Waiting for an ignition...

It took the company wich is making me a 6V electric
ignition 3 weeks to complete it! In a meanwhile it got
a bit snowy overhere.

We are going to build the ignition in the car next week,
I'll keep you updated.

1949 Plymouth coupe

Last monday I bought this unfinished project with a lot of spare parts
from Fred (Fred's V8 Shop). Who made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
15 years ago this chassis and engine were totally rebuilt!
I'm going to use all the good parts for my 1951 Plymouth.
and keep the engine en gearboxe(s) in storage.
-Let my know when you need that logo for your Hudson Fred!

Assembled the manifolds

Yesterday my gasketset arrived, so today I could finally
start assembling the manifolds. I took out the valve in the
exhaustmanifold and put a copper plate between the two
manifolds. This way it stays shut. It's simular to a
2 manifold setup.
After filling up the coolingsystem I could finally start the
motor at 5.00 pm. It ran immediatly (left it running idle for
about 20 minutes). Then I made my first testdrive; it has
never been this quiet before! So I suppose there was a
small crack when I bought the car 8 years ago and it became
bigger within the years and eventually cracked in half.
The next couple of days I'll drive the Plymouth to my work
(about 40 miles a day) after that I can check if the bolts need
to be tightened again.

As expected

I was lucky: none of the bolts that attach the manifold to
the engine snapped! Only the four bolts that keep the two
manifolds together had snapped off. But by heating and
gently twisting them I could get them off.

As expected the manifold was broken in two !!
Probably because the valve that controls the hot air intake
collapsed. This provented cylinder 4,5,6 from releasing
their heat. Yesterday I ordered gaskets, they will be in on
tuesday. That gives me time to clean up some parts.

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Rusty Hope

Check out Rustyhope.com,
They offer disc brake conversions for a variety of Mopar cars
and trucks, shock relocation arms for Mopar, dual intakes,
and dual exhausts, all for the Mopar flathead six. And also
they offer full restoration and rebuilding services as well as
parts location. Great helpfull people!

Got one!

Thanks to Charlie Akers from Rusty Hope, Bob Norman
and all others on P15-D24.com, you've been a great help!
Thanks to Fred from Fred's V8 Shop (The Netherlands) who
provided me a new exhaust manifold for my 1951 Plymouth.

1951 Plymouth manifold needed!

Last week my exhaust manifold cracked in half!
Because I use this car daily I'm in need of another one.
It's a 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook and it still has the
original straight six motor in it.

If you have one or if you know where I can find one.
Please contact me at: dcharged@gmail.com or leave
a comment on this blog. Thanks!