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this sounds like a very light weight way to start trouble shooting. i have thread sealant on both the reducing bushing AND the sending unit...
Backstory. '56 DeSoto temp gauge not reading properly. Tested the gauge and sending unit using the procedure detailed in the service manual and...
Upholstery shop making good progress. They did a couple test pleats so we could find a good size. I want them to be rounder and taller than some...
Checking in with the upholstery shop in a few weeks. Got some big shiny bits back in the meantime [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Finally found a local desoto dealer frame. This dealership was 6 blocks from the apartment in the neighborhood I lived in during my 20s. [ATTACH]
Going with a traditional blue and white tuck and roll.
Glass is in and it’s off to upholstery. Need to get a new set of front wheels with more backspacing since I have a little rubbin going on! [ATTACH]
awesome idea, never would have thought of that!
Thanks for the tips, but I bought some of these repop ones a while back and they only work around the window cranks. Desoto used 2 different...
Any neat ideas on what to replace these old Bakelite trim pieces with on the estechueons? I’m going to chrome the bases but wonder if there’s...
Darn, a bit too big but thanks for checking. I may have lucked out on ebay
That'd be awesome. Appreciate it!
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