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Ya, but my question is, is the bottom edge of the interior panel 'sposed to set in the clips as shown in the second pic? Seems that's not a very good way to treat the finished edge of the upholstery.

Need a little hand holding. Can someone explain the correct attachment of the bottom edge of the inner door panel on a P-15. I re-did mine in the late 1900s using Luan door skin material from Home Depot. The originals are long gone. Looking at what I did, now has me thinkin, this is not correct and/or would likely not work with upholstery wrapping around the bottom edge of the panel. Might there be a metal flange attached to the back of the panel to catch the clips, and yielding a finished edge to the trim? -

I've been struggling with picture issues for several friends. A question is,....are Paul's Pics from a cell phone? Cell phone pics, especially from even a two year old phone, gets real fuzzy when you enlarge to the size we like on this forum? Another question is,....if you're using a camera, what are your settings? Setting for max amount of pics yields real low resolution pics. Set the camera to max resolution. Also check if the camera is set for "macro", which is for photographing closeups like flowers and bugs. That would also yield fuzzy images of larger, more normal, subjects.

Here's my reward for stopping in Washington State on the way home. Our youngest at 13. Scary, huh?

Final installment,....finally, eh! Coupla photos as teasers. Sorry no Plymouths but figger motorheads are motorheads. Depicts cruisin North and East from Vancouver, ending in The States via Puyallup GG Show. More for those interested at http://smg.photobucket.com/user/wstory/slideshow/B%20C%20Cruisin?sort=2 - - -

Seems if you can get pistons to make a 218 a 230, and if the two stock engines diff. by stroke only, that the same piston would make your 230 into something like 242-3 cu. in. A cam and "pipes" sounds cool too.

What's the latest on the trip? Even a rough itinerary would get me thinkin on where and when to meet on the West coast. I imagine others are curious also after you threw out bone.

I see the wheels have two bolt patterns and appear to be wider than stock. ​Tell us about the clips. Are they for Chev or is that something you've done for Plymouth caps.

I've driven my Roadster on the salt at Bonneville twice. Before I did, I liberally sprayed the whole underside with PAM, an aerosol cooking spray. You should be able to get it at your local grocery. It's very thin and weeps into the cracks and crevices and leaves a waxey residue. Has no solvents that attack paint. That was about 6-7 years ago and I've seen no evidence of corrosion.

Where is Robin, our UK member with the P15 convert as I remember.

Pretty sure there's no such animal. 42 production was minimal and shutdown because of the war.

Your progress makes me feel old

That trip yet this year? Yeah, now I see n"next month" I'd drive to the Bay Area to hook up and drive down the coast,....other commitments allowing. It'd be cool to connect.

At the risk of occupying too much space on an OT topic, here is one pic from the next chapter of the BC Boogie. No Plymouths in here but some may enjoy the stellar visuals of Hot Rods in a European setting. Victoria, BC alone is worth a visit. Even the motel was a motorhead's dream. My gang of characters also ferried to Vancouver to visit a few shops and "Man Caves". A slide show of about 30 images follows. http://smg.photobucket.com/user/wstory/slideshow/Victoria-Vancouver?sort=6

Back to Ole Blue after the BC Boogie. Still waiting on the converted gauges. In the meantime I attacked the window regulator switch. Didn't like the little plastic switches provided with the window kit but they did the job initially. On the wagon, I had electric switches activated by the stock cranks. Waaaay to 'spensive but I like the look. I'll probably change the armrests which I installed near 10 years ago. I'm now figgerin a more traditional looking interior,.... someday

The early Hemi has a single front mount as it went in the same hole as the flatty in 1953-55.

Another thought is, if the T-5 does not weigh more than the earlier 3 spd, you're probably okay. I focus on this subject as I am looking at a diff. but similar issue, i.e. an assembly of a front mount 241 Hemi and rear mount 5spd trans.

Great stuff. I really enjoy this part of a project. Please keep the updates coming.

Question for Murf,.....and invite for opinions Is your structural fabrication complete? Do you have any concerns for the trans hanging off the bell housing w/o support?

Another attempt Ed is the young man in the white T-shirt and ball cap. British Columbia Aviation Museum Point Ellice House,...one of the earliest homes built in Victoria circa 1840 ..........slide show here http://smg.photobucket.com/user/wstory/slideshow/Victoria%202013?sort=6

Here's the next installment of the trip, Calif. to BC to Calif. The linked slide show likely goes beyond the interest of many of you, but it's important to me to share my visit with one of our own, Ed,40 plyrod, Conley. It's about 1/4 Road Tripin with good friends and cool cars, about 1/4 Ed's spread North of Victoria, BC, about 1/4 the British Columbia Aviation Museum and about 1/4 a Historic Home/Museum in Victoria that one of my friends lived in as a child. ..........departing The States AARRGHHHHHH!!!!!!! more PhotoBucket challenges

All of the advise above applies,.... although I think James' assessment of $1500.00 - $2500.00 for a rebuild is a bit light. It all comes back to you, what you want, your skills and what you're willing to learn. Do your best to realistically estimate the cost and then "double it"! Not to throw cold water on your dream, just be aware of the scope of the project you choose. Make the hard decisions up front and stick with the plan. It's not rocket science. It's very rewarding. This is a great group for help and encouragement. And, you'll be making new friends and learning something in the process. Good luck and keep us informed.

Here are a few more of the pics I meant to post in the original message.

I have just returned from a 3K mile loop, So. Calif. to BC, Canada and back,....not in the P-15 but there is a Plymouth connection I want to share. I had the good fortune to meet Ed Conley (aka 40plyrod of this site) and his lovely wife and family. It was one of the highlights of a week of scenery, great people and cool cars. While in Victoria, BC, I motored North on Vancouver Island with several friends to meet Ed and see his 40 Plymouth project. The surprises started when I rounded a bend in a scenic country road and came upon a 28 Chrysler Coupe. Ed was lurking and lead our group to his homestead. Ed and his wife can't be 40. They have a dairy farm with close to 200 producing cows. The land has been in their family since 1904. Their place is spotless and Ed has a shop to die for! He's a pretty creative young guy and In his spare time he restores and builds interesting cars. The Plymouth Project, the Chrysler and the Chev Pickum Up are his. The spectacular Olds belongs to his friend. It's a stock J-2. The other cars belong to the folks I motored with. Damn!!!! Photobucket is not cooperating. I'll work on that and post more pics in the next day or so.