New build thread; 48 Plymouth

[1954merc]

falcon,
How's the project coming?

[falconvan]

It's kind of in dry dock right now until I finish this shop truck I'm working on. I'm looking forward to getting back to it this spring. Thanks for asking!

[falconvan]

In order to show that I'm still working on this, I thought I'd give a progress update: last week when I was working on my step van project, I had a couple dabs of body filler left when I smoothing out a ding on one of the doors. I put it on a couple of weld spots on the firewall of the Plymouth. That's all for now.

[lamin8r]

Yay,falcon..Love the I scream,,but looking forward to seeing you get back to the coupe..

[falconvan]

Yeah, me too and so is my wife. She wants me to promise not to buy another one until the coupe is done. That's a pretty big commitment for me to make but for her, I'll do it.

[lamin8r]

Yeah, me too and so is my wife. She wants me to promise not to buy another one until the coupe is done. That's a pretty big commitment for me to make but for her, I'll do it.

I hear ya...I am not allowed to start anything else until I get Lyndas Customline done..Bit short of cash at the moment,so nothings happening,apart from development work in the shop...

[falconvan]

I hear ya...I am not allowed to start anything else until I get Lyndas Customline done..Bit short of cash at the moment,so nothings happening,apart from development work in the shop...

Ah, the things we do for love......she's right, though. If I dont make the commitment, It'll still be sitting in pieces 10 years from now. We met a couple who have a nice 38 Chevy with all modern underpinnings, A/C, etc. They just got back from a 2200 mile trip with it and really enjoyed it so that got her wanting to see the coupe finished.

[falconvan]

It's small progress but it is progress; I have a overhead stoarge loft in the garage that's packed with car stuff and lots of other stuff. Over the past week we pulled it all out, hauled stuff to the dumpster, had a yardsale, and I picked out which front, rear, and inner fenders I'm going to use on this. I had a few sets of each. The car itself was packed with junk so I've started cleaning it out, too. Sometime soon I should be rolling it outside to blow off all the dust and vacuum it out really good so I can get started again.

[jyardgirl]

that is great falcon. wished i lived closer to you. i bet that was a great yard sale.

[Dave Severson]

I know what you're going thru getting the car dug out again, I was out in my garage the other day and I think I caught a glimpse of my Ranchero!!!!

[jyardgirl]

:lol::lol:

[falconvan]

that is great falcon. wished i lived closer to you. i bet that was a great yard sale.

Yeah Barb, you would have thought. The bad thing about yard sales is that you put a $.25 price tag on something worth $50 and they will try to chew you down. Most of the car stuff I ended up selling on Ebay except for a few books and some tools. All together we did get rid of a lot of junk we were storing, though.
It IS a mess, Dave. I was just working on this thing a year ago; cant believe how much crap got piled in it in that short of time. What Ranchero do you have? I dont think I saw that one on here before.
Hey Lamin8r, I just opened Micah and read that verse; great stuff, bro.

[lamin8r]

Yeah Barb, you would have thought. The bad thing about yard sales is that you put a $.25 price tag on something worth $50 and they will try to chew you down. Most of the car stuff I ended up selling on Ebay except for a few books and some tools. All together we did get rid of a lot of junk we were storing, though.
It IS a mess, Dave. I was just working on this thing a year ago; cant believe how much crap got piled in it in that short of time. What Ranchero do you have? I dont think I saw that one on here before.
Hey Lamin8r, I just opened Micah and read that verse; great stuff, bro.

And it can be a hard road for someone who only saw the light four years ago,falcon..

[lamin8r]

I know what you're going thru getting the car dug out again, I was out in my garage the other day and I think I caught a glimpse of my Ranchero!!!!

Its funny you should mention that Dave..I found my Galaxie again last weekend...

[falconvan]

And it can be a hard road for someone who only saw the light four years ago,falcon..

I hear you. Sometimes we're like these old cars; we have to be totally broken down and given up on before we're ready to be revived. But it's never too late; the thief on the cross only had a few minutes of life left and he was saved. I wish I had a dime for everytime my mama pointed that out to me.