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She's always willing to help as long as it's not a greasy job. It did cost me dinner out and a chickflick but the help was worth it. I was looking back and I bought this October of last year. It took a little longer than I thought but I guess almost a year to finish one isnt too bad.

Got the new windshield in this morning; I decided to order it in one piece rather than two like the old one. I also got the floormat cut and the speaker boxes finished. Not that you'll be able to hear the radio but it has them, anyway. I'm going to let the rubber mat relax for a few days before I glue it down as it was rolled up for a while. IMG_2736.jpg

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Looks very nice Falcon. Bang up job!Should be a snap on tool Van!

Every time I check in to see your progress, this project just knocks me out. I love it. Kudos to the wife for helping. Outstanding!

Originally Posted by stovens

Looks very nice Falcon. Bang up job!Should be a snap on tool Van!

Yeah,Falcon,,,quick, change the sign writing...
I SCREAM...FOR SNAP ON TOOLS...
Lookin good,mate..You could also use it for the local youth group in your church...Get a lot of kids in that ...

Great progress again Falcon... No I'm jealous of your mat...wish I could just lay around and relax a few days!!!!!

Thanks, guys; half the fun of building it has been all the great support I got from you guys. I never intended to go this far with it but I'm glad I did. It was just supposed to be a quickie paint job and clean up on the old straight six.
I never thought of the Snap On vans, it would have been cool. Heck, Snap On might have even helped me buy some parts.
I got some of the rubber glued down tonight (that 3M 90 spray adhesive is some serious stuff) and a couple other little jobs done. I've also got hubcaps, trimrings, and mirrors on the way. Other than the back door, this thing should be done next weekend. I might just have to run it over to the local show even if the door isnt on it yet.

I have been meaning to ask you what rear end is in the van???.Do you know the gear ratio??.Are they city gears in it??.That would mean the ratio would be in the higher range.I once built a Chevy side slide door cargo van and replaced the straight six with a oval track four barrel 327 sbc.It I guess was a 4.56 rear end gears.Hehe,we used to rock the throttle in first gear(to the floor and off real fast)and get the front wheels to almost come off the ground.

Originally Posted by 1gary

Hehe,we used to rock the throttle in first gear(to the floor and off real fast)and get the front wheels to almost come off the ground.

I did that with my first car, a '47 Dodge 4-dr sedan. I was 16 and had no money to do it right, so for a "down in front" dago job, I took it to the local welding shop and had the guy heat the front springs with a torch to take the temper out of them for about a 3" rake. This, of course, stiffened up the springs. I could get her bucking like a bronco in 2nd gear at about 25-30 mph by going on and off the throttle like you describe. Back in those days, I did some pin striping and lettering, so I brushed her new name on the front fenders....Bouncing Buleah.

I bought a shop manual for this and according to it all FJ series van were equipped with traction-loc (posi) and 3:73 gears. Nice little perk!

Wow.Trac-lock and 3:73"s.Ya know,I think this van came looking for you and not you finding it.It must have known all along you would her back her pride.

Could be; I went looking for 48 Plymouth parts and this is what I came home with. There has to be some kind of irony in that. That, or everytime I see something weird with 4 wheels I get an uncontrolable urge to put a V8 in it. Probably the latter....

Well, other than putting the back door on and a couple minor tweaks; I believe I can call it done. I finished up the wiring and it all works, swapped to an auto choke on the Holley (and found a pretty good vacuum leak in the process so it runs much better), finished glueing down the floor, put on the mirrors, hubcaps, and trim rings, put in the side window glass, and several other minor jobs. I took it a few miles down the road and everything seems to be great. It's running smooth, it's loud as hell, and it'll smoke the tires pretty good so I'm happy. I'll throw a few pics on when the back door is done next week and try to get a burnout video done if I can ever get my son to take a few minutes and help me with it. I might put a start to finish slideshow together if I get the the time. But there she is; just a little under a year from start to finish. Cant wait to cruise as soon as I get plates on it!

A few more....

Last few....Look a little different?