Nice. Awhile back I was informed that the aftermarket/restoration Dog Dishes don't stay put on the wheels. Units are sized wrong and the material is soft/thin. What did you get?
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Voodoo
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I believe these are original ones, they have quite a bit of wear and tear. I would guess originals, OR they may just be really poorly taken care of repops haha. I messed with the lips on the dishes a bit and managed to get them to lock in place ok a while ago. I think I just need to try seating it a bit better.
They all came with full wheel covers.
Voodoo
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Sorry I phrased that poorly. Original as in "made by Mopar" but not original to the car. The car did have the original 14" steelies and full covers with the pseudo knockoff centers when I got it, and those suckers held on REALLY well haha.
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Thanks! I know my motors are good, tested them multiple times. The headlight hold switch appears to be working based on my volt meter continuity test. I think just about the only other part of the system is the microswitches. Wouldn't be surprised if one is just on it's last legs.
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I had a lot of fun driving it around with no hood on for a week, but it was time to get the engine bay covered up. We were super lucky and had no rain but being Florida, I did not want to count on that lasting forever. The hood on the car was in pretty rough shape with a really notable rust patch in one corner, so I bought a fiberglass one with a six pack scoop. I have not had time to do the prep and paint on that new hood, so the old one is going back on for now. My brother helped me lift the hood in place and get it aligned.
I am running hood pins on the car for a couple of reasons. Mostly for the future fiberglass hood, but also because the latch mechanism is currently frozen and I haven't taken the time to free it up yet. I mounted the pins in where I believe they would have gone on the later factory cars that had them. I then began the process of checking clearances, as I was certain that the air cleaner I had would not clear the stock hood. Good news and bad news! The good news is, the air cleaner fit under the stock hood and I didn't have to cut a hole in it. The bad news is, I had kinda hoped I would get to cut a hole in the hood and have an air cleaner poking out. Oh well.
I put the brightwork back on the leading edge of the hood, as well as the letters. The outside is starting to look remarkably "complete" and the car is starting to settle in nicely. The clutch has bedded in and is behaving a bit better now too. Over Thanksgiving I will be working on getting a passenger seat in the car, and maybe some dynamat to quiet down that fuel pump a bit.
I am running hood pins on the car for a couple of reasons. Mostly for the future fiberglass hood, but also because the latch mechanism is currently frozen and I haven't taken the time to free it up yet. I mounted the pins in where I believe they would have gone on the later factory cars that had them. I then began the process of checking clearances, as I was certain that the air cleaner I had would not clear the stock hood. Good news and bad news! The good news is, the air cleaner fit under the stock hood and I didn't have to cut a hole in it. The bad news is, I had kinda hoped I would get to cut a hole in the hood and have an air cleaner poking out. Oh well.
I put the brightwork back on the leading edge of the hood, as well as the letters. The outside is starting to look remarkably "complete" and the car is starting to settle in nicely. The clutch has bedded in and is behaving a bit better now too. Over Thanksgiving I will be working on getting a passenger seat in the car, and maybe some dynamat to quiet down that fuel pump a bit.
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