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I kind of saw it coming; Brent's a great guy but he hasnt done a lot of car work other than the basics. He's probably better off starting with a running "fixer-upper" to build some skills. The Mustang he bought was going to need a lot of TLC and $$ to get it roadworthy.

When he said he wanted to sell the drivetrain I knew I wanted it. When my Plymouth's done I'll figure out what to do with it. Lots of ideas!

Were you able to save some other stuff? It looked like the seats were sharp looking.

I did save the front seats but they were rough. I'm thinking of using the power unit off of one of them for my 48 Plymouth front seat if i can figure out how to widen it to fit the bench seat. There were some misc items i saved; this car had a nice gauge setup and lots of dash gadgets. I might Ebay those. And he did get an 8.8 limited slip disc brake rear end out of it, too. So I need to figure out what kind of car to build around this motor/trans. Throw some ideas at me; it has to be small, light, and topless.

MGB, Triumph Spitfire or any of the other small british roadsters.

Originally Posted by Matt167

MGB, Triumph Spitfire or any of the other small british roadsters.

Or a T track roadster,as long as you are short enough to fit in it..

A track 'T' would be great with that motor. Unfortunately for me, I would need another leg joint to fit most that I've seen.


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(I don't like the high windshield on this one, but this would be "the car")

I'm only 5' 6"; that might be perfect. I kind of though about a Nash Metropolitan, too. I've always liked those weird looking little buggers. I think a convertible one with a MII front stub would be cool.

Somethin' like this?

Ok, after some thought and research; I'm going with a 27 T roadster. I downloaded some chassis plans online and I'll go with a glass body, although I'm not sure from who yet. I probably wont start on it until my other car is done but that's the way I'd like to go.