Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 The last couple of days I’ve been trying to do something to improve the look of the paint on the Plymouth. Its a bit of a tall order, the Midnight Poly Blue (the dark blue) is fairly dull. The light blue looks fine and bright. I’ve spent several evenings poring over […]
Plymouth planning …
Monday, July 26, 2021 I keep getting parts delivered for the Plymouth, so I’m hoping I’ll get to do some work on the door panels soon. The bare, waterpoof new door panel material arrived a few days ago. I’m going to have to replace both door panels, the original cardboard is warped and appears to […]
Big weekend ahead … Whiskey City Cruisers (and more) …
Wednesday, July 21, 2021 I finally got my new garage “in the queue” for a construction date, which means that someday in the coming months, I’ll have a garage in which to work on my Plymouth. I’ll also have a great garage in which to store my tools and set up a work bench. My […]
Fuel pumping, Plymouth running … all is right with the (automotive) world …
Sunday, July 4, 2021 I wrapped up the re-installation of the fuel pump on the Plymouth today — after three attempts. Actually, the pump was mounted on the engine all three times; the problems didn’t become evident until it was mounted. The first time, i had the fittings reversed — it takes two different fittings […]
Fuel pump boogie … which one is going to work? Time will tell
Monday night, June 28, 2021 The seller of the first fuel pump on eBay told me today that this pump should indeed fit. He noted that Plymouth used a wide range of vendors for fuel pumps, and that is true — some cars had fuel pumps with built-in sediment bowls, all different sizes and makes […]
One pump, two pumps, good pump, bad pump(?) …
Sunday, June 20, 2021 Happy Father’s Day to me! Right now my work on the Plymouth is dead in the water while I await the arrival of the first of two fuel pumps I have on order. Two pumps?? Let me explain. PUMP 1. The local mom-and-pop parts place I’ve done business with the past […]
1956 Plymouth V-8 Belvedere
Saturday, June 5, 2021 With this entry I officially launch my blog about my 1956 Plymouth Belvedere. We had plans of going to the Taylorsville Cruise early today, but those plans fell through. We thought we might go cruising to town, but that never materialized either. My wife’s work schedule changes tomorrow; she’ll start working […]