Recent content by 35topdown

Good job! Thats probably it. I've been looking at images of hubcaps all day and never thought about Plymouth. I gooled Plymouth and found a couple of pictures on caps with "Plymouth" under the sails. These do not have the Plymouth name under the 'sails', but the sails are the same. Thats odd...

Anybody have an idea what these hubcaps fit. They are chrome but do not show up well in the picture. Neither of them look like they have ever been installed since there are no scratches on the mounting surface.

Thanks for all the kind compliments! I think they are Teds floaters. My dad purchased them years ago, so I'm really not sure. The linings are the woven material instead of the recommended molded. So that explains some of the 'mushiness' (technical term). They were arched to the drums properly. I...

After several years and lots of distractions, the 35 Phaeton is finally done. Just got the license plates for it and now for the 'shake down' runs. A few trips up and down the road to 'see what falls off' and it will be back rolling again. The first project will be to get the brakes adjusted. I...

I thought about the pad also. But it would have to be over an inch thick on top of the hump and zero on the sides. Not a good solution. Our dimensions are pretty close. But that doesn't explain the other cars being different. Still one of 'Henry's mysterys'.

Dave - Thanks for the info. That has got me wondering now what I have. The car is 95% finished. All I lack is installing the top (now realizing that it may be 2" short or 2" too wide), the carpet, and painting or powder coating the wheels. Ihave attached a pictuer of the floor pan with...

I ran into something odd. Was there any difference in the floor pan width on the 35 Phaetons? I ordered a rear carpet to replace the rubber mat from one of the best known interior suppliers. I found that the carpet was too wide and hung over the aluminum door sills about an inch on each side...

Donald - good point. I have run into that same problem also, but didn't remember to put in my previous post. Any good clutch shop should be able to reverse the hub.

The clutch disk could also be bent. Easily done durning installation or shipping. The excessive runout will cause this problem . The pressure plate only lifts the plate about .040" off the clutch disk when released. So any runout over .040" will cause it to drag. An incorrect adapter plate...

Your bronze bushing might be the problem. It has no lubricating properties. You need an oilite bushing. It is oil impregnated and is the material that OEM bushings are made from. The bronze will gall up on the shaft and grab it keeping it turning.

Bad grounds can do odd things on plastic cars. I have a 62 that when you pushed on the brake pedal, the gas gage would go full.

Success!! I started with the easiest part first. I added some grounds between the dash and body, body to frame, and frame to engine. This time I made sure to scrape all the paint and powder coating off under the connections. The battery ground was left connected to the u-joint cover as it...

I had to postpone the temp gage project. I got an order for more car show awards. They keep adding classes. It's up to 49 awards now. I did start it up and found another symptom that points to the grounding might being the problem. It was idling and I grabbed the carb throttle rod - the one...

I haven't checked the cap tube for heat yet or voltage drops. I just thought about the grounding deal while I was writing the post. I'll do that tomorrow. That might very well be the problem since I powdercoated just about everything that I could when it was apart. That stuff is tough, so it...

I can't figure out what is causing this, so I'll ask for ideas. I have a 35 with the red fluid filled temp gage. It's probably original because the fluid has been red since 1975 or longer. The car has gone through being re-restored in the last few years. It was converted to 12V neg gnd. The...