Re: [FWDLK] Need LH Exhaust Manifold for 57 Desoto 325 - 1634445

[Dan Davids <ddavids@xxxxxxxxxx>]

To summarize the answers to questions that folks on the list have asked about this car:

• It is a 57 Firesweep Sportsman 2DRHT, coral pink. Absolutely straight and zero rust. Paint massively faded and upholstery needs replacing.
• Engine is the original 325 4bbl. Pretty nifty/unique tailpipe hookup to the oval exhaust ports at the base of the fins.
• I don't know exactly where in North Dakota it came from. It has ND plates, last sticker on them is dated 92.
• Car was delivered months ago. I only got around to putting it up on my new 2-post lift yesterday. Discovered the broken manifold.
• A friend of the seller transported the car. Lesson learned -- Use a reputable transport company, someone from this list, or go retrieve it yourself.

D

 

> On Jun 12, 2012, at 1:56 AM, ddavids@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
>> I had a DeSoto shipped from North Dakota to Seattle and the 
driver
>> wound up breaking the exhaust manifold on the lefthand 
side.
>> How he do that, you might ask? Well, he didn't raise the front 
end of
>> his car trailer enough during unloading, and the aft lip of 
the
>> trailer snagged the lowest muffler.
>> Before I could 
slow the guy down to think up a better solution to
>> unsticking the 
car, he climbed onto its rear bumper and started
>> bouncing it up and 
down.
>> Well, it came unstuck, which was no surprise. But it put such 
a strain
>> on the exhaust pipe that it snapped the exhaust manifold in 
two. Of
>> course, I didn't find out it was broken until he was long 
gone.
>> 
>> So now I'm in the market for two new mufflers 
(turns out the other
>> side snagged, too, and it buckled), and a 
log-style manifold for the
>> left side.
>> The number cast 
into the exhaust manifold is 1634445. It was
>> apparently used in 56 
on some Plymouths, and 56/57 on DeSotos.
>> Please contact me if you 
have one of these, or know where I can find
>> one.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Dan Davids
>>

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