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Very clever mom! Miss mine she passed 13 years ago. Great lady!
I gave myself a father's day present and spent a few hours on the 48 after my grandson went home. He's just too much fun. Here he is pushing me on his bike; I think I'm a little too big for it! I got the right patch panel behind the door put in and a new inner brace. It came out OK; I got the gap a little too big on the front edge but it's fixable.
Here's a few more...
....and the last few. It felt good to see a little progress, it's been a while.
Looking very nice. Wish I had your sheet metal skills! Cute kid. Does he get tired pushing you? :D
Thanks! Believe me, you do not wish you had my sheet metal skills. This is the first one I've really taken my time with and tried to get all the rust and do it right. It's a learning experience for me, for sure. Being a grandpa is so cool, I wish I'd have had the patience and demeanor with my kids when they were little that I have with Kaden. Of course, having him come over so I can play with him for a day and then sending him home so my daughter can do all the tough parenting probably has something to do with that.:LOL:
I picked a 65 T-bird wrap around rear seat up at the boneyard yesterday. These were so cool looking! I think I can make it work; the width is almost identical, I'll just have to figure out how to modify the rear shelf to make it look right. Here's a picture of one.
Going to be way kewl Falcon!!! Always loved those wrap arounds!!!! A bit of sheetmetal on the rear shelf to fit the contour of the seat, then some padding and upholstery, it'll look like factory!!!
I thought about going back and cutting the rear shelf out of the T-bird and doing a transplant.....I'll have to see once I get to that part. I might be contacting you for advice, Dave. Also I'm seeing a Plymouth emblem in place of the T-bird one in the picture.
Anytime, Falcon.... Wouldn't be too tuff to make a template with the back half fitting the existing shelf and the front half fitting the back of the seat.... Some posterboard, scissors, and tape---then transfer the template to some 20ga. and cut it out.....Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Reminds me of the interiors of the old 60's Lincoln Continentals! Very cool and styling. Always felt like royalty riding in seats like that!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
Lookin' forward to pictures - the creative talents on this site continue to amaze (and encourage) me! It's guys like you Falcon that keep hot roddin' alive and well!
Regards and Happy 4th of July,
Glenn
Thanks all; Happy 4th. Be careful of the drunk idiot drivers if you're on the road.
Falcon looking great there on the bike :) . Just had our grand babies up from Georgia for a month . That time will wear you out quick .
The coupe is still taking shape and the wrap around is a great idea cant wait to see it in .
I am cheating and a fellow member at a site just became unemployed so I am hiring him to thrash on the 31 to help get it ready . Once its done and gone my Coupe will begin its build .
Go back and cut it out. It would be hard to make it look like the original with all the chrome.
That's the great thing I'm finding about grandkids, Bobby. When the funs over, it time for them to go home to momma.:rolleyes: Glad to hear your 31 is going to be getting some attention, keep us posted.
I think next time I get over by that junkyard I will either have them cut that rear shelf out or take some pictures and measurements at the very least. I dont think I'm going to try and use all the chrome that came with it. I saw one recently in a 55 Buick that gave me the idea. It was pretty heavily modified but looked really slick when it was finished.
Yep falcon true on the G.B.
On the bird I would have them cut out the framing and mod it in . Would be a lot easier I think then making all the braces and supports you might have to . I would love to do something like this to my Cpe but no back set , must have been birth control in the 30"s ;)
I think I'll do that; hopefully the car will still be there in a few weeks when I can get back over there.
Bad news; I blew up the motor in my Corvette today. I had just got on it really hard coming from the stoplight and it lost oil pressure and locked up by the time I got it onto the side of the road. On the bright side I'm seriously thinking about setting up the whole C4 suspension and 6 speed on the Plymouth chassis. Both cars measure 69" wide on the outside of the tires so i think it's doable. I'll have to think about it and do some more research.
It would certainly be easier to just find a used engine and stick it in there than it would be scraping the car for the plymouth, but I guess all that just depends on how much you would want to keep the vette and how commited you are to adapting the c4 suspension. it certainly sounds like you have a good parts car now...good luck in whatever you decide!
Well, if the track width is correct the suspension swap is a lot easier.... Going to take a bit of time measuring and planning before the suspension is removed from the Vette to determine the correct height and placement of all the supports necessary to mount the suspension in place.... If it's still a doer after that, then on to some initial mockup....then nothing left but fabricating....
