am pleased

[Ulu]

It’s almost brochure ready now.

 

When did you start working on this one, Plymouthy?

[Plymouthy Adams]

It has been at the house now 4 years.  I have as always, just too many things going on at one time.  Just try to stay busy when not doing yard work and other house related upkeep.  As Rocky would way, now here's something you're sure to like....(how it was carried home. on pallets and in boxes, you will love the frame)

 

 

[Sniper]

39 minutes ago, Plymouthy Adams said:

As Rocky would way

 

Again Bullwinkle?

[greg g]

Much too fancy to take yer pigs to market.  Maybe put couple crates in the back for hauling hounds to run some possums, but definitely  a smart bit of kit.  Parts chaser for

 

Adams' Archiac Auto Emporium 

[Plymouthy Adams]

For Sidevalvepete.....a salute to your country as this is the origins of the vehicle......(tag not assigned to this car sadly)

 

 

Edited October 13, 2023 by Plymouthy Adams

[Plymouthy Adams]

The van has been out and about for a few runs over the past couple weeks or so.  Shake down runs if you will.  First run to town resulted in me benching the unit for better mirrors as the wing mirrors were useless.  With that done I got it back out and rear vision I may add, is excellent, do not look through the vent, nor is vent post is the view and with a passenger in the other seat, unobstructed view.  Other folks fitting door or peep mirrors still list these issues with their mirrors.  Moving on, my lane change results in a bit of dip, I have no dive in braking so I either have too much sidewall flex.  Too light an oil in the shock or need a sway bar.  Well benched for a few days as the sway parts all arrived and installed, it immediately correct 50% + of dip but I wish a bit stiffer.  Will run it next with bit more air in the tires and trying to locate some higher viscosity shock oil without having to buy 1 or 5 gallon containers.  The stance is in my opinion about 2-3 inches less that the profile I like in the rear and will install some air shocks to get the look I like.  Other than that, she is checking out well, I am not having issues sifting left-handed as I thought I might.  Three obvious Mopar parts shown....

 

 

 

 

Edited December 16, 2023 by Plymouthy Adams

[Ulu]

Roof rack, mirrors, and windshield wipers?

[Plymouthy Adams]

one out of three is not bad......roof rack you got right, it's an altered Plymouth Voyager.    Wipers are stock Morris and the mirrors are Ford.  I had two set of Dodge mirrors but the larger foot print mounts and overall larger Dodge mirror heads took them out of the running for install.  Items not guessed are from a P23 4 door and circa 70 C/P/D-D truck.  This list the 4 items not made for the Morris as seen in the pic, (fog lights were available but these are aftermarket) there are three items at the rear not stock, third high mount brake light and the cut and altered step bumper and body flush mount reverse camera.  These vans never got a factory bumper, I refuse to run without a bumper.

Edited December 16, 2023 by Plymouthy Adams

[oldodge41]

Bumper guards, turn signal indicators and rocker mouldings are my guesses.

[Plymouthy Adams]

hey, you did good as the one you found is not readily seen in the photograph, the rocker moldings are beltline molding off the P23...bumper guards and turn signals are factory pieces for a Morris Minor,

[Los_Control]

I thought also the turn signal indicators on top of the fenders were mopar.

[Plymouthy Adams]

the last item has been found....these T/S indicators were the cats meow for utilizing the same holes the boomerang mirrors as originally fitted to the fender.  They are full functional with the T/S's of the Morris and were 100% plug and play into the factory harness.  This was a total WIN for me with the removal of the fender mirrors and subsequent installation of the units on the doors.

 

the group here did good picking these items out.....want to try to the interior upgrades....that would be a two page list, nah, not go there.

Edited December 16, 2023 by Plymouthy Adams

[Plymouthy Adams]

My first rendition of the cargo floor I got what I was shooting for but it turned out it was not what I really wanted.   So today, I revisited the cargo floor today and refinished the original wood and then moved on to installing a remnant of carpet complete with cut outs for the 4 tie downs I installed.  

 

 

[Ulu]

The van looks great. But if those orange straps are the same ones I bought, beware. The hardware is OK, but the fabric strap is junk.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Thanks Los, these straps are not heavy duty for sure but will do the job they are specific for.  Plans at most for these is to tie down a small motorcycle/minibike at best.  Odds are even that will not happen at least for the immediate future.  I have not even started the minibike build that will be matching color to the van's two-tone paint.  With the van pretty much squared away I will now have to do a bit of arranging a couple of barn bays and clean the shop.  The speedometer corrector came in today and now with all the mixed and matched gear train changes along with the really odd revs per mile Brit speedometer, it is dead on with the built in GPS.  I did this afternoon sew a matching brown document envelope cover for the US postal envelope behind the tie downs, running a YOM tag the current tag has to be inside the vehicle somewhere and this envelope works best for me.  Am going to say this segment is now what I want it to look like.   So last weekend before Christmas, going to make the best of it.  Going to get out to the shop and do something even if it's wrong...!!!

Edited December 23, 2023 by Plymouthy Adams

[Sniper]

I'm just visualizing the aches and pains my old body is going to have climbing in it for that spare tire.

[Plymouthy Adams]

LOL  sweet part is that it is weight captured and not bolted in any way.  And with the step bumper that I created for this ride, that is a big help also.  Beside, that is why I married a younger woman.....!!!!!

[sidevalvepete]

Regarding the spare, mine is located under the floor. Accessible by lifting the plywood panel with an attached strap. Just as handy but of course subject to the dirt of the road. I like your location Tim.

 

If you haven't seen one of these in the flesh it's hard to appreciate how small they are compared to modern commercial vehicles. I am old enough to remember seeing many of them still used by rural mail contractors,  plumbers and electricians etc. Nowadays the utes are huge, although they don't have much more space in the back than what these little fellas do...

 

I have certainly enjoyed seeing what you have done here Tim.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Thanks.....With the upgrade I did to the fuel system and going from some 6.8 gallon pancake fuel tank to a 15 gallon tank using the same factory space, the ability to suspend the spare in this location is long gone.  For this year LCV the spare is factory in this location regardless of LHD or RHD as I read it.  Only change here was altering the width of the brackets the spare sits in as I have gone also to the later model wider rims that was the 8cwt vans which allows me to run a wider tire.   As I kept it RHD it would be right at home yet on the roads in New Zealand from where it was imported.  Now the local inspectors would be busy with the changes I made.....and may be best it stays here in the US.

Edited December 24, 2023 by Plymouthy Adams

[DonaldSmith]

Are you ever tempted to put a life-size manniquin of Alfred E. Newman (What, me worry?) in the usual left-side driver's position?  Or have a large dog sit there? 

[Plymouthy Adams]

1 hour ago, DonaldSmith said:

Are you ever tempted to put a life-size manniquin of Alfred E. Newman (What, me worry?) in the usual left-side driver's position?  Or have a large dog sit there? 

 

I have second steering wheel that I will let the wife hold and act like she is driving when on the interstate and a car is beside her...she can then pretend it fell off and she don't know what to do next...

 

Edited December 24, 2023 by Plymouthy Adams