What did you do to your Mopar today?

[biomedtechguy]

Dusted it (since last Saturday I washed it) applied Maguire's yellow liquid carnauba wax with a Ryobi battery powered random orbital buffer I bought over a year ago and just used today for the first time. It works GREAT! I still have to detail the wheels and tires, vacuum and dust/clean the interior, apply protectant to the interior, check my valve cover bolts and apply protectant to the vinyl roof.

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Lots going on, Steve! Where did you get your new rear springs? I have new Espos waiting for my Satellite to get out of winter storage purgatory.

Got my springs from a long time spring manufacturer" Linale Spring" In Omaha, Ne. Quality stuff and he makes them just the way you want. I doubt that anyone can beat his price.............................MO

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Dusted it (since last Saturday I washed it) applied Maguire's yellow liquid carnauba wax with a Ryobi battery powered random orbital buffer I bought over a year ago and just used today for the first time. It works GREAT! I still have to detail the wheels and tires, vacuum and dust/clean the interior, apply protectant to the interior, check my valve cover bolts and apply protectant to the vinyl roof. View attachment 599710 View attachment 599711 View attachment 599712 View attachment 599713 View attachment 599714

What do you use on your vinyl roof? I want something to keep the blackness in the black. ...........................MO

 

[biomedtechguy]

What do you use on your vinyl roof? I want something to keep the blackness in the black. ...........................MO

Well I really like the LOOK of Maguire's "Ultimate Protectant" in the black spray bottle, that's what I use on my dash, vinyl, and leather if I had leather, BUT when the roof gets damp from dew or rain the Ultimate Protectant streaks the glass and paint with residue. Doesn't damage or discolor anything, but it has to be cleaned off, SO NOW I use Maguire's Ultimate Black Plastic Restorer. The rep told me about it when I sang the praises of the Ultimate Protectant but bemoaned the streaking issue.

 

[hanks73340]

Just received my A/C kit from Original Air. Now gotta find someone to help install it.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Put in valve body today. Was having trouble yesterday, PM'd DVW for some advice and it worked perfect. Put on shift lever and throttle pressure lever. Throttle pressure lever was a bit of a bear to tighten, can't see nut. Installed neutral safety switch and filter.

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Just received my A/C kit from Original Air. Now gotta find someone to help install it.

Please keep us informed on your A/C . I am interested in a complete aftermarket A/C system..........................MO

 

[Cornpatch MO]

My 68 Satellite project is now home again. Got a full week of work planned for it next week. ............
QUESTION ....If you have the top of front fender turn signal indicators, should ( or could ) you have the dash indicators too? .............................MO

 

[71charger_fan]

Painted the front seat frame in the '55 Plymouth wagon.

 

[Fran Blacker]

My 68 Satellite project is now home again. Got a full week of work planned for it next week. ............
QUESTION ....If you have the top of front fender turn signal indicators, should ( or could ) you have the dash indicators too? .............................MO

I'd say no, mine were taped over from factory. I added sockets and bulbs. Mines a 66 but I think all were like that. JMO.

 

[oldbee]

My 68 Satellite project is now home again. Got a full week of work planned for it next week. ............
QUESTION ....If you have the top of front fender turn signal indicators, should ( or could ) you have the dash indicators too? .............................MO

Mine has both, no tape that I remember. Remember anything is possible.

 

[oldbee]

Put in valve body today. Was having trouble yesterday, PM'd DVW for some advice and it worked perfect. Put on shift lever and throttle pressure lever. Throttle pressure lever was a bit of a bear to tighten, can't see nut. Installed neutral safety switch and filter.
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Not much room!!! Did u readjust the bands while in there?

 

[Fran Blacker]

No. If I put 5k more miles on it in my life I'll be happy. No more long treks, 400 miles to Niagara Falls or things like that.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Put on trans pan, but it didn't go smooth. corner of filter was bent a little. First blamed new pan. Cleaned up original pan for atrial fit same thing, tweeked filter a c-hair good to go.
Even remembered to wire throttle pressure control lever a the way back. Tomorrow set linkage on rear carb and crawl back under to remove wire.
No more neck snapping shifts every time. Manual shift vb's tough on neutral safety switches, killed 2 in 15k miles.

 

[SSmoothie]

Installed fender tag, I didn’t paint it just keep it rough looking, new horn and relay, reinstall the original horn button that’s a PIA

 

[Cornpatch MO]

Last two days I have been changing the rear springs on my 1968 Satellite -Roadrunner tribute project. The U bolt nuts are a real pain in the a**, or I should say mouth as the extension on the breaker bar slipped off and whacked myself twice. Left a bruise. One parking brake cable has to be replaced tomorrow and I hope a spare from the 64 Dodge will interchange.
My hands ache from the heavy wrenching. Guess I'm not a kid anymore..........................MO

 

[5.7 hemi]

Cut off wheel on the u-bolts would save ya a bunch of trouble, not to mention a self *** kicking.

 

[YY1]

...or a nut splitter.

 

[71charger_fan]

Been working on rebuilding the seats in the '55 Plymouth.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Last two days I have been changing the rear springs on my 1968 Satellite -Roadrunner tribute project. The U bolt nuts are a real pain in the a**, or I should say mouth as the extension on the breaker bar slipped off and whacked myself twice. Left a bruise. One parking brake cable has to be replaced tomorrow and I hope a spare from the 64 Dodge will interchange.
My hands ache from the heavy wrenching. Guess I'm not a kid anymore..........................MO

U-bolt nuts are a pain. I don't use air tools much but u-bolts are an exception.