posted 02-14-2024 12:38 PM                  

Created by Virgil White, an inventor and Ford dealer from West Ossipee, New Hampshire.

He patented the kit in 1913 and introduced it to the market in 1922. Henry Ford embraced the idea and allowed White to sell the conversion kit through Ford dealers.

posted 02-14-2024 10:23 PM                  

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Originally posted by Dick Henry:
I’m thinking it was for a electric fuse

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Close Mr. Henry.

posted 02-14-2024 10:24 PM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:


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Created by Virgil White, an inventor and Ford dealer from West Ossipee,[B] New Hampshire.

He patented the kit in 1913 and introduced it to the market in 1922. Henry Ford embraced the idea and allowed White to sell the conversion kit through Ford dealers.

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posted 02-15-2024 08:00 AM                  

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Originally posted by Landscape Doctor:
Close Mr. Henry.

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posted 02-18-2024 06:51 PM                  

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posted 02-27-2024 09:13 AM                  

Bruno Hauptmann, who kidnapped and murdered the Charles Lindbergh Sr. child,,,was executed in the electric chair:
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posted 03-04-2024 02:48 PM                  

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Glad you are back posting!!

posted 03-04-2024 10:12 PM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
M M

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posted 03-05-2024 07:34 AM                  

Dick,,, you are the winner!! C .. Y

posted 03-05-2024 08:20 AM                  

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Originally posted by Dick Henry:
I thought M and M was correct but after being told it wasn’t I was stumped. Now I guessing it’s the letter C & Y. (C-and-Y).

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posted 03-05-2024 08:41 PM                  

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Originally posted by Dick Henry:
Replacing the lower ball joints isn’t too bad if you have the right tools. I’ve done it top & bottom on my car. It’s finding someone to do the alignment properly that’s a pain. I finally found a dealership (Chrysler) mechanic who took my special Prowler tool’s & service manual & taught himself how to do it. The dealership said they lost money on that alignment as it took quite a while to figure it out. He’s a young guy so I hope he stays working for that dealership. Also thumbs up for that dealership for accepting the car to be worked on. The service manager was there when Vipers & Prowlers were sold. He said they still have a DBR-III setup but no one there knows how to use it anymore.

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Took me about 3 hours with human visitor distractions,,, lol.

Removed the fenders and brackets, calipers and rotors. Block the frame and let the suspension hang. Remove the ball joint nut. I found another nut to thread over the existing ball joint. I used a 1" solid rod with a small sledge to pop out the ball joint from the nuckle. Swing nuckle out of the way. I borrowed a ball joint tool kit from a friend. Removed and replaced and put back together in reverse. Amen.

Note: Ball joints were totally fine and tight. Only needed boots. I am in the process of finding a comparable boot. Down the road if the boots degrade and ball joints are fine I will just replace the boots.

posted 03-06-2024 06:38 AM                  

That guy Murphy can be annoying. 😆

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Originally posted by Dick Henry:
Way to go. That didn’t take too long. Now you have peace of mind knowing your front ball joints are like new again. My ball joints also appeared tight with deteriorated boots. The ball joint was a factory replacement which to my understanding weren’t any better than the originals. Since you have to disassemble everything to replace the boot I went ahead and replaced the whole ball joint with a Rare Parts ball joint. I shouldn’t have to worry about new boots again while I own the car. Now you have to make a blood sacrifice when doing this repair. Failure to do so will invite premature problems. It seems the blood repels Murphy & his pet gremlins. That is unless you’ve got blue blood. Then you need to trick your best friend in holding something while you accidentally smash his finger or hand & use his blood.

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posted 03-06-2024 07:14 AM                  

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Originally posted by Landscape Doctor:
Not sure if these where originals. The set I installed I believe is a old stock chrysler set I acquired in 2016 off of a member who sold his car. The boot material looks the same. I am assuming down the road I will need to address it again. At some point I will pick up a rare parts set to keep on the shelf. It will give this retired guy something to do at that point.

That guy Murphy can be annoying. 😆

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