'59 Plymouth Forum

nice sport for sale,really nice body,stainless,chrome,glass,etc.stored for many years,movie car.all # matching including carb & dist.newer on frame resto with newer paint,interior,engine,brakes(complete),etc done.options include torqueflite auto,solex glass,318 p/pack engine(rebuilt),am radio(wo...

am looking for a source for a o.e.m. type base insulator(not a paper gasket) for my 318 a.f.b. 4 bbl carb.has anybody found a suitable replacement as mine is original and getting tired?
thanks in advance.
mel
1959 fury sport w/superpack 318 4bbl.

thanks for the input guys,i now think i,m heading in the right direction.(i need to pass the smog test in order to get my collector plate (READ CHEAP INSURANCE).
my problem is that the car runs so dam good that it is hard to reconize that there is a problem.
mel

here is the smog report i received on the fury.as you can see,all passed except the hc @ idle,passed hc on driving test,thoughts?

thanks for the relys guys.i will post a smog report on the site for you to view,in the next day or so(i,ve been away for a few days).thanks for the input. mel the engine is a recent rebuild so should be in proper condition,the carb is the original with no history of a rebuild,the car actually runs g...

i recently failed our local smog test(air care),it seems my 52 year old carb is not up to there standards!the car runs excellent with it on but it has high emissions @ idle,no matter how much we adjust the idle circuit, the car still runs to rich to pass.my thought was to replace the carb with a new...

they are almost finished a new a & w drivein about a 1/2 mile from my house,looking forward to breaking it in.(the drivein that is.)

slowly getting the old girl ready for the season.anybody seen a parade!

having a hard time finding type A a.t.f. for the fury,i,m getting a lot of bewildered looks but no answers,the local alltrans says to use dextron 3 but i thought i would check here before putting any stinking G.M. fluid in my plymouth,it just don,t seem natural.thanks in advance for your advice.

i noticed a green fluid leaking under the passenger side of my fury.its obviously coolant (or i ran over a alien).upon further investigation i noticed it was coming from the right lower area of the firewall so it has to be the heater core or maybe the water control valve.my usual sources turned up n...

thanks for the input guys.interesting stuff,i have forwarded the vin # and will forward the data tag to matthew so he can have a look at it.

image of my sport(i hope)!!

i will definitly post some pics as soon as i can.i have a small internet gilich,but we shall overcome!

no
mine came from a town called aldergrove.
about 20 miles from my house.
it is amazing what stuff is around you when you digg(or get lucky).
however,kamloops is a treasure island of cool cars.