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TIG Welding Chrome Moly Chassis

The vega wagon S&W chrome moly chassis came off the jig table for the final TIG weld up.

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Currently we are putting all the parts back into the chassis for final tabs and electrical placement etc.

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The wagon skin is shown below. We have been doing final trimming of excess sheetmetal and grinding and detailing of the inside of body and primer applied. Plus we made the front mounts for the Glasstek 6″ stretched fiberglass front end.

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Next we will make the fuel cell mount, NOS bottle mount, fire system bottle holder etc.

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The final chassis weld up is looking good.

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Below shows the battery box is in. Now we simply need to setup the master shut-off switch mount and put the body back on.

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1936 Plymouth Coupe Suspension And Chassis Tuning

plymouth coupe

We are in the final stages of this “daily driver” build.

Currently we are trying to find a body shop to bondo up the 80 year old sheet metal.  We have already taken it down to bare metal and applied primer to simply prevent further rusting.

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As seen in the photo below, the front suspension is sporting a special front brake kit. It’s not easy to find — but it allows the wheels to turn left and right without scrubbing the front fenders.

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Plymouth coupe

Below photo shows the inside of the firewall. As you can see we still have a few holes to seal up — but that is what final assembly before paint is all about.

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The front floor section and tunnel is continuous welded – as seen in below photo.

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Below shows the rear floor and sealed off bulkhead from the trunk.

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The trunk floor section on the right is removable via DZUS fasteners. The raised floor is for the panhard bar upper mount — we want the car low.

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Below shows the rear end — a FORD 9″ on coilover shocks with street rod 4-link suspension and disk brakes.

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This Street Rod is going to be a great daily driver  — and the coolest car in the parking lot!