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I had a productive Saturday. From this: To this: I've got a couple of rust spots to patch, but overall, it's not bad. The rust is limited to where it was bolted to the front fender on both sides. The drivers side is the worst of the two. It's solid metal at the bottom. Back in 1980, the body guy put a fiberglass patch over it. The side is solid. I put a magnet on the side to check that it's all metal. The passenger side is in better shape. Again, a small fiberglass patch was on it. Now for clean up, new wiring harness, front end rebuild, shocks, and checking out the engine.

Great look murfman1967. Very clean. Where did you get the dual carbs?

I saw this paint scheme on the H.A.M.B. Very nice!

That's good to know. Thanks TodFitch

This is an interesting thread as I'm looking at what to do after I complete my brake system upgrade. I'm using the copper-nickel brake lines and love how they bend and are very forgiving and don't kink. I was thinking of using the same type of line for the fuel as well. It's kind of the best of both of the convenience of the rubber and the safety of metal lines. Have any of you used this for the fuel lines? http://www.ebay.com/itm/25ft-roll-copper-Nickel-Fuel-Line-5-16-chevy-ford-dodge-hot-rod-street-rod/251270792101?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D1565574562683730094%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D310336217522%26

Very nice!

Thanks, but he brass is pretty thin already, so I'm not sure it would work.

I'm replacing the old MC with a new one. I followed the instructions in the shop manual to disassemble it and I've read the threads on the bushing in the brake and clutch pedals. I still need to clean up everything, but I'm very doubtful the bushing is going to go back into the brake pedal with the pin as it barely came off and actually stretched the brass bushing as it came off it was so tight. I know it's a dumb question, (so I'll call it a sanity check ) but I want to make sure I'm clear on what correct actually is since the bushing has a hole for the grease fitting, I'm assuming that the pin stays in place on the MC with the pedals rotating on the pin with the bushing and grease, but I wanted to make sure that is the case. How it was working the way it was on the car doesn't make sense to me since the brake pedal was unable to move on the pin it was so tight and grease wouldn't go anywhere and the pin was really tight on the MC. Of course the pedal was on the floor, so it may not have worked if the brakes were working. On one of the threads, Don recommended to take it to a machine shop to get it all fitting correctly. I'm assuming correctly is having them make the pin a bit smaller where the pedals with bushings are snug but move on the pin with grease but the pin stays in place in the MC?

It looks really cool. By hot rodding the engine, what kind of horsepower are you expecting?

Thanks, but it's just hidden from the Bondo that was done in 1980. If I do close-up pictures, it has all the rust spots on the body they all have. However, the floor pan and support brackets are all in much better shape than others I've seen. I guess where it sat in barns for about 45 years out of it's life helped it survive better than being out in the weather all the time.

The left rear fender really was bent in pretty good by the sheep in the barn, but I was planning on knocking it out and making it as smooth as possible. I was casually checking craigslist for Plymouth parts and came across this 30 minutes from my house. It's a really straight fender. I picked it up for $30 and met a friendly hot rod guy (he had 5 project cars going , 30's 40's Chevy's ) . He was happy to see me get it and said he knew someone would need that part and they are hard to find in that good of shape and he wanted to see it go somewhere where it would be used. He said it was listed for over a year on craigslist and I was the only one to call about it, in fact, he'd forgotten it was even on craigslist. I guess it was meant for me to have it.

NOS? Really? http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-VINTAGE-NOS-1949-PLYMOUTH-HUB-CAP-RIMS-PS-878-/261286438266?ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1120

Would you guys recommend Loctite for the fittings on the brake lines? I have all new ones and I'm getting ready to put it together and don't want them coming loose on me.

Excellent timing on this question. I'm working on my brakes and just got a new switch and was wondering about it.

Great pics! Please keep them coming.

I went to the farm today and got the P15! I used a come along, brute force and a tow cable to control it since it has no brakes, and the hand brake didn't work either. Thankfully the clutch worked and I could get it to go in 1st gear to help slow it down too. Now to inventory what all it needs and get started. All the photos are here: https://plus.google.com/photos/107394537078274784684/albums/5919935800477473937?authkey=CIngr9TdpuqU9wE

Hey Don, I was looking at your photobucket http://smg.photobuck...519373465134713 and really like how those wheels look on your car. Are those from Wheel Vintiques as well?

Great color! Thanks for the pictures. Please post more.

Are either of these what you're thinking? They both are great looking colors. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-r8ZtVHH8SaQ/Uf1H93YZ1fI/AAAAAAAAbOo/z6n3QT-LtNY/w832-h624-no/20130803_094942.jpg https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-chQhfc9O_U4/Uf1I1fRMXXI/AAAAAAAAbRs/Uu1rAKrKQ5A/w832-h624-no/20130803_101541.jpg

I don't get the haters either. These things are pretty much like rolling art projects. I've seen both patina and paint on cars that I didn't think looked too good and I've seen patina and paint on others that makes the car much more interesting.

I like patina too. This guy uses linseed oil to give it a bit of a shine. I'd never heard of doing that, but I like the look. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=711515

I wonder if these guys would do it? They are selling some really specialized mats. http://www.runningboardrubbermats.com/specialtyrubberparts.html

The Resources -> Links has all the suppliers by category.

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

I know this is really basic to most of you, but I was wondering how the ignition system actually works. I'm familiar with the parts, but this video helped me understand how it all goes together. http://youtu.be/W94iksaQwUo