Recent content by 57fury440

I have used Booster Dewey in the past with excellent results. My vote would be to get it rebuilt.

It's a nice car, it deserves a decent paint job.

Castrol makes Castrol GT Classic 20w50 which has plenty of zinc in it. The classic oil is made for older cars.

Thanks.

Sounds like a good plan. Hopefully you will get the engine rotating and started.

I'm pretty sure the 68 heads have bigger valves and ports than the earlier ones on the 413. 68 heads should be the 906 heads which are open chamber, so you might pick up a little compression with the older heads buy I don't think it would be worth it. The 68 383 four-barrel cam is a little...

He is going to need the oil pick up to go with the pan.

Hubcaps are deceiving. Should be 14 inch rims.

I wouldn't call the job "professional looking". Look at the roof by the windshield where they cut the rest of the roof off. It almost looks like duct tape finishing off the end. The top is likely from a 2 door convertible and so it does not fit all the way to the windshield. The 4 door hardtops...

Go with the 906 heads.

Plymouth never made a 4 door convertible in 57, 58, or 59. It looks like someone put it together using a 4 door hardtop.

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

For $865 you get a radio with crooked push buttons. They are nice and straight on the original factory radio in the E body we have.

Maybe, like you said, find a bolt that almost fits and screw it in, only use some JB Weld around it to hold it in and seal it. If the manifold was easy to get off, then I would tap the hole and put in a plug.

I agree, but with an aggressive cam you might feel it at an idle. It is worth looking into. He just needs to do what you said about checking it.