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    1931 Chrysler CD8 Roadster Rebuild Diary

    in Chrysler Products - General

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    So we begin a New Year, time to get back at the old CD8 Roadster. Spent 6 months renovating the main house and guest cottage, will show photos shortly, but today spent a few hours fitting the dash gauges. As mentioned earlier, the dash had been completely cut out of this car when I got it, only scrap of old dash lying in the rumble seat area. A PO had cut it out and replaced it with a dash from a '33 era Chevy (see as found photo from 2014)! Anyway, with new dash in place, it took quite a bit of fine tuning to get all the gauges fitted, alignment of new welded studs, gauge hole diameters need to be perfectly aligned. Also fitted choke (C) and manifold butterfly (H) pull cables and dash lights, all factory originals. Hole at left is for ignition switch. Gas gauge is a NOS one I bought 5 yrs ago. Water temp gauge shown is a bit dis-coloured, but it is a spare, I have a better one to eventually install. I also have the speedo cable. Tight quarters under dash, with steeling wheel bracket and cowl vent to work around. tomorrow will mount coil/ignition switch combo, and the small switch for dash light (mounts on lower turned under lip of dash).    

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    Toyota overtakes GM as the bestselling automaker in the US.

    in General Discussion

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    The AACA Membership includes people from across the world, Europe, Asia, Canada, and South America to name a few, people who love the hobby and their cars, regardless of where or when they were built, and regardless of the sometimes checkered history of the manufacturer, the country, or their individual leaders (company or country). Topics like this one in my humble opinion serve no helpful purpose. While the news item is note-worthy, posting it here just provides a platform/soapbox for venting, posturing, overly patriotic grandstanding, ignorant or uninformed comment and largely unfair and inappropriate "brand bashing". I urge moderators to remove it or move it out of the general discussion forum. Thank You.

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    1936 Auburn Cord

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gunsmoke (see edit history)

    I have the G. Borgeson of AQ tome on E.L.Cord, His Empire, His Motor Cars  and his wonderful Auburn, Cord, and Duesenberg. Mint condition, 17x11, 280 pages including technical and photos of all 3 makes. Great book, includes linen covered protective case. Sold initially for $250USD I think in 2003, bought this one direct. Mint Condition, asking $100 plus shipping if interested. Will be posting in "for sale" section soon, boxing day sale here, right now!! 

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    Need a small Christmas Present -1931 Chrysler door dovetail/wedge

    in Chrysler Products - General

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    Here are photos of the wedge I have which I removed from the car yesterday. Turns out the holes are 1&3/16" cc. The piece is made from sheet metal of about 18 gauge, and needs to be that thin as it is surface mounted and barely clears door post. Jay had a good look thru his stuff, some similar but not same. This is Chrysler part #356720, and is appears to be exclusive to the 1931 CD8 Roadster (no wedge # shown for Phaetons?), and since this model was only 1 year, and production was about 1600 cars, likely very few exist. Even the '31 6cyl Chrysler Roadster wedge has a different part#. I may take a crack at forming one, in meantime thanks to all for the advice.

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    Trying to find an Arrow Auto Trunk for 1931 Buick

    in Buick - Pre War

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    Trunk and trunk rack need to match up perfectly for a good car like these. If you provide the measurements of the trunk rack you have (length/width) and the height of trunk you want, you might get a better lead since most trunks have long since lost their tags. Here are a few 1931 Buick Roadsters from "Google Images" with a variety of trunks. Your model might be smaller than these 90 Series and trunk rack also smaller. I understand 1932 was first year GM had a Potter Trunk for their Chevrolets.

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    AMBU Book on Wiring Diagrams 1917 1918 1919 (now includes later posts by members re R Bosch, American Tech 1922 and Standard Eng 1921)

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gunsmoke (see edit history)

    Just got back to this thread after the holiday break, thanks to Scott Bonesteel for the generous offer, and that is a great book hidden-hunter, I'm sure there will be parties interested in its contents, I like the more generous details, and Duesenberg eh! Several weeks ago I accepted an offer from a member for the AMBU book and it was sold & shipped. Hopefully he/she will have it available to any following this thread who needs a diagram. I scanned a couple dozen diagrams for posterity. Happy New Year.

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    Need a small Christmas Present -1931 Chrysler door dovetail/wedge

    in Chrysler Products - General

    Posted · Edited by Gunsmoke (see edit history)

    Here is photo of wedge on 1931 Chrysler CD8 sedan, as shown, similar but not identical to Roadster wedge. Appears screw spacing may be same but flats ae cut a bit shorter on Roadster to suit latch location.  I always find it interesting that more effort was not made back then to standardize some common parts? I will check Filling Station and some other sources while Jay continues his search. No evidence mine were ever plated, but painted to match body, mine had original black paint and primer. I'll ask the guy I sold sedan to to measure screw spacing.

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    Need a small Christmas Present -1931 Chrysler door dovetail/wedge

    in Chrysler Products - General

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    Lost one of these door wedges/dovetails while dismantling and refurbishing my 1931 Chrysler CD8 Roadster. Same part for either door, measures 1" wide by 1&7/8" long, holes at 1&1/4" C/C and takes #12 oval head screws. Made from one piece of molded sheet steel, about 16 or 18 gauge. Wedge is about 5/16" wide at maximum point. Any Santa's out there? Willing to pay a premium price and shipping by sleigh, or other means. Same wedge used on Sedan/Coupe models except for those vehicles the wedge is on door post and female end on door, and may also be used on other period Mopar vehicles. Thanks. 

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    Automotive Legislation: Too Important to ignore!

    in Automotive Legislation

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    Thanks Peter G, hopefully your guidance will lower the largely uninformed/biased rhetoric. I much prefer to talk/read old car stuff on AACA! I find it interesting when some one suggests this is a "harmful idea". And then says "the error is on BOTH sides of the aisle, so

    there's nothing partisan." It's as if one party's members take an "it's harmful" position on an issue like this, and members of another party take the opposite view. Classic Divisionism disguised as casual conversation. 

    Generator flex coupling for 1925 Kissel

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gunsmoke (see edit history)

    Appears to me the "offsets" are due to extra washers/spacers being added at some point for no obvious reason (maybe to reduce vibration or make a better fit?). My 1988 Merkur XR4TI had one of these, referred to as a Giubo Joint, in driveshaft. To work well, pattern of holes needs to be very precise. BMW's and many cars use these. You mmay also be able to move machinery at either end further apart if any adjustment is available in mounting locations.

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    Automotive Legislation: Too Important to ignore!

    in Automotive Legislation

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    The inner city of the future and what Climate Change, Demographics, and Technology might lead it to look like, is a field for futurists, experts and people who understand the bigger picture, they will to research and develop sensible, practical and acceptable solutions. This forum is not the place for wild speculation, conspiracy theories and narrow minded pragmatism on this subject. Moderators I suggest end this post or move it to legislation section. I don't see it as a helpful discussion, just an opportunity to rant. 

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    Generator flex coupling for 1925 Kissel

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Gunsmoke (see edit history)

    There are companies that sell "industrial belting" for machinery uses (conveyor belts for example), various widths, 3" wide is common, I bought some 1/4"-5/16" thick such multi layered material to make mounting pads recently for my 1931 Chevrolet and 1931 Chrysler. I think local supplier was "Stellar Industries", might be a multi-national company. Very tough though flexible stuff. Probably give you a scrap for change. I used a good hole punch to make holes where I needed.

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