Author: Gunnar Schroder

Propeller shaft and rear axel

Hi all,
I carry on with my G22 and have more or less sorted out the rear bumper. Had the back of it sandblasted locally. A nice job and I have also used two layers of rust killer on the bare metal, two priming coat on top and finish now with glossy pai…

Rear axels

Hi all,
As you know my G22 has the 7 1/4" rear axel. I have been told that the 8 1/4" is better and stronger. I do not know why my G22 had the smaller one as the engine is a 3.18.
Anyway, I may have come across a 8 1/4" locally from a D…

Towbar and towing hook

Nothing new from the Scandinavian part of the world apart from lots of snow and cold.
Anybody have some pictures of a G22 Diplomat with a towing hook attatched? My 1978 Coupe had a towbar and hook when I bought it in 1990 but I threw it away when monti…

Spares for my G22 1978 Dodge

I have a slight problem regarding spares for my G22 Dodge. Lucily I have got most of the stuff needed from three suppliers of NOS and seconhand spares. For that I am very thankful and praise goes to them.
However, one company puzzels me. I have writte…

Rear Bumper

Hi all,

I have found localy in Norway a decent rear bumper for my Diplomat G22 1978 Dodge. Chrome is very good and of course rusty on the backside. Will use my compressor and have it blasted with fine sand. That is no problem at all. After that I shal…

Finding stripes on our M body cars and others.

Hi all,
As I am very grateful for the Forum and its members I feel I should do something back to you. I believe a lot of our members here have access to spares books and need some help
to find a complete list of Tape stripes for the various models. St…

Mouldings for Diplomat 1978 G22

Hi all,
I have attached a copy of the mouldings I am missing for my old Girl. The mouldings are green, but any colour would do the trick for me as paint should be
possible to use. My mouldings are green and attatched copy from the Spares Manual and a f…