Hi guys!

Ellie

Ellie

Ellie
Hi everyone, am newbie here and not sure if am in right place, (nothin new there am usually lost!)

Have bought a 1950 plymouth business mans coupe to play with which is a little older to some of your vehicles...Already got a 318 to drop in her, but oh wonders need a new subframe as cross member has rusted out.
Any suggestions folks? Or maybe the best place to go for advice?

Hope you all havin good day, look forward to gettin to know some of you,
Take care

Ellie
 
Welcome! We're crazy but helpful here.

Stay tuned - someone might be able to jump in with some suggestions.

XL has 49 Dodge - so don't worry about the age of the car.

(There's one member here who's birth pre-dates the wheel.) :D

Have fun and remember: We're mostly harmless.
 
dodgechargerfan said:
XL has 49 Dodge - so don't worry about the age of the car.

(There's one member here who's birth pre-dates the wheel.) :D
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"Who you talkin' 'bout Willis?"

If'n your talkin' 'bout the wheels on XL's car....yea, I'm older.:toot:

Ellie, if the '50 was mine and needed a frame transplant I would swap in a front suspension from an F/M/J (Aspen/Volare/Grand Fury/Diplomat/5th Ave.) Then you would have newer suspension, better brakes and motor mounts for your 318.;)
 
Welcome! I totally agree with 68. All self contained too! :) Psssst, wanna buy a 49? ;)
 
68R/T said:
"Who you talkin' 'bout Willis?"
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Well, you spoke up, didn't ya?

Good idea on the F/M/J swap.

Has anyone ever documented the swap with pictures? I get the overal concept and I can see a guy like 69.5 doing it with his eyes closed, but I guess I just need pretty pictures to get it straight in my head.
 
Welcome. You'll get used to the smell. *checks soles of boots, shrugs* :shifty:
What, exactly, made a businessman's coupe back in the day? New cars talk about electrical ports and laptop holders to make doing mobile business easier, so what was the selling point in 1950? Was it a built in clipboard with a manual pencil sharpener?:huh: Seriously, I don't know, but the 50's stuff is cool.
 
J.C. Corbett said:
What, exactly, made a businessman's coupe back in the day?
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The one's I saw (yeah I'm that old) had either no rear seat or a fold down type thing. Presumably for salesmen to load all their samples, vacumn cleaners, etc in the back.

Welcome Ellie, don't worry about being in the wrong place, just keep an eye on where every else is.
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Hey people,
Thanks for the welcome..this is gonna be fun, I can see that..wonder if the old man knows how much this is gonna cost him...
Kinda sweet he got me a car manufactured in 1950 for my 50th b'day.
Still getting used to US terminology as am a Brit and we have bonnets and boots as opposed to hoods an trunks...oh well will get used to it eventually,
Have a nice evening everyone
Ell
 
XLR8R said:
Whaaaaaat? we have Bonnets and boobs too...look at DCF!
err, sorry. :D
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Ellie, yah goota watch out for XL when he's on his meds as you never know what he might do. As for the rest of us, well !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D
 
Hi Ellie!

If you're in Joplin, pray tell why you're not used to US terminology? Imports from... ?

Anyhow, the FMJ swap is a great one... this would be using the self-contained front suspension from one of the following:
  • 1976-'80 Dodge Aspen/Plymouth Volare (includes '76-'80 Road Runner and '79-'80 Duster)
  • Plymouth Gran Fury 1982 or newer.
  • Dodge Diplomat 1977-'89.
  • Chrysler LeBaron 1977-'81.
  • Chrysler New Yorker RWD, New Yorker Fifth Avenue 1982-'89.
  • Dodge Mirada 1980-'83.
  • Chrysler Cordoba/LS 1980-'83.
  • Chrysler Imperial, 1981-'83.
There are literally millions of donors out there for this swap, and since they're all interchangeable, you'll have availability for years to come in terms of suspension, steering, and braking parts. It's literally a complete bolt-in swap that upgrades your suspension, steering, and braking up front... even the sway bar is part of the package. They can be a bit spendy to rebuild, but if properly maintained you'll only do it once (believe me--if you go whole hog, they're really expensive). However, in a custom application like a '50, you won't have to spend $150 on mount bushings like I did, and my car's torsion-bar bushings were hammered from 135,000 miles as a police car and a couple of seasons of ice racing here in the frozen north. Most times, those pricey bits don't need replacement.

Questions? Feel free to ask... I have an '85 Gran Fury cop-car suspension in the middle of a rework right now and can probably help you out with whatever you need to know about this setup.

Glad you're here... any one of us will happily help you in any way we can.
 
dodgechargerfan said:
*Looks in mirror.*
[smilie=2:...:eek:...:wtf:...:o...:shifty:...:tats:[/quote]


Really could have done without that image. :dgt: :D


Welcome Ellie, do as the good doc tells ya....:)
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Welcome Ellie, I'm kinda still new here too, but everybody is really cool, especially XL. He is my hero. I am going to will all my worldly posessions to him. Oh, and DCF is a geek. :dance: [smilie=g:
 
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