HemiSwede
-
Posts
60 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Never
Content Type
Forums
Gallery
Events
Posts posted by HemiSwede
-
-
I´ve never been a Saab fan at all, ugly and expensive cars etc.
And i understand GMs decision to end the brand, you can't keep manufacturing cars that won´t sell.
However, this will make an impact on Swedish economy, and is a big thing here in all medias right now.
The newspapers here are mentioning calculations of up to 50 000 risk loosing their jobs. From workers on the plant, sub-contractors to salesmen and so on..
And as Dr Strangelove says, the city of Trollhättan and a large area surrounding will feel the impact most.. Everyone in Trollhättan is linked with the plant in some way.
-
Firepower that is a sweet looking Buick,and I will bet a cold six pack your haveing a ball with your Chrysler. When I was 18 I had a 49 Ford and mounted a pair of chrome 2ft.long air horns on the fenders as you have the sieran. You dont say if you are an AACA member, if not,why not think about it? Yes us old bast OOPS, guys will bust your chops a little but you will grow to love us.
You bet, we have a blast in our cars
The siren is reeeeally loud, and in combination with the beacon ray on the top noone can miss us The buick is in a really good condition, the original interior seems like new. He mounted a air-ride system last winter for comfortable driving (and low :cool:), along from that its completely original.
No i'm currently not a member, but i visit this forum and read every day to keep up. Internet is a great resource for learning about and sharing our cars
Regards
Jimmy
-
Here in Sweden the old car hobby is quite popular among young people, i have lots of friends driving around in old chevys, buicks, desotos and so on from '40s, '50s and '60s.
I bought my Chrysler disassembled when i was 18 (i'm 21 now) and worked on it for about a year with help from friends before i got it registered.
But sure, it's not in everyones taste. Especially these days with all the talk about cars being bad for the enviroment..
I think the key is as someone mentioned here earlier, you've got to show that you can have fun with your car and invite somenoe along for a ride to show it. In my eyes a car is not a fragile glass sculpture, it's a car.. :cool:
Here's my Chrysler and my friends '60 Buick, Juli this year. Attending the large car show "Power big meet". Claimed to be one of the largest car shows for american cars 30 years and older. (Attending cars from all over the world. longest distance last year vent to a guy with his mustang from Mexico
) -
Glad i could help!
-
We removed the radio unit in my friend's '50 Super a couple of months ago, should be the same procedure..
We disconected all the wires to the unit we could se (antenna and power), the radio and speaker is one big box. Then we removed the two knobs on the front. Behind them are two large nuts with washers. I think it was two bolts or so under the dash in bottom of the speaker from the sides.
After that it was just lowering it to the floor and lift it outside.
We didn't need to remove anything else, but again this was a '50..
Hope it helps!
/ Jimmy
-
Thanks! I've bougth from Hot hemi heads before, forgot they had a forum..
About the reground, I dont know, some people i have talked with thinks so based on my messurements. The engine is stil in the car, just dropped the oilpan and saw the disaster.. It's time for me to deal with this and disassemble, been lazy lately
Then i can take the crank to a shop for a professional to look at it.Thanks again!
-
Hi, I have a 331 (C54-1) hemi in my '54 New Yorker.
A month or so back one of my rod bearings started to spin, and scrapped my crankshaft.. So now i'm looking for a new crankshaft or possibly a whole engine to Swap with.
Here's a couple of questions I need your help with:
1. Where can I find a good replacement crank or engine?
2. Will a crank from an early type 331 extended block fit my '54 short block?
3. Can a crank from a 354 fit my current block?
4. Will a 354 engine fit my tranny and so on for a complete swap? The only difference on the tranny i can think of is the pushbutton set-up the 55 and up models use?
Answers would very much be appriciated!
Thanks
Jimmy Larsson
-
Do you know where in Sweden? License plate # etc.? More info makes it easier to locate
I've started a thread on a Swedish website for vintage american cars with your request.. Hopefully someone knows..
Jimmy in Sweden
-
Do you know where in Sweden? License plate #? More info makes it easier to locate
Jimmy in Sweden
-
Ghia?
I think it's cool
-
Thanks guys!
Here's the link to the site if anybody else wants to read about this cool racer..
http://www.autohistory.org/feature_1.html
Thanks again
Jimmy in Sweden
-
Hi, I read an interesting thread a while back about an old race car (midget?) with a flathed converted to run upside down. Discussed it with a friend the other day and wanted to show him this remarkable build. But I can't find it anymore.
I think the thread had a link to another site with a more detalied description and photos..
