falconvan Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Just wanted to say Hi. I'm new to the forum. I'm in Missouri; a little south of St Louis. I've got a 48 Plymouth 2 dr coupe I'm building into a street rod. It's getting a lowered chassis, disc brakes, rack & pinion, and a Dodge Dakota rear along with a 5.3/4L60E combo. I've also got a rat rod made from a 48 Dodge sedan chassis and drivetrain with a 54 GMC cab, and a cut down 65 Chevy bed. I had the chassis and flathead left over from a parts car and the old flathead just ran too good to not do something with it. looks like you guys have some really nice cars on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 That is way cool. How hard was it to put the truck cab on a car frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylormade Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Cool. I'm just across the river working on a 50 Dodge convert with a baby Hemi transplant. Maybe we could get together and compare notes. I'd like to see your rack and pinion setup. RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 That is way cool. How hard was it to put the truck cab on a car frame? I had to make a floor with a trans tunnel and build mounts but other than that, not too bad. If you've got a welder and a plasma cutter, you can make anything work! I made a unistrut frame for the bed and attached the bed sides to it. These are really great chassis to work with for building something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Cool. I'm just across the river working on a 50 Dodge convert with a baby Hemi transplant. Maybe we could get together and compare notes. I'd like to see your rack and pinion setup.RT Sure, come on by. I'm in Festus. I'm not totally sold on the way I've got the rack set up, yet. I may end up redoing it before it's all said and done. I just sold a 50 sedan for a parts car not long ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveplym Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Welcome to the forum falconvan. Looks like you have a couple of neat cars there. I'm not too far away from you as across the river over here in So. Illinois. Looks like there are quite a few more P-15 owners around here than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Just thinking ahead for the extra p15 chassis I'm about to have. And of course there are a few 39-47 truck cabs around here. Would be fun to have a truck that handles like a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted April 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 It was a lot of fun to build. Here's a little review: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frank Blackstone Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 No one in town has a plasma cutter but we all trade tools at that level of expense. Maybe one of us could spring for it. Sure do like your garage. Welcome aboard. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 Thanks, Frank I have to thank my wife for letting me build the garage, she's an amazingly tolerant woman! It helps that she really likes the old cars, too. Don't know what I'd do without her. I've been scrolling through the threads the last few days and there are some beautiful cars on here. I hope I can get mine to look as good when it's finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mulders Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Welcome aboard ! Cherish that lady ! My wife is not in the car stuf but loves the fact I am doing it. She enjoys the rides though. I think a plasma cutter in the hand of an inexperienced person may be dangerous Looks like you know what you are doing. Greetings from sunny Curaçao ! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Mopar Flattie in a Chevy! This may be a first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobT-47P15 Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Well, Mr Falcon, if you get down to Joplin, let me know. We could do lunch at Fred & Reds.....have mighty fine spaghetti red there. We go from time to time. (The better half kinda likes the ol Plym too.) Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted April 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Very nice ragtop, Bob! We'll look you up next time we're down that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 My wife has a cousin living in Herculaneum. Here is a picture from there back yard. Will look you up next time we visit the area. Do you ever go to the races at Ken Schreaders racetrack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cipponeri Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 Hey Falconvan, You do some nice work, those floors and firewall look great. Looks like you paint too, that is great. Tony C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustom52Mopar Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 Hey Falcon I just saw this post. Welcome I'm from St. Louis as well! Originally Arnold but same county as you anyhow. You go out to the local cruises?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Saraceno Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I'm another St. Louisan. I live up in Glendale (right between Kirkwood and Webster Groves). We have enough members here, we ought to all get together for our own cruise sometime. What say ye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kustom52Mopar Posted April 20, 2008 Report Share Posted April 20, 2008 I'm another St. Louisan. I live up in Glendale (right between Kirkwood and Webster Groves).We have enough members here, we ought to all get together for our own cruise sometime. What say ye? Heck ya count me in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted April 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2008 My wife has a cousin living in Herculaneum. Here is a picture from there back yard. Will look you up next time we visit the area. Do you ever go to the races at Ken Schreaders racetrack? No, never have been there. I love this view of the river. My wife and I play in a traveling gospel music group and this looks like the view right out in back of Herculaneum Methodist Church. That's cool that there are so many locals on here! We need to organize a get together sometime, maybe a little car show/bar-b-que or something. I'm just finishing up this little truck I put together and took it on a few short hops around town Saturday. Still a few bugs to work out but for a 60 year old drivetrain, not too bad. I'm thinking of diching the Fluid Drive trans and just using the standard three speed I've got. Here's how it came out in the end: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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