October 9, 200619 yr comment_145475 well, after selling my beloved '69 plymouth wagon to get a '57 dodge custom royal lancer that had been sold out from under me; i settled on this....... a '49 plymouth deluxe fastback 218 flathead 6 3 on the tree unk. gears out back it definetly needs a valve adj. and the brakes need to be rebuilt as it's been sitting since '86 the body is almost rust free, only a little in the floors it doesn't smoke and shifts okay, just has a miss and idles rough the plan is to get it mechanically sound, brakes first and go through the engine tuning lower it about 3" wide whites on 7" red stockos with baby moons dual exhaust w/ glasspacks MATTE BLACK!!!!! if i cannot get the engine to run smooth, an efi 318 w/ 727 will be going in there...... i am going to take my time on this Report
October 9, 200619 yr comment_145499 Hey Mike,Teza40 from Queensland Australia.just sayin hi 2 a fellow mopar lover....and man I'm living in the wrong country for good ol mopars.... what a find that 49 is,will look cool when done.love the wagon.i wouldnt have let that long roof go for quids ( or aussie dollars)...lol... cheers Terry Report
October 9, 200619 yr comment_145542 wow, that's gunna be nice when finished... shall i connect the syphon to your wallet now? :y: Report
October 21, 200619 yr Author comment_147507 you know; i never was too fond of the '49's look, it was there and cheap i did find something we both like a LOT, so i traded it's a '53 plymouth cranbrook flathead 6 3 on the tree, comes with an almost identical '54 with an overdrive as soon as i can get kristy to supervise my photochopping; i will play................ Report
October 22, 200619 yr Author comment_147716 i like the '53 SO much better it's been parked in that spot since '75......1 hour of messing around and it runs a couple of the valves are sticking open, but that should correct itself it's gonna cost me $130usd to get the brakes up...... Report
October 23, 200619 yr comment_147745 OOOOOOHHHHHHHH YEEEEAAAAHHHH nice sled project the 53. you are very lucky, for it to be in that condition for sitting out in the open such a long time.(31 yrs) the ones we can source here in oz (if you can find them) are usually very rusty through the sides of the roof and many other places. so will you keep this one? still think the 49 would have been nice in flat black and traditional coloured flames, (white,yellow,orange and red). Report
October 24, 200619 yr Author comment_147891 i'm keeping it unless i find something with fins....... Report
November 1, 200619 yr comment_149093 i'm keeping it unless i find something with fins....... stop it please your making me jelous. mate of mine has a 53 buick sedan aus delivery car really clean orig car come with two sets of crome, ridgy radio and heaps of spares paid $7000aus needs a paint but thats cheap here. Will have a sled myself once i finish my ke 11 and can bring myself to look at something other than a 50 merc, have been looking at importing a glass body but its not real if it aint steel. Edited November 1, 200619 yr by kickn5k Report
November 9, 200619 yr Author comment_150174 well, i'm back home in san diego and was digging around in my hundreds of model cars and found an unbuilt '49 ford i thought; this looks a little like my '53 plymouth, but the roof is wayyyy off then i found a crappy '53 chevy bel air with a good roof here is the car after extensive body work; when i get it in paint, i will post more pics Report
November 11, 200619 yr comment_150548 Nice work! I wish playing with real cars was as easy as mucking with my old models! I'm jelous of the new car, I have worked on the trim in a few of these and they always seem to come up really well. Have you decided what you are going to do paint wise? Or are you leaving it as it for the patina'd look? They look great with scollops! Report
December 30, 200619 yr Author comment_157371 well; since I'm not working, I can devote lots of time to the project... got all the brake parts in Ca for $80, got them up. put 2 qt. kerosene in the crankcase and got the valves freed up. "Jellybean" runs and drives very well; the clutch is very grabby though. I have a hole in the radiator limiting my cruise distance as well as the fact that the rego has been expired since 1975. started welding up the non-existant floors..... I'm running a '68 KE10 fuel tank until I can get the original one boiled out the gold colored metal is from an old Cricket/Avenger trunklid and the red colored metal is from a wrecked 2000(ish)pontiac hood I got from the body shop I didn't want to chop up my dash so I made an insert for the cd player Edited January 6, 200719 yr by mikeys toy Report
December 30, 200619 yr comment_157387 Thats cool how you hid the CD player to keep the original look.. Nice project :y: Report
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