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This poor guy getting beat up here pretty badly....nothing done so far that cannot be undone....the old American car culture in Europe is far different from here with some exception of the HAMB and the way they view and build their so-called traditional rods. 95% of this group would probably not like his music or his clothes, I know I would not....we all do not build cars the same way...many here don't build but only buy or pay for work done and their total input to the hobby is fueling the beast at the gas pump and later passing gas at a cruise in. Little more tolerance is needed here...at least he is working a Dodge and keeping it flathead.....rather see this than a bunch of misfit ragtag skankmobiles on the craigslist page that are not even mopar....we got daily running threads on non-mopar cars here which in my opinion do not belong but some of our members are not as brand loyal as others....I forgive them their error....

Here is my 41 Dodge D21 business coupe.I prefer stock but the mods to his car means it can easily be returned to stock so no harm no foul. Bonne chance.

This past Sunday I stopped at a couple of cemeteries on the way home from church and visited relatives. It was a nice setting and opportunity to photograph my '49. The odometer rolled past 50,000 a couple of weeks ago and I've driven over 1600 miles since the end of May - a little over 100 miles every Sunday. While the car does seem to consume oil with every trip I am diligent about checking and filling as needed. It drives very well and has not let me down yet so I will continue treating it with care and respect. I get a fair amount of waves and thumbs ups, but not as many as one would think (Either drivers are too old, too young, or too annoyed that I'm out not always driving well past the posted speed limit) - I did have someone shout at me from a walking trail so I just smiled, waved, and kept on driving. Fun to see what everyone is up to! Thanks, Keith for fostering community here!

2 door version

Seats are done, added Milton 476 tire valves, red paint to spice up the wheels. No car shows, but there is a cruse in every Fri 30 miles away.

Each Wed night the regulars show up at a local parking lot. Quite civilized there too. No stunt drivers or show-offs. The police and local businesses leave us be. Its a good time. My spot tonight was tucked between some performance cars. I was the odd-duck there again. No, I’m not seeing any other Mopars from about ‘64 back. Just my old Ply. No complaints. Rare is cool with me. Tonight I passed 800 miles on my 38 Plymouth’s odometer for 2020 cruising. i’d sure like to 1,000. I will aim to.

The parts are done , multi pass TIG welding in the heart, MIG welding for the filling , with the template the alignment of the knuckle spindle is OK

Recently own this Dodge d19 3w 1941 I'm the second owner , the car come from Georgia US and never run since 1982 Original paint with perfect patina (no Fake) The car run good just little adjustement

Just a bunch of jealous fellas wishing they found that 41 beauty as you did. ?

many noise for just 2 lowering blocks and a pair of knuckle spindle !!!!

Honestly it's disappointing to see reactions like this to somebody saving any old MOPAR from its grave... Regardless of the stance or any cosmetic modification, it is still on the road being seen and appreciated by all. As an owner of an original stock 50 Plymouth and a 51 Plymouth with a 350/350 combo and lowered a few inches, I feel the love in having both. I agree with having an unmolested original stock car and a more fun to drive slightly more modern car. The appreciation comes in it being a Plymouth or Dodge or whatever owner. Keep up the good work Will, can't wait to see it when it is finished up.

Greg, I had the local paint store color match the " Panama Sand " from the D24 color chart. Old chart, probably faded lighter or darker but I am extremely happy with it. Close enough for Govmint work!

Yes, ordered the starter solinoid relay off ebay for 90 dollars delivered and put it on yesterday. Bench tested it, worked perfect and no issues. Installed it and cranked it several times yesterday with no problem and drove it for 50 miles today with no issues. As always thanks for all the advise and direction on this site and I wont be pressure washing this engine again Jeff

My vote is 180 out. i check with my thumb over spark plug hole, back it up to zero on timing mark and set points where they crack open, can use an ohmmeter or a test light.

Installed 3 Milton 476 valves(all the parts store had), added a little color to the wheels also.

I worked on the 39 for 16 years, spending a boat load of money on the car. Was it worth it?, I'd say so. Wm

I totally agree. Poor old girl looks like she’s dragging her butt. She looks best in the earlier pictures. If the car is as original as stated, it’s a shame to molest it.

