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Last seen: June 10, 2026 10:40 pm
Dave, Hopefully, if all goes as planned, you will see a posted picture of my original, unrestored ivory and white '55 steering wheel. I bought my ca...
Ryan...modifying your DeSoto will not offend anyone here when you consider the alternative for your car. It could have ended up with tons of exported...
Mike, Tim makes a good point about the paint type used for the dash pad. You'll want to use low gloss or matte finish to reduce glare. I purchased ...
Ryan....not ignoring your request for info. As usual, Mac's response was dead on. It seems that more early productions '55 did not have the color sw...
Paul, The same seal fits '53-'54 DeSoto. Note that the eBay link to Mitchell MoPar lists "same as Victor 47111". A good parts store can p...
Larry, My '46 - '54 MoPar Parts catalog shows the oil seal for front drive pinion bearing as p/n 1327893. Searching that p/n on PartsVoice shows at ...
Ryan, Welcome to the Club and this Forum. Lots of great help can be found here. Once you get the '55 on the road you will find it to be a great roa...
Tim...are we talking here about what might also be called the pinion seal? If so, I have a parts book through '54 and I can research the correct MoPa...
Mike...it's been a long time since I removed my non-covered '55 dash panel (same setup as '56). However, as Tim describes it is relatively easy to re...
Here's an NOS one on eBay:
Geoff...as promised, article submitted this evening. Good luck with the magazine! Mark
Geoff, Going on public record here that I have a short article in process with a few photos. Hope to get it to the gmail account by week's end. Tha...
Guys...thanks for all the expert advice. Since the pan is going to be dropped one way or the other, I'm planning to have both the rod and main bearin...
Tim...thanks for your suggestions. I recently spoke to Jeff Dreibus about my fuel pump as I recently sent it off to be rebuilt. He advertises in the...