1967 Petty Enterprises Hart-Fullerton Plymouth Belvedere

[randyc]

Keep plugging away.   Enjoying watching the process

[ibj40]

Here's where I ended up last night.





Unfortunately, something has gone terribly wrong with the rake of the body as it sits on the chassis.  I fit and refit everything several times last night, and this is the best I could get.  



As compared to prior.



Going to require more research and development.

[ibj40]

Wow, didn't realize it had been since September that I updated this thread.

Remember, this is what I was trying to replicate:



Got the body back from my painter (Thanks, Lee!), but let it sit for several weeks as I worked on a couple of other projects I had started in the interim.

Pictures don't do it justice.  This was a quick dry fit.



Finished up the rolling chassis last night (the supply and overflow hoses for the cell are only on temporarily, they get finalled once the body is on).







And here's some body-off pictures.  The doors will be SuperGlued on once the body is on the chassis.









One more big push, and this one's done!

[Classicgas]

This is looking great Jim. The hood hinges and door hinges on this thing are awesome. Looking forward to seeng the finished car.

[swede70]

Looking very clean.  Thanks for sharing...

Mike K./Swede70

[ibj40]

So, the problem was to connect the arrows with real pieces.



And at one time, it was going to look like this.



After a great deal of trying and failing, I acquired some new materials.  Stainless steel tubing to allow me to get a good, unwrinkled bend, and some ultra-thin wall aluminum to connect the dots.  I also had to redrill the opening in the body work (and after it was painted, which was sobering).

Here are the final pieces.



And here's the final fitment.

Edited January 23, 2020 by ibj40
I can't spell.

[ibj40]

With the fuel system done, it was time to button it all together and call this one done.

Remember this is what we were going for.



And this is what we ended up with.

[randyc]

Looks good!  

[Classicgas]

Beautiful Jim. Beautiful.

[kilrathy10]

I can, most certainly, appreciate the work done, here... Awesome, Man... You did a great job on this one...