1963 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible for the Wife
Ok so a bit of pathfinding today... Talked to Rick at Restorations by Rick Kreuziger and he did not have any idea for an early A-body so I did some measurement and found out that the early hinges don't have bushings and pins on the upper hinge but the oversized lower pins that Rick sells would work there too. Rick sent me 4 oversized lower pins and I started the experiment....
Bead blasted and ready to work on.... little did I know what I was getting into....
Notice the hinges are the same but the pins are driven in from opposite sides so when you put it on the car the pin head is up and can't loosen and fall out.
Rick also sells the correct bit to install the oversized pins. This one has done the Coronet, Duster and not the Dart but that is about all she wrote. Smoked it doing the Dart... stay tuned.
Here is an original pin you can see the wear and the lip.
You don't have to be super accurate but try to keep it as vertical as possible. The other cars I did with a hand drill and it was good enough.
On the lower hole keep the shaft centered in the hole you already drilled the best you can.
Pack with a little grease.
Install the new oversized pin. Remember these are lower pins so I will cut them off with a cutoff wheel when done.
Hi-tech driving aid... 9/16" deep I think.
Ok so a bit of pathfinding today... Talked to Rick at Restorations by Rick Kreuziger and he did not have any idea for an early A-body so I did some measurement and found out that the early hinges don't have bushings and pins on the upper hinge but the oversized lower pins that Rick sells would work there too. Rick sent me 4 oversized lower pins and I started the experiment....
Bead blasted and ready to work on.... little did I know what I was getting into....
Notice the hinges are the same but the pins are driven in from opposite sides so when you put it on the car the pin head is up and can't loosen and fall out.
Rick also sells the correct bit to install the oversized pins. This one has done the Coronet, Duster and not the Dart but that is about all she wrote. Smoked it doing the Dart... stay tuned.
Here is an original pin you can see the wear and the lip.
You don't have to be super accurate but try to keep it as vertical as possible. The other cars I did with a hand drill and it was good enough.
On the lower hole keep the shaft centered in the hole you already drilled the best you can.
Pack with a little grease.
Install the new oversized pin. Remember these are lower pins so I will cut them off with a cutoff wheel when done.
Hi-tech driving aid... 9/16" deep I think.