68 Dart Project.

Progress on the Dart. Check the pics.

This is the left side tub. A load of work. What I did was make 3 cuts so that the tub would open up. Then welded strips over them, which made everything solid. From there I formed metal and welded everything in. There is a 1/4" inner lip.
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After some fibreglass. A little filler to smoothen things out and a shot of primer.
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Another shot to give an idea how it came together. Once it all gets a good shot of epoxy primer and high build, it will sand out nice.
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Filling in the fuel tank access
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Initial weld of the filler panel. Despite using thin wire, stitching and cooling, the panel still pulled and distorted. Pissed me off because the panel was perfectly straight... but I fixed it up.
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Quarter panel finished for the time being. Moving over to the right side next. I did set a wheel up in place to give a better idea of the finished product. I'm happy with it, it was a **** load of work but well worth it. A lot of time was spent on the templates and it all worked out so far. 15 1/2" space between the frame and the inner wheel lip. Can run a 12" rim no problem.
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It will be the same as on the show 2 lane blacktop. Where they pull into the gas station and the kid can't find the fuel filler...