Author: rustyroger

Finally got round to the interior of my 1984 Fifth Avenue.
It needs a headliner, all I have is the two longitudinal bars that run down the each side of the roof and the front bar by the windshield. That’s it, nothing else at all.
I have taken the car to a few upholstery shops, a couple are willing to make a headliner for me but insist I must provide the rods going across the roof.
They appear to be made of unobtanium, even in the USA. Anyone got a link to a source?.
Or can they be made if…

Looking for M Body headliner rods, or alternatives.

Mechanically my 5th Avenue should be fine now, after a reground crank, new oil pump, timing chain & sprockets, and a rebuilt transmission. The brakes work fine, recored radiator, some new steering parts and a busy day with a grease gun.
So today I took it for a drive, the speedometer doesn’t work, in fact it makes a tinkling rattling noise and the needle just flickered as I drove it – speed related. Disconnecting the cable stopped the noise. The fuel gauge doesn’t work and some of the…

Lots of work behind me….lots more ahead again.

Hello again guys.
The brake lights on my 1984 Fifth Avenue don’t work, I checked the bulbs, all good, so I turned to the switch. The plunger seems to be sticking, I got it moving but not enough to make contact, no surprise there.
How do I remove the switch?, can it be overhauled?. I cant go to the nearest auto parts store and get one and want to use the car this month.
Thanks in advance,

Roger

The first major UK american car show of the year, here are a few of the cars, tell me what you think of them.

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1957 Lincoln.

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1959 DeSoto.

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From the front. I told the very…

This may seem a daft question, but I can’t find anywhere on this forum that tells me what oil I need for my car. It’s a 1984 Fifth Avenue with a 318 btw.
Also what are the correct tire pressures please?.
Sometimes the simplest of problems can be the hardest to answer!.

Roger.

I hauled my 1984 Fifth Avenue home a couple of days ago, a non runner with good paint.
To get it off the trailer some basic faultfinding found a bad coil. Remarkably, a local auto parts store had a suitable replacement – I’m in the UK – so I was able to get it unloaded and parked in my driveway.
Pouring some water into the radiator quickly established a freeze plug either missing or leaking at the back of the engine, well the exhaust manifold gaskets are shot, as I suspect is the rest of…

Got some work ahead of me…..

Ageing gearhead who just bought his second Mopar vehicle (out of 15 other American cars).

Location: Margate, UK