my next project. I've owned this for 25 years and haven't touched it for about 24 years. time to get serious and get it done. i'll be installing a 1973 318 w/904 tranny. fatman front end and independent rear suspension. I installed a Hagan hidden hinge kit on the drivers door before I stopped working on it, now i'll be finishing the passenger door next.

Awesome! Keep us posted on your progress. Can't be enough 33 Plymouths out there. Couple million more and we will have as many as 33/34 Fords.

What did you do with your red RR ??
What are you doing with the Cuda ??
I am just wondering how many cars you have ??
That 33 will look Cool when it's done.
I wish my body guy worked as good as you do.
Congrat's On getting your projects done.
David

looks like a pretty solid project to start with ! any rust issues ? what independent setup are you using ? i agree with john. not enough 33/34's out there [dodges included !]

I still have the red 69 roadrunner, and my pink 70 challenger, and my green 69 cuda. My goal was to have a fully restored A body,B body,E body, and an old resto rod truck for a driver.(42 Dodge truck with a late model 360 and 904 tranny) I have reached that goal. Now it's time to build this 33 street rod for my wife. She has supported me in this hobby for almost 30 years so its time I built one for her.
As to the rear suspension, I bought a new take off rear suspension out of a late 80's Thunderbird Super Coupe. it has zero miles on it. I installed it in the 33 back in 1987. it makes a real nice independent rear, disk brake unit. i'll post pictures when I get the body lifted back off. And the car had no rust. it is a local car that was found inside an old semi trailer on a farm years ago.

Congrat's on having an understanding wife. Lol
You sent me photos when you were redoing the RR as I have an R6 red one. I have a 36 Ply coupe also that will get done in a couple years. My stepdad has a 36 sedan.
I will look forward to more photos of the 33.
David

Please, pics of the rear end installed....

Factory Five Cobra's had a kit designed using a 5 litre T-bird with this independent rear for the donor instead of a Mustang.

Always wondered if this would be a be the way to go?? Did not see the option ( t-bird) on the factory five website last time I looked...

little update on my 33. I removed the Pontiac Fiero front suspension and installed a Fatman Fab Mustang II front. next i'll be fitting my 318 and tranny.

After being on Facebook the last few years I can't help but looking for the "like" button..... lol

a little update on my 33. I have replaced all the floors. the original floors are solid and rust free but I wanted a thicker metal and wanted to do away with the wooden sections. I installed a set of 8 way power leather seats out of a Saab convertible. I also extended the dash down and added a built in console. this will be where I will mount all my switches for my electric seats, windows, ect..
mounted a tilt column from Flaming River. Next I am going to build an overhead console to house my stereo system.

You mean HER stereo system! Cool build, I was involved in the build of a 33 couple with a 6.1 Hemi and pistol grip 4-speed, love that body style!

First place Identity thieves find info about you....

Been working on my 33 some. Now that I got everything fitting the way I want it, I took it back apart and pulled the body off the frame. Some final prep work on the main body and the frame, then its off to be painted. Here is a picture showing the T-Bird Super Coupe rear end in the frame. All I had to do was make a few brackets and welded them to the frame. the complete rear end assemble comes out with 4 bolts.

like seeing the real steel plymouth with real steel vin tags and such---i always thought the ford independant rear was a copy of the jag which they owned at the time--they swapped out the dana 44 for a 9 inch center section then later used the HD8.8 under the expeditions....

Got my frame and suspension all painted. here are a few pictures showing the rear end assembly. It is out of a 1990 Ford T-Bird Super Coupe.

Nice work

looks like a nice install ! what is the bolt pattern on the axles ? a buddy of my brother had a 92 or 93, and it had a 4 1/4" [or metric equivalent] pattern and he had a hard time finding wheels for it. were the earlier ones 4 1/2" ?

From time to time Ford engineers dreamed about installing IRS in Mustangs. The install had to be pretty much a bolt-on so they could keep the cheaper live axle under the cheaper cars while the higher end would get the IRS. I believe this is what made it into the Super Coupe.

The Ford IRS was in no way a copy of the Jaguar. Ford had diagonal lower arms, like my '70s Mercedes. The Jag arms went straight out from the differential. Ford used a separate upper control arm, again like my Mercedes, while the Jag used the halfshafts themselves. Hubs looked quite different as well.

Look at the later model Jag rear end in this link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/86-94-Jaguar-XJ4...E-/222099315972

I have a friend who installed one of these in a Toyota pickup, he says it allows much higher off-road speeds.

R.

i'll have to check the bolt pattern. I never thought about the wheel situation.

You are going great work! What a nice ride you will have when you are done. Keep up!