Figured I'd do a quick writeup of the current project @msvee and I are working on, a 1949 Plymouth DeLuxe club coupe!
Here's what it looked like dragging it home from upstate NY:
It had no engine or transmission, the floors were completely rotted and gone, and the frame was a bit tweaked. But, it was the body style we wanted, and even came with the title, all for the bargain price of 500 bucks!
The first order of business was to yank the body off that nasty frame...
While that was going on, I had been working on a different, more solid frame I was prepping for the body, complete with a host of upgrades I had done prior - Ford Explorer disc brakes, Chevy Cavalier power rack & pinion steering, Jeep Cherokee front sway bar, relocated bottom spring perches and upper shock mounts, and rear drop blocks. I also pulled the original flathead 6 and swapped in a 318 V8, 904 auto, and Dodge Diplomat cop car posi rear. Everything was then cleaned, stripped, and coated with KSB encapsulator...
The above pic also shows the subframe I fabricated for the new floors. As stated before, the floors were completely rotted away. Here's a pic of under the body as it hung from the rafters in my shop. And when I say the floors were gone, they were GONE...
I fabricated a recessed firewall to clear the V8 and transmission...
The transmission tunnel is done, and now I'm working on new floors...
With the nice, less-rusty front clip off a 1950 Plymouth parts car, this ol' heap is actually starting to look like something!
Still quite a lot to do, but hoping to have it up and going by April to drive from northeastern Pennsylvania to Las Vegas for the big Viva Las Vegas fest, and hang out with our old friend @kommienezuspadt for his book release, "Dark Pinup", published by @wcpublishing!
Better get back out in the shop!
GEARHEADS! Show me YOUR projects!