Recent content by weim55

My point exactly, of the hundreds of thousands of vehicles that go through those tolls per month the old vehicles with YOM plates is like a teaspoon of water in a bathtub. There are many other changes that have occurred in vehicle licensing that follow the same ‘Sweeping crumbs’ example but I...

YOM plates have been legal for registration on vintage vehicles here in Colorado for decades. At the same time the population has exploded and I’ve noticed new lever turners at the DMV are scrambling to collect every last cent Possible. The latest “ improvement” is to outlaw YOM plates because...

I would have a question for you, and then suggestion on how to reach your goals: Old guys like me that reached driving age in the malaise area of the 70s have a point of reference for “ performance” that is wildly different for younger people from the computer/fuel injection generation. A well...

If you really start to add up the the extra labor to do a PROPER quality color change I don’t think it’s any exaggeration to say it’s easily double. A number of things will have to be removed from the car to execute that color change. Everything that you remove carries the risk of some sort of...

Yes, I do have a Hollander covering the years 65 through about 75. Let me know what you want to cross and I can check it out when I am at the house on Monday or Tuesday. Steve weim55 Colorado

“Torky” here at Cbodies might be the same guy(?) try to PM him. Steve weim55 Colorado

I can’t answer your question personally, but : if you go to the 1961/1962 Chrysler Facebook page post a picture of your data plate and there’s a guy on there that is requesting as many of these as possible to put together consistent decoding. He will know which engine code yours is. Steve...

I was bummed he never told us what quarter-mile time the car ran Steve weim55 Colorado

I’m the guy that loves horsepower, but can’t stand loud exhaust. I played around with various types of exhaust systems to achieve what I like. On my 12 second 1/4 Buick GS I run long case Walker 17749 Mufflers through a 2 1/2 inch system. Very mellow and quiet. A mistake that I made: The system...

What he said plus one more: The likelihood of the outer balancer ring having moved on the hub over the years making the timing mark inaccurate is VERY common. Carefully set timing by ear until performance comes back and you can set proper idle calibration on the carburetor. May have jumped 1...

Well, your post certainly got my attention! I’ve never thought of adding white walls, didn’t even know it could be done. Guessing I can just surf on the Internet and find a little information about that. Probably like many of us here my car is certainly a driver, to the tune of about a couple...

When you spoke of picking the car up, I just assumed the truck and trailer route. What an absolute treat to be able to drive this new beauty home! What an amazing contrast to see going down the highway, I have to remember these things are 50+ years old now(?!) Good timing too, excitement for...

Thank you for turning me onto this Tire site. I hadn’t heard of them before,it looks like they have some good selection. I haven’t fully decided on tires yet, it’s great to have the extra choices. Steve weim55 Colorado

I will do that! The last piece to the puzzle is locating the correct 15 inch wheel covers. Real 300 wheel covers (only installed on G,H and J models) are incredibly rare and expensive and I have been unable to locate a set nice enough for the condition of the car that I can afford. My second...

Boy that H is beautiful, gives me a hint of buyers remorse. When I started my search, I intended only to look for an H. Purchased my 300 sport because it is a twin to the one my grandfather had. Same colors,(red on black leather) same interior and a wonderful, low mileage original car. But my...