OnlyMopar Posted February 24 Author Report Share Posted February 24 27 minutes ago, Mezz said: That looks oddly familiar! There's at least one still roaming around the states... Sure hope I can get mine back to looking that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QEC Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 I used to think that the 46 DeSoto Suburban that I have out back was in bad shape but....maybe it's not so bad after all.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyd Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Mezz...........that looks like a neat 40 Dodge........any more info?..........thanks, andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezz Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 It's my dads car, 20,000ish miles. All original except for, of all things, the glove box door. Go figure, lol! Saw that picture in the ad and had to post, it's almost a dead ringer. And the drawing doesn't do it justice, it's a good looking car! You're welcome to pm me about it, but don't want to go off topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westaus29 Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 DonaldSmith posted a good summary above of what would interchange with the standard bodies, including front doors from coupes. Things that I have found different are heavier door hinges, front and rear suspension heavier, drive shaft in 2 parts, larger wheel rims and brakes, lower ratio diff with different axles, but standard will fit with change of bearing sizes. I ended up buying a cheap Harbor Freight bead roller and upgrading it for making repair panels, eg around rear windows. The Plymouth Doctor used to be a good source of repair panels if you were lucky enough to live in USA, but I believe it has closed due to death of owner. SRPM Street Rods makes repair panels, may help. There may be others. I ended up making a lot of my own due to being isolated in Western Australia. Had to learn oxy, then mig welding skills, thinking about tig for next project as mig welds are HARD. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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