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Posted 2014-12-02 7:28 PM (#463424 - in reply to #165059)
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Well i got my 60 savoy in the garage today and will start working on my brakes soon.

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Posted 2014-12-03 1:37 AM (#463447 - in reply to #165059)
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The DeSoto is looking great ! Man you don't mess around. I need to stop doing all the side jobs I do and get my finned beasts finished. Rock-on !!!

Posted 2014-12-20 1:00 AM (#465292 - in reply to #165059)
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This is the 1960 Savoy i bought of of "Oldwood" i am repainting my dash and changing it from red to black the way it came.

Oh by the way she runs here is a link https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10204616581445835

Cleaning up some parts .....

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Posted 2014-12-20 4:09 AM (#465299 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2014-12-23 12:25 PM (#465619 - in reply to #165059)
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well me and the wife got the dash painted .......... good bye red.

Edited by Vanish 2014-12-23 12:31 PM

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Posted 2014-12-23 3:07 PM (#465636 - in reply to #465619)
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I need to hire your wife. lol That speaker grill looks good. It looks a whole lot better in black. Tell the BOSS that she done good!!!

Posted 2014-12-23 7:00 PM (#465665 - in reply to #165059)
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<p>she is a good little worker ....... this is what she calls lipstick and rouge on a pig .

......... She is almost finnished with the door pannels only one to go.</p>

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Posted 2014-12-23 10:29 PM (#465677 - in reply to #165059)
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Posted 2014-12-28 10:59 AM (#466039 - in reply to #465677)
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Finally managed to get the Dodge off the ground for Winter Storage, Been lazy this christmas.. mainly do this to stop tyres and bushes cracking and relieve the weight from suspension, kind of a annual christmas gift for the Dodge, As she is 56 years old bless her

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Posted 2014-12-28 11:02 AM (#466040 - in reply to #466039)
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Next job was to lift my Bro Inlaws 60 Fury in the air and remove all the Wheels, as he had a tyre blow out and just purchased 4 New American Classis Wide White Walls from Northant Tyres here in the UK, darn they were expensive as he goes for 2 1/2 - 3 inch Wide Whites, 215/75/14 Radials Cost £1100 delivered, thats about $1700, will be fitting them this week.. Old tyres were about 6 years old and Outer Walls very badly cracked

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Posted 2014-12-28 12:23 PM (#466045 - in reply to #165059)
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Reluctantly put my beloved '58 Windsor up for sale, due to further declining health :-(

Posted 2014-12-28 12:43 PM (#466047 - in reply to #165059)
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Merry Xmas to you and yours (-currently, for we are merely their current custodians, for future generations...), Sir Clive.

Posted 2014-12-28 1:16 PM (#466048 - in reply to #466047)
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d500neil - 2014-12-28 5:43 PM

Merry Xmas to you and yours (-currently, for we are merely their current custodians, for future generations...), Sir Clive.

And to you also Neil.. And a better 2015 for us All

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Posted 2014-12-30 11:25 PM (#466263 - in reply to #165059)
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Well geting more done on the int working on the doors and cleaned more parts

Pulled the nasty old seat covers and to my surprise look what i found underneath all that filth.

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Posted 2014-12-31 10:32 AM (#466288 - in reply to #466048)
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New Tyres fitted back on my Bro Inlaws 1960 Fury , The Blue sticky protection on the White will be cleaned off with soapy water in a couple months , so they stay protected for now

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Posted 2014-12-31 10:34 AM (#466290 - in reply to #466288)
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Here is how these 2 1/2" White Walls sit on a standard Original Plymouth Rim,, Remember these are 215/75/14 Radials, But give a similar appearance to the 750/14 Crossply, Major difference being 7" Wide Tread running on the Ground compared to the Crossplys 4" .. Result is Way much better handling and not feeling like you are on Cycle Tyres

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Posted 2014-12-31 2:27 PM (#466328 - in reply to #165059)
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Realy like them big white walls ...................... Very sharp looking

Posted 2014-12-31 3:01 PM (#466330 - in reply to #466328)
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Clive, can you confirm the diameter of your tires?

Posted 2014-12-31 3:30 PM (#466333 - in reply to #466330)
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d500neil - 2014-12-31 8:01 PM

Clive, can you confirm the diameter of your tires?

Hi Neil,

They are 215/75/14 .... 2 1/2" Wide White Walls.. They are Branded as "American Classic" .. and were slightly more expensive than "DiamondBack" ....

Clive

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Posted 2014-12-31 6:02 PM (#466344 - in reply to #165059)
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Ripped out the leaky radiator. Time for a rebuild.

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Posted 2014-12-31 7:51 PM (#466352 - in reply to #165059)
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Clive
That front wheel arch molding is hard to find (you probably know that)

I havnt seen any for sale in my time with a plymouth, everyone saved the big shiney bit, but it looks like that molding got scrapped

If you need a picture of what they look like, mine arnt fitted yet, but I would have to dig them out

Posted 2015-01-01 5:18 AM (#466382 - in reply to #466352)
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Clive
That front wheel arch molding is hard to find (you probably know that)

I havnt seen any for sale in my time with a plymouth, everyone saved the big shiney bit, but it looks like that molding got scrapped

If you need a picture of what they look like, mine arnt fitted yet, but I would have to dig them out

Hi Michael

This is my Bro Inlaws 60 Fury, but yes he is aware they are missing, I think he had one but it is all busted up, he searched for a while for the Large Front stone guards as this fury never had them from new, think he bought those about 4 years ago, I think he has gave up looking for the missing arch trim, but i will ask him next time i see him, He is already a Member here but rarely logs in recently,,

Thanks Clive

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Posted 2015-01-01 7:39 AM (#466389 - in reply to #165059)
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Mine was the other way, it was built with the shields, but the previous owner kept them for his, but forgot to keep the front moldings

When I found out what happened, I couldnt stop grinning to myself (as in, he didnt keep the harder parts to find)

I have the missing sheilds now

By the way, I love your brother in laws car, I wish mine was that close to going, but dodge first

Posted 2015-01-01 5:42 PM (#466426 - in reply to #165059)
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Last week I exchanged some parts on the original starter on my '57 Chrysler because ever since I got the car it was a very slow starter.
With a spare starter the engine spins over a little faster again while starting.

