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jrodenbucher

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    Male
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    Lakewood, WA
  • Interests
    Woodworking, Classic Mopars, Photography, Music, Hemingway, Learning.
  • My Project Cars
    1948 Plymouth P-15 Special Deluxe 4-door. My uncle bought it sight unseen 5 years ago when he was drunk for $300. The last time it ran was in 1971 and had been sitting in a barn for the last 35 years. He had no time for it, so he sold it to me for $500. I'm looking to learn how to work on a car and also build something functional and fun that I can be proud of.

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    Photographer/Woodworker/Knowledge seeker/Soul
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    Custodian for the Puyallup School District/ Professional Photographer/ Furniture Repair/ Artist

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  1. Well, thanks for all the information folks! I think I have a pretty decent idea of where I need to start. Yeah, after hearing all the damage I'd need to do to replace the front end, I'll probably just rebuild what I have and throw some disc brakes up front. As to the question posed by GlennCraven: My friend was looking for a 350 to build up into a 383 and put a stroker kit into. The 305 also has the Corvette heads on it and performs amazingly.
  2. Hello folks! I am just getting started on this wonderful journey of building up my first car! I picked up a 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door from my uncle who bought it sight unseen when he was sh*tfaced several years back. The last time it ran was in the early 1970's and had been kept in a barn in Puget Sound-area Washington ever since. Needless to say, it needs work. Now, I've been doing as much research as I can regarding standard issues with this model and I have a pretty good idea of where to go. However, a friend has just made me an interesting offer. Now, this may offend some of you, but I'm not very picky about keeping it strictly mopar. I just want a ride that is comfortable, reliable, and performs decently; it doesn't have to be outrageous. Anyways, a friend offered me the entire drivetrain, including motor and transmission, out of his 1984 Z28 Camaro if I swap a 350 I have lying around into his Camaro. Now, I've swapped a few motors out before and this is no issue, however, upon doing a bit of research, I noticed that the Z28 Camaro and the 1948 Special Deluxe have nearly identical wheelbases. What I'm wondering is, how difficult do you think this would be to make this work. I would essentially be swapping front-end, motor, trans, and rear-end out of this Camaro. Do you think it would be possible to do without having to do major damage/mods to the frame? Thank you so much for your time and knowledge!
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