New build thread; 48 Plymouth

[falconvan]

Glad to see you got it fitting good.
I know that panels and doors are tough to get just right.

Thanks; I'm still blown away by all you did on the front end of your car. That's some serious craftsmanship.

[stovens]

Thanks; I'm still blown away by all you did on the front end of your car. That's some serious craftsmanship.

So is what your doing with the doors. Nice work.

[falconvan]

Thanks, Steve. You do some pretty fine work yourself. Havent done much for the past week; we've got short burst of 100 degree + temps again, plus we moved out last kid off to his college dorm this past week. It's supposed to be nice this weekend so hopefully I can get back on it. I took a week off around labor day to really hit it hard.

[falconvan]

I finally got the passenger door finished today; there were a lot of hours in this door. Got all the welds ground and some filler along the bottom, got all the old door gasket off and coated the inside of the door with a rust inhibitor. Next is the drivers door which is not as bad. the bottom fits good so no work there. I got the latch installed and have a small repair to make in the front corner.

[falconvan]

Here's how the decklid is going to lay out; pretty much stock except I'm recessing the license plate. One the bodywork is done here and the drivers door gets a little more work, we're going to paint everything from the firewall back.

[stovens]

Nice touch. Really sets off the rear lid. Little stuff like this really is worth the big amount of time it takes to do it!

[Dave Severson]

Lookin' good Falcon!!! Just isn't a Hot Rod without a frenched plate!!!

[Mike P]

I definitely like that deck lid, just the right touch.

[Mike P]

Hey Falconvan, I was just looking over your thread (again LOL). I noticed the brake pedal on page 26, I'm going to be changing out the pedal on my 37 and that sure looks like what I'll be hunting for. Is it original to the car or off someting else?

[falconvan]

Mike, the pedal assembly itself came from an early 80's Chevy truck. I cut it down and made the dash mount a little different. The pad is from the 48 Plymouth; I cut the Chevy pad off and welded on a tab so I could bolt the Plymouth pad on. I got a few laying around if you need one.

[Mike P]

Thanks, actually I thnk I ming know where a couple of those pads are now that I know what it is. If I can't locate one I'll sure let you know.

[RadRidesByDan]

Amazing work......its come a long way and it looks great.....Keep up the good work....

[lamin8r]

Yup,,I think it looks kool..Coming along nicely..Recessed plate does the job...Subtle....

[falconvan]

Thanks! I thought about shaving everything off the lid but decided to go this route. Got some time in on this one the last few days. I did the last bit of patching on the drivers door along with cutting out the braces so I can work on the one piece windows. I also picked up this for a front seat. I need to make some stands but it's in way better shape that the original. The frame on the original is so rusted Im afraid it would disintegrate if I had it blasted. Kyle is working on wrapping up the deck lid; it's been a ton of work to get it right but it's getting closer. I pray to God no one ever hits this thing in the rear!

[OSK]

Looks like your moving right along on your project too, i'll bet that things gunna be one helluva rod when your all said n done!