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12-22-2006 03:06 PM #1
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New to Hotrod
Thinking of buying and rodding this car pic. attached i hope.
Any comments please replyLast edited by Who-me; 01-07-2007 at 04:13 PM.
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12-22-2006 03:42 PM #2
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Sure, would make a great looking rod. Some of our Mopar guys on here should have some good insight into what is involved.
Great looking car IMO.
Don
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12-22-2006 04:13 PM #3
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Looks like a terrific car to rod. I have a 34 Plymouth sedan and a friend has a 34 Plymouth 5 window. Building a street rod out of a Mopar is really no different than using a Ford or a Chevy. Some aftermarket parts may not be as readily available as with a Ford, but if you start with a complete car, then that is not going to be a major issue. Putting in a Mopar power train would be sweet. Hemi's are nice
(as well as the Viper v-10's ) but the car will move down the road very nicely with a good 318, 360 or 440.
Mopar's make great street rods especially if you have one with all of the original parts. There are places that sell both reproduction and NOS parts for old Mopar's so if you need something chances are you can probably get it. The one you are looking at looks pretty complete so body parts may not be an issue. You can swap out the rear for a modern unit complete with disc brakes, and putting in a Mustang II IFS should not be a big issue. Mopar partially boxed their frames early, but I don't know what year they started. My 34 Plymouth had a factory boxed frame. You can even install a IRS unit from a Corvette if you think that is the kind of ride you would like. Mine has a vette IRS, but at times would prefer a standard rear.
Good luck and let us know what you plan to do. Even if you don't get the Dodge, welcome to CHR anyway and we hope you enjoy your stay.Last edited by mopar34; 12-22-2006 at 04:16 PM.
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12-22-2006 04:03 PM #4
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Looks like a superb project car to me!!!!! Never have been able to start on a project that was that nice in the beginning, wish I could!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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12-22-2006 04:04 PM #5
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Love the MOPARS .. rare in rodding .. Here is my 36 Dodge w/ 454Last edited by nitrofc; 12-22-2006 at 04:11 PM.
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12-22-2006 08:06 PM #6
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That is a beauty suicide doors look great
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12-23-2006 02:43 PM #7
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12-23-2006 08:12 PM #8
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Another question, I was told this engine takes 6 quarts of oil. Is that correct? It's a remanufactured 350 with stock pan.
SB distributor won't fit