'59 Plymouth Forum

ordered a set of body mount rubbers, and trunk floor to frame snubbers back in the summer...I think they took about 4 weeks to receive them. everything was great.

I LOVE DeSotos!! Especially the '58's!

Whoa, haven"t been on in a long time! Haven't done too much in the last year-- I have the drivetrain mounted on the frame, had to fab up a tranny crossmember to hold the A518 O/D. Also, got a new driveshaft made to account for the new trans. I just finnished painting the underside of the body w...

Anyone see the '59 Belvy in the latest issue of Mopar Muscle? It had a 528 big block in it and ran 11.70's on the quarter!

...nevermind--I found the answer in the Tech forum--no fuse panel!

This might sound like a dumb question but...does your car have a fuse block in it where all the interior wiring harness plugs into? My car came with boxes inside full of bits and pieces-the dash had been half assembled and I have no idea whether or not there is supposed to be a fuse panel. I assume ...

Made the swap succussfully! For anyone that wants to know---Late 60's B-Body axles and housing(mines from a '69 Charger), B-Body SS Springs-both Left side for 3800# car(M.P.), A-Body rear shackles, relocated the spring pads on the housing, drilled out the bolt hole on the front perch(B's use larger ...

oh, guess I didn't look close enough

Its looking good!! You asked about my Dad rebuilding TorqueFlites--He doesn't have his own kit, he usually uses kits from SMR Transmissions, or Mopar Performance-he goes through the tranny thoroughlly and knows what kind of things to look for as far as wear goes, and he knows all the little tricks a...

oh ya, I had to relocate the spring mounting plates on the axle tube a bit, and I also reused the stock shock mounting plates I think.

:D Yea if you could get the part numbers for the springs that would be great, i didnt want to replace the tranny i love the puch button too much! I really like the poly motor its a real neat desighn i think and its been overlooked by the la motor ive got tired of looking at mopar small blocks and b...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1959-Plymouth-excellent-valance-With-not-scratches_W0QQitemZ220372156412QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item220372156412&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1171%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 I think I have either bought or sold f...

I'll keep Big M in mind! I found in a Mopar engine book that a completely assembled LA motor is just shy of 500lbs. I would think that old 251 is at least that-they are a pretty thick casting(can be bored at least .100 over). The guy that bought my old motor bored it out big time and put a blower on...

I wondered if an 8 3/4 would fit of a b body, is it a straight swap then and are you gonna use b body rear springs as well? I am planning to do the same with my rear end as well i want to keep the poly and push button though, planning on buying a stroker kit for it to take it to 402ci i am a way of...

Really?? That's a big lump of pig iron ! I was gonna say closer to 700lbs. Just wondering how much weight difference there was between the old drivetrain and the 360/A518 combo thats going in my car.