Projects 41 plymouth coupe 392 hemi build thread

That is still cool though, are they giving you a cheaper rate and that is why they are not working on it full time? Don't forget to poke some holes in the floors for your fuel/beater lines!! It seems like all you have to do is the nit picky small crap. I don't see a whole lot of anything you need to do. What are you going to do when you have that thing at the shop? Surely, you have some other smaller projects to start on. like getting the seat upholstered, etc. right?

 

As always, your work is throughly thought through. (say that 3 times real fast. haha) As others have stated, moving the gas tank is a great idea. Not knowing how you plan on "finishing" the trunk, if you wanted to get creative perhaps a good airbrush artist could make the top of the fuel cell look like one of those old clothing trunks or maybe even make one that fits over the cell to cosmetically hide it.

For my ole Ranchero I've thought about moving the battery from the engine compartment and putting it in the bed but using an old Coca Cola cooler to hide it in.

we're all excited about the next moment in your car's life....PAINT!!!

 

That looks like a fine solution for the gas tank mounting.Are you going to put the battery also in the trunk?

 

The guys at the body shop are going to work on it as a team, usually during the evening when they've got a spare few hours. (I'll be joining them as well). Combined, they have about 100 years experience! I'm not going to rush them as I still have a few things on the chassis to attend to.

Going to figure out the route for my brake, air, vacuum and fuel lines next week. I suppose after that I can start dismantling.

 

Thank you David. I'm going to leave the fuel cell as it is........thanks for the input though! Regarding the car, yes, PAINT!!!

I've already made a mount for the battery behind the passenger underneath the hat/parcel shelf. I'm planning to mount my fuse box in that area as well, keeping all the electrical stuff together. Thanks for the comments Antti.

 

Considering I still have "fuel cell" in my head and no one was home, what better time than to lay out all the components in the kitchen! (blue connectors will be discarded for black ones and a hose between the pump and filters.) After a bit of reading I learned a few things as well....like that the pressure regulator preferably needs to be within 3 feet of the engine and that my fuel pump can provide sufficient fuel up to 700hp. The suction on this one is such that it can even be mounted above the fuel cell providing you have a check valve. Not that I'm planning on that though.

I went to the garage and found a suitable position for the pump on the side of the chassis, next to the passenger side running board. The regulator will be positioned on the chassis, underneath the passenger foot well. This will mean I'll need to drill a hole through the chassis for the return line. Going to call Summit now and order clamps and some 90 degree connectors.

 

It was time to work out the throttle linkage today. After mounting the gas pedal in position and drilling a hole through the firewall, I needed somewhere to connect it to. After several trial and error set-ups, I decided to move the drive arm and throttle stop from the passenger of the Hemi to the driver's side. Next I needed a bracket.........I don't have one and didn't feel like modifying some cheap crappy catalog one, so I decided to make my own.

Went to the hardware store, bought some 90 degree aluminium and started the long process of thinking, cutting, drilling and fitting. After a few hours, this is the final result. I'm probably going to paint it black. Still need a spring and a wire connector for the drive arm and then I'm done with this job.

 

Nice job, as usual!

 

Great work, it's looking awesome!

 

Paint it black? I'm betting that bracket would look real purty all shined up like your valve covers.

 

Better then store bought.. Fits like it should and looks good as well.. Perfect fit and finish..

 

Thanks Rock.

Thanks for the kind words.

Black, yes. I'm trying to keep it all as "clean" as possible, no bracket distraction in this case.

Buying something in a store is something everyone can do. Also, that what is available is either "general" or for a carb setup. I try to make it in such a way that people need to look twice.

 

Had a spare few hours this afternoon, so I finished off the passenger side garnish moulding. Welded up the old holes, made 3 new ones, test fitted it, cleaned it up and gave it some primer. Perhaps it's not the most exciting thing I've done during this build, but at least the moulding is finished now.

