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Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock
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440fury
Posted 2021-01-23 7:03 PM (#608096)
Subject: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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Location: Edmonton Alberta		57 58 Dodge Coronet push button block off cover for upper left side of dash. And a clock working or not
Thanks! davemckill@hotmail.com

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56D500boy
Posted 2021-01-23 8:19 PM (#608097 - in reply to #608096)
Subject: RE: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock



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440fury - 2021-01-23 4:03 PM
57 58 Dodge Coronet push button block off cover for upper left side of dash.


Dave: I presume that you are converting to manual transmission or a floor shift system (not sure why). In any event, there wasn't a factory block off plate because if the car wasn't an automatic, it would be a standard (three on the tree) and they would not have installed a automatic shifter bezel on the dash. You are going to have to make one.

If I was in your situation a) I would not put a floor shift into place for an automatic and/or b) if I did really want to delete the shifter buttons, I would make a block off plate. I would start with a cardboard template (typically using a cereal box) and play with that, getting everything right. Then I would make a second generation plate out of 1/8" Masonite. Once I got that sorted, I would transfer the information (shape, need for holes, etc) to a sheet of 1/8" thick aluminum and then cut the plate out of the aluminum, filing, sanding, grinding the edges until they were perfect. After drilling the attachment holes, I would then either cover the plate with an appropriate vinyl, or paint it similar to the dash or I would just polish the plate to a "chrome"-like shine.

The location wouldn't be a terrible place for an extra 2" gauge or a 2" tach or the like.





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440fury
Posted 2021-01-24 9:55 PM (#608145 - in reply to #608096)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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Location: Edmonton Alberta		My car was an auto originally. Will now be a floor shifted 5 speed. All the push button stuff is coming out. Has to be a 3 on tree parts car somewhere out there.

Not alot of people will like what I'm doing but I saved the car from being cut into a couch and brought it back on the road 7 years ago with a fresh 413 , trans and disc brake swap. Wanted something different and Now it's got a 91 6bt cummins and 5 speed trans .

My plan with the 3 speed block off plate was to ad a vintage period correct pyrometer.
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56D500boy
Posted 2021-01-24 9:59 PM (#608146 - in reply to #608145)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock



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440fury - 2021-01-24 6:55 PM
My plan with the 3 speed block off plate was to ad a vintage period correct pyrometer.


That will probably be a good idea for a diesel but again, there won't be a factory 3 spd block off plate. You'll have to make one.

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440fury
Posted 2021-01-24 11:05 PM (#608148 - in reply to #608146)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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Location: Edmonton Alberta		They do make them. Very common



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440fury
Posted 2021-01-24 11:10 PM (#608149 - in reply to #608146)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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56D500boy - 2021-01-24 7:59 PM

440fury - 2021-01-24 6:55 PM
My plan with the 3 speed block off plate was to ad a vintage period correct pyrometer.


That will probably be a good idea for a diesel but again, there won't be a factory 3 spd block off plate. You'll have to make one.

:)



Looks like I Missed one an NOS one on ebay few weeks back



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LD3 Greg
Posted 2021-01-24 11:35 PM (#608151 - in reply to #608146)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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56D500boy - 2021-01-24 9:59 PM

440fury - 2021-01-24 6:55 PM
My plan with the 3 speed block off plate was to ad a vintage period correct pyrometer.


That will probably be a good idea for a diesel but again, there won't be a factory 3 spd block off plate. You'll have to make one.

:)


Of course there is. I don’t have one now but there should be lots of them out there! Just the same as radio delete and clock delete plates.

Greg
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56D500boy
Posted 2021-01-25 2:13 AM (#608153 - in reply to #608151)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock



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LD3 Greg - 2021-01-24 8:35 PM
56D500boy - 2021-01-24 9:59 PM
440fury - 2021-01-24 6:55 PM
My plan with the 3 speed block off plate was to ad a vintage period correct pyrometer.

That will probably be a good idea for a diesel but again, there won't be a factory 3 spd block off plate. You'll have to make one.

Of course there is. I don’t have one now but there should be lots of them out there! Just the same as radio delete and clock delete plates.
Greg


Okay. I was wrong. After considerable effort, I found the PNs for the 1957-58 FACE PLATE, Instrument Panel Gear Selectors in section 23-33-220 of the 55-58 Mopar Parts catalog as:

1698 251 = 57-58 Dodges w/Std. Trans.

1698 250 = 57-58 Dodges w/Powerflite

1698 249 = 57-58 Dodges w/Auto. 3 Speed Trans. (Torqueflite 5 button)

Search eBay comes up with none of those. And none on Grease Monkey garage, Hiltop Mopar or Len Dawson's Mopar

So good luck. Try John at Big M auto wreckers or French Lake Auto wreckers or Wildcat Mopars






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Swept57
Posted 2021-01-28 6:19 AM (#608283 - in reply to #608096)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock



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Location: Seville, OH		I am pretty sure I have the block off plate. I just moved recently, so might take a day or two to find. Dave
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440fury
Posted 2021-02-01 7:21 PM (#608460 - in reply to #608283)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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Location: Edmonton Alberta		Great thanks!
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440fury
Posted 2021-03-27 1:14 PM (#610427 - in reply to #608096)
Subject: Re: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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Location: Edmonton Alberta		Ended up making my own with 3d printer
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440fury
Posted 2021-03-27 1:15 PM (#610428 - in reply to #608096)
Subject: RE: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock


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Location: Edmonton Alberta		After no luck, Ended up making my own with 3d printer



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56D500boy
Posted 2021-03-27 2:44 PM (#610430 - in reply to #610428)
Subject: RE: Wanted 1957-57 Dodge push button delete plate cover and clock



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440fury - 2021-03-27 10:15 AM
After no luck, Ended up making my own with 3d printer


Looks good.

I would still think that that is a natural place for a 52 mm gauge (or tach) of some kind.

And now you have an OE - looking plate to mount one on.

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