Lets see those 63's now

[Rolling Thunder]

Here's my sons project '63 330. Yep he's only 7 but its his. Buddy; Clay sold it to him for a dollar (charged me more on the side, but son only a buck :grin: ) Son fell in love with car when we found it and asked if he could buy it and fix up...so I did what any mopar Dad would do. Made it happen.

Slowly gathering parts for it for down the line. We picked up the driveline for it about a month after getting it, found a '65 426 wedge and 4spd setup fairly cheap. I think hardest parts to find will be all the side trim which was stripped off and sold off a long time ago.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Looks like you'll have loads of fun with that father/son project. For the trim, since it's gone and hard to find/expensive, why not weld up the holes and go from there?

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Have thought of doing that and might end up doing that if cant find any but we really like the look of the trim. And oh yeah will be fun, my son is not afraid of getting dirty either, he's all about it.

 

[Joe Mopar]

Lucky boy!:yes: Great project, let's get going on it so he can bring it to school for Show and Tell. :grin:

 

[CUDACOLLINS]

I love it! Way to go 'Dad'. A memory that will live for a long time after were gone. All yeah, on the side trim, it is pretty expense and very hard to find, but you can do what my friend did on his '63 330 - - He welded up the holes, and had the car painted , then had a local business here air brush the trim on. I'm tellin' ya , from 3 feet away, you'd swear the trim pieces were on the car..looks great. Also , Mancini had the samething done on his '67 GTX for ALL of his GTX chrome trim, (that he raced), that's where I got the idea from. I couldn't believe it was air brushed on when I first seen his car. If you get the right artist to air brush it on, the effect is amazing.......

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

That would be cheaper than locating and restoring all that chrome:black_eye:With the right artist,it looks awsome!!:edgy:

 

[Rolling Thunder]

I think you have the right idea! No worrying about clips, dents...or shelling out the $$$ on all the trim. Airbrushing...hmmm Thanks!

 

[383man]

I am sure it will be a fun project for you and your son. And its a sweet 63 Dodge also that you will have looking real sharp. :yes: Ron

 

[poly1963]

63 awb

its not much yet but its under way

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Ohhhhh my an altered project! You gotta post more shots man, that is so cool not only a 2dr conversion but wheelbase project to boot? Great looking car

 

[Primer King]

Love the '63s, and there is great projects already posted in this thread! Thanx for sharing and lets see more!

Here is my Polara.

 

[RubyredSavoy]

Not sure if Plymouths were included in the invite, but here is my '63 Savoy that I bought off of E-bay two months ago. Originally a ruby red with alabaster interior combo, with the 426/425HP and T85 3spd stick. Very long term project:grin:

 

[Primer King]

Holy crap! That plymouth is great! I woulda tore the Lakewood or whatever tractionbars off it before I even loaded it on the trailer (musta bought it from a Chevy guy), but geeezzz.... what a great look for that car. Thanx for posting! Are the tires/wheels on it roadworthy? I wonder if they're for sale?

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Not sure if Plymouths were included in the invite, but here is my '63 Savoy that I bought off of E-bay two months ago. Originally a ruby red with alabaster interior combo, with the 426/425HP and T85 3spd stick. Very long term project:grin:

Is that the car out of NJ???You got a good buy on that one!:yes:

 

[Rolling Thunder]

Son made me drag out the 63 today. Pulled off the rusted front fenders and replaced them with a set of plymouth ones I have...makes for easy storage of them. Kinda makes we wonder if I should just bolt the whole plymouth front end on her and call her "Split Personality"? We pulled the frozen 225 out of her today too. Next will be spot drilling the remnants of the floor pan out.

 

[RubyredSavoy]

Holy crap! That plymouth is great! I woulda tore the Lakewood or whatever tractionbars off it before I even loaded it on the trailer (musta bought it from a Chevy guy), but geeezzz.... what a great look for that car. Thanx for posting! Are the tires/wheels on it roadworthy? I wonder if they're for sale?

Yes, the traction bars will be tossed in the trash soon! The rims are probably going to be keepers as they are in pretty nice shape and the fronts are fairly rare 15x4" and the rears are 15x8.5" Ansen Sprints. They have been on the car since 1977

 

[RubyredSavoy]

Is that the car out of NJ???You got a good buy on that one!:yes:

No, it is a life long Illinois car that was purchased new at M.E Miller Motor in East St.Louis, IL in '63. I bought it from a guy in Springfield, IL. I don't know how good of a deal it was (the reserve was double what the top bid was if you saw it on E-bay), but I have been looking for a '63 MW Savoy for a very long time, so I bought with the heart and not the head:grin:

BTW- your '63 is absolutely awesome!!!

 

[Joe Mopar]

Son made me drag out the 63 today. Pulled off the rusted front fenders and replaced them with a set of plymouth ones I have...makes for easy storage of them. Kinda makes we wonder if I should just bolt the whole plymouth front end on her and call her "Split Personality"? We pulled the frozen 225 out of her today too. Next will be spot drilling the remnants of the floor pan out.

Well this will be one Easter your son will remember for a while. :yes:

 

[snakeoil24]

Hemi Itis that is a great car you have their

 

[383man]

Speaking of 63's I had mine out Fri , Sat and Sunday this weekend. Put about 100 miles on it Sunday as I took it when I went to see my mom and Dad on Easter Sunday. The weather here in Md was great ! Ron