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My 1962 Plymouth Savoy 2 door post is an ex-race car that I am putting a 1978 440 and a 727 Transmission into.
Right now I'm doing the body work; fairly easy, as the 1962 is in very good shape. I have certainly come to appreciate the talents of body men and what they do. I'm new to this and I work pretty slow. I have been playing with this for about a year now and I figure another year to finish it.
So far I have sandblasted the underside and painted it satin black, the same color as the car will be. I have SS stock springs with custom made front hangers 2 inches longer to make up for the shorter springs; 4:10 gears with a rebuilt clutch type [742] SureGrip; a fairly stock 440 - 2 x 4 comp. Carters on a CH 28 Edelbrock manifold with progressive linkage.
How's that for a economy car.
Other things include: Competition rebuilt 727, a MP econo 166k converter, MP 509 cam and springs, 16 gal. poly fuel cell, 2 poly buckets, Moroso swingouts for the roll cage. HD .92 Torsion bars, Hurst Quarter pistol grip shifter and linelock. Aluminum master cylinder, fiberglass 6 pack hood, BFG Comp. TA Radials on 8 inch black Daytona wheels.
I'll send pictures when it is finished in about a year.
In the meantime, I hope someone can tell me what year the K-member in the 1962 is. My problem is my car has a different K-member than original but I don't know what year it is. The K member has the flat base pads for the mounts; also it has 11 3/4 unicast rotors and single piston calipers. The original color of the car is a reddish brown and the K-member is turquoise. There is a MK 161 or MK 761 on the front of the K-member. It looks like the top of the 7 didn't stamp well.
Help! If anyone can pass on any info about what I can use for motor mounts it would be very much appreciated! Also, the front end needs a rebuild and it would be nice to know what year it is.
The Savoy is a step back in time for me, as about 40 years ago, I fell in love with a dark green 1962 Savoy 2 door post car with a tired 318, 3 speed standard for a very cheap price. I drove the car for awhile and luck had it, I found a 1962 Dodge Station wagon with a strong 413 and 727 TF also very cheap. Wow! Did I have some times in that car! Problem is I don't remember what I used for motor mounts back then, probably stock big block. It's getting a little fuzzy for some reason.
If someone "out there" might be able to pass on some info for me I (and my '62 Savoy) would appreciate it! Thanks!
I think I have figured out my K-member problem. In my earlier e-mails I forgot mention that the 1962 Plymouth had a 392 Hemi in it. It seems the car has the early 1962 Plymouth K-member to hold the 392 Hemi. Apparently Plymouth changed to the slanted motor mounts mid-year in 1962. So someone must have put an early 1962 K-member in the Savoy to get the flat pads for the older Hemi.
This thought came to me after reading a number of E-mails from people on the Web who sent me mail after seeing this page. It certainly is great the way people will take the time to help other's out.
Am I on the right track?
The Plymouth is progressing slowly. Most of the interior is finished. I'm in the process of painting the dash and trying to figure out what to do with the instruments. I'm thinking about putting them into a fiberglass pod where the panel used to be. I took it apart for painting and noticed how heavy the pot metal cluster was. I was going to put a aluminum plate into the panel, then this fiberglass thing came to me. We'll see how it goes.
The engine compartment is finished and I have the motor mounts squared away now. I'm waiting for some surplus money to show up, so I can order a Front end rebuild Kit from Performance Suspension Components. Firm Feel Mopar Performance Steering and Suspension has front and rear sway bars for 1962 Plymouths, as well as fast ratio pitman arms.
The body work is going slowly, or should I say I'm going Slowly. It's hard to paint stuff and do body work in the same space. I hope to put the Engine and Transmission into the car sometime this Summer, but I need wheels under it first.
First I need $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
