1972 Canadian H-Code 340 Dart Swinger Special Resto - Finally started!
Not where I liked to be by now Captain Canuck but trying to make some progress, get this quarter on then I can get it on the rotisserie. The AMD quarters are nice and straight and have good body lines but unfortunately have the two significant issues that they are an 1/8 inch short in length which causes a door gap issue and they are short in hight at the rocker. I measured them for length against my originals and they are without a doubt short. Hard to understand they would be like that and it would be nice to know if others could confirm that, I know Hemiorangeswinger had the same problem with his.
Tackled the wheel well gap problem today and "crap" that small problem took a lot of time to fix,
started by cutting the lip free from the tub and brought it down to meet the quarter,
Then I made a couple of templates of the gaps so I could cut two pieces to fit that space on the tub and trunk drop, and welded them in
Now they're close and will clamp together nicely for spot welding.
Not where I liked to be by now Captain Canuck but trying to make some progress, get this quarter on then I can get it on the rotisserie. The AMD quarters are nice and straight and have good body lines but unfortunately have the two significant issues that they are an 1/8 inch short in length which causes a door gap issue and they are short in hight at the rocker. I measured them for length against my originals and they are without a doubt short. Hard to understand they would be like that and it would be nice to know if others could confirm that, I know Hemiorangeswinger had the same problem with his.
Tackled the wheel well gap problem today and "crap" that small problem took a lot of time to fix,
started by cutting the lip free from the tub and brought it down to meet the quarter,
Then I made a couple of templates of the gaps so I could cut two pieces to fit that space on the tub and trunk drop, and welded them in
Now they're close and will clamp together nicely for spot welding.