Back in the garage at HOME. Paint and body came out perfect, Sooo happy with the color. I'll be posting more pix as assembly gets started. Happy Day !!

In the northern hemisphere it’s prime cruising season. Pandemic or not, we go out alone if needed, for a little cruise. Many of us wait all year for summer cruising, and its here right now. Where have you been lately? Post a pic. Share a story. We’d all love to see your car and hear about it! Tonight It was warm here. Overcast. After the sunset I felt the urge to go somewhere. Anywhere. I drove less than a mile to my mail box. Checked the mail...Nothing. Saw a photo op. Then took a “long cut” home around my neighborhood. The old dash lit up in the dark is comforting somehow. That was my quick cruise tonight. Let’s hear about yours. Pics please!

The trucks don’t use that type of connection, Greg. At least my truck tank doesn’t. It’s just a standard female inverted flare connection port.

I also was visiting a graveyard. Take it for a run every week .

I love your car,enjoy!☺️

That is one nice looking Dodge

Once you free the pivots up and oil them it is worth lubricating every other moving part. I find white grease works well and spread it thinly on parts that move against each other and there are lots of those. Just go under the dash with a light and see where parts move when opening and shutting the vent and apply grease as needed. My three old Mopars with cowl vents all have them working very smoothly.

Wow, that is really helpful. I have the shop manual for the truck, but not a parts manual. This is great info. I know the tranny tech mentioned broken pins, but I'll take this info to him and see if I can narrow down what I need. Thank you for taking the time to look it up!

Yes they pivot. A common problem as no one ever lubes any of the cowl linkage. Spend the day carefully trying to free them up. Cowl vents work very easily when correctly adjusted and lubed.

I look at it this way, not my car. Unless someone wants to buy it from him and "rescue" it then it's not your car either. What he does to it is his perogative. I can admire the effort someone like Keith puts into to his rides as well as the work the OP is doing and anything in between. I can appreciate the workmanship that goes into someone putting their own look on a vehicle even if that would not have been where I went and for those of you not liking the squat look, you missed where he dropped the spindles too. Keep up the good work Will, I look forward to seeing where you go with it.

WARNING, WARNING, DANGER ! You have been schooled on flammability issues, the is about very small parts. If you decide to drop the tank, there is a very small farrel in the connection of the talk outlet and the fuel line. When released it will transport itself to the deepest, darkest point in your shop. Be aware of it's presence and corral and secure it before it can flee. Without it the line to tank connection will never seal leak tight.

If you have the OE part # try AMS Obsolete...AKA Mitchell Motor Parts. Not cheap but have lots of NOS MoPar. The trans data of manufacture is usually cast on the shifter cover..day/month and year.

Well said.

Sorry I can't give any comments or input - just glad to see an update from you. Been wondering how you've been enjoying the Meadowbrook this summer!

Fluid transfer pump https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwjnxPDv4ajrAhUXboYKHSNGC2wYABAEGgJ2dQ&ae=1&sig=AOD64_0u278MNVew7sdm0Z6qp9QhtfO30w&adurl=http://www.harborfreight.com/Multi-Use-Transfer-Pump-63144.html?ccdenc%3DeyJjb2RlIjoiNzQ4Njc3ODkiLCJza3UiOiI2MzE0NCIsImlzIjoiMy45OSIsInByb2R1Y3RfaWQi%0D%0AOiIxMTkzNiJ9%0D%0A%26cid%3Dpaid_google|||63144%26utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3D%26utm_content%3D%26gclid%3DCjwKCAjwm_P5BRAhEiwAwRzSO91_XQSzmW3k87IOatdrhNY5qPhMJis9bkreAkP8uxeExLJlOMv0UxoCDNcQAvD_BwE&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwigquLv4ajrAhXNh1MKHRhKDywQwg96BAgBEE4 Electric fuel pump works too, without all the work, a bit more money though. If you don't pull the tank, at least pull the filler neck, replace the joint that's probably now just a rag and some clamps, and clean out the neck....it's often the source of rust chunks that won't dissolve. Everything else will for the most part. I've had much better luck with cam2 than additives.

