'59 Plymouth Forum

When I purchased my Sport Fury back in '99, headliner was a little rough. I replaced the center piece myself by purchasing a piece of perforated white vinyl from a local auto upholsterer and a piece of hard board from Restoration Specialties when they were at the local Iola Car Show. Used a spray ad...

I guess it's time for my yearly post :oops: I changed to the K21 adaptor kit (Fram I believe) 10-12 years ago I think, so memory is a little vague. I remember having a leaking problem with the adaptor kit, but I persisted and reinstalled it about 2 or 3 times and it finally became leak proof. Dealin...

Aha...Roger, that must be what happened. This summer, I just might fix that. But it seems something always comes up. Last summer it was the vibration which turned out to be a loose rear end, and probably a few other things I can't remember. Too many irons in the fire. Winter's a good time to do that...

Don't think this was mentioned but when you pull the wheel with the puller, leave the big nut on the shaft, otherwise the puller will collapse the end of the hollow shaft. Before you pull shaft, spindle and whatever, be sure to mark those things as to how they were put in. I pulled mine 10 years ago...

Just a little more info on Dave Marcis. Back in 1971 my friend bought a new '71 Dodge Charger Super Bee here in Wausau from the Dodge dealer. His main reason besides liking the car was that this was the type of car Dave Marcis was driving at the time in NASCAR. Turns out my friends wife could not dr...

I'm assuming it's a torque flite automatic. I've had both tranny and rear end problems. No squealing noises from either though. On tranny, it started to not shift properly. I removed pan and discovered a lot of metal filings on metal screen filter which is inside pan. I ended up getting a parts car ...

Memory came back a little bit. I think he said it is a Chrysler 300 F. Must be a '60. I know they have a "E", a '59.

Wow, just discovered this thread. A wealth of info. I made 2 sets of copies, one for me and one for my friend who used to race stocks locally back in the day. He raced a '58 Plymouth. Bernie B mentioned Dave Marcis. He is from my home town here, Wausau, Wis. We just saw him recently at a local car s...

I hear ya, John. Will do on the pics. I bought a $300 cam/camera recently and to me, so far, it's useless. In the sun, or even not to sunny days, I can't see what I'm taking a pic of. All I see in the view screen is the reflection of the good lookin guy trying to focus on the subject :lol: But indoo...

Maybe you guys in that area know about this yard, but if not.......I happened to go on the "Old Cars Weekly" website and clicked on the "Salvage Yard Ron" site/blog. Then clicked on "Project Heaven" and came up with this story of Ron's travels in Colorado. He came upon ...

My condolences, Roger. It's always tough no matter the situation. I lost my folks a few years ago. Toughest one I think is when my younger sister died at age 30 from diabetes. Like Dick said, time will heal.

Hi John - I'd say about 100 cars. Didn't actually hear anexact number. My car made it there and back with no problem (no vibrations). My buddy in his '71 Dodge Charger Super Bee was leading the way and he has a heavy foot so my 53 year old car with a 106,000 miles on it tried to keep up. In 65 zones...

I have a friend who takes his '70 Cuda to car shows fequently. He carries fire extinguisher on floor behind drivers seat when he's driving and puts it in his trunk while at show. I can see how it would be handy and at the ready inside your vehicle but if not secured somehow, it could become a flying...

Finally got my '59 back on road today. Might have to take the title of WSM (world's slowest mechanic) from Dan. I think I started on this axle replacement around end of July. Knowing what I know now, could have been done in a good day if needed. Anyway, got her all back together and road tested her ...

Hey John - Ran into a fellow a couple weeks ago at a Antigo, Wis. car show. We were talking briefly about the FWDLK web site and he mentioned you. He said recently he felt like taking a ride so he went out to California and visited your yard and bought a pair of fenders. He had nothing but nice thin...