Getting a start on the convertible project
Yes, I have been watching that auction, although the price is already over 2000.00. With the additional cost of transport, probably another 100.00, it is already reaching the top I would pay for it. We'll see how spirited the bidding becomes.
Here are a couple more 'in progress' pics of my project. Removing the hardtop, and installing the convertible windshield frame. ---John
Here are a couple more 'in progress' pics of my project. Removing the hardtop, and installing the convertible windshield frame. ---John
In rust we trust!
That prior remark was a reply to Dick regarding aftermarket a/c..
John, I admire your energy level and metalworking abilities!
I dont know if it was my bodyman's fault or what, but I have always had an alignment problem where the drivers vent frame meets the "A" pillar.
My bodyman had a different approach to the windshield..I dont think he swapped out the entire "surround", but I have photos of him trying to adjust the "tilt" of it. My advice is of little value, but perhaps you can dryfit the doors and vent frames to see how the line up.
As for the cvt in SD, he says it is complete, says nothing about rust, says the top bows are bent (obvious in photos) and that a tab (?) is broken off over the driver's window.
John, I admire your energy level and metalworking abilities!
I dont know if it was my bodyman's fault or what, but I have always had an alignment problem where the drivers vent frame meets the "A" pillar.
My bodyman had a different approach to the windshield..I dont think he swapped out the entire "surround", but I have photos of him trying to adjust the "tilt" of it. My advice is of little value, but perhaps you can dryfit the doors and vent frames to see how the line up.
As for the cvt in SD, he says it is complete, says nothing about rust, says the top bows are bent (obvious in photos) and that a tab (?) is broken off over the driver's window.
I'm seriously doubting that I will bid on that car. I can do a whole lot of fabrication work for the price of getting that car here, and who knows what would need to be done to the top parts on it.
Roger, I may need to ask you for some precise measurements and photos of your top components when the time comes. ---John
Roger, I may need to ask you for some precise measurements and photos of your top components when the time comes. ---John
In rust we trust!
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Thanks Stephan. I am having to put the project on temporary hold, as a customer in England has ordered a rust-free '57 Plymouth hardtop, and I am having to assemble it from parts in the yard. It will than be shipped to Tennessee, where another guy will be making it into a Christine clone, before being shipped to the U.K. This will pay for a good part of the resto supplies I will need for the '59 project.
Also, just hauled in a total of 5 '59 Desotos, that I am cleaning in preparation for their sale. Too much work, not enough time for my own projects!
Looks like your 361 is coming along nicely!! ---John
Also, just hauled in a total of 5 '59 Desotos, that I am cleaning in preparation for their sale. Too much work, not enough time for my own projects!
Looks like your 361 is coming along nicely!! ---John
In rust we trust!