1941 Plymouth 60’s era C/GS

[R. Thorne]

Started this car last June, then it went on the back burner, to be replaced by a slew of Stock Eliminator cars and an A/SR replica car.  Well I have bogged down on the roadster, and decided to try and finish the Plymouth.  This car is being built as a possible competitor to the 1937 Chevy of Moody & Jones that I built a couple of years ago.  Anyway, the body was first sprayed with a gold base that turned out crappy, then given a alcohol bath to remove that, then hit with mr. Surfacer primer.  After that, then Tamiya silver leaf base and clear red.  All with spray cans as an experiment.  Oh yeah, scratch built the hood scoop.

[R. Thorne]

[R. Thorne]

Parts pack small block Chevy with 4 speed Hydramatic ready to install.  Wheels and tires and headers I plan to install.  Hopefully,will get interior painted a tan color tomorrow.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Cool idea, nice paint this time.  

I always like seeing period "what if" cars built to actual class specs, as potential competition to real cars.  

[Reegs]

7 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Cool idea, nice paint this time.  

I always like seeing period "what if" cars built to actual class specs, as potential competition to real cars.  

Same here.

[R. Thorne]

Well, my lazy gene and or tv addiction (mostly Norwegian mysteries and Russian WW2 war films) got hold of me for a couple days.  Anyway, got a coat of primer on the interior and chassis (may leave it at that, don’t know).  Experimented (there’s that word again) with some new Tamiya brushes and a painting stabilizer (jury is still out on that one) painting on some chrome door handles and trunk emblems.  Later.

[R. Thorne]

Oh, yeah, wiper blades.  When you take pictures, it sure reveals the blemishes and the true state of things.  Blasted iPhone.

[R. Thorne]

A BMF experiment with dual cutters producing a 1 mm wide strip applied directly to surface.   Except for the mistake of cutting 2-3 inch strips instead of 1-6 or 7 inch (you can see the overlap in the middle of the door), I was pleased with the no hassle process.  Took me about 10 minutes altogether.

[Zippi]

Coming along nicely on the 41 Plymouth.  Foil work looks Great.

[R. Thorne]

8 hours ago, Zippi said:

Coming along nicely on the 41 Plymouth.  Foil work looks Great.

Thanks, neighbor.

[R. Thorne]

Did the driver’s side and front grille.  Is it the best bmf job I have done?  Of course not.  Was it the easiest and quickest (about 10 minutes altogether for this side and the grille for both sides) ?  No question about it.  Probably won’t do much more today (time for bull riding).

[TransAmMike]

Liking it Ron, great color!!

[R. Thorne]

On 4/30/2023 at 4:17 PM, TransAmMike said:

Liking it Ron, great color!!

Thanks, Mike.

[Sledsel]

Good looking Plymouth. 

[R. Thorne]

12 hours ago, Sledsel said:

Good looking Plymouth. 

Thanks for the kind words.  Tried some fine and finishing compounds on one side of the hood with ho-hum results.  Gonna try some floor polish and Novus on the other side just for kicks.  Just realized I need another strip of chrome on the front of the hood.  Also tried some Flysea chrome.  Looks good.

[R. Thorne]

Made a motor mount from scrap, trial fit engine, driveshaft, hood, header clearance.  Looks good.  Brushed floor polish on windshield (easier than dipping) .  Also, like the looks of floor polish on the other side of hood.  Will brush whole car with it with a soft bristle brush.  

[deuces wild]

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[R. Thorne]

On 5/5/2023 at 9:13 AM, deuces wild said:

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Thanks.  Some bits & pieces.  Made some gauges, just for fun (trying not to take this build too seriously).  Gauges are from the number 66 on a chrome sprue as is the tach from the sprue end doused with the ubiquitous black sharpie.  Also, drilled out the collectors.

[R. Thorne]

Also, kept the t-handle shifter from the kit, with what looks like a line lock button made into it (will use it on a stick shift super stocker).  Ahh, sweet memories of my youthful days.  Used a floor shift from a 50 Austin kit.

[R. Thorne]

I had problems with the GreenStuffWorld chrome airbrush version before, so I decided to try again with this chassis.  Same results (just looks like an aluminum paint).  I went over the headers and driveshaft with the non airbrush version with the usual sterling results.  In the first pic the header on the left has the non airbrush version.

[dragcarz]

I love what your doing here. This is a much overlooked kit in my opinion. It’s looking great!

[R. Thorne]

16 hours ago, dragcarz said:

I love what your doing here. This is a much overlooked kit in my opinion. It’s looking great!

Thanks, neighbor.  It is a nice kit.  A coating of floor wax applied, some less than average black back window marking, and mod podge on the windows.  Now,  a sneak peek at a future Stock Eliminator build (geez, I wish I could stay focused and finish more builds).

[R. Thorne]

Bent up a roll bar out of 2mm tubing.  After some consideration, decided to go “bucks down” on the wheels.  Scrounged up some steel wheels and backs to go with the whitewall slicks and front tires.  Will paint them semi gloss black.

[Zippi]

Looking pretty sharp.

[R. Thorne]

After some paint, some .030” shims for the rear wheels, a tooth pick and GreenStuffWorld chrome for the lug nuts and center of the wheels.