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1941 Plymouth Road Racer

The GM Vortec 4200 straight-six is a big dual-overhead-cam, 4.2-liter engine, and its deep setback in this car required some serious firewall modifications.

1941 Plymouth Firewall Fabrication

The GM Vortec 4200 straight-six is a big dual-overhead-cam, 4.2-liter engine, and its deep setback in this car required some serious firewall modifications.

1941 Plymouth Road Racer Project: Firewall

With rear-mounted battery and a lot of engine setback, the car should have even weight distribution.

1941 Plymouth Road Racer Project: Fuel cell and battery-box mounting

With rear-mounted battery and a lot of engine setback, the car should have even weight distribution.

1941 Plymouth Trunk Fabrication

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This is not the kind of car you see often in big self-service wrecking yards.

Junked 1941 Plymouth in Colorado

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1941 Plymouth Road Racer Project: Junkyard find yields bonanza of trim parts

A late-1960s Ford truck steering column looks right.

1941 Plymouth Road Racer Project: Pedals, steering column in place

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Two 1940s Plymouths and a 2016 Dodge Charger R/T Scat Pack

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1941 Plymouth Road Racer Project: Body on the frame, roll cage fabrication begins

The body is on the frame, and the roll cage fabrication is beginning.

1941 Plymouth Road Racer Roll Cage Construction

The engine will protrude a foot or so past the location of the stock '41 Plymouth firewall, so a custom firewall will be needed once the body is installed.

1941 Plymouth Rolling Chassis

Sure, leaf springs and a solid rear axle in back, with aftermarket Mustang II suspension in front, would have been a lot easier.

1941 Plymouth Road Racer Project: Rolling chassis!

Enough of the Lexus SC400 suspension-donor frame was preserved, with stiffeners welded in place, to make a front suspension jig for the 1941 Plymouth project.

1941 Plymouth Frame Modifications Part 1

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1941 Plymouth Road Racer Project: The frame modifications begin

What's left of the wrecked 2008 Trailblazer that gave its engine to my '41 Plymouth project, on its way to the scrapper.

1941 Plymouth Road Racer project: Turning the parts-donor carcasses into cash

It wasn't easy, but it had to be done.

Joining an I6 to a ZR-1 6-Speed in 150 Easy Steps!

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