1950 Plymouth Business Coupe Electro-Mod Build

[RNR1957NYer]

20 hours ago, jclars said:

One negative is the wheel track protrudes slightly, which I knew was the case before I started.  Also, AC lines interfere with the grille, but they can be rerouted. 

 

Wide body business coupe, anyone?

[jclars]

It's been done before.  But I promised myself I would not change the body to fit the donor car.  Only trim inside where it can't be seen.  Major item will be the firewall.   Unless it's customization like flared fenders?  Na.  How about some big honkin" "Keep on Truckin'" mudflaps?  

 

Hoist frame falling together nicely, and I think it meats the intent of my stamped drawing.

 

John

[RNR1957NYer]

34 minutes ago, jclars said:

Hoist frame falling together nicely

I know that's a positive phrase, but in my line of work using "frame" and "falling" in the same sentence gives one pause😆

[jclars]

I thought you might choke on that!

[jclars]

Finished the hoisting frame today.  I went with 14' long joist doublers.  They rest on the plate of one wall and are supported 6' out for the first post, then 8'-9 to the next post creating a workable vehicle bay.

 

The electric hoist is mounted on a 5' long uni-strut rail to allow a bit of adjustment.  The Lexus will be on wheel dollies to position it underneath.  The beam consists of a 4x4 sandwiched by two 2x6's.  It is anchored to the joist with some L-brackets.

 

Nothing fell down. 

Yet.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Hard to beat a gantry crane, I built this from some metal at the wrecking yard that was less than 50.00, the upright metal were already on hand as was the chain fall and the trolly....need and use....not as much as one would think but it was a most fun project if nothing else.  With nuts bolts paint and couple chunks of metal from the falloff bin at the machine shop, little at home welding...think total outlay less that 100.00   The casters I removed at no cost from a tossed industrial item long ago.  Pays to save some items for the future.  

Edited February 20 by Plymouthy Adams

[RNR1957NYer]

9 hours ago, jclars said:

Nothing fell down. 

Yet.

To quote the famous German engineer, Sgt. Schultz: "I seeee nothink!"

[jclars]

Plymouthy - That looks way to stable for any excitement.  Gone is the thrill of ripping wood fibers turning into creaks and groans as the load is lifted and the pending doom turns to silence...

 

Stay tuned!

[jclars]

Not even the sound of ripping fibers.  How boring.  

 

I got most major cutting done on the Plymouth, with several lifts by my chicken farmer gantry hoist.  Last major cut is to remove the rotten sills/rockers.  That will be next week at the earliest, as I am going in for cataract surgery in the morning and will be restricted on heavy lifting.  Whatever that means.

 

All I know is that I collected a box full of rust and rusty dirt and it weighed in at over 20 lb.  The floor and trunk pans weighed 175 lb, so the carcass is getting lighter as I go. 

 

The week set back is tolerable, as I have a list of light duty jobs to complete, including fine tuning trim lines to both the Plymouth and Lexus for cutting when I get back to it.  Also figure to replace the fuel pump and regulator on the Lexus as I got a CEL reporting a fault in that system before parking it.

 

All in all, I am satisfied with my progress and with my overall physical stamina, which had concerned me going into this type project.  I think the heavy stuff is almost over and I survived it!  Now if they just cooperate and fit together!

 

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

I remember cutting the donor firewall down to the proper size to fit the 48 and STILL be able to use all the components of the donor including the AC, suspension grafted to the original frame, steering column, ABS brakes etc.....you pictures bring back lots of memories.