading the tangerine & orange trees that I actually care about, so I made a rash decision and hacked four of them much shorter. I've been dealing with the long cleanup process for the last week, so no progress on any cars. It'll probably take me a month to finally get rid of it all, but I'll have plenty of fire wood for barbecues. Anyone want to join me? (Copper 57NY Pepper Coverings.jpg) (Pepper Tree Hack.jpg) (57NY Couch Spot.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Copper 57NY Pepper Coverings.jpg (224KB - 423 downloads) Pepper Tree Hack.jpg (245KB - 413 downloads) 57NY Couch Spot.jpg (178KB - 394 downloads) | ||
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| 22mafeja |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 748 Location: Finland | |||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | Chrysler lurking out from the bush. (57NY Lurking.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 57NY Lurking.jpg (241KB - 366 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 46 Location: Finland | Little bit updating for steering wheel. Filling and grinding until boredom. Fortunately the end result rewards. (Ratin kunnostus 01.jpg) (Ratin kunnostus 18.jpg) (Ratin kunnostus 35.jpg) (Ratin kunnostus 37.jpg) (Ratin kunnostus 39.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Ratin kunnostus 01.jpg (148KB - 381 downloads) Ratin kunnostus 18.jpg (168KB - 374 downloads) Ratin kunnostus 35.jpg (149KB - 354 downloads) Ratin kunnostus 37.jpg (129KB - 371 downloads) Ratin kunnostus 39.jpg (222KB - 369 downloads) | ||
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| wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13167 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Compliments! Nice work  | ||
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| 57chizler |
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Expert Posts: 3855 Location: NorCal | |||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | Thanks Chizler. It's nice because I don't have to make room for it in the house & it doesn't have to be pretty. I got tired of some of my air cleaners not having filters with the lids banging around, or having really nasty ones in them. So I bought 15 oval air filters from a wholesale place that sells to fleet trucks and got them cheaper that way. I filled all my air cleaners with them and used some in my single 4 air cleaners as well, with a couple left over for future use. (New Wix 42030 Filters in '57 Air Cleaners.jpg) Attachments ---------------- New Wix 42030 Filters in '57 Air Cleaners.jpg (169KB - 287 downloads) | ||
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| 1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2677 Location: Rogersville, Alabama | |||
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| Powerflite |
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | I went to Oro Grande days celebration with a car show & other fun on old Rt. 66. Saw a band called the Holy Crow Jazz band that were great. They played mostly 30's songs and had their 3 children occupying themselves behind them. I went to a yard sale on Rt 66 nearby and purchased these HUGE bolts along with a couple of boxes of assorted 1/2-20 and 3/8-24 bolts. All brand new. The bolt with blue paint on it is 1 1/8" in diameter. I'm planning to flatten the ends on them and use them as dollys, for body work, to reach in places that are hard to access. I'll also use them to make other various punches & press tools as well. The price was almost scrap metal price so I couldn't pass up the opportunity. I'm thinking these bolts were probably originally intended to be used for the railroad in something, though I'm not sure what. (Holy Crow Jazz Band.jpg) (Big Bolts from Rt66.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Holy Crow Jazz Band.jpg (204KB - 244 downloads) Big Bolts from Rt66.jpg (139KB - 273 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | Took a trip on Rt. 66 through New Mexico and Arizona. Stopped by the jackrabbit trading post and picked up this neat sign for my mantle display. Now I just need a car with a scale that matches the trailer. (Here It Is Sign.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Here It Is Sign.jpg (167KB - 134 downloads) | ||
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| ToMopar |
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Expert Posts: 1253 Location: D-70199 Heslach | |||
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| 1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2677 Location: Rogersville, Alabama | |||
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Member Posts: 45 Location: Langley BC Canada | Lat night we did the pre-cruise unsanctioned meet up for the Langley cruise in. Today we went to the show - hardly saw any forward look, but a lot of cool cars regardless. Car ran great - no more belt squeal (finally). Just need to get the tranny leak dealt with. (chryslernight.jpg) Attachments ---------------- chryslernight.jpg (224KB - 139 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10459 Location: So. Cal | |||
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| imopar380 |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7225 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | Couple of months back.... replaced the old Mark-IV under dash A/C evaporator to a new one. The old unit died in early June. The new one is much better looking! Also had to buy 2 new hoses as the fittings on the old low pressure hose and the hose going from the evap to the dryer were not compatible with the new unit. I got the parts from Auto AC Solutions in Texas. The owner was very helpful in getting exactly what I needed, made the hoses to my measurements to ensure fit. The parts are also manufactured right there in Texas. https://autoacsolutions.com/products/new-category/ Edited by imopar380 2025-09-13 1:47 PM (2-Evaporators.jpg) (evap-underdash.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 2-Evaporators.jpg (55KB - 122 downloads) evap-underdash.jpg (275KB - 126 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1101 Location: PL / EU | New ACC carpet in my Chrysler from Stock Interiors. (56 C71 (1).jpg) (56 C71 (2).jpg) Attachments ---------------- 56 C71 (1).jpg (104KB - 115 downloads) 56 C71 (2).jpg (69KB - 125 downloads) | ||
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| Lancer Mike |
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Location: The Centennial State | That carpeting looks great!
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| imfinlay |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 505 Location: London, England | |||
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| imfinlay |
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| BUCKET |
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Regular Posts: 62 | Today i painted my Steering Wheel . When i bought my 58 DCR a previous owner had installed a 61 Steering Box , Column and Wheel . The Steering Wheel was Black and didn't suit the colour a previous owner had painted the Dashboard . I got a local Paint Shop to match the colour and put it in a Spray Can . It is actually fairly close to the Dashboard colour but the photos show it a couple of shades darker . (61 Steering Wheel 5.JPG) (61 Steering Wheel 1.JPG) (61 Steering Wheel 2.JPG) (61 Steering Wheel 3.JPG) (61 Steering Wheel 4.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 61 Steering Wheel 5.JPG (208KB - 54 downloads) 61 Steering Wheel 1.JPG (240KB - 53 downloads) 61 Steering Wheel 2.JPG (239KB - 48 downloads) 61 Steering Wheel 3.JPG (222KB - 52 downloads) 61 Steering Wheel 4.JPG (212KB - 69 downloads) | ||
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| 57Fireflite |
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Regular Posts: 86 | The problem with doing nice, clean work is how it makes everything around it look horrible. (IMG_1078.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_1078.jpg (193KB - 4 downloads) | ||
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