1950 Plymouth Suburban

jaybee · November 29, 2015, 05:20:57 PM

Very nice. Is that a Nav screen behind the steering wheel?

kb426 · November 29, 2015, 06:09:08 PM

Good progress! I assume you had to work some to help the turkey disappear.

348tripower · December 06, 2015, 05:21:54 PM

I am really close to the paint stage so it was time to drill the holes for the molding clips. That way everything will get sealed with the final primer coat.

kb426 · December 06, 2015, 05:27:01 PM

I'm excited for you!

416Ford · December 07, 2015, 07:24:21 AM

Looking great. Did you op for or against the HEMI on the side?

slocrow · December 07, 2015, 04:29:41 PM

I was wondering the HEMI issue myself. It has really grown on me but it may be the two shades of gray/silver that I'm partial too. Either way it is still your car but I do like the idea, though a rake might help the picture.
Nice job regardless!!!
Frank

348tripower · December 08, 2015, 06:27:50 AM

No decision on the color or the HEMI graphic yet. The car does have about 2 inches of rake its hard to see on the hoist in the pictures.

348tripower · January 20, 2016, 07:14:53 AM

Its been really cold here in Michigan so I used up some energy polishing this grille. I still wish I could find a plater to tackle this project. Everyone I talk too seems to think these are riveted together. Not the case. All spot welds and a bunch of them.

416Ford · January 20, 2016, 12:32:46 PM

Just paint it black to match the wheels and paint.

UGLY OLDS · January 20, 2016, 01:04:31 PM

Quote from: 348tripowerIts been really cold here in Michigan so I used up some energy polishing this grille.
QuoteI still wish I could find a plater to tackle this project. Everyone I talk too seems to think these are riveted together. Not the case. All spot welds and a bunch of them.

What about Custom chrome in Grafton Ohio ?? Jon Wright is the contact / Owner ....

Bob..

kb426 · January 20, 2016, 06:11:36 PM

Don, I know everything has a price and a budget. I'm guessing that the chrome bill could break the budget.

348tripower · January 21, 2016, 06:32:15 AM

Quote from: "kb426"Don, I know everything has a price and a budget. I'm guessing that the chrome bill could break the budget.

purplepickup · January 21, 2016, 01:08:10 PM

Don, that grille is stainless isn't it? Have you thought about electropolishing? I'm not sure if it's ok on thin parts or not. And if it has anything done to the surface like flash chrome or something it probably won't work either. It might be worth checking into tho.

Here's a pic of some of the stainless I had done at Kepco near Kalamazoo. It wasn't scary expensive...about $150 for these parts plus the firewall.

416Ford · February 05, 2016, 03:09:00 PM

Not sure if you had seen this one before or not. Just happened upon it while looking to see where there shop moved to.

1951 Plymouth Wagon
"Pete Santini, Boyd Coddington and Steve Stanford Collaboration"
http://www.grautogallery.com/vehicles/3437/1951-plymouth-wagon

kb426 · February 05, 2016, 07:21:12 PM

You know Don, that's a cool car done by some great people. I think I'm going to like yours more based on what you have done in the past. It's all personal taste but I like where your's is headed. Wow, Fast Eddie! I bet he got bored because it had an auto.