Mr Duck 48 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Don J here from the High Desert of So Cal, and I've just landed my new project- a 48 Plymouth 2 door Deluxe Not quite a barn find, more like a back yard find. This car ran when the owners parked it, drove it in the back and shut it off, and there it sat for a lot of years. I was asked to "just come get this thing outta my yard, and you can have it!" Yep, a freebie car! The body is in great shape, and I plan on leaving that un-molested for now, but the interior has that old car funk smell bad, and all the rubber seals have dried out and crumble to the touch. I got the ignition switch out yesterday and had a key made-originals long lost-but I need to take the door panel off to get the door lock out and a key made. So how does one get the door and window handle off? I've been lurking and reading some of the wisdom here,hope to learn more, like where do you get the rubber pieces like door and window seals? http://s131.photobucket.com/albums/p291/mrduckphoto/48%20Plymouth/ Some more pics if you're interested Next step, lets see if we can get some signs of life here, I'll keep ya posted:cool: Don J Edited June 23, 2012 by Mr Duck 48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 wow, cant beat that price! Great looking ride! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daliant. Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) The door panel doesn't have to come off to pull the lock cyl, it's held in by a set screw which is accessed though a hole under the door seal. If you want to pull the door handle and window crank off they are held in by a pin, you have to push the trim bezel in to reveal the retaining pin then drive the pin out with a small pin punch or a finish nail will work in a pinch. Good luck with the new project. Edited June 23, 2012 by Daliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 If the locks haven't been changed in the past, the ignition key is supposed to work in thr door locks also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Haymond Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 You have a two door sedan. (Your rear passenger windows are longer than those in a coupe or club coupe.) And it looks to be in very good shape. And you have come to the best ever group of owners for your new car. Welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.warshaw Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 great car shell be ruinning in no time play with the brakes, and youll have a great driving car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 try giving that paint a buff out you might be suprised how it comes back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbuhagiar Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Nice find - welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Keith Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Looks like you have a a good Plymouth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15Mike Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Nice looking ride you have there . Polish her up a bit and enjoy the ride ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtlsnakedaddy Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Looks like a great start. I'll enjoy hearing more about the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1940plymouth Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Great looking fine, good luck with it and keep us posted on your progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Man, you got everything, clock, radio, turn indicator switch. All that stuff is hard to come by. Congratulations! High Desert looks like the place to score rust free stuff. Here's mine from Apple Valley purchased in '94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Don't forget the ever popular low profile horn ring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Whats the deal ?? They only sold Blue cars in SoCal?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Duck 48 Posted June 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Man, you got everything, clock, radio, turn indicator switch. All that stuff is hard to come by. Congratulations! High Desert looks like the place to score rust free stuff. Here's mine from Apple Valley purchased in '94. Dig the whitewall tires, that's on the list of things I'd like to do! And boy did I screw up:mad: Got the ignition keys made, then thought why not try the trunk and see if I can get it open. Got the key to slide in after some silicone lube, so far so good! BUT after lots of in and out with a twist, managed to break the cheap aluminum key off in the trunk lock....CRAP!!! So now whatta I do? And thanks guys for lookin' Don J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 Dig the whitewall tires, that's on the list of things I'd like to do!And boy did I screw up:mad: Got the ignition keys made, then thought why not try the trunk and see if I can get it open. Got the key to slide in after some silicone lube, so far so good! BUT after lots of in and out with a twist, managed to break the cheap aluminum key off in the trunk lock....CRAP!!! So now whatta I do? And thanks guys for lookin' Don J Go back in time and get copies made? Seriously see if you can pull the broken piece off. There might be enough left to make a copy. For future reference the original configuration is ignition and door, trunk, glove box. The truck does use the same blank which is why yours fit. You can have them keyed the same to only have 2 keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james curl Posted June 26, 2012 Report Share Posted June 26, 2012 A good lock smith has a couple of tools that he slides down beside the key to grab the stub and remove it. My daughter and I once owned an Isuzu Stylus that had such a deep cut in the key that if you hit a bump to hard and had too many keys on the ring it would snap the key off. My local lock smith got real good at removing the stub from every lock in the car over a 10 year period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Duck 48 Posted June 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Go back in time and get copies made? Had two made....... (Keys is plural....sorry- my inner smartass is dying to come out, but I'm too new here) Don J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 27, 2012 Report Share Posted June 27, 2012 Had two made.......(Keys is plural....sorry- my inner smartass is dying to come out, but I'm too new here) Don J In that case you get an A for forethought and an F for research - C average haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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