Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
[Re: JonsGottaDusta]
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08/09/11 04:07 PM
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Why the 80s Toyota PU chassis?
69.5 A12 Bee, first purchased in 1976, car 169 on registry
69 Coronet R/T 440/4 spd
69 Coronet 500 Conv H code 383 4bbl/auto
37 Plymouth PU
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Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
[Re: AZ_A12_BEE]
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08/09/11 06:21 PM
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Why the 80s Toyota PU chassis?
we had it
This is a budget build, had the chassis had the engine and trans have a radiator have a gauge set(A100 van) have a shifter have some wheels have a steering column had the air bags and compressor have bed sides and rear fenders making a set of headers have some seats
need windows manual valve body mufflers wiring hoses and belts(might have them to)
teaching Jon how to weld fabricate metal work body work and get a cool old truck road worthy on a budget Ron...
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Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
[Re: Mopar Ron]
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08/10/11 12:44 AM
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Does the 80s Toyota chassis line up well with it?
69.5 A12 Bee, first purchased in 1976, car 169 on registry
69 Coronet R/T 440/4 spd
69 Coronet 500 Conv H code 383 4bbl/auto
37 Plymouth PU
Find your spot on earth and ride it.
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Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
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08/10/11 02:16 AM
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Does the 80s Toyota chassis line up well with it?
yes it does,BUT they have torsion bars and the adjusters would wind up in the trans pan so that is why we decided to go with the air bags. but the frame rails run great with the truck body, I have one under my race truck and it has a must II frontend on it and that went well too, But now I might be going with a gasser axle under it. Ron...
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Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
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08/10/11 03:03 AM
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this was our first time using air bags. and they were pretty easy to set up we had the bags and brackets they hook to. but we had to modify them to work as they were for the rear of a truck, we cut the brackets down to fit to the frame and to the lower a arm and welded them on we are going to use them on the rear as well. Ron...
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Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
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08/10/11 04:46 PM
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Paint the grill cardboards white and call it MATER. Great pic's and project. Keep them coming.
Dude! Do it! That would be so awesome to see at a car show! That would be cool if you could find those sun visor/shades that had the eyes like they do in cars.
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Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
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08/11/11 12:28 PM
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Cool project. How will it be titled, 40 Ply or 80 Toyota? The reason I'm asking is I have an 84 Ramcharger 4x2 that I started to restore but lost interest in. The frame is blasted and painted and I hate to scrap it. I've often thought of doing a SR on that frame but it would be titled as an 84 RC. I didn't want to pour money into it for nothing.
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Re: 1940 Plymouth Willys Pickup - Project Thread
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08/12/11 06:00 PM
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we are going to use them on the rear as well. Ron...
Are you just going to run bags on the back or will you run bags with shocks? I have heard of people getting a floating feeling out of the rear end with a 4 link and bags but no shocks.
Do the front air bags line up vertically? In some of the photos the top seem to be shifted inward towards the engine and the bottoms outward in an almost Z like fashion, not sure if this would affect the strength or stability of the bags.
Great photos of progress, any thought put into the radiator cross member and what are the dimensions of the radiator being used?
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