I'm BACK!!!!!! 80 Plymouth airrow!

[xlowerx]

Hey guys, I'm back. I knew mightyD50 went out the window for a while, and I finally took the time and found this site, AND maxd50.net

ANYWHO!!, Here are a few pictures of my shit box, enjoy!


And I'm up to 2 renderings and a Cartoon, I can't get enough of these!!!

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/paul_print_black-2.jpg




http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/Airrow.jpg




http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/arrow021_toon-1.jpg

[xlowerx]

I have a HUGE! build thread here......


http://dfwminis.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10678" target="_blank


I will post some current photos here... TRUCKIN' took these pictures at Texas Heatwave in Austin TX (where I live)


http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01002011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_00952011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



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http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/MINITRUCK013.jpg



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http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/AirrowRADIO3.jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/AirrowRADIO.jpg

[parrell456]

I LOVE IT! Great vision, great colours; it's gonna be a show stopper.

-RHP

[pennyman1]

ITs the 3rd hard core 1st gen for the site; can't wait to see the build and the completed ride. Now we need some 2nd gen trucks to show what can be done with them.

[xlowerx]

I tried to post pics, but it said its pending evaluation... Does a moderator need to approve my pics?

[xlowerx]

I have a HUGE! build thread here......


http://dfwminis.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10678" target="_blank


I will post some current photos here... TRUCKIN' took these pictures at Texas Heatwave in Austin TX (where I live)


http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01002011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_00952011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_00942011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_00922011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01012011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg

[LethalEthan]

awesome first gen! I think I remember you from the old site. Was your username cloverdragger?

[pennyman1]

Is this clover dagger's truck? it looks like it...

[xlowerx]

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01032011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01022011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01052011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01072011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/072611tr_01082011_texas_heatwavecustom_truck_show. jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/MINITRUCK013.jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/DSCN4634.jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/DSCN4636.jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/AirrowRADIO3.jpg



http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/AirrowRADIO.jpg

[xlowerx]

YUP!! This is me, the ol' cloverdragger!!

[pennyman1]

I see you have the a/c compressor and an air compressor on your truck - are you running a stock exhaust manifold or a header? I am getting ready to put my A/C back on and run a rotary compressor in about the same place, but it is going to be on a Conquest motor with an old school side draft weber in a draw through configuration. Its going to be very crowded on the right side on my engine compartment. LMK about how you did yours. Sorry about the misspell on your name before.

[xlowerx]

My stock A/C compressor is just acting as a pulley so I can wrought my Belt driven air compressor belt around the crank. I took my stock A/C out to make the body drop easier on myself. Do I miss it Hell yeah I do, its been 60+ Days in texas OVER 100 degrees...

Did it make the body drop a HELL of a lot easier to do, YUP! I can always go with Vintage Air setup later, using my factory compressor.

[Rickdees]

Glad you you showed up!
I'm pleased to see you haven't given up, you've came a very long way and it looks great!

[pennyman1]

I have original compressor brackets to mount the york style compressor where you have the A/C compressor now; the compressor lays on its side though - it may not fit with the body drop...

[xlowerx]

The York is ok to lay on its side, as long as the compressor's SUCTION side is ABOVE the discharge side. If the discharge is Above the suction, you will have oil flowing issues.

[parrell456]

Whoa. FYI, my family has a '57 Plymouth Belvedere... Your dash, it's mind blowing!

-RHP

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z333/parrell456/57.jpg

[DroppedMitsu]

Glad to see you made it over here. Love your truck, its my favorite first gen I've seen and the dash fits perfectly

[xlowerx]

I wish the dash fit pefectly... Had to cut 8 inches out of the middle between the glove box and the radio delete panel, then I had to weld up the speaker grill hole and A/C holes that were in the top of the dash. Then I welded the dash into the truck and did all the body work.. Lots of work, but I love the end result!

[84RamBo4x4]

truck looks awesome man love the idea for the dash! where did you find that grill was that custom made?

[DroppedMitsu]

I wish the dash fit pefectly... Had to cut 8 inches out of the middle between the glove box and the radio delete panel, then I had to weld up the speaker grill hole and A/C holes that were in the top of the dash. Then I welded the dash into the truck and did all the body work.. Lots of work, but I love the end result!

lol yea I didnt mean it fit in their perfectly stock, but after the chopping and shaving it looks like it came in there. I believe his grille is an old body style Chevy 1500 grille cut down.

[xlowerx]

I believe his grille is an old body style Chevy 1500 grille cut down.


you are correct!! Bought the full phantom grile, then I cut like 5 bars off of the top, centerted the grille in the truck, then I marked both ends with the fenders and I cut them off to match the curve.


parrell456, here is a sneak peak at my OTHER project... the ass end of my dash board, HAHA!!


