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Posted: July 22 2008 08:17 AM
 
bryant gorges (aka prost56) [ View ] [ prostreet1956@yahoo.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
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hi all.............here we go again...lol.....got a guy who want to make a street rod or mild custom out of a 51 plymouth sedan..body's really good.....i want to ditch the frame and go with gm running gear...any ideas??..s-10 frame??,,u guys are more experienced at this so..ahh what the heck..shoot me some ideas..lol..tks
 
 
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Posted by reneg8d  -  07/22/2008 08:25 AM
Bryant, S-10 frames came in 3 different wheel bases. If ya can talk the guy into a frame switch, it will make driving it a lot easier(power steering and brakes). Not to mention parts are more available...
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Posted by ol bear  -  07/22/2008 08:43 AM
A 572 AND SOME TUBS MMMMMMMMMMMMM OL BEAR
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Posted by blade58  -  07/22/2008 09:10 AM
Measure the wheelbase first more than likely you will be using a extended cab frame, we already had a guy with a 55 chevy p/u long bed that was converted to a 4x4 and wants to build a streetrod ,so he bought a standard cab s-10 short wheelbase chassis and he is 9" to short now they have to lengthen the frame or shorten bed he didn't do his home work ,51 plymouth? check on monte carlo or early impala chassis up to the early 90.s these were some stout chassis for sedans
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Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/22/2008 09:19 AM
s10's do not work well under cars. rear kick up comes thru the floor. graft the front part of the s10 to the original frame or use a camaro clip. i do not use mll so dont ask me about them. i've done a bunch of them and never liked the drive or the ride.
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Posted by 50pickup  -  07/22/2008 10:38 AM
Wouldn't it be cool to keep it ALL MOPAR????
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Posted by Starfire  -  07/22/2008 11:11 AM
Gonna be a challenge! 1951 Plymouth's had a wheelbase of 118.5 inches. Just make sure it is a '51 and not a '52, as the '52 had a 4" shorter wheelbase. You could probably drop the '51 Plymouth body on to a '72-'76 T-Bird or Lincoln Continental chassis without too many issues though the Plymouth wheelbase is a couple of inches shorter. Too bad it isn't a '52 because the '52 is a 100% perfect fit for the '77-'79 T-Bird or Torino and Mercury equivalent chassis. In either case the track could be a side issue.
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  07/22/2008 11:54 AM
Just curious as to why you would go to all the work of a frame swap that might be iffy at best when you could stub the thing. Didn't Plymouth already have rear leafs and modern shocks for that year?
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Posted by Starfire  -  07/22/2008 12:18 PM
I kinda wondered the same thing as Brian. Doing a frame swap really doesn't seem to be something necessary to turn the car into street custom. No point in asking for a boat load of adaptation problems, but then when it comes to things like that you can call me "Lazy." "Ain't broke, don't fix it." "Wait long enough and it will break on its own."........ (g)
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Posted by DavyJ  -  07/22/2008 08:25 PM
Front clip only, easiest way to go, either S-10 or Malibu/cutlass/ Monte Carlo, 78 > 84
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Posted by MrBud  -  07/22/2008 10:40 PM
I'm With Shine Camero or S-10 Have a Camero under my 49 Chevy Rides and Drives Great .Some Have been Known to go with a Aspen or Volare Clip under the Plymouths
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Posted by whipsold39  -  07/22/2008 11:49 PM
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Posted by prost56  -  07/23/2008 08:07 AM
koollllllllllll...tks guys
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Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  07/23/2008 02:28 PM
just remember to measure the frame. not the wheel base. axle center to axle center. rear end shifts, front end moves in alignment. i use the shock hole on a clip and the snubber hole in the rear. they dont move
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