1947 Dodge

[p15estep]

Here's a picture of the 1947 Dodge. You can see where the tree fell across the hood and crashed the roof and driver's door. i can buy the car for less than a thousand, but i have alot of work and money ahead to get her back into shape. don't know what to do.

[BobT-47P15]

If you can't post the pic of the Dodge.....how about a link to a pic?

[Plymouthy Adams]

I had Phil send me the picture...it did take a hit...my first question was in concern of the B post..it looks bowed out or maybe that is just the door sprung...what sayeth the crowd..

 

Edited May 20, 2017 by Plymouthy Adams

[JIPJOBXX]

Here a nice shot of a fat fendered car that got T-Boned by a tree! I don't think this was repaired after it encounter with that object.

http://tinyurl.com/2pnhpa

[Michael Courtney]

Looks like you could have a convertible on your hands cheap:)

[Lou Earle]

If you decide to get it I have a complete 4 door that u could use for parts- could cut out my top pillar post whole thing of mine and patch into yours - be a lot cheaper than trying to fix those wrinkles.

If the car was a running car when hit under a grand is probably a good price

Assuming no other major problems.

Lou

[builtfercomfort]

The door looks bowed to me too - body at beltline sort of D shaped, not rectangular. If you have some sturdy trees you can put the car between, and a good come-along or two you can possibly straighten that and get the doors closing okay but it will always be a little out of kilter. (Pull from the passenger side at the beltline or just below, while keeping the top of the doors from moving with a line pulling from the driver side at the top of the doors. The spot you need to pull from may be in the middle of a door; you may need to drill holes, run eyebolts with huge wooden washers to give you a place to hook the come-along into.)

If you can get the doors working the rest of the bodywork might not be too bad.

[1just4don]

I cant imagine saving that. Looks like if time was money,,,better spent elsewhere. There are 'LOTS' of good starting vehicles besides this one. I like a challenge also,,,but cant see how you would get it straight enough to EVER like what you had!!!

Me thinks he is pretty high on it at $650. Bet he cant come close to that on the open market,,,like e-pay or whatever!! But that may be a here and now thing!!!

[builtfercomfort]

Just a thought, if you had a donor and some welding skills you could graft the two cars together, get the roof and windshield area off the donor car and put it on this one - if you ever felt like chopping a top it would be the right time for it.

More likely this is a good donor for some other car.

[Young Ed]

I think it really depends on the rest of the car. Is it rusty or solid? If its rusty its certainly been reduced to parts car status. If its really solid otherwise it could be fixed as others have mentioned.

[p15estep]

Yes the car is in pretty good and solid condition as for floor pans and trunk and such, engine runs good. it was a daily driver before the tree fell on it. i am going to go ahead and buy the car and using the donor 48 Chrysler hopefully will matchup the roof and door, but i do like the idea of chopping the roof.

IF NOTHING ELSE I HOPE WE CAN ALL LEARN FROM OTHERS AND KEEP ARE BABIES IN THE GARAGE OUT OF HARMS WAY.

[builtfercomfort]

I was looking at the pic and imagining a chopped top. I think it would look pretty good if you did not overdo it. The hump in the front hood would not look so good with a radical chop (IMHO).

I don't know how small the rear window is on that car, rear visibility is the only thing I would worry about - I'd try to keep the rear window size intact if it was me. Flat glass everywhere, so glass is easy. If you keep the stock profile at the top of the windows you will even be able to use existing window glass

Bent body / doors closing would still be your biggest problem. But with the top off it might be easier to straighten?

Lots of top-choppers on the HAMB you can ask for advice, I've only read about it.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Lets not forget what our own Larry (knighthawk) has done with his in such a short time also...clean looking chop..not overly done. Second page, post 82 for finished in primer look

http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=1397