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On Aug 5, 1:28 am, "Joe" > wrote:
> > I always wanted to drive one of those cars. Sounds interesting. i got to ride in it one time, when i was five. what a great time! I am just dying to get the thing running already, but i have been so busy and haven't had time to do much to it.. BTW - update.. I removed the thermostat housing, as i said in an earlier post. So I filled the water jacket with water again and stuck my coffee-cup heating element in there... cranked the car after heating the water jacket to 140 and sprayed a little ether in there while cranking... *POOF* it backfired through the carb.. probably hosed it up with my luck! |
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Hey, I forgot to show you guys the car...
Here's what it looked like after a preliminary washing.. http://a811.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...0bcc25d08a.jpg |
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On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:20:12 -0700, Nza > wrote:
>Hey, I forgot to show you guys the car... > >Here's what it looked like after a preliminary washing.. > >http://a811.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...0bcc25d08a.jpg VERY COOL. You will have a lot of fun getting it back on the road again. Steve B. |
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Nza wrote:
> Hey, I forgot to show you guys the car... > > Here's what it looked like after a preliminary washing.. > > http://a811.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...0bcc25d08a.jpg > WOW! That's definitely a keeper, even if you have to start from scratch on the engine. FWIW, all the wear parts for Chrysler flatheads are still readily available. Not as common as big-block V8s, but available. |
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49 Chrysler with no compression
On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 19:20:12 UTC, Nza > wrote:
> Hey, I forgot to show you guys the car... > > Here's what it looked like after a preliminary washing.. > > http://a811.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...0bcc25d08a.jpg Is that the coupe? Which model: Royal, Windsor/Deluxe? Mine is the 4 door sedan, Windsor. My 40 Royal is the coupe version. Looks like the chrome is in good shape and you have the hard to find chrome side spears. Also, the tail lamp housings/lenses are hard to find for this year car. They were only produced from about March 49 to September, known as the second series 49's, the first series were carryovers on the 46-48's. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |
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On Aug 6, 3:09 pm, > wrote:
> > Is that the coupe? Which model: Royal, Windsor/Deluxe? > Mine is the 4 door sedan, Windsor. My 40 Royal is the coupe version. > Looks like the chrome is in good shape and you have the hard to find > chrome side spears. Also, the tail lamp housings/lenses are hard to > find for this year car. They were only produced from about March 49 > to September, known as the second series 49's, the first series were > carryovers on the 46-48's. > It's a Royal Coupe. I will take some more pictures of the car later when it is not 100 degrees and 110 percent humidity outside.. argh.. damn that global warming... LOL ... I have an idea -- we should change the season name from "summer" to "global warming".... aahhahahha Mostly the chrome is in good shape. A couple of pieces are dinged/ dented from "road hazards" in the past, i imagine.. One of the rear bumper overriders is pretty well toasted. The taillights are intact, but show some cracking internally.. I was afraid of hearing what you said -- the taillights are hard if not impossible to find.. The only broken lens is the one on the top of where the chrome on the back of the trunk says "Fluid Drive". I guess it is the license plate light. The trunk is a little rusty and that band around the back under the trunk is pretty well rusted as well. It looks like someone used lead foil (was there such a thing?) to temporarily fix that part.. The door sills are rusted and there's a nice hole right above the master cylinder. Other than that.. when I go to remove what I think is rust on the bottom of the car, it turns out to be some heavy undercoating... or some 45 year old georgia red clay... i'm really amazed at the structure of this thing.. if it were built today, I believe it would be a terrifically expensive piece of machinery what with all the extra gusseting that today is considered "overkill". The cowl vent leaks... not a whole lot, but i found out when i washed it, it does indeed leak .. can't wait to use that 55 mph A/C ... LOL Just got the generic wiring harness today in the mail.. woohoo! Can't wait to see how difficult it's going to be to install.. I think I'm going to have to re-use a majority of the old connectors... lots of soldering.. |
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On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 23:42:36 UTC, Nza > wrote:
> On Aug 6, 3:09 pm, > wrote: > > > > Is that the coupe? Which model: Royal, Windsor/Deluxe? > > Mine is the 4 door sedan, Windsor. My 40 Royal is the coupe version. > > Looks like the chrome is in good shape and you have the hard to find > > chrome side spears. Also, the tail lamp housings/lenses are hard to > > find for this year car. They were only produced from about March 49 > > to September, known as the second series 49's, the first series were > > carryovers on the 46-48's. > > > > It's a Royal Coupe. I will take some more pictures of the car later > when it is not 100 degrees and 110 percent humidity outside.. > argh.. damn that global warming... LOL ... I have an idea -- we > should change the season name from "summer" to "global warming".... > aahhahahha > > Mostly the chrome is in good shape. A couple of pieces are dinged/ > dented from "road hazards" in the past, i imagine.. One of the rear > bumper overriders is pretty well toasted. The taillights are > intact, but show some cracking internally.. I was afraid of hearing > what you said -- the taillights are hard if not impossible to find.. > The only broken lens is the one on the top of where the chrome on the > back of the trunk says "Fluid Drive". I guess it is the license > plate light. > > The trunk is a little rusty and that band around the back under the > trunk is pretty well rusted as well. It looks like someone used > lead foil (was there such a thing?) to temporarily fix that part.. > The door sills are rusted and there's a nice hole right above the > master cylinder. Other than that.. when I go to remove what I think > is rust on the bottom of the car, it turns out to be some heavy > undercoating... or some 45 year old georgia red clay... i'm really > amazed at the structure of this thing.. if it were built today, I > believe it would be a terrifically expensive piece of machinery what > with all the extra gusseting that today is considered "overkill". > > The cowl vent leaks... not a whole lot, but i found out when i washed > it, it does indeed leak .. can't wait to use that 55 mph A/C ... LOL > > Just got the generic wiring harness today in the mail.. woohoo! > Can't wait to see how difficult it's going to be to install.. I think > I'm going to have to re-use a majority of the old connectors... lots > of soldering.. Look at Andy Bernbaum Auto Parts. Great source for all old Chrysler parts. The cowl vent is no problem, as are complete gasket sets, door/window handles, lenses, check it out. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |
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On Aug 6, 10:31 pm, >
wrote: > > Look at Andy Bernbaum Auto Parts. Great source for all old Chrysler > parts. The cowl vent is no problem, as are complete gasket sets, > door/window handles, lenses, check it out. excellent site! Thanks! |
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49 Chrysler with no compression
Nza wrote:
> The cowl vent leaks... not a whole lot, but i found out when i washed > it, it does indeed leak .. They usually do. You can adjust them to clamp closed a bit tighter, but unless the rubber seal is in good shape it'll leak a tad. > can't wait to use that 55 mph A/C ... LOL Warn your date you're about to open it if she's wearing a skirt. Or don't.... ;-p |
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49 Chrysler with no compression
On Aug 7, 10:22 am, Steve > wrote:
> Nza wrote: > > The cowl vent leaks... not a whole lot, but i found out when i washed > > it, it does indeed leak .. > > They usually do. You can adjust them to clamp closed a bit tighter, but > unless the rubber seal is in good shape it'll leak a tad. > > > can't wait to use that 55 mph A/C ... LOL > > Warn your date you're about to open it if she's wearing a skirt. Or > don't.... ;-p LOL... i'm the type that wouldn't warn anyone except a relative or old lady.. |
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