1958 Plymouth savoy (stephen king's Christine) I actually have Autographed parts from the 1983 movie!!


pics to come momentarily.. LOL

[onerex]

Outstanding!!! I have a 82' Plymouth arrow. You are the only other person I have seen with one. Your truck is sick bro. Mine has been body dropped and bagged in the rear. I am working on the front at the moment. I am new to this site but glad I found it. Keep up the good work bro!!

[camoit]

Outstanding!!! I have a 82' Plymouth arrow. You are the only other person I have seen with one. Your truck is sick bro. Mine has been body dropped and bagged in the rear. I am working on the front at the moment. I am new to this site but glad I found it. Keep up the good work bro!!

Please, feel free to start up a new thread with some pictures. I wanna see........

[onerex]

I will as soon as I can. I am stuck on a few issues with the truck. Do you have any pics of your from bag setup? I am trying to figure out a few things and I can't find anyone that has a few good pics for me to use as a example.

[DroppedMitsu]

What exactly are you stuck on or having problems with?

[onerex]

It would help if I could post some pics. I will try when I get home. I am trying to figure out the best way to triangulate my lowers and get some cup ideas.

[onerex]

Also how he got away with no cutting the hood for the oil cap / valve cover.

[xlowerx]

I"M BACK AGAIN!! HAHA!!

I found this thread when I google searched Plymouth Arrow! I actually sold this truck in 2014...

And bought it back in 2016 LOL. It had 5 owners in 1.5 years... I didnt want my little baby to be treated like that!!

The truck is undergoing some kickass changes and i will post photos later!

[geezer101]

Just had a glance through this thread. A freakin' cool project indeed! Where did you get the engine bay liner? First time I've ever seen anything like it. I think we all want to see how it has progressed through the many hands that have owned it since you got it back.

[xlowerx]

The bedliner is LINE-X. I stripped the engine bay and had a professional company spray the entire core support and engine bay.

SO... here is a little story/history. I sold it as I had a ton of projects and needed to thin the herd... worst mistake.. I traded the truck to guy for his 2008 GSXR bike (worth 5500). Then he sold it to a guy for 3,000 plus a handgun. Then that guy traded the truck for someone else's motorcycle. Then another guy traded it for a civic, then traded back. The FINAL guy that had it, I traded him a 1979 Dodge D50 DUALLY Cali conversion and a 1984 datsun (motor was going out in the D50 Dually(I paid 500.00 for this truck)) and the datsun was in pieces (I got it for free). He wanted to keep the Intro wheels (I paid 2500.00 for these whees brand new, and they are offset FOR this Plymouth Arrow) but i sweet talked the wheels out of him for 400.00 cash. So for about 900.00 I got my Airrow back!!

The wire was so fucked on it... air suspension was neglected.. so to be safe, it needed a total restoration (in my opinion)

I wanted the truck to have a different look, now that I had gotten her back. I did a 3.5 inch chop-top on the cab. it was a pain in the ass, and the body work is not complete.. but I have been KILLING the Limbo contest at the local Texas car shows!! I took the truck for 1 year to shows with the Chop-top, before I decided to take her apart and clean her up!!

SO i got the truck completely taken apart.. cab off, bed off, etc. I got a 5 speed manual transmission from a 94 Mitzu mighty max (It looks almost identical to my 4 speed tranny!) that i'd like to use... the 4 speed sucked on highways going to shows. I want to paint the frame, and powder coat some pieces on the engine. I have a complete Painless wiring harness I'm going to run on the truck. This will probably take all year to build but I'm excited to finallly finish up my little Airrow after i first bought her in 2006!!

Photos to come.

[xlowerx]

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[xlowerx]

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[xlowerx]

I need to either shorten the headers or bend them because the hang lower then the frame rails...

Also... did anyone see the 1 gen in stranger things!? I did!!!

http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k268/xlowerx/Plymouth%20Airow/IMG_20171106_071944_301_zpsfi9kwhb5.jpg (http://s90.photobucket.com/user/xlowerx/media/Plymouth%20Airow/IMG_20171106_071944_301_zpsfi9kwhb5.jpg.html)

[geezer101]

OMG, your poor truck has been put through the wringer a couple of times. Looks like none of the PO's were Mitsubishi appreciaters. You'll dig the 5 cogger, the extra leg will get it cruising on open road. Too bad the mini truck site you had your thread on is now defunct, I would've liked to have seen the process you went through to build it.

[xlowerx]

I have all the photos still in photo bucket.. I could recreate the build process from Then till now. Probably take me like half a day.. LOL

[xlowerx]

Just and Update....Poor truck has been on the back burner of all my projects for some time. Ill get to it soon I hope!

[geezer101]

...we feel your pain :(