I guess I need to do some serious thinking about this; it could be really radical but definately more high tech than anything I've ever attempted. Not something I want to rush into by any means. Cutting up a Corvette, even a high mile, low resale valued model is a big descition.
Not for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate chebbies and love to cut up Vettes!!!!!!!!!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
You're crazy, Dave! :LOL:OK, after checking this out it looks like building a vette equipped chassis is going to be a little out of my skill level and price range so I'm going to fix the Vette. Back to the Plymouth; I'm going to have a tranny built for it next week. I was going to give it a shot myself but decided I have enough to do without having a 700r4 tore apart all over the bench. Using the 700r4 behind an LS style small block requires 1 of two things; either an adaptor hub for the early style torque converter hub to fit the LS style flexplate, or a special torque converter that fits the LS flexplate and early trans without the use of an adaptor. Has anyone done this and does it really matter which way you go? :confused:
Finally finished my son's Firebird and put the 48 back in it's rightful spot. Also made an even trade yesterday with the blown up Vette for a 2002 Mustang. It's just a six clyinder/5 speed but it's nice and will make a good daily driver. I'm just happy to get the Vette out of my hair without gettin $$$ hurt too bad.
I picked up the 700 R4 transmission for the Plymouth from the shop; they built it with heavy duty internals, one of TCIs new constant pressure valve bodies, and a 2200 stall. he said it should be good for 500 hp which should be plenty. Next step is to redo the rack and pinion setup, plumb the frame and get the drivetrain set in place. And clean of the 2" of dust, of course.:rolleyes:
Time to redo the steering and hopefully get it right this time. I bought the brackets for the Cavalier rack from Fatman's. First thing is to cut off the other brackets I had made. The plus was that I found out my welds had penetrated pretty well. Here's everything cut off, the new rack, and a cool little sheet metal brake I picked up on clearance at the local farm & feed store for 50% off. I dont need it for this but I'm sure I'll find something to use it on.
Looking good, Falcon! Steering should work out great... The brake looks like a Clark??? Got one of them that I've had for better then 10 years!!! Bought it cheap and it's paid for itself many, many times over....
Yeah, I've had a Clarke mig welder for about 7 years and other than being really finicky about the groung wire, it's been a good machine. I couldn't pass up a decent looking brake for that cheap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
I'm going to have to call Fatman's tech line; their directions could use some better pictures but I'm sure it'll work out fine. You're Camaro is really looking good, too! What ever became of the chopped Bronco II you were working on?
The Bronco II is in the back garage, next on the list when the 'maro runs..Quote:
Originally Posted by falconvan
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A 392 Hemi/727TF would have looked, and fit great.
Did in my 48 DeSoto.
At least, not cookie-cutter :rolleyes: !!
Looks like your project has come together great! Did you ever get the steering figured out by Fatman's? If they gave you problems, just let me know, he is about 35 minutes or so from my house and I will give him a talk on not screwing around with falconvan! :)
No, I got Cavalier rack and cut off the MII I had first installed but I havent gotten back to it for a while. I'm working on this weird old panel truck right now but hopefully we'll be back on the Plymouth in a few months. Just got a little sidetracked like I swore I wouldn't.:rolleyes: Fatman's has been really helpful, though. I talked to them a few times and they took the time to listen and help me with the setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by FMXhellraiser
Falcon, if not for the enemy "sidetrack", its amazing what we would be able to get done. Hang in there, it'll all come together in time.
Jack
I know; staying on one project from start to finish would be the best way to get it done but who can stand to do that?:LOL: Do I hear an AMEN, Dave?
falcon,
How's the project coming?
It's kind of in dry dock right now until I finish this shop truck I'm working on. I'm looking forward to getting back to it this spring. Thanks for asking!
In order to show that I'm still working on this, I thought I'd give a progress update: last week when I was working on my step van project, I had a couple dabs of body filler left when I smoothing out a ding on one of the doors. I put it on a couple of weld spots on the firewall of the Plymouth. That's all for now.
Yay,falcon..Love the I scream,,but looking forward to seeing you get back to the coupe..:cool:
Yeah, me too and so is my wife. She wants me to promise not to buy another one until the coupe is done. That's a pretty big commitment for me to make but for her, I'll do it.