After weeks (and weeks) of work to bring the ’34 Plymouth coupe hot rod back to life after its 21+ year slumber (does that make it a “barn find”?), I got to start and drive the coupe out of my shop and down the driveway today.
HURRAY!!
Now, I need to do some final checks for leaks, etc., get insurance and plates and it is a road car once again. As background, I originally built this car in 1974. It has a 350ci SBC, a TH350 trans and a '57 Chevy rear end. Originally I had a Corvair front suspension modified with a rack & pinion, but I updated it in 1995 with a Fatman Mustang II tubular front suspension. It was my only daily driver in the ‘90’s, taking me back and forth to work daily, as well as a couple of trips to Ohio from San Antonio for visits to my parents and the Street Rod Nationals. No updates were done at this time - only making certain that everything worked properly after a 21+ year slumber.
I can’t tell you how pleased I am that it is running again.
John
HURRAY!!
Now, I need to do some final checks for leaks, etc., get insurance and plates and it is a road car once again. As background, I originally built this car in 1974. It has a 350ci SBC, a TH350 trans and a '57 Chevy rear end. Originally I had a Corvair front suspension modified with a rack & pinion, but I updated it in 1995 with a Fatman Mustang II tubular front suspension. It was my only daily driver in the ‘90’s, taking me back and forth to work daily, as well as a couple of trips to Ohio from San Antonio for visits to my parents and the Street Rod Nationals. No updates were done at this time - only making certain that everything worked properly after a 21+ year slumber.
I can’t tell you how pleased I am that it is running again.
John