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commando1
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I sense a story here.
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Easy enough to find out.........call him 419-448-0293
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No thanks. Sounds like I don't need him knowing that I associate with you.
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Lol! That's great news Bob, I know you're happy about this.
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Hi Bob. that sound good. i be keen on 2 spare cam bushes. keep us informed
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Mr C
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Now all we need is reproduction 74-75 Imperial rear rotors....
Heck Ya, he said he hopes to have them made by summer. I'll keep everyone informed.
polara71
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We need more than that but its a start
commando1
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How much of an entrepreneur are you....
Design it also as a rear wheel disc brake conversion and the market is huge what with all the cars and trucks out there with 9 1/4 rears.
bluefury361
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I hope this works out for you Bob, you've been fighting that battle for awile now.
I'm famillure with the rare part reproduction process. A number of years back I decided there was a serious need for a repop speaker grille for 1962-3 Plymouth and Dodge B-bodys. They were a large intricate plastic part that just did not age well. NOS grilles, when found were pulling $5-600.00... That was 15 years ago.
I found a outfit in Michigan that produced short run prototype plastic componants for the auto industry and they made a mold from a NOS grille I had. It took three attempts over about 8 months to get it right, and then we got 40 pieces before the mold gave up. The grilles were expensive because the process was expensive. An aluminum mold could have been made but that would have been too expensive for such a small demand part.
I sold them all, several to some of the high end restorers of those cars, but that was the end of that venture.
I'm famillure with the rare part reproduction process. A number of years back I decided there was a serious need for a repop speaker grille for 1962-3 Plymouth and Dodge B-bodys. They were a large intricate plastic part that just did not age well. NOS grilles, when found were pulling $5-600.00... That was 15 years ago.
I found a outfit in Michigan that produced short run prototype plastic componants for the auto industry and they made a mold from a NOS grille I had. It took three attempts over about 8 months to get it right, and then we got 40 pieces before the mold gave up. The grilles were expensive because the process was expensive. An aluminum mold could have been made but that would have been too expensive for such a small demand part.
I sold them all, several to some of the high end restorers of those cars, but that was the end of that venture.
I'll be able to breathe again when I have it installed and operational on the NY'er. Murrary sounded very optimistic that he'll have them by this summer. If they are reasonably priced I'll buy a back up immediately.
commando1
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If it's the only one, it's the cheapest one by default....
bluefury361
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Not being familure with the 78, I have to ask.
If the part is a one year only and almost nonexistant..... Would the entire wiper unit.... motor, linkage etc, from a 77 or earlier Chrysler interchange....?:book1:
If the part is a one year only and almost nonexistant..... Would the entire wiper unit.... motor, linkage etc, from a 77 or earlier Chrysler interchange....?:book1:
commando1
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and the wiper switch and some wire cutting. Yes.
Yes, but with some work. Wiring is different. Mine is intermitent so I'll have to change the wiper switch, the wiring harness connectors are different at both ends and the switch and the wiper motor and linkage are all different. The park position is a problem too. The offset on the wiper motor are different also. If I get the new wiper cam I'll have it fixed in 5 minutes. That is the back up plan if the wiper cam plan fails.
bluefury361
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Nothin is ever easy......
That the way it seems on my 78. Not that it matters....I just found out that the door panels on 1978 NY'ers are thinner than the previous years NY'er. I know Chrysler was shaving weight off the 78's with thinner door glass and sheet metal to increase MPG. How much could they of gained with thinner door panels.
commando1
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I doubt they cut a 100 lbs at best in that beast so, what's that? 47 hundred down from 48?. Yah that's good for an extra 1/10th of a gal. per mile.
Plus they spent all that money investing in those changes for just one car for one year? Who was in charge there? Obama?
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Plus they spent all that money investing in those changes for just one car for one year? Who was in charge there? Obama?
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polara71
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Hard to believe the 78's were that much different, especially since they knew it was done before the model year. Why go through the trouble to re tool that much for a one year only run?
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