New guy saying hi

[n1elkyfan]

I just bought my first really old car. Its a 1947 Plymouth Special Deluxe. I have a lot of work ahead of me and I know I will have a lot of question. Right now the engine doesn't run the PO said the brakes need work and theres some rust in the floor. But am definitly looking foward to the fun.

O and I know the standard saying, "This thread is worthless with out pics" so here they are.

[Oldguy48]

Welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll have many enjoyable hours fixing up the old gal. Here's a photo of mine after I repaired the rotted floors. A sheet of 16 ga. steel, and many, many pop-rivets. I've since purchased a MIG welder, but the pop-rivets seemed to do a good job.

[RobertKB]

Welcome to the best forum on the WWW. The guys are great and very willing to share knowledge. Looks like a really decent project car you have there. Having all the trim is a real plus as it is the hardest thing to find. Good luck with your project.

[greg g]

Welcome to the forum. If you haven't read the information on the site that hosts this forum, there is a lot of good iformation and a lot of frequently asked questions ansered there. Brakes on these cars are finicky, so you might want to up grade to disc brakes, a search on the subject will bring up a lot of information and options.

Looks pretty solid, but a couple of banged up fenders, they show up on e bay pretty regularly.

Remeber this car came from the factory witha 6 V positive ground electrical system.

Pretty simple, well engineered, and reliable drivers.

You might like to consider going to your user control panel and putting your general local and car year etc in your header line. Makes it easier for folks to answer questions and by posting your local, you mmight find that there are some nearby members of the forum.

If you are in the northeast, the Plymouth owners club is having a meet in September in Mayrland.

[Rumble1960]

looks like a great project, keep updating us along the way, I just got done rebuilding my first flathead, I'm not an expert on them but sure know a lot more than when I started

[P15Mike]

Looks like you have a very solid foundation to start with there . Looks like you have very few items missing , good luck with your project !

Mike

[P-12 Tommy]

Welcome to the gang! More pics when you get time.

Tom

[n1elkyfan]

There will definitly be more pics. When I bought the car it also came with a full set of extra glass replacement fenders and some other stuff.

One of the real cool things is almost all of the interior is there about the only thing that I am missing is the windshield wiper knob.

[PatS....]

Welcome to the best forum on the 'net. Good looking starting point you have there.

As Greg said, check out the host page www.P15-D24.com

Our host is Gerald...GTK...without him this site wouldn't exist.

[John Mulders]

Welcome, I see you already have the mandatory brick brake device !

John

[schlitzzz]

Hello from another new guy. I like it. I wish mine had suicide doors.

[Frank Blackstone]

Welcome. I live in Yellow Springs and another newbie I meet Sunday lives in Troy. We are finally getting good representation on this form for all the gearheads that live around here.

[n1elkyfan]

Cool Good to know that there are some other members near me. Hopefully I can meet up with you some time.