GG40Dsoto Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Rich, I resent the email. It didn't like the D to be capitalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Welcome to the forum!!!! My '48 Plymouth was my Dad's. I have been working on it for nearly 2 years and still think of him every time I walk into the garage. Best of luck through the process. You have an outstanding start. Very Solid car!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reddie Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Hello and welcome. You have a nice rare car here and definitely a candidate to be fixed up and enjoyed. One question, is the roof dented or is it just the photo? Thanks for posting pics. John R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MackTheFinger Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 Congrats, that's a really nice car!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG40Dsoto Posted February 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) Good eye. Yes the roof is dented, sometime during its life a limb fell on it before it was placed in the barn. I feel confident I could remove the headliner and push out 90% of it. That's the worst spot on the entire body Edited February 12, 2019 by GG40Dsoto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 I opened this thread, went to "last page", and wondered why GG40Desoto would resent an e-mail. A look to the previous page showed the context. He re-sent the e-mail. Whew. I thought we had another fight going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reddie Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 On 2/12/2019 at 6:14 PM, GG40Dsoto said: Good eye. Yes the roof is dented, sometime during its life a limb fell on it before it was placed in the barn. I feel confident I could remove the headliner and push out 90% of it. That's the worst spot on the entire body I had a friend some years back who had a "40 Plymouth coupe with a dented roof much more so than yours. He did remove the headliner and the front seat and used a bottle jack and a piece of 4''x4'' wood and was able to jack the dent back out to the point where he could finish it out with hammer and dolly and a skim of filler. He placed cement blocks under the floor so the floor would not get distorted. Looking forward to seeing your progress. John R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG40Dsoto Posted February 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 I'm no body man but that is the method I was planning to try. thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Welcome aboard! Great looking car. I’ve taken dents out of the roof by lying in the seat and pushing my feet. Might try it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I'll be interested in how you handle that roof dent, especially if that limb left a crease or more severe damage that we can't see. I've fixed a few "oil can" dents on our D24, including the roof, but nowhere near as severe as that. I've not delved into a couple projects in the past because the roofs were dented like yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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