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This page should give you a lot of info on these cars http://p15-d24.com/
Thanks mate, I had a lot of help from a good mate to get it roughed out. The rear window was just to make the chop easier, I cut up a 54 export...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The front doors were extended 8 inches, roof chopped 2 inches in front and 2.5 in the rear. The front guards are Plymouth uppers...
What a score, sure it has rust but most of them do. If you still have the water pump off it would probably pay to check the water distribution...
Now that's funny, the first car I bought came with a mould for the Arkley front! My Father still plays with spridgets (sprites and midgets). Dad...
absolutely love this build, inspires me to get back onto my old girl... Keep it up mate
Damn, how did I miss this build! Inspirational man, keeping an eye on this one.
Its still far from finished, when we cut the section out of the roof above the windscreen we left a strip and stepped a flange for the roof skin...
We took 2 inches out of my Chrysler WITHOUT chopping the screen, we laid it back an inch and then took an inch above the windscreen.
There's plenty of info on adding Explorer diff and front brakes on these and steering racks, it would be less work than a chassis swap. Here' in...
Great thread, I spent years researching chops before starting on mine. I should also mention this would never have happened without a great...
Thanks guys, I cant take all the credit. Scratchbuilt on here had a huge hand in the build over a six day period (that pic is the last day) after...
Not sure if my car quite fits, technically its a 53-54 Plymouth with 56 Plymouth front and rear panels from factory. This one is heavily...
Here's the start to mine, looked ok from a distance but had some serious rust in the floor and roof. I had 2 body's to work with but both had...
Wow, what a work of art. Absolutely love it
never even seen one, but it will definitely help my build. Thanks for the tech
Man this is one of the coolest threads I've seen in a while, brilliant work!
I reckon a removable hard top with a similar profile to a 3 window coupe could give you the best of both worlds, topless when you want or coupe...
Mine wont have a traditional drivetrain but will be my daily, I am setting it up so parts are readily available for the mechanical side of things...
Are you chasing anything in particular? There's not really much left over but you never know and I can keep an eye out for you
We called her Shelly as she's a bit of a Frankenstein's monster with all the different cars that have gone into building her [ATTACH]
Here's my baby slowly coming together, not as neat as most on here but I'm working with what I've got or can find cheap. She's an Aussie Desoto...
The extra 1/2 inch at the back and checking how to fit the rear window [ATTACH] and finally this is where she sits at the moment, its just tacked...
Time to start chopping [ATTACH] Roof off and I'm off for my first cruise, kind of [ATTACH] Flanging ready for the roof to sit over the...
Hey guys and gals, After 6 years sitting in waiting my Australian Plymouth bodied Desoto got some love this past week, a good mate (Scratchbuilt)...
Thanks tommyd, this was built from a couple of old drawing desks and other scrap metal. The next project is a welding table built around an old...
I got to finally paint my welder trolley, not the prettiest thing but functional. With us having a quiet Christmas at home with just the wife and...
Here's my 1930 Essex project
Apparently the later cars had a 12 volt system from factory but still positive earth, do the pedals come through the floor or hang off the firewall?
Rat, thanks for inspiring me to get stuck into my sled. Its amazing what you have achieved with little to work with and a great attitude, keep it...
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