P15 Street Rod "Survivor" project

[Mark Haymond]

Don,

You asked for an update. My street rod project has been untouched for at least three years. But now I am getting my interest back. Frst I want to take care of some minor work on my fully restored 50 Plymouth so I am not working on two cars at once.

My wife wants me to finish the 47 so SHE can drive it. To this end I have installed a good Dodge 318 with a two barrel and automatic transmission with a charger rear axle. I had a driveline made and have installed it and set the universal joint angles. I used fatman 3" dropped spindles for the front and lowering blocks for the rear. The car was quite high in stock form so three inches of drop still leaves the car quite road worthy. It does not really look lowered. Disks up front and a power steering unit is in it as well as a power brake master cylinder. This is to make it all wife worthy. I have yet to install air conditioning but that is a must for us in this Fresno climate.

My plan is to make it mechanically solid and reliable so we can take trips in it. We will leave the interior, redone 20 years ago, as is. The paint is showing a lot of age and that stays for now. I am keeping the stock steering wheel and I won't restore the dash. The idea is to have a fun car that can go anywhere, yet look like a "survivor" rather than a street rod.

Here is a link to a photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenscaptain/

[Don Coatney]

Mark;

Glad to hear you have a re-newed interest. Keep us posted on the progress.

[BobT-47P15]

Mark.....I "borrowed" your photo from the album......

Looks like a nice coupe.

[Plymouthy Adams]

is that a new twist for opening the hood...

It sometimes can take a bit to get a car finished..and I have made the mistake of taking on four at the same time...I concentrate on one till I hit a major parts snag or other type logistical problem..jump on another..it is all fun for me..I drive enough as it is going to and from work everyday...

[daddyo23]

What year Charger did you use? Thanks.