In 1957 to 1959, the station wagons were all based on the Dodge 122"
wheelbase. The non-wagon Plymouth, with its 118" wheelbase, used a floor
pan that was 4" shorter. The DeSoto and Chrysler wagons (and sedans) based
on the 126" wheelbase, used the Dodge 122" floor pan with a 4" longer front
end clip.
This was done again in from 1960 to 1973, with the C-body wagons being based
on the Dodge 122" or 121½" wheelbase floor pan. The 1960-1962 Chrysler New
Yorkers got their 126" wheelbase by using a 4" longer front clip on the 122"
wheelbase body. It was not until the 1974 to 1977 C-body wagons that they
were based on the Chrysler and its 124" wheelbase.
As a note, in 1953 to 1956, the Plymouth-Dodge body was totally different
from the DeSoto-Chrysler-Imperial body. The extra 5" in the Dodge
wheelbase over the Plymouth was in the floor pan.
In 1963 and 1964, although the Dodge had a 119" wheelbase, the wagons used
the Plymouth 116" wheelbase, just as 1963-1966 Dart wagons used the Valiant
106" wheelbase.
Bill
Vancouver, BC
Wouldn't a Suburban use -Chrysler- floor pans instead of Dodge/Plymouth?
They were based on the longer wheelbase of the Chrysler frame... Might be
the problem?
-Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: John Bartell [mailto:jrbartell@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:13 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] floor pans
Hi all,
Well, after waiting a few weeks for my floor pans to arrive, they got
here last Thursday. (Don't sit by the door waiting for the day they were
supposed to be there) Today was the big day. The day to see how they fit.
Now remember, these are made for 57/58 Ply, and I assume Dodge 2dr.cars. I
am using them in a 59 Ply. 4 dr. Sub. To make this as short as I can:
For a non-factory pan, they fit fairly decent. The body mount recesses
were not in the correct place for my 59, but that was easily remedied with a
hammer, drill and some easy measuring. The basic contour and shape was
quite close. We needed to reshape the foot feed mount area, as there was
not anything shaped to that form. We also needed to extend the recessed area
for the seat mounts, as these were not quite long enough. A few extra cuts
with the tin snips, and the panels were welded in place. We needed to
apply a little "persuasion" with a hammer and 2 x 4 to get it to lay down,
but with a little sweat, a few choice words and a good neighbor that can
weld and do neat things with steel, they are in and "I Like It!"
Tools needed for this job can vary with attitude, rusted areas, type of
neighbors, brand of beer, religion and some other assorted variables.
Have a good one, John One step closer to cruisin in wet windy and
ooooohh it's so cool WI
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