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Very nice. 1957, 58 and 59 Plymouth and Dodge 2 door hardtops have an awesome roofline.

I had a 1974 318 that I put in a 57 Plymouth years ago. The engine had been sitting for a long time. I put a rebuilt carb. on it, new plugs, ign. wires, cap and rotor. It had electronic ignition. Everything was good and it started right up and idled perfectly. It had a 904 behind it that also...

What furious70 said about the brakes, but it could also be the drums need to be cut.

I think he said he would be okay with a 4 door.

That's a nice DeSoto. I think that model came with the 361. As long as the frames are good, I was never too worried about the floors. They can be had from several different model donor cars. You want to do them right, but they don't need a lot of bodywork. Just some quality seam sealer after...

If it is running well, I wouldn't worry about the compression numbers. They are pretty consistent and it doesn't smoke. I think the 2 barrel 301 Poly was rated at 8.5 compression ratio. The 290 HP Fury 318 was rated at 9.25. None of the Plymouth Polys were rated higher than that. I had Jahn's...

Wow, I've owned quite a few, but I've never seen a plate like that on a 1957 Plymouth. Where is it located? Is that the tag on the firewall?

Chryslers and I think DeSotos also had a rear defroster as an option. My 57 has the speaker shaped holes too and I think they are for the rear defroster. As far as I know, it was not an option on the Plymouths, but the package trays might interchange from model to model so the Plymouths would...

These cars also came with "cardboard" panels that covered the inner wheel wells and the quarter panels. I have a set on my Plymouth, but you don't see them that much. You can see them in these pictures.

The trunk mat in my '57 is mostly intact. It is however petrified and will break into pieces if removed. It is not the original one. It came from a parts car I got that had 47,000 miles on it. The engine was shot on the parts car, so I ended up putting in a newer 318 and drove it for about 10...

I don't think the valves would cause any vibrations. Maybe some clicking noise, but that should be all. Aside from the ball and trunnion and the rear universal joint, maybe the drive shaft has a slight bend or is out of balance.

The trunk mats were reproduced but years ago. The one in my car is original and about 85% intact. The rubber turns as hard as a rock after so many years and they get extremely brittle. I will try to get some pictures this weekend so you can see what it should look like. I would buy a repro. if...

One of the things that is nice about this forum is that you can get good honest answers. It can save people money and aggravation.

Back around 1965 my cousin had a 58 Plymouth with a 318 2 barrel. It had over 100,000 miles on it, and it smoked out of the valve cover breather. An older mechanic told us to remove the valve covers and use a wire hanger to open up the oil return passages in the heads. We did it and it worked...

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What are your plans with this engine? If you are looking to make more horsepower and are going to do some power modifications, then I would say that the oil pressure is marginal for that usage. If you just plan on driving it normally then the pressure should be good. You can drop the pan with...

I have Lincoln rotors and GM calipers on the Econoline axel on my 57. They have worked great for about 20 years. One of the Barracuda E bodies we have still has factory drums on it. I keep them in good shape, and it actually stops really good. Drums, when working properly are nowhere as bad as...

Looking at your original comments, if the car runs well, why do you want to rebuild the carb?

Kantor has the correct ones, but they are not cheap. I remember rebuilding these back in the sixties. The cost then was about what a Big Mac is today.

You can easily add some new foam to the seat bottoms. I had a 4 door sedan in the sixties with that seat pattern. You got a new interior by just removing the old covers, great! The car is shaping up.