New build thread; 48 Plymouth

[40FordDeluxe]

Very nice! What are you going to do all winter with the van being done and this darn near there?

[falconvan]

I'm still working on my buddies 54 Chevy and planning my next project. I'll probably put the van up for sale this spring and start on the next conquest.

I got the hear the Plymouth run for the first time in a while. Now i've got a working speedo, gas gauge, raised the rear a bit, and fixed a few other small things. Hopefully there's a test drive going to happen this weekend.

[falconvan]

Well, I took a drive and it’s really nice having a working heater, fuel gauge, speedo, good brakes, and better seats BUT the transmission noise came back after it warmed up. #*&$#!!!!!!
Guess I’ll take it to the trans shop next week and see what they think.

[53 Chevy5]

These old things seem to have a perpetual list, but it's nice you got some knocked off.

[falconvan]

I’ve got a four speed sitting here; if the trans has to come out again I’m seriously thinking of adding another pedal and shifting for myself.

[53 Chevy5]

I re-read your transmission noise from your ealier post and my 82 Z28 made a noise similar to your only not as severe
It went away on its own, not a lot of help for you but i think I know the noise your talking about. Mine also sounded like it was coming from the converter.

[falconvan]

Yeah, starts as a chirp, chirp as the car warms up and then ends up sounding like a belt squealing just at idle and finally stays steady through the whole rpm range. Goes away when everything cools off.

[falconvan]

Well, trans has to come back out. So this is going in.

[53 Chevy5]

Sweet, what are you going to do for linkage and pedal?

[falconvan]

Sweet, what are you going to do for linkage and pedal?

It’ll be hydraulic; as far as pedals I’m not sure yet. I’ve got a few different sets I’ve accumulated so I’ll make one of them work. The pedal that’s in there now was from a full size Chevy truck.

[Dave Severson]

It’ll be hydraulic; as far as pedals I’m not sure yet. I’ve got a few different sets I’ve accumulated so I’ll make one of them work. The pedal that’s in there now was from a full size Chevy truck.

A hydraulic throw out bearing really makes the swap easy!

[falconvan]

A hydraulic throw out bearing really makes the swap easy!

That's the plan, Dave. Speedway has a conversion kit for about $100. From what I'm reading I should be able to use a 4.8 LS flywheel along with an LS7 pilot bearing and it will be a bolt in.

[falconvan]

I think I’m going to use these pedals; came from a Fiero.

[falconvan]

Fiero pedals didn’t work out; they ended up being too short. I used a set of Jeep CJ pedals in my 51 Plymouth and they worked well so I’m going that route again.

[Dave Severson]

Nice looking set of pedals! Thanks for doing all the searching and leaving us a good tip on what to look for!