Quote from: chetbrz on October 28, 2022, 10:13:04 PMIf the radiator emblem has Chrysler Plymouth under the ship, it came off a 28Q.

If the radiator emblem just has Plymouth under the ship, it came off a 29U.

Of course, that is if the emblem has never been changed.  Either way it would work on either car.

I hope this helps,  Chet...

That is exactly what I needed to know. Thanks Chet! I sent him a message asking what it has but either way I am going to try to get it. He lives near Indy but is going to be in Fort Smith for a couple of weeks so I may be making a road trip.

I stumbled onto this for sale. The owner isn't sure what year it came from but it sure looks like ours and the grill shell is in a lot better shape. The radiator looks right too but he doesn't know anything about it. Do they look right for a 29U?

I heard a lot of women say "What a gorgeous car" Men are trying to figure out what it is. 

We won first in class but I think we were the only entry. Hey a win by default is still a win right?

My thoughts about the stripes. The lines of the car haven't changed and they probably took great pains to make it look good. What looked good then looks good now so you are most likely very close. Besides that with all the research you have done and no one seems to know exactly how it was how can anyone say yours is wrong?

Byw your car is gorgeous!

I put the old discs back in that were in it before I decided they were on their last mile and ordered the set that blew apart. I had a wide assortment of fender washers, waffle washers and regular flat washers along with a prayer holding them together. I have had that driveshaft out about a half a dozen times now and am ready to move on to something else. On a happier note I worked on my 56 BelAir some today even though it got to 106 degrees.

The discs from Rapid CNC came in a few days ago and I got them installed yesterday. They look a lot like the ones I got from the other vendor but the similarity ends there. They have a lot more fabric in them and are a lot stiffer. I think I could have folded the others in half if I tried and these there is no way. The others seemed to crush a lot when I tightened the bolts making it hard to get them tight before the nut bottomed out on the shank of the bolt. These tightened up tight without deforming much.

I drove it this morning and it felt good but the other ones did too until they failed.  I didn't cotter key the bolts yet, I used some hairpin type pins which are easy to remove. I am going to run it a little while and check the bolts. When the are broke in I will retighten them and use cotter keys.

I need the mirror for our 29 Touring. I have the bracket and ball but nothing to clamp to it. We have mirrors on the spare tires but the ball looks kinda lonely just hanging there in the middle of the windshield.
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I don't blame her its HOT. Its great that she enjoys going with you!

Discs ordered from Rapid CNC. I went with 5 5/16 like the factory setup. I hope these are better than the last ones from the only other vendor I have found.

Ok it was a little parade in a little town but its ours and we love it. Everything went well. Here is the 29 with the Grand Marshal. She loved it! It was getting pretty warm outside by the time it was over but no cars overheated or did anything else embarrassing. It was a good day!

When the parade was over we ate at a local restaurant and probably spent a hour there then drove home which is a mile or so. When she was pulling into the garage it died but restarted easily. She got it in the garage and I opened the hood nearly burning my hand on the handle. I though wow this thing is HOT. I shot it with my infrared thermometer and the head and water neck read 106 degrees F which wasn't far from the outside temp. The exhaust manifold read over 300 so I know the gun was working. I don't know why it died but at its age as far as I am concerned its allowed to be a little cranky.

I talked to the vendor who I linked to above and he has both 3/8" and 5/16" I am pretty sure our cars used 5 5/16" discs and I may go that route even though I would have to buy one more disc. He claims his are made out of fabric like the originals and hold up well. I'll probably order them Monday unless something happens to change my mind. 

The parade is tomorrow morning and I have been working on getting three cars ready that will be in it. The 29 Plymouth a 56 T-bird and a 60 TR-3. All 3 will be driven by women Its predicted to be over 100 degrees so I am a little nervous as I want them all to have fun and not have any problems.

She's a head turner for sure!

Hey Rusty body part (I know how you feel mine are all rusty) does your driveshaft have slip joint to accommodate the suspension travel or does the discs have to absorb it? Mine is a solid shaft but I think any disc would last a lot longer if it wasn't.

http://www.classicgenerator.com/

Super nice guy. Works another job but rebuilds old generators & starters in a shop by his house.