Bagged67
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I can't wait too, I've had this car for 14 years.
1967 Newport project on Air
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I can't wait too, I've had this car for 14 years.
furyus 67
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They look good low don't they!!;)
furyus 67
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That's along time to wait! What's the newports story?
commando1
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No. I'm just interested in the process so I can learn something.
Just did. About the flipping over of the Torsion Bars.
furyus 67
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Wonder how the ole timers of the 40's and 50's felt about those young'ns cutting up their model A's?
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Horrible. They were thinking they never should have sold their old A to that punk kid for 25 bucks.Wonder how the ole timers of the 40's and 50's felt about those young'ns cutting up their model A's?
furyus 67
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Agreed! Some pre-55's shouldn't be chopped. It's not something that works on all cars.
furyus 67
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25 bucks!!! How I miss the ole days!!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
You were there? Lol.
furyus 67
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Ye......no. I've been told I have an old soul, so maybe ...
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Save them any way you can is the way I think about it but I do like the looks of a slabbie on the down low.
Bagged67
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No real story. My father is a big body mopar fan. Never been into the whole go fast cars. He had a 48 Plymouth and a 56 plymouth savoy when I was a kid. He has 2 68 furys too. Newport was just sitting and when I was in school I just got it running and it went from there. Last year I decided too just bag it and put it back on the road.
furyus 67
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Nice either way. My hats off to you for tackling it!My big hold up (other than cheese) is I'd like another stub frame and another set of lca's so I can save the originals from modification. A back up so to speak. The upper bag mounts looked stamped, what are they from?
70bigblockdodge
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I like it, not sure I would have done it that way but nice idea and thinking outside the box.
Bagged67
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I'm not sure what you mean by the upper bag mount looks stamp. Nothing is from another car all Is just metal fab work welding and grinding. What really got me started was I found a plasma cutter on CL for 400$ new. Had to try it out and now I have a 67 Newport on bags.
70bigblockdodge
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LOL
furyus 67
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Bagged67
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Thats what I thought you were talking about.
I started with cutting everything off to get to just frame. Cut out half the frame for the bag to clear. Heated the frame on the inside of the frame to push it out for welding of the top bag mount. The metal that was cut out of the frame was used to shape the new bag mount into the frame. I hope I'm explaining it right. Inside the frame is 1/4" steel welded back in for more support (can't have to much) specially in the k member to frame.
The shock I did twice. First time it stuck out and was hitting the tire when dropped and tried to turn. So "light bulb" just use this fancy dancy plasma cutter and flush it in the frame. Used sch40 pipe tacked it in cut it in half with the frame. Welded it in. Perfect. Tires turn when dropped all the way down. I hope this all makes sense.
furyus 67
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I'm following ya! Thanks for taking the time to explain Just make sure you keep the pics coming! Another guy I ran across we on facebook bagged his 67 300(I think) in a similar way. Cutting out the bump stop and rebuilding that part of the frame with some pipe so the bag will fit. Im liking it!
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