Custom Mopar ????

Picked up my 4th tire from the shop today.
Let’s see what we can to with the front half of the drive shaft.
Torchie

Should work just fine. Did you have it mounted up and use a dial indicator to check for run out?

DozerII said:

Should work just fine. Did you have it mounted up and use a dial indicator to check for run out?

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Not yet Dozer.
This is strictly a mock up to determine if this would even work.
I left the the front shaft a bit long. My chop saw doesn’t do the best cuts any more so I can still have a machine shop make a better cut.
Nothing is welded yet either.
The front yoke is still the S10 yoke. It went into the Mopar trans nicely Due to the fact the the inner hole is much bigger then the output shaft in the 904.
The outer diameter must be close to the same as the Mopar yoke. Strictly luck on that.
Crawled into the car and assembled the rest of the shaft.
Just enough angle to let the u joints work properly.
Thanks for stopping by.....
Torchie

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My V8 S10 has a 2-piece driveshaft. It works great with no vibration. My 62 Bel Air also has a 2-piece driveshaft, when I put in the TH350 we shortened it with the method you show. It has worked great for several thousand miles and also has no vibration. The way you did it will be fine.

Need to get the dash out of the donor and into the custom.
Then I can mock up the steering column.
First step is to remove the garnish molding.
The perimieter frame is a one piecer.
The dash on the donor is complete. And I do have the ignition key too.[cl
Torchie

That is a killer dash Torchie.
What is that to the left of the ignition key?

I-R-POPS said:

That is a killer dash Torchie.
What is that to the left of the ignition key?

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I think it’s just a reflection POPS. Or some crud......
Torchie

Looks like the spotlight mechanism

Old Iron said:

Looks like the spotlight mechanism

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Lol I was looking at the wrong picture.
You are right OI. It’s the handle part of the spotlight.
Still hanging from the wire.
Torchie

Torchie said:

Lol I was looking at the wrong picture.
You are right OI. It’s the handle part of the spotlight.
Still hanging from the wire.
Torchie

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I couldn't tell what that was. I can see it now.

This is what frustrates me.....
I can get something done up to about 90 percent.
Then I need help to finish it.
This points to why I have a project that is more mostly sort of done then done.
End of rant.
Torchie

Torchie said:

This is what frustrates me.....
I can get something done up to about 90 percent.
Then I need help to finish it.
This points to why I have a project that is more mostly sort of done then done.
End of rant.
Torchie

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What are we looking at? Wrong dash? Dash won't fit without help?

05snopro440 said:

What are we looking at? Wrong dash? Dash won't fit without help?

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Getting the dash out of the donor. snopro .
It’s hung up some where on the DS. Can’t figure out why.
My legendary paitience is running thin.
Torchie

Dash is out of the Donor and in the custom. [cl
I missed One little brace buried under the dash.
The Dodge is now in the center of the shop and has all 4 of the new tires on it.
Thanks for stopping by......
Torchie

Torchie said:

Getting the dash out of the donor. snopro .
It’s hung up some where on the DS. Can’t figure out why.
My legendary paitience is running thin.
Torchie

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I don't know about these later models (and also Dodge, not Plymouth), but some have a support on the back of the radio to the firewall. (Those old radios are heavy beasts!)
The only other thing I can think of would be the cowl vent lever.

Nice looking dash!!!![cl
Fittingly, nice looking car

That dash looks right at home in there Torchie. I like it![cl[cl

Neto said:

I don't know about these later models (and also Dodge, not Plymouth), but some have a support on the back of the radio to the firewall. (Those old radios are heavy beasts!)
The only other thing I can think of would be the cowl vent lever.

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Heavy for sure Neto.
I thought that I had undone all the brackets including the cowl vent.
My friend came over to help me and even he couldn’t see this one.
It was toward the drivers side between the radio and the steering column.
Tucked way up in there.
Torchie

soltz said:

Nice looking dash!!!![cl
Fittingly, nice looking car

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Thanks soltz.
Good to have it down on all 4 of the new tires as I had to buy the first 2 then one then the last.
Torchie