1965 Dodge Dart Charger

slantsixdan said

Wow, a NOS battery -- cool! I will be interested to learn if you are able to bring it to working condition.

I would take very well (evenly) lit, very straight-on, very high-quality photos and careful measurements of each decal, so that they can be reproduced if necessary (I have an excellent graphic designer who does this). Then the decals can be reproduced faithfully in the future when it is eventually time to replace the battery.

Interesting error of omission in the application list on the side of the battery; do you see it?

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Dan! What ever I decide to do I will shoot some great pictures of the decals as they must be pretty rare.

Re the error of omission......I can't see it! I know I wear glasses but I didn't thought that I saw that bad!! :glasses7:

On the C-pillar post beside the aluminium bracket there should be some kind of isolation. The closest I got was a used old foam mat we use to have when we go camping! Now they fit perfect.

The upper stop for the rear quarter glass was an easy task. I used a rubber hose and cut small rings. Then I bended them over the edge and know they will do the job for years to come.

On the inside of the door there should be a water protection shield to keep the door panels from getting wet. On the early A-bodies that was simply plastic. On the front doors they used a yellowish contact adhesive to keep the plastic shield in place. The contact adhesive was applayed with a brush. The only plastic I found that was close was from the a building supply store. They had it on the isolation they bought!!

As you can see on the front and rear lower corner they used black paper tejp to hold the plastic shield in place. That will be the next question where to find 2" wide black paper tejp!!