Also reinstalled a front swaybar and welded some turndown exhaust tips at the rear.
Some PO had once installed the exhaust tips straight ahead, right through the rear supportmember and rearbumper by torching cutouts.
This is all fixed now.

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Posted 2015-01-02 1:40 PM (#466476 - in reply to #466426)
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I finished installing shoulder belts, disc brake conversion & fixing misc stuff in my '61 Lancer wagon so I am now working on installing a 700R4 overdrive transmission into my '56 Plymouth. You can see from the picture that the floor tunnel has PLENTY of room for a very large transmission. The current position of the trans is only about 1/4-1/2" too low; almost where it needs to sit. No floor mods required and the mounting brace just needs to be moved back 2". I will probably cut it and weld the center portion 2" aft.

This 700R4 trans was originally cable shifted and the setup is similar to what would be required to connect it to the push buttons. Only problem is the cable is too short to reach and would likely need to be beefier when making it longer. But anyway, this should be a good indication of how to set it up to work with the push buttons.

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Posted 2015-01-02 3:03 PM (#466490 - in reply to #466426)
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Also reinstalled a front swaybar and welded some turndown exhaust tips at the rear.
Some PO had once installed the exhaust tips straight ahead, right through the rear supportmember and rearbumper by torching cutouts.
This is all fixed now.

sounds good! post some pictures please.

Posted 2015-01-02 3:59 PM (#466495 - in reply to #165059)
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Didn't think pics would be needed to show the simple things I did, but here goes...

Before, with the painted and cut out bumper (not quite visible in the photo is the also cutout chassis part);

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Posted 2015-01-02 5:17 PM (#466506 - in reply to #466495)
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looks good! i remember when your 57 was still in the US offered for sale and cringed when i saw the cut out painted bumper with the pipes sticking out of it!

Posted 2015-01-02 5:56 PM (#466511 - in reply to #165059)
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yeah, I don't miss that '80-vibe at all anymore on the car.

Just a short trip today in the car and got reminded of the non-power steering in it, so I'm now looking into converting the car to power steering by maybe using a '64 Power steering box.

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Posted 2015-01-02 8:36 PM (#466519 - in reply to #466511)
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If you do that conversion, be sure to show us. I am converting my black/white '57 Windsor to power steering using a '59 column I picked up from John.

Posted 2015-01-03 10:49 AM (#466562 - in reply to #165059)
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I have the '64 PS-box in my garage for a dimension check.
The frame boltholes seem pretty much at the same locations at the moment.
Haven't looked closer to the '57 box yet but I think the '64 steeringcolumn has to be installed as well.

The pitman arm is slightly longer on the '64 box. So I hope the '57 pitman has the same diameter and spline count, otherwise a '64 idler arm has to be installed too.
Installing the '64 idler arm is a better way to go I think as the longer pitman arm will give a slightly quicker steering action to the wheels.

Posted 2015-01-10 2:04 PM (#467184 - in reply to #165059)
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Well i know this is not original but i like it ......... then again nothing is original on my Savoy.

But it looks much better than this

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Posted 2015-01-10 2:22 PM (#467185 - in reply to #467184)
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Hey, that is really neat. How did you do it? My '57 Truck is getting a 354 motor and I want to put the "Power Giant 354" on the valve covers and wondered how I could go about it in paint.

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Posted 2015-01-10 7:54 PM (#467212 - in reply to #165059)
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Thats a sticker (decal)

There are a few varieties available on ebay

Those covers look good

Posted 2015-01-11 5:36 AM (#467247 - in reply to #165059)
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Put a long-overdue Super Polish on Horrie, over the past 2 weeks.

Posted 2015-01-11 5:38 AM (#467248 - in reply to #165059)
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Here's some pics; been driving Mr. H., too, in anticipation of a Springtime (next couple weeks,
it seems, out West, now) road trip.

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Posted 2015-01-11 6:50 PM (#467303 - in reply to #467248)
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Looking good as usual, Neil. How many miles have you put on it since you bought it?

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Posted 2015-01-12 10:40 AM (#467366 - in reply to #165059)
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Man she is Stunning ...... what a looker ........

Posted 2015-01-12 9:21 PM (#467408 - in reply to #165059)
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Bought H. sight-unseen in OCT 1980, from an Old Cars Weekly advertisement, for $3,200 ($18k-ish, nowadays).

He had 28-32K miles on him, then, and now has about 72K on the 'clock', but there were a couple years when
his odometer wasn't working 'well'.....in fact, got a replacement speedometer/odometer installed, now, but,
the 72K is a reasonable number for the mileage that has passed under his chassis, since 6/57, when he was first
purchased.

Even found a small photo of his original owner (I believe....name of Archie Hastings, from Indiana DMV
records) and wife, that was found 'wedged', underneath the dashboard, as a sort of Time
Capsule[?]

dashboard