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Thanks Roger. By your description I came up with Joe Youngblood in Eau Claire, MI with a 1948 4-door sedan. I will drop him a note. I am away that ...
Hi Tim, Thanks for the thoughts. We are thinking along the same lines. It is getting VERY hard around Northern California to find a alignment shop ...
Hi All, The S-11 steering (1946-1949 Frist dix months) was different than the S-13 and that in turn was changed with the 1951 Desoto. I am running r...
It is my understanding that 1946**, 1947,1948, and first series 1949 all used the large clips in the center of the wheel and the "dog bowl" ...
I send all fuel pumps and distributor vacuum cans to: TERRILL MACHINE, INC 1000 County Road 454, DeLeon, TX 76444 (254) 893-2610
It is hard to get the socket onto the head as long as the little bolts are in place that hold on the pulley on a flathead six. You can start to pull ...
Good info James. In my case the wheel cylinder pistons were actually longer. Otherwise, I could have just swapped the pushrods since I still had the...
I have a '47 that is in the 4800 pound range and a '49 that is in the 3700 pound range. The '47 has a 251 and the '49 has a 237. The difference in t...
Edward, I had the same problem when I replaced wheel cylinders and linings in my 53. It ended up that the wheel cylinder pistons did not have the rig...
Steve and Mark, I have to take issue with the thought that "The '55 DeSoto (and earlier) has one of the best braking systems ever made" Wh...
James, What happened at Reno was NOT a joint convention. What happened at Reno was two separate clubs having two separate conventions in the same to...