sketchy5.0

Thank you! I do want to tear in to the motor a little bit more to hop it up, but after I know its a healthy motor. I will be looking for a manual shortly. I've been googling as much as I can so far. Thank you for the pictures! After I get it running, driving and stopping reliably, my future plans would be dual carbs, split header and cam. Still keeping it 6V positive ground for now. It still charges and I like the gauges. Fount disk brakes and maybe even a T5 transmission. Long term, I think a 4BT diesel would be pretty sweet! Hopefully I wont get too much trouble from the purest guys, but I see it better to be running as a rat rod, then crushed and not on the road at all! Thanks a ton gentleman!

New to old Plymouths, but not to cars. GM mechanic by trade. I picked up a 1948 P15 that was on its way to the junk yard. It's a little too far gone to restore, but its still there enough to make a cool rat rod.. and at least its not getting crushed. But, anyway my questions.. What is the shift pattern on for the manual transmission on the column? Not a fluid drive, just a standard transmission. I've honestly never even driven a column shift before. Where are the timing marks? Balancer? Belt pulley? I installed a Pertronix ignition kit and I'm trying to set the timing. How much can I shave the head to bump compression? I can't find a solid answer. The best I found is 0.050. I really wanna keep the flathead, just hot rod it a little. Not looking to buy an aftermarket head. Also I haven't been able to find a wiring diagram anywhere. Anyone have a PDF of it? Also looking to buy a service manual for it, which one should I buy? Thank you.