1949 Business coupe update

[falconvan]

Excellent. Thanks for the update. Are you putting other wheels on it?

Thanks! Nah, I'm keeping the wheels. I might put some poverty caps on, though.

 

[falconvan]

Got my sway bar brackets made and installed today. Just a few more things to do; I've got new leaf spring bushings to install, the trim needs to be put on the car, and I'm getting new tires and possibly some kind of hub caps. Still thinking that over; I don't want aftermarket wheels but some vintage hub caps might look good.Then we're good to go for some summer road trips!

 

[christcrusader13]

Progress is looking great, did you make the mounts on the A-Arms for your sway bar to attach to? I'm looking at installing one on my 64 C-10, it almost drags the bumper during hard cornering LOL...

 

[falconvan]

Yeah, I made them. I had some scrap 2 1/2" x 1/2" bar stock. Just cut a couple of 12" pieces, then bolted them to the a-arm with 3/8" grade 8 bolts and also welded them. I had to drill a 1" hole in the ends for the sway bar links.

 

[christcrusader13]

Yeah, I made them. I had some scrap 2 1/2" x 1/2" bar stock. Just cut a couple of 12" pieces, then bolted them to the a-arm with 3/8" grade 8 bolts and also welded them. I had to drill a 1" hole in the ends for the sway bar links.

AWESOME!!! I think That is what I will do on my C-10.... I have a swaybar that is wide enough from a car I parted out a while back, just wasn't sure how to go about making it all work together.

Thanks for the insight!

 

[falconvan]

I wrapped up several things over the last few days. It started out as changing out leaf spring bushings as they were shot and clunking pretty bad when you hit any kind of bump. I didn't realize it until I got going but the bumper had to come back off to get the spring shackles out. Then I realized that my fuel tank was leaking from an undetermined spot. So off came the tank and the bumper. After cleaning up the wet spot on the tank I found a couple of little pinholes. It looks like some rust pitting had started. Weird; only one small spot; the rest of the tank looked solid. So i rinsed the tank several times with hot water and Dawn and was able to weld the pinholes shut. Just for good measure I used some fiberglass mat and resin over the questionable area. Hopefully this will work long term; I did the same thing on an old fuel tank years ago and it held for several years. A new tank isn't in the budget right now. I also put the truck weatherstripping on. This all made a huge difference; it drives so much better with the front end adjusted, the sway bar, and the new spring bushings. Now for some new tires, the rest of the trim, and for now I decided to run a set of original 49 Plymouth hubcaps.

 

[sgtpontiac]

Never fails...

You can never fix just one thing.....it's just Murphy's law....but hope all the fixes work out ....don't see why that tank wouldn't work for a few.....[cl

 

[Bamamav]

I had a few pinholes in my Lincoln tank. I used an epoxy from Permatex designed for gas tanks on the outside, then used RedKote on the inside. So far, so good, no leaks.

 

[falconvan]

So far so good; filled the tank today and no leaks.

 

[BlueNorther]

This thing is THE sex, adopt me so I can drive it!!!

 

[christcrusader13]

Gotta love the box of unknown and how it unravels....

I'm excited about doing the sway bar on my truck.... just gotta find fome 1/2" steel stock

 

[falconvan]

This thing is THE sex, adopt me so I can drive it!!!

Hah! Thanks, man. It doesnt give me quite the same boner that my wife does but it IS pretty fun to drive.

 

[falconvan]

All ready for cruisin' season; back to work on the 48 now.

 

[Old Iron]

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[bruno]

That is one sweet ride, great job[cl[cl[cl

 

[bob w]

That's a nice little Mayflower.

 

[Todd]

Gorgeous, I like those 3 windows.

 

[Flipper_1938]

Why are you selling it?

 

[the reverend muddy grimes]

In the beginning, you mentioned a jeep pedal assembly, which you didn't use. I am just wondering why you chose that one. Was it for ease of mounting?

 

[falconvan]

Why are you selling it?

I have a bad case of automotive ADD. I get them done, drive them for a while, then I get bored and it's time to build something else. I used to count how many I've owned, I stopped counting around 200. Time for the next challenge.