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  • Birthday 11/25/1986

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    Fountain,CO
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    Cars, trucks, bikes.
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    1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Club Coupe

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    U.S. Marines from 2005-2011
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  1. Hello everyone!! Well lets bring this back from the dead. Kinda sad its been 3 years but Rome wasn't built overnight. Life has changed for me a lot of those three years (moving, hailstorms, chaos) but I am in a position with both my skills and finances now that I can move forward on this more. I have made more progress in the last three months than I have in the last three years. 1. Rebuilt the front end ( Deluxe kit from Kanter) Got my credit card info stolen in the process so not sure if I will ever use them again. 2. Disc brake conversion. 3. Front shock relocation using F1 shock mounts. 4. R&P tacked in place for now. 5. 2nd 383/727 combo picked up. Pretty tired. Needs a bore so first combo is at the machine shop. 6. New rear shocks. 7. Rear end mounted. I have seen a lot of posts on here about using the Jeep sway bar on the front. Being one who always has to go against the grain I took some measurements on the old one and poked around Pull N Pay the last time I was there just to see if something else might work. I found the front sway bar on a 06 Dodge Magnum RT is darn near the same length and shape. The rod is about three times the size but I think it might work. I'll post some pictures so you guys can chime in. There may be something I missed that I am not thinking about.
  2. Thank you gents. I appreciate all the help. I like Plymouthy's solution. I keep hoping that someone has the Cavalier mounts and could send me a picture haha. I reached out to Fatman hoping they had an old set of directions or something that could help me out. I think with everyone's input so far I am good on 2 of the questions. Now to solve the rack mounting question and the brake pedal assembly/MC question.
  3. VC, seven years ago I came on this forum never having done anything more than change the oil and the plugs. I started with a 52 Dodge truck and I asked questions, questions, questions. Most helped me some, and they have not changed, were less tolerant, so I just paid attention to the responses that helped me, regardless of the tone of voivr or inference. 

    I don't paint old cars, I like original paint period. I still get flack on that but that's fine, I still like dents and old paint. Per your questions, yes it's best to have perches and u bolts the same size but not mandatory in a practical sense. I know little about brakes yet a regulating valve is exactly that.

    Any more, and I recommend this, when I have a question, I put that question in Google and I get a number of answers, I take one and do it 

     If I need a part I put the name of that part into google and when it responds I go to images and click on the image that is close and I learn. No one knows who I am, what problems I have,  but I learn. Today, I could rebuild any car just by googling my questions, no forum involved. 

    Again, welcome, pm me anytime and we will find the answer. 

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  4. Not sure. Neither of my Plymouths came to me with any powertrain so I am building them both without original motors. I'm sure its been done. Fatman used to make a kit for it.
  5. I'm using a Ford 8.8 out of a Ford Exploder. Same bolt pattern, LSD, and 31 spline axles. Just have to move the spring perches out. Front brakes I am looking at using the Rusty Hope brackets and his parts list. I'm putting a 383/727 combo in mine and two things I'll pass on. 1) You will need to take some of the firewall out. I followed a body line on the firewall and it doesn't look too bad. I know it was mentioned already but wanted to mention it again. 2) The stock steering wont work. You will have to get creative to cram a Mopar BB in there. I am using a '93 Cavalier Rack and Pinion so far and working on the rest still. Have to use a rear sump truck oil pan too if you go that route to clear the R&P.
  6. I haven't ever felt unwelcomed here which is why I was surprised by the response. The questions are only because I have learned so much from this forum. So to imply that, as I am going to put it, I'm SOL since its not stock isn't something I was expecting. Thanks pflaming. I understand that sometimes things are said with the best of intentions. Being on this forum, I have become accustomed to those that feel a vehicle should remain stock. I respect that. I am not that type of person though. I don't fit in with the normal crowd and tend to go against the grain. I may also be a bit grumpy after dealing with a Government customer who cant tie their own shoes. Deep breath. Let it go. Move on. My concern with the perch was the U-Bolts. If I use a wider perch then the U-bolts will be wider. That means that the bolt wont be tight against the spring. Should I worry about that? I had that feeling about the brakes but I just wanted to make sure I was thinking right. Shouldn't matter as long as I get the valving right front to rear. Like I said in the question I haven't ever built a car from the ground up. Everything I am doing I am either learning by reading or doing or a combination of both. I just look to those with more experience for any crumb of help when I need it. There is less and less guys my age doing this and any knowledge out there is better than what I have. Thank you both for your supportive words.
  7. Not helpful and kind of judgmental. This is the P15-D24 forum. Not the "Stock Only P15-D24 forum". Its my car. I can build it however I want. So if you have input that is productive, please feel free to jump in. If you just want to voice your opinion on how I am building MY car, please feel free to go post that somewhere else.
  8. I've finally made some progress on the '48. Ford 8.8 is ready for new spring perches, firewall will clear the BB now, and I have a Cavalier R&P from the junkyard. So here are the questions: 1. Rear-end. Can I use a 2" wide spring perch even though the springs are 1 7/8"? (I've never done a complete build so I'd rather ask and look stupid than not ask and something fail driving down the road.) 2. R&P install help. What do the brackets look like? I've seen one set of pics. Any others? Use 2005 Ford Exploder outer tie rods? Any other help? 3. Brakes. The 8.8 has 11" disks. Rusty Hope uses a 10" disk for the front I believe. As long as I use the right valves will the two live happily together? 4. Pedals. I keep seeing something about using a '94 Jeep Cherokee brake pedal assembly. Is this the whole assembly including the booster or just the pedal?
  9. The new Ram trucks have a color called Blackforest Green.
  10. Thanks for the advice! I was planning on some firewall surgery but wasn't sure how to go about it.
  11. I was wondering if that threw you off haha. No Bowtie power for me. I don't have the radiator but I do have the pulleys and I am planning on electric fans. I will see if I can find a junk radiator just to use for mock up that's the size I need. You modified the SHO engine mounts you made to reuse on the 400 right?
  12. Thanks Falcon. Not sure if I will keep this one yet. I'm chomping at the bit to get my other 48 running and I picked this one up just to save it from the crusher. If I do end up keeping it then it will turn into a gasser with a twist in the drivetrain compartment. Guess we'll see how things work out haha.
  13. Wouldn't the 400 be closer to a 383 swap than an LS? Mines a B-383 from a 65 Chrysler. Or is there that much difference in the frames?
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