1972 Canadian H-Code 340 Dart Swinger Special Resto - Finally started!
Thanks fellas, I'm trying to do some during the weekday evenings and not just weekends to try and speed this up some.
Had to get to what sound deadening I'm going to use which for now is just the roof panel and inside the doors and quarters, I've never applied this stuff before so quickly found out to use pieces of a manageable size or I could end up as a sticky ball rolling around on the floor, lol.
Then if was time to tackle the job of installing the window regulators and glass, a tedious job at least on the first side tackled, start by unpacking the parts and giving them a good lube job with some lithium grease,
managed to get both rear regulators and glass in and they do work a lot better now that they've been cleaned and serviced and did have to replace one wheel on the right rear,
The front drivers regulator had a broken wheel which was a bit more work to repair, started by grinding the back of the post the roller is mounted on off so I could drive it out of the arm with a punch.
The wheels that I have didn't have the deep wide taper that the post requires, so I just put a taper in with a fine round file and it worked fine,
Then a couple of spot welds with some air to cool it quickly and grind it flat,
A bit of a pain when you don't do this very often but the side glass is in but will still need a bit of fine tuning after the rubber seals are in place,
Thanks fellas, I'm trying to do some during the weekday evenings and not just weekends to try and speed this up some.
Had to get to what sound deadening I'm going to use which for now is just the roof panel and inside the doors and quarters, I've never applied this stuff before so quickly found out to use pieces of a manageable size or I could end up as a sticky ball rolling around on the floor, lol.
Then if was time to tackle the job of installing the window regulators and glass, a tedious job at least on the first side tackled, start by unpacking the parts and giving them a good lube job with some lithium grease,
managed to get both rear regulators and glass in and they do work a lot better now that they've been cleaned and serviced and did have to replace one wheel on the right rear,
The front drivers regulator had a broken wheel which was a bit more work to repair, started by grinding the back of the post the roller is mounted on off so I could drive it out of the arm with a punch.
The wheels that I have didn't have the deep wide taper that the post requires, so I just put a taper in with a fine round file and it worked fine,
Then a couple of spot welds with some air to cool it quickly and grind it flat,
A bit of a pain when you don't do this very often but the side glass is in but will still need a bit of fine tuning after the rubber seals are in place,