500th post, PROJECTS UPDATE

Well I'm finally at my 500th post, and I want to say this forum is usually one of the high points of my day. I especially want to thank the old GEEZERS and almost old GEEZERS for all the info and insight they provide.

As some of you know my wife and I ran into some financial difficulties earlier this year, which have fortunately resolved themselves. I'm currently doing contract work on the local Fort (so much for being semi-retired) which still allows me to keep the shop clear of customers so I can work on my toys as time permits.

Just in case anybody's interested, I thought I'd give a quick update on my projects.

77 Cobra II/74 Mustang II: To get out heads above water, the wife decided to sell her Cobra II (her choice, I would not have asked her to). To make a long story short, we talked it over and I'm in the process of building a 74 mustang II Coupe I had laying around for her. Just finishing the body work now and hopping to have it done and painted in a month or so. My life is always happier when she's happy. :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

57 Plymouth: This is the car that is next on the list as I want it done within the next year. I managed to get the front and rear suspension done added disc brakes to the front and a 4.10 Posi in the rear. The stick peddles are hung, but I still need get the motor mounts for the Hemi welded in. I did manage to get the rest of the exterior stainless I needed, so it's getting time to sent it out for body work.

64 Ford Custom: Just about done collecting parts for this one. I picked up a set of factory cast iron shortly headers for the 401 FE tri-power motor that's going in it, and made a deal on C6 from a 428 car. Thought I had a posi but my 28 spline axels won't work real well in a 31 spline carrier :CRY: :CRY: All I need now is time.

37 Dodge PU: As some of you know, I sold this earlier this year (not that I wanted to), and ended up buying it back when our money situation changed. It will actually go back in the shop before the 64. I've re-thought the exhaust on it and picked up a set of shortly headers for it, which will likely result in redoing the steering to clear them, oh well, why not go though all that work for a set of headers that you can't see because of the heads :whacked: :whacked:


So anyway that's whats going on in Mike's world. Life's good.

Ahh....A man with a PLAN.
Now if only no one comes along and upsets your schedule!
Good Luck Mike P. :)

Mike ya got some nice projects your working on. What size hemi are you putting in the 57 and I probably missed some pictures of the 37. Do you have anymore?

Happy 500 mike!:) Thats a good set of projects you have there. As for the 31 spline axle carriers, why not just locate some 31 spline axles? I think their common in larger dodge trucks.

The 57s getting a 1956 354CI Hemi with a one off tri-power intake and an 833 Overdrive 4 spd (makes the engine think it's got 3.0 gears instead 4.10s going down the highway). The pictures of the Dodge are in my photo gallery, along with the Plymouth and it's engine. The 64's in the back of the shed and I won't get any good pictures of it until I can pull it out.