 

you're right, Eric, not worth the newspaper headline, but to fight them into fit after paint is on 'em is a lot harder! great job! good to see how you take care of details!! i'm very curious to see that car ..

 

Nice job on the throttle linkage. But you should consider using an asymmetric linkage, giving small movements on the throttles in the beginning compared to the pedal. A tiny movement on 8 large throttles is equivalent to a whole carburetor . I build an asymmetric linkage on my Hilborn injector and it makes the car a whole lot easier to drive.

Are

 

I have always been impressed by the way you guys fron North Europe write english .
Much more that I ll ever do even if I live in Canada now ..

This make me quite jealous.
You know now you re about to 200 ?
Maybe it s time to see this rolling ..
Oh not . Keep on working on it, it s nice ..

 

Thank you plumbed. There's nothing more I'd like to do right now than to get it off to body and paint, but I know if I don't finish off all the little things I can think off, it will bite me in the a$$ at a later stage in the build.

Thanks Carsten. You know you're welcome any time you're in the area.

 

Thank you Are for thinking along. I did consider that, but I think that by using the top hole in the throttle arm, I'll have enough throttle response without being too twitchy. The full travel of my gas pedal (4 inches), coincides with the 2.5 inches travel I have at the throttle arm. Once I've driven it, I'll let you know the outcome!

Talking about throttle arms......I ran all over town in order to find a few small parts. I mated the US thread wire holder to a EU u-bracket. This was too narrow for the throttle arm, so removed a little material to make it fit. My tolerance is less than 0.5 mm, giving it free movement without being sloppy. This time I won't say how long it took me to accomplish this seemingly very easy task.

 

Thanks nali. Maybe it's got something to do with the fact that I've lived in Australia for 12 years..........

 

I know you really aren't celebrating this anymore, but you have over 500,000 views on this bad boy. Congrats!

Its looking good man, unfortunately you are to the point where this car is going to nickle and dime you to death! Keep it up

 

So how long did it take you?

 

Tha attention to detail is amazing. Trying to finish up the last few things must get tedious......but worth it in the end I think. When it comes to putting it back together, you'll just be bolting everything up rather than still having to fabricate everything. Looking forward to some color on this car. Awesome build!!!

 

Thanks Scott. It seriously still amazes me that people are still viewing the thread so often, considering I get into so much details at times. Perhaps everyone is just checking it out to see if it has any color yet.

I do appreciate the comments and really like the fact that a lot of people are so appreciative of the things I do. Could not ask for anything more than that!

 

I think that the coolest part of this build is the practical solutions you come up with to overcome problems. Many people, myself included, get so wrapped up in a problem that they end up making a solution harder to achieve than it has to be. "Can't see the forest for the trees" so to speak. I've been following this thread about 2-1/2 years and always enjoy the updates. Keep on slugging, the first drive is in sight!

 

I don't recall, it was sooooo long ago.

Thank you Car for the comments. I'm really trying to slow myself down as I'm also getting excited. Even if it was because I get to dismantle the car. (again.) Can't wait for color either, but I must be patient. (and the rest of you too!)

 

coming along Farmer, such a cool project...many the end is in sight...actually, there's always something extra to do, even when you think your done...keep it up

 

Thanks 4rod. A lot of little things indeed..........but due to a flight cancellation, I had another spare few hours today. Yes! Instead of just using rubber grommets for my fuel lines and ventilation in the sheet metal, I decided to fabricate something a little better. At least this is not the easy way out. (and just rubber grommets in the carpet would have looked stupid anyway.)

 

Thank you OahuEli. It's people like you that just add to my motivation. Problems are there to be solved, otherwise everyone would be building hot rods and customs.

 

Removed the old "door stoppers" and installed new hollow ones. These will enable me to run the wires of the electric windows and keep them out of sight. I'm going to weld the hole behind it and drill a small hole for the wire. Even though it was another small job, at least it's done.

 

And there you go again! Consider that idea stolen! lol