Recent content by AlecB

Here is a short video of me driving my 57. I recently installed some beefier springs, new shocks, and a new master cylinder.

I finished painting the windshield channel with rust converter paint. Looks pretty good and should stop any rusting for a long time. I also got new tires mounted on the original wheels. Boy does that look good with the wheel covers. She is getting close to being road legal.

I started the cleaning and painting job on the windshield channel. I wired wheeled all the loose rust and then began hitting it with black rust converter paint. I also finally got nee tires for the car and it looks super cool with those hubcaps.

I popped off a valve cover just to see how the inside of the engine looked, surprisingly not sludgy like I was expecting. The valve cover gasket came apart like brittle plastic so I have some cork ones on order.

Here are some pictures of the window channel. What do you all recommend I do to stop the rust? Rust converter? POR15? The gasket looks to be in decent shape so I’m going to clean it, use Goop hand cleaner to rejuvenate the rubber. I also plan on cleaning and repainting the dash and inner window...

It has just the right patina, it will look great with some buffing. I will be redoing the interior with new seat covers and homemade door panels. The carpet and headliner are presentable.

I finally got around to changing the oil and filter on the 57. Found a replacement Wix filter for a good price on eBay. I then threw some roller wheels on the car just so I can putt it down the street. The shifter was super sloppy and I couldn’t find gears with it, so I found a larger diameter...

That’s what I want to do next is swap in a later model axle. I’m not dealing with tapered axles lol

I was able to fit the 73 Coronet spindles onto the 57 balljoints with no problems. They bolted together like is was made for the car. I did have to cut off the old steering stop on the strut rod, and everything fit perfectly. I rebuilt the calipers and got new rotors and pads. Then I was able to...

I was able to get a new (used) windshield from John at Big M to replace the broken windshield. Now John told me to clean and put the old seal in hot water, then to soak it in a bag with GoJo hand soap. He says that will restore the rubber and make it reusable, anyone done anything like this?

I was wondering the same thing about my 64 Newport before I sold it.

This article claims that the B body spindle is the same as what came in the FMJ body cars. "There's a fierce debate going on about the so-called B-Body spindle. This one spindle is actually used in all '73-and-up B-, F-, J-, M- and R-Body cars, which is a huge source for cheap disc brakes."...

The suspension on the 73 Coronet was similar in design to the 57, so I think it will work. If not I have another set of spindles I can try. Dylan McCool on YouTube did a similar swap on his 58 Plymouth from a 5th Avenue.

Here are two videos I took of my 57 running. I was out of money at that moment so I could not afford any new tune-up parts. What I did was wash the spark plugs with carb cleaner and brush them off, then used a file to clean up the points as they looked pretty bad. I had a spare used ignition...

I was able to get a fuel pump from O'Reillys and now the engine can pump its own fuel. I also hosed the carb out with carb cleaner. When running it sounds pretty good, it's surprisingly quiet. I'll see if I can post a video here, otherwise check out my Instagram @alecs_automotive_adventures.