You can get the timing right no matter where the oil pump is installed, but you would need to figure out which contact the distributor is pointing at when you are at TDC. There is plenty of adjustment as long as you plug your wires in appropriately. Best practice is to bolt on the oil pump (and roughly time the distributor) while the head is off so TDC is very obvious, but it is never too late and there is no way to put it together where it can't work - you just need to start the wires in the right spot. Assuming you have the timing gears and chain in correctly (and it sounds like you do since you say the compression is good) then you just need to get the distributor timing right. Do double check that your 153624 is going clockwise. Of course "a little finicky" might be a fatal issue. If the bushings are too worn (or many other issues) then your distributor will not put out a dependable spark. It should be relatively easy to get your distributor working well, but if you want to do a little upgrade Langdon's sells a really nice HEI distributor that will fit right in. You'll still need to time it right though (and you'll need to be running 12 volts). http://www.langdonsstovebolt.com/store/online-catalog/#!/Stovebolt-Mopar-Mini-HEI/p/1222043/category=18665979

Looks pretty special. Did you take it back and show the farmer?

Cables should be zero gauge. 6v hates resistance both power in and ground side. Make sure up to snuff. Sometimes ovaled armature bushings will allow the armature to drag on the field coils slowing spin rate. This is fixable but do the cables first. If things don't improve then check the bushings.

Great looking paint. I know the feeling, I just got mine back a couple weeks ago.

I work on the stance -4" on rear (3" block and 2 leaf out) And drop knuckle spindle -3"

Just little BBC with my car club Friends in France

I WENT TO SEE THE VETERANS MEMORIAL AND THE DODGE ROLL-OVER TO A NEW START!! LOL

Hi all, This past weekend I took the 1939 Plymouth out for a drive. It was a beautiful day. I crossed over the Connecticut River to the New Hampshire side and drove North into the White Mountains. Turned out to be about a 4 hour drive on 2 land highways. Lots of great sights and car performed wonderfully. I saw two different Avantis about half an hour a part. Perhaps they had a club get together somewhere? Here are some pictures I took during the ride.

Finally saw the light of day. Just finished the Dana 35 diff swap and took her out for ice cream. Hasn't been out since October 10th

Actually the easiest way is to find a good used 3 member complete with the ratio you desire from the year range you already have and just change the entire part. Cars and trucks from many Mopar brands and range of the early years interchange. Just my experience. A lot can depend if you have something weird from most( rare) and want something else that is also rare. Several members have reprints of the old interchange books and may help you out but details of what you already have ( may need to remove the axles and third member to do this to be sure) and what you want will determine the possible replacements to search for. DJ

We, my wife and I, tend to do mostly "Riding around in my automobile..............With no particular place to go." I am not very artistic so I don't take enough pictures. Yesterday I took this one as it sat in the driveway before we left for a "ride" so I could upload it here. Only the second picture this year. We drove around Prince Gallitzin State Park and took the long way home yesterday. Probably a 50 mile jaunt with a lot of picturesque scenery, and I didn't stop to take pics anywhere. Doh! There was a thread on here once about your car in front of..... I really enjoyed it, because it gave me a reason to take pictures. I love looking at pictures of the old cars, running, under construction, sitting, whatever condition, and I really miss Bob Drown's pictures of his and Cooper's adventures with his old Plymouth. May he rest in peace.

I took delivery of my Canadian 1942 Fargo FL1 (WC) yesterday. She is fairly stock other than 15" rims and radials, plus 80's red velour covered bench.

I have been cruising mine at each monthly cruise they are doing in Downtown Enumclaw, WA. Hundreds of cars and people show up to watch everyone cruise down the main street through town. Here's some pics some bystanders took of me. I have also put on 2,500 miles on her since my rebuild a couple months ago.

Waiting for paint.

We've been cruising Saturday nights. Someone caught this pic last one. And this one a few weeks before. Most Saturdays I've been going with the neighbor and trading driving duties.

Waiting for the seats to be completed. No car shows in the area.

My most recent outing was to Chick-Fil-A last night when my wife made it known that she really wanted a Chick-Fil-A chocolate chip cookie. Feel kind of silly going through the drive through and ordering two cookies, but what the heck. It was a good excuse to drive the 37 as if I need one.