Steve9

I used Bill Hirsch Exhaust and Manifold Paint. Would definitely recommend it.

Great score on a beautiful car, Wheelnut! I had one back in the 80's, and I loved how driving in the rain created porthole "art" down the sides! Enjoy!

I watched the seller cry as I towed away the old Dodge. He said it was the nicest car he'd owned. It was a rust free 73 yr old survivor from the SF bay area. I didn't know what to say. It's back on the road now. He never saw it done. Rest in peace Sam. Steve.

Regarding the metal fragments in the cylinders, my 230 six had a similar issue. The machinist found all the top compression rings were gone due to cylinder taper from wear. One piece of these rings was rattling as my motor ran, and no one guessed correctly what the "ticking" in the engine was! Anyone else have this problem too?

If you're building a rod, spending this much money on a runner that you will just tear down is money wasted, IMHO.

I was able to get the trim rings off to paint mine, but the lucky thing is the buckets were clean and rust free. If there's any rust under the rim, you can turn the rings into pretzels REAL QUICK!

Congratulations on getting the car on the road. Looks great!

Hi Dave, Thanks for your interest. I have found the correct overdrive for my car here locally! It's funny how you send out a worldwide call, and the item you need is right under your nose. As soon as I get it home, I'll post pics and story too. Steve.

I had similar trouble with my car. Turns out I twisted the inner contact of the starter switch while tightening down the battery cable. Take off the starter switch. You can see the contacts inside the switch and how overtightening the nut messes up the alignment. I learned this from an auto electric tech who took the time to school me. Lesson learned; use 2 wrenches when tightening the battery cable.

WOW! Beautiful car and a great story. I wish you many years and miles(kilometers) of pleasure.

These survivors just keep popping up. Hope it stays intact.

That piece is still good, save it. A stainless guru can straighten the bright work too.

Cord guy, you have 2 terrific cars! I think shyness must be it, my wife would love those cars. When I drug my wife along to look at the old Dodge, she was the one who made the bid to the owner! And this was our first car! You just have the luck or you don't. She was with me every day for two months while we sanded, scraped, bondoed, painted, and polished the car at a friend's garage till it was done. It's also helpfully we are involved in a club that's very couples oriented and the people are fun to be with.

35 Dodge is a good choice for a first antique. All steel body, full pressure oiling, hydraulic brakes. I drive my 36 on the freeway today with no fear, as I did 30 some years ago. You can't do that in stock trim on many other makes. However, I would save up some more cash and buy something I could drive RIGHT NOW! At a car show in Seattle yesterday, I saw a 33 Plymouth coupe survivor for $10,000. It was a get in and go car that restoration work would only worsen. My 36 is a real source of pride, but doing a resto job is gonna put you into the mid $20's EASY!

God bless you brother, cause there's no future in bein' a jerk!

Great car, great project! I saw a 32 Chrysler sedan for sale Sunday and had a similar vision. Well done!

Sorry for the delay, mine is the two pin style.

When I had mine re-plated, the plater used a screwdriver to gently pry the head off. No hammers or pounding required! Just work it from the sides and it comes off!

Hi Dave. Floor shift with left side E brake is 37 & 38, right?

This is disappointing as hell. Have they run out of Model A's?

I removed the rings on my 36 that came off rust-free buckets, pretty simple. Then, I removed a ring from a rusty bucket. This was a very troublesome exercise. The rust grabs the ring and keeps it from freely separating itself from the bucket. GO SLOWLY!

What a great find! Go slowly in your revival of this cool ride. Once things are "redone", it's final. I'm sorry my cars previous owner did a rattle can primer job over 80% of the body. A re-paint was the only choice. I hope you can keep the original patina, there's a lot more appreciation of that look now. Best of luck.

Too bad this didn't happen a month ago, you could've taken these to the Portland Swap Meet.

Jim, the trucking company has local rigs with lift gates and pallet jack and can get this pallet of heavy parts right inside your garage! Call a local freight company and pick their brains for the particulars, it's their job. Having an entire drivetrain for cheap is definitely worth it.

Try NAPA. I bought mine right off the shelf at the local store. Good luck!