1969 Dart GT Convertible

LH23H2R said
:tongue9::tongue9::glasses8::glasses8::glasses7::glasses7::glasses7: WOW !!!!!! That's some damned fine work there !!!

Looks like you started with a firewall , a 7/16 bolt , and a shot of Crown Royal !!

Q4 Looks beautiful on there ! Great choice !

I admit that I didn't read the initial post , so please forgive me when I ask : was this a 340 GTS originally ?
Also , are you planning to paint the motor Chrysler Engine Blue ( as 1969 340's were blue ) ?

Keep up the GREAT work !8)

Thanks to all for the kind words and motivation to get my butt in the garage and keep plugging away.
Originally it was a slant 6, auto on the floor, red, GT, convertible. (although a lot of the sheet metal, mechanicals came from a 69 V8 4 door). There were several reasons that I made the changes I did. The most important is that I wanted it to be what I would have ordered in 1969.

Tonight's updates:

Well someones poor welding was no match for my angle grinder to knock those poor fitting wheel studs out. Once that was done I dressed it all nice with a 80 grit flap sanding pad. Then proceeded to pull out the Dremel with a cut of wheel and do a number to the axle bearings, and finished off with a chisel for removal and future replacement per the FSM.
Not a mark on the axle shaft so it will take just a slight scuff with emery cloth to the seal surfaces and call it done. One side is complete and tomorrow I'll tackle the other. Never did 8 3/4 axle bearing R and R before, quite a pain in the *** job. The choice to replace the bearings was that the axles were from a no-history truck axle that had seen water at least a few times and the shafts had been sitting out for an undetermined amount of time. $100 well spent.