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#494624 - 03/14/08 11:13 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Johan Boltendal]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
Posts: 408
Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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Johan....Thanx for the review...Yes, this is the long way:however, I am trying to restore the car as accurately as possible plus preserve the original details and workmanship as much as possible. The workmanship was that of the assembly lines in the most modern factories of their day. As far as I can estimate 25,000 royal sedan bodies left the Fisher factory in a nine month period, that would be about 93 bodies a day. Plus Fisher was producing the vast majority of General Motor's bodies that year.
Edited by Harry J. (03/14/08 11:14 PM)
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#494629 - 03/14/08 11:36 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
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Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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My plan......straighten and attend to the body at this time; then set the primed body to the side and restore the frame and running gear. I can't do the sheet metal work; so I am applying myself to the woodwork and other details pertaining to the body. There is more body work to be done and soon I will ship the car to the body man. I hope to set the body aside sometime in early summer and start on the mechanicals. This process should go somewhat faster as I am far more a mechanic than a body man. When the chassis is finished I will remount the body, paint it and then upholster.
Edited by Harry J. (03/21/08 12:30 AM)
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#494834 - 03/16/08 12:06 AM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
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Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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Here are some pics of the parts car. Note, the parts car is in better shape than the car I am restoring when I started.
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Edited by Harry J. (03/16/08 12:08 AM)
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#495079 - 03/17/08 12:24 AM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
Posts: 408
Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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Progress report....In the last couple of days I have ignored business and life some to apply myself to the restorarion. During this period I have done several jobs. These include removing the running board splash shields from the parts car,doing some small detail work on the restoration, and sorting through parts piles selecting and studying parts and assemblies. Hopefully this coming week I will be able to take a small load of body parts to a stripper and then take them to my body man; this will include the splash aprons off the parts car. By the way, I need some slabs of cork to fill in some holes in the wood as they were originally; if some one knows where I can obtain some pieces of solid cork 2" x 2" let me know.
Edited by Harry J. (03/17/08 12:26 AM)
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#495667 - 03/19/08 03:40 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: 1940_Buick]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
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Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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1940_Buick......Thanx!!!!..Yup, it's in their on line catalogue.
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#495711 - 03/19/08 06:22 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
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Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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I ordered the cork from Restoration Supply Co.....Now, I have another part I am searching for. This is the door lock spring. At one time it was a common replacement part supplied by the Au-ve-co Company; not any more. It was door lock spring #759.
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#495750 - 03/19/08 09:14 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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1929Chrysler
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Registered: 01/11/06
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Hi Harry,
The body on my '29 Chrysler was produced by the Hayes Body Corporation from Grand Rapids Mich. I was not lucky enough to find a repair manual For Hayes but did find the Fisher Body manual you were refering to so I bought one hoping that will help me understand better how these bodies were made.
Thanks for posting the pictures. It looks like you've come a long way. Where did you find the repro. for the fire wall plate and how much was it??
Thanks
Dan
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#495762 - 03/19/08 09:25 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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1929Chrysler
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Registered: 01/11/06
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Harry,
I notice you mention "snubbers".. Are these basically shock absorbers? If so, how do they work internally as opposed to the hydraulic style I am used to?
Dan
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#495786 - 03/19/08 11:02 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: 1929Chrysler]
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Harry J.
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Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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1929Chrysler...Good to hear from you again...It is very interesting to hear the body was built by Hayes. I thought Fisher/GM cut off outside manufacturers about this time. How did you figure out it was a Hayes body? I would really like to see a Hayes body next to a Fisher to study the differences. As to the fire wall plate I had several made and if you are interested I would be glad to sell you one. Does your body have an identical plate? You will notice one of my repro plates trial fitted on the pic of the car labeled trial visor fit.
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#495792 - 03/19/08 11:14 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: 1929Chrysler]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
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Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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Snubbers or stabilizers are shock absorbers that work only on the downward movement of the axle. They all (as far as I know) consist of a large clock spring that resists the downward motion of the axle. The Hasslers on my Chrysler also have a friction plate to act in conjunction with the clock spring. This would be a good time for someone more knowledgeable than myself to chime in. Any takers?
Edited by Harry J. (03/20/08 12:01 AM)
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#495876 - 03/20/08 10:47 AM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
Posts: 408
Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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This a picture of the backside of an inner door assembly showing a door lock spring in place.
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#495902 - 03/20/08 12:54 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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1929Chrysler
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Registered: 01/11/06
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Harry,
The way that I know it is a Hayes body is because there is an ID plate on the floor as soon as you open up the driver's door. It reads "Hayes Body Corp. Grand Rapids Mich.
#99-7432"
I am very interested in the repro plate. It is identical to mine! Please let me know.
I'll work on trying to figure out how to down load these pictures to show you the body.
Dan
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#495951 - 03/20/08 04:11 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: 1929Chrysler]
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Harry J.
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Registered: 08/08/04
Posts: 408
Loc: Atlanta, Ga.
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1929Chrysler....I'll be glad to sell you one $20.00 including shipping and handling, give me a call.
Edited by Harry J. (03/20/08 04:12 PM)
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#496038 - 03/20/08 10:03 PM
Re: 1928 series "72" Chrysler Royal sedan
[Re: Harry J.]
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1929Chrysler
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Registered: 01/11/06
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Harry,
Those types of springs you are looking for are always being sold on E-bay. There is one seller who claims to have thousands of different styles.
Go to E-bay Motors and punch in item #140215993814. Those are obviously not your springs but you can hit the "Ask the Seller" button and you can tell him what you need and maybe he might be able to help you.
Dan
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