Author: GaryS

Spool Type Motor Mount Towers

Looking for a set of V8 spool type motor mount towers for my custom ’56 Plymouth.

Headliner Shell Fabrication

My latest project is not an A-body, but rather a ’56 Plymouth that will become a mild custom. There are so many creative folks on this site, that it just seemed the best place to get ideas. I hope nobody minds.

In place of the bows to secure the headliner, I’d like to fabricate a shell and glue a modern headliner fabric onto it. I’ll probably use fiberglass for the shell, but I’m curious if anyone has ever done something like this before, and if so, what did they use for a mold?

I’ve…

Mopar Wheel on Flaming River Column

The tech guy at Flaming River said that all their steering columns are splined for GM wheels, and that there is not an adapter for a Mopar wheel. Can anyone confirm that, or have you seen or heard of a homegrown way to work around the problem?

DMV

The Texas DMV has almost attained “you can’t get there fromhere” status.

My wife’s 24 year old granddaughter has been living with usfor…

Freight Prices for Engine and Transmission?

Has anyone had a crated engine or automatic transmission shipped by freight recently? I found a Poly factory-rebuilt short block in Ohio that would…

WTB Complete ’62-’66 318 in Re-buildable Condition

Wanted in North Texas area, a re-buildable Poly 318, 1962-1966. Would prefer complete engine with all brackets and covers, but will consider short or…

Glass Rear Window for a ’64?

I really dislike the foggy, distorted rear window on my ’64 Valiant convertible, and am curious if anyone has modified their top to use glass instead of plastic? I think a larger well would accommodate glass if it was smaller than the OEM version, but …