This is a build I've been working on for forever but I've been doing a fair amount of work on it recently so I figured I'd make a new build thread. If you haven't seen the old thread it's a 48 Plymouth special deluxe 4 door. I swapped the body onto an s10 frame because the old frame was in horrible shape. It has a small block Chevy and th350 under the hood Working on getting it driving now so I can cruise it to school if I want Here's a little rust repair I was workin on the other day. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
The block hugger headers I welded together the other day. I had to run them up because of clearance issues. There's a bunch of stuff piled on the car right now so I can't get a pic of the whole car but I'll post one soon Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Interesting way of running the headers. I'm assuming you're going to run 180º bend pipe downward? More pics of the rest of the car, please!
I'll clean up the shop and take some pics of it tomorrow. And yeah I'm going to do a 180 bend and bring them outside the frame rails. Stock manifolds had clearance issues too Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Finished welding up one if the headers Not bad for a 21 year old with a mig Here's the car. She's definitely got some rust but The plan is to get it on the road then deal with making it pretty Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
First time running it with the new headers on. Sounds way better than the old manifolds! I haven't had much progress lately though because I've been working on this new toy Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
The gas tank I'm using is from a 68 Camaro. Picked it up for $80. Making custom mounts and straps for it. Also hammered down the edges so that it sits as high up as possible. View attachment 2146159 Around 4-5" of ground clearance laying frame. And the battery holder I made from some 1" angle iron Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Getting to work again on this thing after not having a shop for a few months. Got rid of the cowl vent and all the rust that came with it. I have to say I surprised myself with how good this came out. The rear isn't welded because I have to figure something out for the windshield rust. Patched another rust hole on the roof that I didn't like. Played with this old patch I did out of 22 gauge steel but it still looks like shit. Bought this bumper a while back but just fitted it. Still need 3 nuts and bolts to hold it in place. I believe it came off of a 50 chevy truck but it fits nice. Leave a comment to give me some motivation to go work on this bitch Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Looks like an old custom. Great to see a motivated guy bringing it back. Your fab skills will be necessary to fix all that rust, but the results will be worth it I'm sure. Any photos of when you first got the car?
Yeah it gonna take quite a lot of work but I'm getting better as I go. Here's the original build thread http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/index.php?threads/48-Plymouth-4d-build-thread.399357/ Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Thanks for the pics & details. It looks like you have a lot of fun welding to do on the body. Fortunately my rust is all in the floor. I just got back on mine after some time on other projects, and it's always a big relief to get back at it. I'm afraid it'll rust away before I can get the paint on it.
Yeah there's a crazy amount of rust repair. Trying to find a donor car to get the windshield frames from though. I've been working on more rust repair on the roof and then I'll prime it and paint it with single stage to seal it panel by panel. Mine started to rust away on me while it was in storage Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
All of the rust on the roof is cut out. Need more sheet metal so I can make the last patch and weld the rest Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Finished welding all the holes on the roof. I'm planning on priming and single stage painting each panel to help seal it from rusting again Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Are you going to use a 2-part primer? Right now, 95% of my exterior body is bare metal, shot with rattle-can clear paint, or in some places just greased to prevent rusting. Because I don't have a big shop or 8 hours a day to work on my car, I'm going to have to clean, finish & paint it in separate panels as I go along. This means a lot of small batches of primer & paint, which seems to make the idea of 2-part primer a PITA.
I get this rattle can primer from standard auto body supplies locally and it's pretty good. It's a big can of primer/sealer for $10. The coverage is great but it doesn't complete seal it and surface rust pokes through after a while outside. The purple paint I'm using is a single stage paint but it's what I use as my shops "signature color" so whenever I get leftovers from spraying parts I'll spray my Plymouth some
Also I picked up this rad toolbox yesterday so I'm pretty happy about that. Now I just need to put more tools in it Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
Pretty big update here! Just drove a few hundred miles to pick up an almost rust free 47 Plymouth 2 door sedan. I'm going to pull the 4 door off its frame and put the 2 door on it and chop the roof a few inches
Probably the easiest way I could do a 2 door conversion and fix all my rust at the same time. I may or may not chop it though just to get it on the road before I get old
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