I had originally planned on using a GM G Body (midsize – metric) as the donor for the front suspension. The 1st problem I ran across was that these cars were being eaten up at an alarming rate by the … Continue reading
Because of the 1/4″ per foot slope in my shop floor I could not use the floor as my baseline marker to get various frame heights and angles. I went over to Lowes and bought a fairly inexpensive laser level. … Continue reading
To make pulling the drive line out of the wagon, I first removed the grill, bumpers and splash pans to improve access. Removing the Grill & Bumpers The wagon had around 105K miles on it and the engine, a 270 … Continue reading
In that I was planning to replace the stock Dodge front suspension with a front end clip from a GM chassis, I needed to do a 1st pass inspection of the front and rear suspension. Inspecting the Running Gear Once … Continue reading
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Stripping Out the Interior
The 1st order of business when I got the old girl home was to remove the interior which over the years had been home to a colony of wharf rats and who knows what else might have been living in … Continue reading
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A New Project Begins …
I had been looking for sometime for a 1949-51 Plymouth Surburban 2 door station wagon project when a good friend told me about a 1956 Dodge Sierra 4 door station wagon that he had run across. All though it wasn’t … Continue reading
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Welcome! Here We Go Again!
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Welcome to my new, old blog! Since you are here, you now know that my domain name has changed from www.cmonroe.net to www.csmonroe.net. I have had to change my domain name and web host due to having more problems with … Continue reading