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Brooklyn Beer

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  1. Rebuildable is fine. Mine if the car sits for 2 weeks without a start will no longer push fuel up to the carb. So I would like another as a spare.
  2. I didn't see 85K in it but guessing times have changed from 8 years ago. Was tempted to toss 36K at it and boy was I wrong
  3. I had the opposite problem when the carb vac switch would not disengage the starter after going to 12 volt for adding AC. It had something to do with one of the "safeties" that worked with the generator when it was 6 volt that would cut out from the factory set up. I do have a NOS carb vac switch for a 49 here that I decided not to use when I just by-passed it with a bump switch.
  4. With AAA and 3 days of going over I would drive it to Texas. Just check out the above mentioned, maybe a couple spare brake hoses, carb rebuild kit, thermostat, oil, points, condensor, ice cube juice, water pump, belt, and head out. Add an inline gas filter just for kicks. Maybe an electric fuel pump in reserve just in case. Of course some more modern radials just to get home. Easy car to repair in a parking lot
  5. On a very clean car. I like it for some reason. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-dodge-custom-royal-lancer/
  6. Have a Chrysler Royal with a sticky starter. Having issues finding another for a spare while I rebuild the other. What other year starter will fit ? The one that is in there now looks to be the transistion from foot switch to push button and needs a good cleaning and going over as it will not actuate unless manually done with a screwdriver where it will then spin freely for a week
  7. following. I had like problems with my 49 and it ended up being that carb vac switch which I bypassed with a push button start switch instead of the gas pedal.
  8. was thinking this might have been a Chevrolet 400. When did they begin going in firebirds?
  9. Those people are everywhere. They have a saturday cars and coffee thing here in my little town but don't show up with anything but a hot rod. They will actually ask you to move down to the end of the parking area. Of course I won't. When I feel like being a prick I get there really early and park in the prime spot they have "reserved" for themselves week after week and bring one of the original paint 50's mopars with me.
  10. looks like a 400 to me. I didn't like the later SB 400's as the engine casting was so "hollow" inside compared to 350's.
  11. If it is a complete car with all the odd ball trim intact it would be a good find for someone looking to rebuild this particular model. Guessing was short run in it's day. How was this wood attached to the body of these cars? Wood looks like the varnish peeled off so might just need reworked. The older the wood the better it is to work with and more stable. Whenever I am doing projects for people like doors, new trim, ect I go to lumber and home salvage yards. I would rather buy a 150 year old door and dismantle it prior to refinishing then buy a new door. Some of the lumber in those old doors was 400+ years old when they cut it down to start with going by grain patterns.
  12. I can take pictures of my 31 sedan to make comparisons of anything on this car that anyone might have a question about. He has some hard to find parts on here that normally get lost. Heat shield for the fuel pump, air cleaner. ,
  13. fall? I would be happy with mid 80's right now. That is 3 months away from North Texas. I have to take the puppers out at 6am for our drives
  14. Call me odd but I like looking at the floors and walls of old garages of people who have owned and lived in the homes for all those years. The walls surely tell a story as not many young people these days have a real garage like this but just a storage area for crap. Look around and see story of the mans life. My Grandfathers and fathers garage was just like this garage. But when you look at the floor you can't help but think of the countless hours he stood there, crawled around, swept, and spent a huge part of his life around this car. 40 years is a long time to see an old friend go and not feel a giant hole in there. I see a lawn chair in the reflection. I sit out in my garage in the same manner
  15. Nice car. That nice garage will seem very empty to him after owning for 40 years..
  16. Chicagoland death rust I can imagine where else it is hiding Such a shame. The interior looks great. Wonder if the heater switch has crumbled into dust
  17. Every flathead car O help people with around these parts that make the claim "Can't seem to stop over heating" is normally the same series of steps to fix it unless the block is plugged solid. Check to see if thermo is there and opening at correct temp Check to see if the radiator is plugged Check water pump is not dead. If I have coolant flow and it slowly creeps up after 5 miles I drain the coolant and fill it back with 100% Evapo Rust. Drive the car every day to temp. After a week if the clear evapo rust turns jet black I drain it and do it again. If the car is bad you might need to do it 3 times. Drive the car for 30-40 days and always up to temp. Flush the system again for a while. Yank the radiator and water pump. You should not see any rust. Get a come along and make this handy dandy tool. Hook the slot of the water distribution tube. The evapo rust should have done the job and the water distribution tube should pop right out. Trying to do this without first derusting the block will lead to more then a headache and the risk of ripping the tube to pieces. I always find them plugged up as they are tappered towards the back and the temp sending unit is in the back of the distribution tube area that is always stopped up.
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