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I've had a 318 Poly in my 1940 Dodge since 1973 so might be able to give you some advice..............an airbag might be doable with a bit of work...
As George said....check with Fatman as they did/do drop spindles & have done for years....and as 35DeSoto mentions they are illegal in NZ and here...
I'd be interested in seeing any pics of the SoCal Plating 35 Ford replicar..........the roof on that is just amazing, as is the rest of it......at...
Great thread....re that sway bar..........the sway bar looks very similar to those used from at least 1936 to 1941 on Plymouths and other Mopars,...
Swifty.......you sure that it was the early 60's........Mick would've been much older then..............lol...........I met him & a few of the...
A long time mate of mine Mick Dunne has worked with another hot rodder, Ken Murphy and has published a new book, Hot Rod Of The Sixties in...
Its hard to see but theres a 318 Poly, Weiand intake, 600 Holley, Mallory YL, Edelbrock covers, mild cam & balanced in there, has lived in the...
Heres a 37 Frod 4 Door with the corrected height roof........belongs to a mate of mine.............oh........& I don't mind 4 doors myself...
O/k so its one year past the 1930's but heres pic of my Oz 1940 Dodge....next month marks its 50th year in my ownership..........been a hotrod...
Nice work, especially like the colour tho' it does appear to change depending on the light........it reminds me of a Humbrol model colour, # 48,...
This 37 belongs to a mate, he bought it with the chop 3-4 yrs ago & put it back on the road, uses it regularly.....andyd
When I built the 1940 Dodge in the early 70's I used the 1962 Oz Chrysler rear axle.......with a keyway/tapered axle setup.....after I put 11"...
RIP.......well said Jimmy.............andyd
Interesting thread.....I grew up in Rockdale, last street before the East-West runway at Mascot........lived there from 1960 to 1981 when got...
Seems like the OP has disappeared but here in Oz all T5's used had the GM gearbox bolt pattern and the rear shifter.....T5's were used in both the...
34GAZ..........with the benefit of 45 yrs or so I think thats the car........when my mate had it it was a nice dark metallic blue and I don't...
Great pics.......but no answer regarding the "Plymouth" hemi rocker cover?..........andyd
Try Steve Coade, Early Times Autos at steve.coade@bigpond.com..........I had a pair of repo 1940 Plymouth running boards sent from Arizona to...
Thank you Steve for the update............my best wishes go with you and I sincerely hope you get things sorted out .......andyd
Well.........after finding this thread and reading from Steve Coonans original post I thought that he'd at some point get back & explain the...
So I did a search and nothing came up.........so is it only those with the special handshake or know the password who get to be taken into the...
So..........what is the situation you are referring to.............or is it just something you made up?..........andyd
O/k...........I'll ask.........what is the Rodders Journal Situation?.......I assume my situation having every copy is not what you mean.......so...
Dnno if many USA guys have seen the Oz version of the 39/40 Ford Tudor however I prefer the look of these to the US cars, this was at the time of...
Where are you now located.........Greens here in South Grafton do leaf springs if thats any help, but I assume you are in...
I know this is a long shot but in the late 60's/early 70's a mate bought a 1932 Chev Roadster that had been built as a nice channeled car. When...
That tubular front axle and spindles look like 37/38 Plymouth & Dodge or possibly the standard model 1939 Plymouth..........I am unaware of a late...
At first glance the radiator shell looks like teens Dodge but the windscreen frame shape where it meets the cowl is not the distinctive curled...
X38............is that Oz or US dollars?.............and what exchange rate?..........seriously, as they are stamped 15 x 8.5 all we need is the...
Thanks guys, its good to get some comments & opinions, all of which are making me consider a few options, the big problem as I've mentioned is...
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