Customs 51 plymouth my build thread a little late!

Nice work man...I really dig your oil pressure copper line! nice and clean as usual! Keep it up, your work on the quarters looks great.

 

Your doin a real fine job! Keep posting the pics. WH

 

Hey thanks everyone. He is keeping me motivated for sure.

 

That's funny, I just saw this and have the exact same cover sitting on the kitchen counter.

 

Looking at your engine pics again Glen and noticed your wood garage floor. Haven't seen a wood floor in a garage since my grandparents' old house in Miami (built in '30s)

 

Brerhair its actually laminate flooring. And I love it.

 

small update.front clip is back on. almost ready to fire the new motor!





and my new plug wires.i think they will be perfect..

 

Still looking great! I've been following this thread for 2 years now - slow, steady progress. Great job Glendale, and I love how you have the little man out there helping now.

 

thanks man. yea its crazy he seven now ad the youngest is five.

 

FINALLY an update!!!! looks great..love the look of that motor

 

Decided to keep it?
Really like those plug leads. Those details make a great diffrence in an engine bay.
I have a whole list of little stuff like that in my head for the day i'll build a early 50s kustom

 

Yea i am keeping it. Thanks man. I agree it is the small details that make a car for me. My wife was laughing at me because she didn't realize that plug wires were such an important choice.

 

How does the floor hold up to welding and a floor jacks?

 

Cowboy i have lived in the house for a year now. Lots of Florida jacks and jackstands not a ton of welding but so far so good. And man of man. It cleans super easy and much nicer then laying on concrete.

 

It's looking great! keep up the good work brother.

 

I can concour with this statement. I would kill someone, preferably a couple of my neighbourrs LOL, to have a wooden floor to lay on, well, even a concrete floor, as now i have a dirt backyard and stones get stuck on my back all the time....and the dust...etc..
Glad youre keepin it BTW. Im sure its not that far away from being done.

 

Looks good

 

I am going to try and fire it tonight. Keep an eye out for video.

 

Short update. It has been way to hot so i haven't touched the car all week. I am going to try and get up early and get some work done tomorrow.

 

Same reason i havent worked on mine! 107 today... i can usually get a few hours in before dark.. but thats about it.. lookin good buddy.. want to see that video!

 

yea 107 today here as well.brutal..

 

this showed up today.



i am gonna try and hit the garage in the morning.i'll keep you guy posted.

 

OK i'm sure I missed it and its probably been covered at length here on the HAMB, but where did you get those wires?

 

I got mine from socal speed shop sacramento. But they are cheaper from the manufacturer.

http://www.vintagepartsusa.com/catalog/Wiring/Cloth-Wrapped-Plug-Wire-Kits

 

Cool Thanks!

 

Small update. all of the wiring is done. hooked up a battery tried to turn it over. wrong starter.so i need to pull it and put the old one back in no big deal. then i look at the intake it covered in fuel. pull the aircleaner the carb has fuel pouring out of the top of it. that was the conclusion of my saturday. yesterday i pulled the carb and started to go through it. i will finish it up tonight. so some time this week i might actuall have a running car again.

 

keep at it buddy.. you need to drive it down to Mooneyes in a few months!

 

I am totally considering driving it down. The weather will be an issue as i have no side glass it's December and my wife will be my copilot tho.

 

me either.. but a so cal December, means it will be a chilly 70 degrees .. would be cool if you made it.. really cool show..

 

Sweet build, can't wait to see it finished!