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I’ll absolutely be checking out your stuff Vin. And you’re right though haha. I’m torn on the one in that video. I kinda like it. But I don’t think I want to veer of the stock look much. I really wanna get it cleaned up polished and some big fat white walls on there. That big bubbly forties style.

Thanks Sam! Gonna grab some in the morning!

Some updates from today. Got five plugs out. Broke the sixth off. It’s currently soaking in some wd-40 hoping it’ll loosen up to be able to get it off with an easy out tool. Dropped the oil pan. I was honestly surprised. I expected it to be solid gunky to have to scrape out but there was only was very small amount of gunk in it. Otherwise it was just old dirty oil.

Joe and Marc! Thanks a ton! I appreciate the support. Being a newbie definitely makes me nervous about doing the work but I think I’ve got some good places to start now! Mine is a business coupe!

Dan! Thank you so much for all of this. I think that’s what I really need most. Some good solid places to start. I’ve been all over YouTube watching people start cars that have been sitting for 20+ years with nothing more than a battery and some starter fluid, and I wondered why I wasn’t so lucky. But I absolutely don’t want to ruin the car. It’s got a ton of sentimental value. And I’d like my grandma to be able to ride in it again soon! It hasn’t been modified, and has 74,000 miles. Again, I really appreciate this!

Thank you for your service, and the advice! I really appreciate it. That’s been the most suggested thing from friends with a little more know how. Make sure I can turn it over by hand first. Also, good to know someone else has been literally exactly where I am haha.

Thanks man! I got the heavily recommended service manuals I kept seeing pop up on here hopefully that stuff isn’t super difficult. I should’ve probably added this is my first real project car so almost all of this is new to me.

Hello everyone. Let me start by just saying I’m so glad this place exists. I can’t wait to learn from you all. On to my story. My grand father left me a 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe when I turned 18. I’ll be 30 this year. In my whole life I’ve never seen the car run. I finally decided to start trying to get it back on the road so I can enjoy like it was intended to be. I spent an entire day with just getting new tires on it. The old ones were rotted and deflated. Today I put a new battery in and tried to start it. I didn’t expect it to fire up. But I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. When I press the ignition it sounds like the starter is trying but only briefly and nothing from the motor itself. I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction on what to do next. Even after we get it to fire. Thank you for checking this out! I look forward to getting this girl back on the road!