/ Jimmy
-
Hi
If i understand the paint chip chart correct, the 73 indicates a two-tone paint job, Submarine Gray on top and Pearl gray on lower body.
http://www.tcpglobal.com/aclchip.aspx?image=1953-chrysler-pg02.jpg
/ Jimmy
-
Hi can anyone help me with my fender tag?
I only know that paint 01 is black..
The car is a black 1954 Chrysler New Yorker with a 331 hemi v8 and Powerflite transmission.
Thanks
Jimmy Larsson, Sweden
-
Hi, the car have the Powerflite fully automatic tranny.
I think the '53 cars were the first with the fully automatic.
Strange how late the Chryslers were on that point..
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ZondaC12</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sweet cop car!!!</div></div>
Nice that you like the car, i've had mixed reactions.
Most people like the beacon on the roof.
But i think it's one of those things, you either love it or hate it.
One guy asked me how i fastened it to the roof and when i told him that i had drilled holes in the roof and used bolts he just shook his head.
(And i must admit i messured probably 20 times over a weeks time and looked from differnet angles before i got the courage to do it.)
/ Jimmy
-
If this guy hadn't "ruined" it in '78, who knows if it still would exist today?
Ruined or not, it's the last one known to excist.
/ Jimmy
-
Hi, this is my '54 Chrysler New Yorker project car I've been working on for over a year now. (Bought it disassembled)
My thought is to gradually turn it into a car looking somewhat as an Higway Patrol car.
Not sure how I'm going to do with the grille, the original doesn't fit anylonger due to body damage on frontfenders and turn signal housings..
(The metalpart over windshield is a start for a Sunvisor bracket)
It's a nice car running smooth and quiet.
/ Jimmy
-
1. Use them as cake pans, and make continental cross cakes for your partys in your garage...
2. Make new armrests for your armchair. (Design is more important than function)
3. Make a new toolbox with a dubble lid, would look nice in any trunk.
/ Jimmy
-
There's one '59 for sale now in Sweden for about $132500. (One of 99 made with separate front seats.)
http://www.blocket.se/vi/15174654.htm?ca=15_s
And just for fun, isn't Biarritz the name for the Convertible? Seville=Hardtop?
/ Jimmy
-
I drive my '73 142 to work every day.
Cheap parts, distributor caps and rotors available at almost every gas station.
Drove it for a couple of days without oil, a ticking sound from the valves was the only complaint. (bolts to oilpan needed to be tightened
)
Compression is almost zero, last time i changed the points i adjusted them with one hand and rotated the fan pulley with the other..
Perhaps it's time for a service, but it run almost flawless.
/ Jimmy from Gothenburg, Sweden
-
Hi, why don't you separate the make and model? Seems a lot easier than making a new row for every model, for example 12 rows of dodge's..
Great site!
/ Jimmy
-
Thanks, will have that in mind when i'm reassembling.
Updated my photo album today with internal pictures of my powerflite..
What do you think of my clutch plates??
/ Jimmy
-
Did the teardown yesterday. Did it pan side up, as described and pictured in the shop manual. It was suprisingly easy to take it apart. And it would have been even easier if i had all the fancy special tools described in the manual..
Found the problem in the clutch housing, the discs were worn out. Nothing but 12 shiny metal plates, instead of 6 steel and 6 with rubbercoating.
I'm unsure about the condition of the bands, gonna take them to the tranny guy later this week for evaluation before i order any parts.
Found fatsco on ebay selling kits, it feels safer to buy thru eBay with PayPal.
I took pictures all the way, haven't had the time to edit and upload them yet. It's something beautiful about machined parts shining with oil...
The most interesting steps is yet to come, how to put it all together and making it work.
/ Jimmy
-
A local transmisson guy told me it was nothing to do but to tear it apart.
Sad news but a great chance to see how an automatic tranny looks like on the inside..
He wanted about 2.5k ($) to do the job for me, but he also said that with some patience and strict following of my shop manual i'd do just fine on my own. I'm 20 years old and not made of money so i'm going to try the second option..
So i spent last night removing the tranny from the car.
Type A fluid is not an easy find here either, but with some detectvie work i managed to get my hands on some. I don't think it contains whale oil (i hope not) but it has that yellow color.
/ Jimmy
Firepower that is a sweet looking Buick,and I will bet a cold six pack your haveing a ball with your Chrysler. When I was 18 I had a 49 Ford and mounted a pair of chrome 2ft.long air horns on the fenders as you have the sieran. You dont say if you are an AACA member, if not,why not think about it? Yes us old bast OOPS, guys will bust your chops a little but you will grow to love us.
Then i can take the crank to a shop for a professional to look at it.
Chevrolet Caprice
in General Discussion
Posted
One of the best cars ever, would love to have one. We had two stationwagons whan i grew up..