The other spring mount was in much better shape; just cleaned up the surface rust, hit it with some POR-15; and made a new backing plate section to tie it all together.
I got the other corner on; now I need to patch the floor on this side and make a tail pan. Then all I have left is one small area to patch by the side doors.
From Weirton Steel in Weirton WV, They must have supplied Chrysler back then. They are still around but not as big and are Mittal or something like that. The City of Weirton is all but dead as compared to back in the 60's and 70's. The van is looking good with the rear roll pan almost completed.
Thanks! I’ll be glad to get the body work part over with. Tail pan is tacked on; started on the last area to patch.
Finished the last patch area; that will probably be it for pictures for a while. The next few weeks I’ll be finishing up the welds, grinding, and sanding off the rest of the old paint. Pretty boring stuff.
Thanks! Unfortunately, that pic is 30 years old. I still own it (my first car), but it's waiting for my retirement for the royal treatment! It'll be an OT project, so no build thread on here!
Man, that’s great to have it that long; it must be pretty special to you. I got my 48 Plymouth from a retired guy that got the car for his 16th birthday and kept it all those years. It was like letting go a member of his family when I came to pick it up. Make sure you start a build thread when you start on your Stude!
You're doing a great job on the sheet metal, looks good. Who is the supplier for the patch panels you used over the front wheel openings?
Busy week! Sanded all the old paint off, finished a good portion of the welds, dropped the leaf springs off to get re-arched, and painted the underside of the rear where all the repairs were done so I can put the rear end back in this week. It'll be easier to work on when I can roll it around again.
Check out my friend's van redo here....http://forums.aaca.org/topic/148603-reviving-a-69-dodge-sportsman-van/?tab=comments#comment-703943
i am working on one of these right now. cool little truck. keep up the good work! do you have a source for front parking lights? i had to glue one of them together.
Thanks! There’s an all Mopar salvage yard in Catawissa, Missouri called Clay & Sons. He’s got several of these vans; look him up online and give him a call. Your van looks awesome, love the color! That shackle poking through the floor could be a pain; interesting way to lower it.
She’s back on all four feet; I just finished stripping and the old seam sealer out of the drip rails and painting them with some POR-15. As soon as I finish stripping the old paint out it the door jambs I’m going to start on the doors.
Got the first pass of filler on and started on door #1. Pretty straight on the outside but I’ll have to patch a section on the bottom.