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Thanks for the photos of I Scream as you found it. You must of had a vision of what that van could become and it is amazing what some would class as an ugly ducklin can become is so neat. I like it for the fact that nobody has one like it.

Thanks, Whiplash! When I found this thing I was looking for parts for my 48 Plymouth on Ebay in the vintage parts section. I put in a radius of 200 miles and when this thing came up, I was hooked. Dont ask me why but I had to have if I could get get it cheap; and I did. $400 bux. I'm the same way; I liked it because no one else at our local shows had anything remotely like it.
I got my rails for the rollup rear door cleaned up and put back on, along with the top rear panel they attach to. I also got a start on the doors; welded up some holes where some padlock hasps had been, straightened a few dings, and getting them ready for primer. Tomorrow, I hope.

I sware-I saw a van just like yours at the Rochester public market.









What where they selling out of it????.















Yepper.........................Ice cream.


Well really not as nice as yours and a stock drive train.

Cool! There's a couple guys on the HAMB that have them also. We've kind of turned my build thread over there into a mini step van forum. Jump over there and look up AM General FJ-8A in the message boards if you want to take a look.
My friend got the hood straight for me and I've been working on the doors and inside panels. I got some of them primered this morning. Gotta stop for today, my oldest daughter is moving into her first apartment so I've got to go load up.

I just spied a '48 coupe in the last lot of photos and I have a real soft spot for those so glad to see it still sitting in it's corner patiently waiting for you to finish with that interruption...

Yeah, the 48 is next. The whole idea of building this one was to generate revenue to put back into the 48.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Yeah, the 48 is next. The whole idea of building this one was to generate revenue to put back into the 48.

I believe there were two others you built to generate revenue also, correct? you must be well on your way now after a third

Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe

I believe there were two others you built to generate revenue also, correct? you must be well on your way now after a third

Yeah, it actually worked out pretty well. Each one I made a profit on and bought more parts for the 48. I've got a mountain of stuff for it when I get back on it. This is the last one; really, honestly.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Yeah, it actually worked out pretty well. Each one I made a profit on and bought more parts for the 48. I've got a mountain of stuff for it when I get back on it. This is the last one; really, honestly.

I hear yah on that one!

More primer; I'm just about done with the inside panels. I hope to get everything primered by next weekend except for the rear roll up door and start getting the painting finished up. It's been so hot here it almost kills you to work outside but today was a little better, only got up to 95.

Who needs a bake oven with those temps Eh??? Thanks for posting the update on the coupe thread, appreciate it and read right thru so to catch up.
You guys have been a great help to me as when I have been really down with pain, I get on here and follow your builds and because I am unable to get out into the garage myself, you guys help keep me motivated and the flame alive.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Yeah, the 48 is next. The whole idea of building this one was to generate revenue to put back into the 48.

Sooooooo,your keeping this one to sell ice cream???.

No, no ice cream sales. I'm hoping for a good sale price on the truck. This truck is you, Gary. You should buy it. Every kid in the neighborhood would love you.
I was off today so I got some really tedious jobs done. The back bumper and several 1" metal angles and strips that hold in the window glass and the wiring harness to the roof all had several coats of paint. I sat in the chair all morning with a 2" grinder and a box of paint stripper discs and got them all cleaned up and primered on the front, black Rustoleum on the back. I painted the inside of the hood black. The front bumper got dropped at a local shop to see if they could get the kink out of one end. The motor had a miss under a load so after messing with carb adjustments for a while I decided to put a better coil and ignition module in my $59.95 Ebay HEI distibutor. Much better now; I guess the Chinese company that built it used some bottom of the barrel ignition parts.

I got the last of the outside panels painted; doors, hood, bumpers, plus some inside trim for the windows. I have to get some more paint to finish the inside panels but it's just about there.

Looks great Falcon, dang near cruizin' time now!