Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
Well, Stretch and I got the old girl moved last night. It's pretty solid underneath, but the body's rough and she's been picked over pretty hard. This was a manual-transmission car, but the pedals are gone. 
Most of the trim is pretty beat but there are some bits and pieces in the interior, along with an almost-perfect grille still out front. Inside the car I found '61-'61 Dodge pushbutton shifter, floor-shift '73-up B-body tilt column, what I imagine was the clutch from the car (it still looks in really good condition), and there's a bunch more stuff I need to dig through. It's only a 6-passenger model, and the rear cargo floor is smashed in pretty badly from underneath. The fuel tank and filler neck are gone. The rear axle has already been replaced with a later-model flanged-axle 8.75", which is of course a big plus. Another big plus is that the fullsize wagons remained very much the same from 1961-'64 so much of what would be needed wouldn't be too terrible to souce. The '61-specific stuff, though, would likely be a nightmare.
IF (notice that's a really-big "if") I were to attempt anything with this car, the first thing I'd do would be to use an F/M/J-body front suspension. It's not optimum but this ain't exactly drag-car or road-course material in the first place (and I have a spare, so...). This thing is freaking huge; it's 18+ feet long. It would be a great cruiser but that's about it. I'd just go ahead and use whatever axle's under the rear (pretty sure it's a C-body); it's complete with brakes and looks to be a good fit. Since the pedals are gone, the transmission's up in the air; arguably a manual would be easier because the pushbuttons are Plymouth-specific whereas the pedals interchange among all full-size models, at least '60-'64.
Clearly I've given this way too much thought already, and it could go no further than being parted; I'm really not sure. But hey... right now it's safely nestled at the boss' junkyard for the time being where no evil will come to it. :dance:
Oh, yeah... the funky stance? Check out what's left of the rear leaf spring. That sucked exploded en route and all those leaves you see? The other halves of them are God knows where now. :doh: It was a sound strangely reminiscent of when the trunk let go in my Challenger back in '88--a loud bang, then what sounded like breaking glass and something dragging--then silence. The main leaf amazingly held, but you've gotta love the ultra-groovy shape it assumed whilst doing so.
Most of the trim is pretty beat but there are some bits and pieces in the interior, along with an almost-perfect grille still out front. Inside the car I found '61-'61 Dodge pushbutton shifter, floor-shift '73-up B-body tilt column, what I imagine was the clutch from the car (it still looks in really good condition), and there's a bunch more stuff I need to dig through. It's only a 6-passenger model, and the rear cargo floor is smashed in pretty badly from underneath. The fuel tank and filler neck are gone. The rear axle has already been replaced with a later-model flanged-axle 8.75", which is of course a big plus. Another big plus is that the fullsize wagons remained very much the same from 1961-'64 so much of what would be needed wouldn't be too terrible to souce. The '61-specific stuff, though, would likely be a nightmare.IF (notice that's a really-big "if") I were to attempt anything with this car, the first thing I'd do would be to use an F/M/J-body front suspension. It's not optimum but this ain't exactly drag-car or road-course material in the first place (and I have a spare, so...). This thing is freaking huge; it's 18+ feet long. It would be a great cruiser but that's about it. I'd just go ahead and use whatever axle's under the rear (pretty sure it's a C-body); it's complete with brakes and looks to be a good fit. Since the pedals are gone, the transmission's up in the air; arguably a manual would be easier because the pushbuttons are Plymouth-specific whereas the pedals interchange among all full-size models, at least '60-'64.
Clearly I've given this way too much thought already, and it could go no further than being parted; I'm really not sure. But hey... right now it's safely nestled at the boss' junkyard for the time being where no evil will come to it. :dance:
Oh, yeah... the funky stance? Check out what's left of the rear leaf spring. That sucked exploded en route and all those leaves you see? The other halves of them are God knows where now. :doh: It was a sound strangely reminiscent of when the trunk let go in my Challenger back in '88--a loud bang, then what sounded like breaking glass and something dragging--then silence. The main leaf amazingly held, but you've gotta love the ultra-groovy shape it assumed whilst doing so.
