mikeys toy[RL] Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitephyre Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 wow, that's gunna be nice when finished... shall i connect the syphon to your wallet now? :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted October 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2006 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................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPsi Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 I like it a lot. Rods and ol' skool are my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 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...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teza40 Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 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). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted October 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 i'm keeping it unless i find something with fins....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickn5k Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 (edited) 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, 2006 by kickn5k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNOBBLER[RL] Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Nice work! I wish playing with real cars was as easy as mucking with my old models! Â 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. Â 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted November 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 nope! as soon as i find some whitewalls........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeys toy[RL] Posted December 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) 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, 2007 by mikeys toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotmr2 Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 thats so cool mate . good job :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medicine_Man Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thats cool how you hid the CD player to keep the original look.. Nice project :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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