Brother-in-law was given a 1948 chrysler windsor 4dr to body swap onto an 80s ford sedan for the original owner. i dont recall what the donor car was exactly but it would have been a daunting task. one thing led to another and the owner decided to just sell the car. Brother-in-law (and myself for that matter) was more into quick'n dirty truck builds so had no interest in the car but i bought it with no real plan or real experience with dodge/chrysler/mopar OR with a project of this size.
it sat for a couple years as i fought w/ the 251 flathead and then i decided i wanted to update. i research a 12v conversion, then looked into motor swap but settled on full frame swap. i got hold of a 91 dakota reg. cab longbox and pulled the 360 out of an old 88 dodge 3/4 ton farm truck and went to work.
it took about a year before its first drive as i had limited tools and no heat in garage over winter but the ratrod has been on the road every summer since and is still a work in progress. mainly redoing the interior.
i recently got my hands on a 440 so it looks like i may be hitting the reset button and starting over.
