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#36249 04/26/04 08:42 PM
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After close to two years in the making I finally drove my Plymouth this past weekend. It ran great right out of the box.
Engine 1953 Desoto 251 CI bored .030 over. Edgy cam 260 duration @ .410” lift both intake and exhaust. Dual Carter B&B carburetors. Split exhaust manifold. Borg Warner T-5 five speed over drive transmission. Dodge Charger 8.25 inch differential 3.55/1 ratio. Front disc brakes.
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Congratulations Don! It's been great following your engine/trans progress as you shared it all with us.Your ride is slick! \:\)


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Very Classy Automobile! Really gets the juices flowing thru these tired veins. Keep those pipes rumbling.


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This is one to warm the heart, fine and fully functional, what we should have done years ago, had we known how!

i hope to see a full account of this machine, with many pictures, in the _Twelve-Port News_, so we can admire it and learn from it for years to come.

God's Peace to you.

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Don,

Great looking ride! I hope that Don's sucess can inspire more Inliner's to get their rides done and on the road. The fact remains that each and every project has it's own priorities. I know this very well. If it looked like my project went fast and cost lots of money, here's my secret. I have planned and saved for over 4 years to get the chop top done. After countless hours, saving, selling off my other hobbies, it became a reality. Some people can write a check for these things and God bless them! With careful and exacting planning, choices, and funding, and motivation, anything is possible!

Don, You are an inspiration to us all. Your Mopar shows all of the hard work and planning you did. Congratulations!

RapRap
1940 ChoppedChevyCoupe


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