thanks everyone , bigred congrats i wish you a healthy and happy baby its sat morn 7 a.m. i could goto work today and make some over time but really have the urge to work on the car today i am a motivated marine right now so im going over my todo list in my head and it dosn't seem like alot of stuff from less priority to highest i think i have to repair gas tank vent line get new upper and lower radiator hose final install body bushings & bolts power seat on the bench new gauges mount trans oil trans cooler somewhere seal any spots on fire wall i missed finalize the front nose fitment mount the gas tank filler neck have gas tank and radiator resealed bleed brakes remove old exhaust manifold bolts get motor running smooth and find vacuum leaks custom l.e.d.s in front marker lights body work body work and more body work
Just ran across this thread love the progress Joel! keep hustling on her! Congratulations on the news of the boy I hope you get the car done to take him home for his first ride in the Plymouth!
thats what im hopeing for it makes a nice push to get stuff done il be getting layed off soon so il have more time your avatar is exactly the traditional hotrod i want to build i mean the mental picture in my head is your picture to the tee oh plymouth is in her garage i better get back in the garage she is a calling
looks like your getting some good progress. i need to get back over to the shop and start catching up with you!
yeah i cleaned the garage out and its inside sleeping my job has been keeping me very busy for now till the work ends and weekends i have been busy with family stuff so its been a good time so far next day i have off from everything i will try and get some stuff on the punch list done hope everyone is doing good
Wow man, I've just went through this whole thread, and that sled's come a long way. I feel for ya about all that rust man. Mine's a Texas car, and the floors in it sucked, so I know yours must be pretty far gone.
i wish i would have brought a parts car from texas or something i purchased 4 cars and harvested what i could over the past 6 years to stock up on stuff for my car and they where all shot from the floors up like mine orig i was going to put everything new on the orig chassis but since i was going to fabb so much i did the swap instead i can't wait to finish cause then i can start on my next idea i have it is going to be crazy to give ya a hint my car will pull this thing around
hats off to this guy ..... this is some real world shit . Hes building it the way he wants . and he has major drive... and when eveything is limited ( space money aand skill its esay to give up or slow down ) i can respect that .
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somedays you get a stroke of genius im drilling out the bolts on the exhaust manifold flange they where shot and couldn't unscrew one of them you have to drill from the bottom up which i had a hard time doing so then i to my car jack rested the drill on it with the bit where its suppose to go and slowly drilled with pumping the jack very slowly and spraying grease on it at the same time worked like a charm a reversed drill press now question for you guys on the drivers side exhaust is a flap inside to restrict flow i guess when car is cold it seems im missing the part the moves it back and forth and looks like it is controlled by vacuum there is a tiny hose from the front that runs to this area but is not capped off (vacuum leak?) does this infact help the car start in cold weather cause then i would like to make this work again the flange moves freely and there are no signs of exhaust leak in that area also are the bolts special or can i use a regular nut & bolt cause i dont want to tap the hole again if bolts get stuck you cut them and they fall apart these where stuck in the thread
Hey Joel - Happy new year!!! Hope all is well. We miss you and I am sure that when the snow disappears you will be back at it.
yeah im working on it a little its in the garage i just made the bracket the emergency brake mounts too just have to jump the cable and its done
Just found your Thread. You have done a a lot of work and a great job. Good Luck on the Family Thing too!
thanks the other day the weather was real nice i started to work on the car then the neighbor asked me for help with his truck so i lost that day but made some cash next hot day i think im going to drop it off the jack stand and drive it up and down the driveway for some giggles my new son is due in april we are naming him jayden avery had i health scare also my cholesterol and blood pressure was up there real up there so i have been dealing with that and now i feel great must have been from being out of work and eating everything in the house no work yet but im hopeful once the weather gets better il be busy again
damm,bro thanks for the link to your thread,.read it from start to end(even got me some snacks while i was reading)this is just pure inspiration,hat off to you and much respect. now i don,t think i got any excuses not to finish my 47 dodge thanks again and keep on posting
no prob homie take lots of pictures and make your own build page not only will it help ya when you get stuck, you sit down and look at what you have already accomplished. we can enjoy your work too and let us know when you make it so i can subscribe
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MILESTONE! Congrats brutha!!!!!! I just knew all that back breaking, grease sliding, blood slinging cold and hot ass days would pay off!
Well done Joel. Just read all 24 pages in one sitting. You are a champion and inspiration. All the best, Roger.
im going back to work woooooo hoooooooo just waiting on the call to start i know im more motivated to work on the car when im working it lights the fire under my ass when im working i truly look forward to getting home and get dirty in the garage so be prepared
im glad to see it getting driven out of the garage! i wish i had time for my car but i live 120 miles away from where its stored and i only go there during the weekends
hell yes, been following this build for a while now , got to be an accomplishing feeling to fire that sucker up and put it reverse for the first time !!
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