65 Dart Wagon Conversion to a Sedan Delivery
I called several HVAC companies who all basically said don’t bother trying to flush the evaporator clean but just buy a new one. Fat chance of that happening for a 55 year old car that not many had AC anyway. Looks like it’ll be DIY clean and flush.
There are so many other small projects I need to take care of - one of them was to construct rear side panels where the rear doors used to be. I started by using part of some door panel hardboard I had and cutting it to fit right to the wheelwell. This was for the driver’s side. The large hole is for the 6x9 speakers behind each front seat.
I had ordered loose material in the light metallic blue from Legendary to match the rest of the interior. After cutting it somewhat oversize, it was glued in place.
Then I cut some extra carpet to fit at the bottom of the panel at the same height as the door panels - about 4 inches tall - and glued it to the hardboard.
I had saved the trim strip that is installed between the carpet and carpet from my old Dart GT convertible; however, it was not nearly long enough. I found a nasty old painted chrome strip that was on one of the tailgates I have. After cleaning it up, cutting to fit each panel and locating clips to secure it, these panels are ready to install.
I called several HVAC companies who all basically said don’t bother trying to flush the evaporator clean but just buy a new one. Fat chance of that happening for a 55 year old car that not many had AC anyway. Looks like it’ll be DIY clean and flush.
There are so many other small projects I need to take care of - one of them was to construct rear side panels where the rear doors used to be. I started by using part of some door panel hardboard I had and cutting it to fit right to the wheelwell. This was for the driver’s side. The large hole is for the 6x9 speakers behind each front seat.
I had ordered loose material in the light metallic blue from Legendary to match the rest of the interior. After cutting it somewhat oversize, it was glued in place.
Then I cut some extra carpet to fit at the bottom of the panel at the same height as the door panels - about 4 inches tall - and glued it to the hardboard.
I had saved the trim strip that is installed between the carpet and carpet from my old Dart GT convertible; however, it was not nearly long enough. I found a nasty old painted chrome strip that was on one of the tailgates I have. After cleaning it up, cutting to fit each panel and locating clips to secure it, these panels are ready to install.