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parat11
Posted 2012-12-16 9:37 AM (#351418)
Subject: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))


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just wanted to share the restoration pics on well known car:)

Max

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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-12-16 9:38 AM (#351419 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: RE: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Location: Parts Unknown		Where are the pix ?
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hemidave
Posted 2012-12-16 10:09 AM (#351428 - in reply to #351418)
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Looking great Max, keep up the good work. I like the color combo!
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Posted 2012-12-16 10:11 AM (#351431 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: RE: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Location: Montreal, Canada		Fantastic, Max!!


And what an improvement!





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GregCon
Posted 2012-12-16 10:13 AM (#351432 - in reply to #351431)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Posted 2012-12-16 10:13 AM (#351433 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-12-16 10:14 AM (#351435 - in reply to #351431)
Subject: RE: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Location: Parts Unknown		Ah, ... there they are !

Was this car originally black or charcoal ? The photos of it in the woods made it impossible to tell.

This will be a stunning car.
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parat11
Posted 2012-12-16 10:14 AM (#351436 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))


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Location: Austria, Vienna		the car came from NY Junk yard as pictured above:) Thanks!

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parat11
Posted 2012-12-16 10:15 AM (#351437 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))


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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-12-16 10:16 AM (#351439 - in reply to #351435)
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Location: Parts Unknown		It's a 1958 Firedome. It was found in NY. Weren't you following along ?

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Windsor59
Posted 2012-12-16 10:17 AM (#351440 - in reply to #351431)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden		Wow amazing that it's the same car, even a FL car which has been saved off you Max

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oldwood
Posted 2012-12-16 11:08 AM (#351444 - in reply to #351418)
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Posted 2012-12-16 11:12 AM (#351446 - in reply to #351444)
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parat11
Posted 2012-12-16 11:33 AM (#351448 - in reply to #351418)
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Posted 2012-12-16 12:08 PM (#351452 - in reply to #351418)
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Location: NY & VT		Beautiful colors - Max is the turquoise part the color Mopar called "Seacoast Aqua" ?
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parat11
Posted 2012-12-16 12:41 PM (#351455 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))


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Location: Austria, Vienna		it is French turquoise.

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Posted 2012-12-17 2:00 AM (#351536 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))


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Location: Malmberget, Sweden		Great color combo. Do you have more pics of how bad it was when the restoration got started?
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Posted 2012-12-17 10:27 AM (#351562 - in reply to #351536)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=2774&m...

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christine-lover
Posted 2012-12-17 11:25 AM (#351564 - in reply to #351562)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Posted 2012-12-17 1:45 PM (#351585 - in reply to #351564)
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Posted 2012-12-17 4:50 PM (#351596 - in reply to #351418)
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parat11
Posted 2012-12-18 1:54 PM (#351679 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))


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d500neil
Posted 2012-12-19 4:50 PM (#351820 - in reply to #351418)
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Posted 2012-12-19 10:43 PM (#351865 - in reply to #351820)
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Location: Parts Unknown		True DeSotos wore zinc plated hood hinge assemblies. Sweeps had "barn red" paint on theirs because
they are Dodge.
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firedome
Posted 2012-12-21 11:06 AM (#352028 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))



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Location: NY & VT		Maybe not always... my totally original '58 'Sweep Sportsman out of Lynch Rd (I think) did not have barn red paint, but black. Feb '58 production iirc.
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d500neil
Posted 2012-12-22 7:47 PM (#352179 - in reply to #351418)
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Location: bishop, ca		The Firesweeps were built on the Dodge assembly lines, so they should have the Dodge-style hood hinges on them,
which should feature the red-painted hood springs.

No Dodges ever had black hood springs (but, never-say-never, I know..)

I still wonder about the silver-zinc colored hood springs being put onto the 'big' DeSotos, though.







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Doctor DeSoto
Posted 2012-12-23 1:25 AM (#352197 - in reply to #352179)
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Location: Parts Unknown		I'll run down to the shop and check my stock. Oh yeah, it's about a 34 hour flight away.

I'll have to get back with you ...
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Posted 2012-12-24 11:33 AM (#352348 - in reply to #351418)
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Location: NY & VT		It's been gone several years so I could be mistaken, but if they weren't black they may have been a dirty-greasy silver, however I remember cleaning them somewhat and I'm pretty sure they weren't red... so should 58 Windsors also be red then, since they were also Dodge built? I'll go look at mine later.
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horace
Posted 2012-12-29 4:29 PM (#353027 - in reply to #351418)
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Posted 2012-12-29 4:49 PM (#353028 - in reply to #353027)
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Posted 2012-12-29 5:14 PM (#353031 - in reply to #351418)
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do you know if that was the original air cleaner on the car, my 58 Dodge 350ci has the same air cleaner, but i though they are for 1959?

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parat11
Posted 2013-01-01 12:02 PM (#353440 - in reply to #351418)
Subject: Re: 58 Firedome NY rising star)))


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Location: Austria, Vienna		Hi Paul,

Yes it is original. Those were also on Dodges 58-59 and probably on some other cars. Max
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parat11
Posted 2013-01-01 12:02 PM (#353441 - in reply to #351418)
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Yes it is original. Those were also on Dodges 58-59 and probably on some other cars. Max
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