Suess Posted May 3, 2012 Report Posted May 3, 2012 Hello all. I have a 1947 buisness coupe that my father found before I was born. I have many find memorys of this car. This is the car that started my love of old cars/ tractor/ motorcycles. ( no boats though). This car has been sitting For the past two years next to a dryer outlet tube. A lot of lint before that it had its own spot in the garage. For ten years prior. Well my dad moves to Minnesota and leaves the car to me. I had her towed home did a quick wash down. Blew the tank,rebuilt the card did a tune up and put power...it fired up but idle was horrible way to lean. Come to find out the gaskets for the 350 intake someone put the rubber one in and it slipped out. I discovers the beginning of my adventure had just begun. Instead of pulling the manifold and fixing then problem I decide to do a tear down. The adventures begin. And can some point me in the right direction on how to input picture please. I am using an iPad Quote
randroid Posted May 3, 2012 Report Posted May 3, 2012 Suessbyr, Welcome to the forum; sounds as though you're starting out the way a lot of us did and we can assure you there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not the one to ask about posting pictures but if you use the Search option at the top of the page you'll find some good info there. Just enter something like "posting pictures" in the box and eventually you'll find it. Let us know where you live because there are members scattered all over the map and one of them may be near you to offer good advice as to which end of the screwdriver to hit with the BFH, and maybe even tell you what BFH means. Good luck! -Randy Quote
Suess Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Posted May 3, 2012 Got it... But doesn't the pic seem large? Quote
greg g Posted May 3, 2012 Report Posted May 3, 2012 You can also post a thumbnail format by choosing the manage attachment option under the go advanced button. Browse your pics on your computer and attach them to your message, then they show ups a clickable attachements. Quote
Suess Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Posted May 3, 2012 After discovering the manifold problem. I decided to tear it down and do all the things I wanted to. The engine bay has always been an eye sore and the handling sucked. Found rusty hope in the forums super nice guy. Bought the disc brake, shock relo and rack and pinion kit from him. Called Ralph at ECI brakes ordered new under floor M/C along with metering block and the bolt in bracket for the Plymouth. New front end rebuild kit along with king pins. Will start breaking down on the front end tonight. Also I am in Durango Co. Quote
Frank Elder Posted May 3, 2012 Report Posted May 3, 2012 Nice....droool....nice p-15:)needs a heart transplant though. Quote
Suess Posted May 4, 2012 Author Report Posted May 4, 2012 Just finished tearing down the suspension. Discovered the springs had been torched. Called eaton ordered their 2 inch dropped coils with the poly rubbers was a fast $320. Thought about grabbing a pair out of a donor frame and cutting them but since I am so far into it figured just get the new set. I also have a pair of original ramhorns but not sure if the middle dump is going to work. Oh well cross that bridge when I get there.[/img] Quote
mrwrstory Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Welcome! Like several have implied, "now the fun begins". And, feel free to ask questions. This group has a wealth of information and opinion, and is genereous with their responses. Quote
Suess Posted May 7, 2012 Author Report Posted May 7, 2012 Spent the day welding up speed holes in the fire wall. Made some great discoverys. 1. A copper pipe plug from home depot works great to help prevent blow out. 2. When welding a firewall make sure you remove as much carpet as possible. ( still have the smell of burning carpet in my nose) 3. When quenching the spot welds with a wet rag make sure to not use the wet rag as a hand rest. Oddly enough you will get shocked.... Go figure 4. And the most important of them all. Before unplugging the dryer so that you can plug the welder in make sure your wife is not doing laundry. And if you do make this mistake, when she tells you that she is using the dryer do not be a smartass and say put them on the line.. I thought it was funny she did not. It was a great weekend!! Quote
kbuhagiar Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 4. And the most important of them all. Before unplugging the dryer so that you can plug the welder in make sure your wife is not doing laundry. And if you do make this mistake, when she tells you that she is using the dryer do not be a smartass and say put them on the line.. I thought it was funny she did not. You're probably lucky YOU didn't end up hanging on the line...! Congratulations on the progress - keep us posted. Quote
Labrauer Posted May 7, 2012 Report Posted May 7, 2012 Great to have you join the forum. You will have a lot of advice from good people on here some will tell you what you don't want to hear but most of all it is for your own good. People here have a great since of these old cars and trucks. They have given me a lot of good advice. Anyhow welcome and have some fun with the car. Looks like my 48 coupe. Larry Quote
DCurrent Posted May 12, 2012 Report Posted May 12, 2012 Jeez!! when you make up your mind to do somthing you do it! You are at the right forum for questions on your plymouth. I joined about 6 months ago and lots of good stuff here. Looks to me that you are doing fine though. Keep us informed. Nice car by the way. Darren Quote
Suess Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Posted May 15, 2012 Well it's been awhile since I posted. I finally got all the speed holes welded up, discovered the reason why the steering was so tight, the drivers side kingpin had been beat to hell. So ordered new kit for that. Welded up all the little holes in the frame and started body work on the firewall. I have discovered that I am not a body man. Luckily I have a friend who is a painter (this is always a good thing to have, you must be good friends with at least a body guy, Transmision guy, and a carb guy) he showed me some pointers so my next coats of mud should sand a little smoother. Plan is to have the firewall painted by this weekend and get her back on the tires. Hopefully the kingpins go smooth. Quote
Suess Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Posted May 15, 2012 Also got my eaton springs installed and the new front end rebuild kit from Andy B. A huge thank you to mrwrstory for helping me with the radiator questions. Hopefully that will show up this week. I know I can't install it yet but it will be nice to look at. Quote
mrwrstory Posted May 15, 2012 Report Posted May 15, 2012 Assuming you got the aluminum radiator,...immediately cover both sides of the fin area with a custom fit piece of cardboard. The plus side of aluminum is that when you run your knuckles over the cheese grater fins, they don't make you bleed like copper/brass fins do. Trouble is,...the aluminum fins are very soft and deform with little more a light touch. And, because they are shinny, the deformed surfaces reflect light differently and the radiator looks crappy. I've spent an inordinate amount of time straightening fins but they're never as true as when they come outta the box. Quote
Suess Posted May 15, 2012 Author Report Posted May 15, 2012 I did indeed get the aluminum radiator. Thank you for the heads up. I will make sure to also keep it up and out of the way. Quote
49 Dodge Dude Posted May 16, 2012 Report Posted May 16, 2012 Nice set of wheels! Welcome to the forum!! Quote
Suess Posted May 16, 2012 Author Report Posted May 16, 2012 Well after a couple days of sanding and some more sanding and a little more sanding. I was able to shoot the primer. After wet sanding and the help of my wife taping the car off I was able to shoot the color last night. I found some imperfections but nothing some more sanding won't fix. So here she is. Quote
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