1969 Dart Pro touring daily driver **Crashed**
I have been working alot and havent got as much as Id like done but there is some progress still.
I will be painting the engine bay so I went ahead and removed the brake and electrical system. Since a good deal of wires have been routed straight through the firewall and I dont want to cut and re-solder them I have most wires bunched up in the hanging plastic bag. Im planning on keeping this there and just painting around it. The engine bay has been sanded once but needs another few hours of prep and the J-bars have to go in before I can actually paint it.
In pictures 2-3 you can see the valve from the power steering pump. I added a 1.5mm/0.059in thick washer (almost scratch made because I couldnt find anything close in size) as recommended in the "pump it down article". The idea here is to space the valve spring to reduce the strength of the the power steering to give a better road feel.
Next up I made some inner fender braces in 1.5mm or 0.059in sheet. I got the idea from US car tool as they sell braces like these however mine are just straight sheet which could arguably be better because the enclose a larger area. Either way Im happy to have something there as they tie the area in to the top of the shock tower which the J-bars also attach to. I grinded the welds down so they are relatively flush, this is because its in the wheel well so dirt and water wont hang around as much.
I think the rims turned out well with the chrome in black. I have yet to see how it looks on the car but I might stick to this look using plasti dip so I can more easily sell the rims when an upgrade is in order way down the line.
I have been working alot and havent got as much as Id like done but there is some progress still.
I will be painting the engine bay so I went ahead and removed the brake and electrical system. Since a good deal of wires have been routed straight through the firewall and I dont want to cut and re-solder them I have most wires bunched up in the hanging plastic bag. Im planning on keeping this there and just painting around it. The engine bay has been sanded once but needs another few hours of prep and the J-bars have to go in before I can actually paint it.
In pictures 2-3 you can see the valve from the power steering pump. I added a 1.5mm/0.059in thick washer (almost scratch made because I couldnt find anything close in size) as recommended in the "pump it down article". The idea here is to space the valve spring to reduce the strength of the the power steering to give a better road feel.
Next up I made some inner fender braces in 1.5mm or 0.059in sheet. I got the idea from US car tool as they sell braces like these however mine are just straight sheet which could arguably be better because the enclose a larger area. Either way Im happy to have something there as they tie the area in to the top of the shock tower which the J-bars also attach to. I grinded the welds down so they are relatively flush, this is because its in the wheel well so dirt and water wont hang around as much.
I think the rims turned out well with the chrome in black. I have yet to see how it looks on the car but I might stick to this look using plasti dip so I can more easily sell the rims when an upgrade is in order way down the line.