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Thanks Tim. Any others have opinions about this? I'm meeting with one hotel today. -John
I'm assembling some of the photos I shot into YouTube videos also. Here's the first, grills from a few cars that arrived early in the meet. https...
Yes, nondetergent oil. I wondered if there might be a solvent I could use to clean it out. My dad once treated a high mileage 58 Ford with something c...
Thanks for this Mark. I'm looking at the S-16, S-17, S-18 Shop Manual and I see the screen you describe, I think. If you have this volume, it is part ...
Barbara and I are flying from San Diego.
The Northern California chapter of the National Desoto Club recently voted to change their name to the National Desoto Club, California Chapter, and t...
I had this problem with my 53 Firedome a couple of months ago. A NOS starter solenoid cured it after endless other attempts. Found one on eBay. The fa...
Paul -- I don't know how high the hood is supposed to be from the floor. On my Firedome, it's about 5'7" from floor to the center of the chrome l...
I think if the coils are together with the hood up, the long hook is too long. To shorten mine, I heated the spring with MAPP and bent the hook into s...
Paul, this might help. My '53 project Firedome arrived with loose hood hinge pivots and no springs. What a pain! I found a used pair of hinges with s...