Projects 41 plymouth coupe 392 hemi build thread

Farmer12...After several days of starting and finishing the thread, I can only applaude your work and committment. Stunning fabrication and well done. I'll be watching your build closely from now on...Cheers

 

whoa...actual blacksmiths...that's cool

 

True craftmanship.

 

Looks great, Eric! As usual.

 

Wow! A guy in a 200 year old family business reshaping by hand a 71 year old bumper in such a cool looking hearth! You can't get any cooler than that! True old school craftsmanship sometimes seems like a lost art but every now and then something surfaces to give us all a smile and something to appreciate.
Plus the $50 price tag ain't bad either!

 

Thank you Carsten. I hope to be in Hamburg again very soon!

Thank you Plung for the kind words. If you're going to do something, you may as well do it properly.

 

Definitely one of my favorite pieces of your build Eric. Your pan and bumper look perfect!!!

 

Thank you 4rod for the encouraging words.I can only applaude your reading commitment....it must have taken hours and hours! I'm glad your enjoying the build, like quite a few others here.

Thank you mr. Rock.

 

The end of the bumper/splash pan build is in sight. I went over to my buddy Jaap and we welded in M10 threads in the bumper, so it's smooth now and welded the brackets onto the splash pan. The metal around these welds slightly warped the area next to the brackets, so I'll need to hammer the areas in order to flatten them again. Test fit tomorrow!

 

again,nice work Eric !!

 

Awesome work there farmer12, can't wait to see the final result after all these hours of fitting and fabrication. Just great!

 

Great work Eric. One of these days I will get back to my Amsterdam layovers and hopefully meet you. The attention to detail is off the hook and the end result will show. The blacksmith shop is very cool. That anvil looks like it might be heavy!

 

WHAAAATTTT!!!!! A freaking blacksmith! I've never even seen a blacksmith! That is amazing! You never let me down! I can't believe the build quality every time I see an update it just gets better and better. This is my favorite update since the first time I ever saw this build and saw that motor sitting in your house!

 

Very nice work Eric, I like the rear roll pan and bumper look. I think I might try to hammer form the piece that the trunklid rests against and the location of the trunk lock is.

 

Eric, are going to get the bumper re-chromed?

 

Hey Eric, havn't looked in lately as been a bit busy on mine but this is looking fantastic mate, can't wait to see more !!!

 

Hey Eric, I love the attention to detail of your work. If you ever find yourself needing a job, look me up....
Looking forward to how it turns out.......

 

Very nice work Eric, the local blacksmith did a good job.

Greet, Joe

 

Not that it doesn't look good already.......but how about fitting the splash pan to the rib on the fender?

 

Thank you sir!

Thank you Hogman. I'm just about done, progress report coming soon!

Thank you Degenerate! Let me know when you're in town, you're very welcome!

 

Thank you n847. The blacksmith was certainly a nice and artistic person who knew what he was doing. These guys know their metalwork!

Thank you plmczy. I'm not too sure what you mean......sorry.

The bumper will be smoothed and re-chromed to the max!

Thank you my friend!

Glad you like the thread Tanktank49. I'll keep it in mind if ever KLM decides to let me go.

Joe, this guy was a true professional.

 

I think that by doing that you lose some of the symmetry. I like the fact that there is a clear line where the fender end and the bumper begins. Thank you for thinking along, it is appreciated as always!

 

Finally got the splash pan and bumper assembled again and modified it slightly here and there. Then took it apart once again, drilled holes every 8.25 cm along the back of the splash pan, sanded it all and gave it some primer. Next week I'll drill holes in the bottom of the body, attach the pan (this will bring the pan up slightly and closer to the body) and do the very last adjustments. I promise.

I'm happy the way it looks now, but I won't be happy until its perfect.

 

It already looks perfect from here! Amazing quality work farmer12, very impressive.

 

That looks pretty sweet,it was totally worth to fabricate new splash pan.Good work,Eric!

 

Oh yeah, that came out nice! Woohoo!

 

Thank you hemi v8. I feel that I'm getting closer to finishing it by the day.

Thank you Finnrodder. After seeing the end result on the car, it was certainly worth it. The old pan would have iiritated me and I would have made a new one in the long run anyway.

Thank you OahuEli. Thank you again for the inspirational photoshop!

 

great job on the fabricated splashpan. came out looking awesome.

 

Eric, you're not afraid of anything, see problem - think - try -- just great. let me know when KLM need your support in Hamburg! you're welcomed at any time!

 

Thank you Car. (and what you saw wasn't even the finished product.)

Thanks Carsten. I may just take you up on that invitation one day!