Plymouth Tech Articles

1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ramrodder: Part V - Tech

When asked to describe the Chrysler Corporation in the '50s we've always characterized it as the company that produced cars engineered by experts, designed by lunatics, and assembled by amateurs... more

1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ramrodder: Part IV - Tech

Building a gasser has been a departure from the type of car we're familiar with, so some creativity was required to set up the suspension. When construction began, the car put on a hoist... more

1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ramrodder: Part III - Tech

When we decided to build a street gasser there were only a few things we knew for sure: The car would have a straight axle, a blown Hemi, and fenderwell headers... more

1934 Plymouth Coupe - Triangulating Quarter-Elliptics - Tech

If you've been following STREET RODDER for the past year, you've undoubtedly taken notice of some of the work coming out of The Garage--Jason Grimes' shop in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky... more

1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ramrodder: Part II - Tech

While waiting for a few suspension components to show up so we can get Ramrodder up on its wheels, we turned our attention to what firewall modifications... more

1950 Plymouth Three Window Coupe - Ram Rodder: Part I - Tech

Although street rodding has developed into a distinct segment of the automotive hobby there's no denying its lineage and the impact that those early days of drag racing had upon it. Over the years street rodding and drag racing have grown... more