Projects 1937 Plymouth Build Thread

Painting is done I have officially painted my first car! I will be changing the red wheels to cream next week, but for now I am very proud of this accomplishment. I would like to thank everyone on the HAMB for your interest in my build. I have learned a lot and made some new friends! As this build comes to a close I am proud to say that I did the work myself in my garage with help from some great friends. I would be remiss if I didn’t say Thank you to Larry for all your advice and guidance through out my builds. OK now onto the pics!

After another three hours of taping it’s time to go green!



The final unmasking!

 

That looks great!!


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Thank you! I am very impressed especially for my first time. I still have to wet sand and buff, then put all extra stuff back on like headlights, mirrors and running board rubber but that’s next week for know it’s a great feeling of accomplishment! Hobo Jim

 

why no pics posted yet of it at home ?

who is the guy in the background on the last page when you posted pics of the cream done ?

nice paint booth !

 

Here you go! That guy in the background is your friendly neighborhood WoodChuck! Thank you again for the use of your paint booth I really appreciate that. Hobo Jim

 

your welcome .

lots of cool stuff painted in there prior to my ownership of the complex . . . . but your the first to use the booth for a full paint . need to tweek a few things in there yet and white wash the walls . but she is a darn good booth so the painter and his helper said .

reminds me..... we now need to get you a sticker for the car since its been here .

 

Wow looks great, and different than any ones.


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I really like what you done with that 37 . That will turn heads for sure.


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Thank you very much 51 Cambridge Hot Rodding is all about individual taste. I really enjoyed putting this car together. After work the final reassembly begins. I can’t wait!

Thank you junkers72 I am so looking forward to my first cruise
I am really humbled by all the interest in my build thank you for your comment. Hobo Jim

 

Jimmer---Really great job my friend. You can, and should , be proud. I can not wait to see it in person. You are welcome but believe me you have done this on your own abilities, ideas, and follow through. Hot rodding is about people and the friendships made over the years. Your friendship is all the thanks that I need. Hope to see you over the weekend.

lc

 

Great job, love the color. It's definitely going to be a nice ride.

 

Thank you 64 DODGE I agree the color is definitely what I was looking for and it has a 30’s feel no metallic no clear coat just straight color. Kind of like the old single stage paint. I will post some pics when I get everything reassembled. I am planning on having some pinstripes laid by my good friend C B Zeke around the end of next month. Hobo Jim

 

ya know jim try leaving the rims red and do the wide whites first .

the white/cream rim will show brake dust like crazy and also wide whites and white / cream rim will be all white in the wheel wells .

just a idea ol buddy .

 

Wow! You did an amazing job! Now it's time to drive and enjoy. You definitely inspired a lot of us.

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Paint the wheels with the green, add the wide whites and drive the hell out of it.

 

now thats a idea mr dodge 440

 

I posted this over in the photo shop thread to say Thank you to The Moose, but I also feel it is very relevant on the build thread too. Here is the picture I gave The Moose to work with in a November of 2017.


Then The Moose went to work and gave me a visual motivation that I showed and looked at countless times!



Now the paint is done, the final assembly is done. I still have to change the wheel color and add some pinstripes, but this is how it sits tonight!


It’s been a fun, educational and amazing journey! Hobo Jim

 

Now that’s cool


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Thank you very much 51 Cambridge, I also would like to thank you for all of your replies and likes of my build. They inspired me to know others were watching and waiting for updates. I am having C B Zeke pin stripe it Friday night this will be awesome I’m sure! Hobo Jim

 

That is awesome Jim. I dig the two tone. Makes me want to get back on my 37 P4!

 

Thank you! KJSR I will post some more pics after the stripping I was just buffing it man I think it really looks great especially for my first paint job. As Always I Appreciate your intrest. Hobo Jim

 

Can't wait to see the new wheel color.

 

Hopefully Saturday I was going to paint them tonight then it dawned on me I have to have the car out of the garage. And I need the wheels to put the car back in the garage. Saturday I can pull the wheels in the driveway then paint them in garage.

 

Had an open garage pinstriping party Friday night. Thank you to all the a Great Freinds who stopped over! I especially want to Thank C B Zeke for coming all the way from Fort Worth Texas to hang out and stripe my car! I know that there are usually two colors in all traditional pinstripes, but I loved the color so much I just couldn’t bring my self to add another color.
So here’s the pics.

 

Beautiful!


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Thank You! I agree

 

The wheels are cream! As this build comes to a close there are still small items to finish , but nothing post worthy. I do want to do a green pinstripe on the wheels to offset the cream. I like the cream wheels better than the red. So here you go here are tonight’s pics!



I have to add this picture in comparison to one I took a year and a half ago to close this build. Thank you all! Hobo Jim


Putting my Hot Rods to bed for the night.

 

Nice build HoBo, just wish I was that far along with my build. Nice paint, two tone is really the only way to go on these older rides.

 

Thank you In The Weeds48 I spent a lot of time thinking about the paint scheme. I looked at countless pictures and I really like the two tone. My wife picked the green I was thinking burgundy, now I love the green. The one thing I really wanted was solid color with no metallic to give it the 30’s feel. The PPG Essential really captured that vibe in my opinion. Keep going on your build I really like the work you are doing on your 36! I’m Taking it to it’s first “finished”cruise in this weekend looking forward to seeing people’s reactions. Thank you again for all your intrest in my build! Hobo Jim

 

The wheels look great!