1967 Dodge Dart 270
Holy Crap! I can hardly believe it's been almost a year since I have posted an update. Things have moved along since my last visit to this particular post. I will post supporting pictures as I can, though a lot of this is covered on my YouTube, so here goes.
I yanked out the dash and got to work getting it refreshed. Before:
After:
Not perfect but far better than it was. Pulled the windshield and replaced the gasket/locking strips while I was at it. Windshield was leaking at the bottom corner on the passenger side.
Next I cut out the rotted front floor pans and torsion bar crossmember, then got fresh metal installed. My welding is getting better. =)
After a few more patches, a good sanding, a fresh coat of primer, and strategic use of seam sealer. I lined the floor with sound deadening/heat resistant material. The tunnel got done too.
From there, I refreshed all the doors and gaskets in the heater box, then reinstalled the interior.
The door cards and rear seat cleaned up well. I was hoping to have the seats done by now as well. I have all the filling, but 30-34 weeks for the covers so I won't see them until November/December. Booooo!
My current project is replacing the upper control arm mount/ shock tower assemblies. I discovered how rotted it was when I removed the front suspension for a bushing/paint refresh.
This is my first major frame work on the car and I really didn't want to hose it up so I built a jig to help me get the new part where it belongs.
I figured this would ensure I got the angle correct for the control arm mount. I also took measurements from the shock mounting hole to reference points covering the x, y, and z planes of movement. Between the jig and the measurements, I am pretty confident it's where it needs to be. To be continued in another post......
Holy Crap! I can hardly believe it's been almost a year since I have posted an update. Things have moved along since my last visit to this particular post. I will post supporting pictures as I can, though a lot of this is covered on my YouTube, so here goes.
I yanked out the dash and got to work getting it refreshed. Before:
After:
Not perfect but far better than it was. Pulled the windshield and replaced the gasket/locking strips while I was at it. Windshield was leaking at the bottom corner on the passenger side.
Next I cut out the rotted front floor pans and torsion bar crossmember, then got fresh metal installed. My welding is getting better. =)
After a few more patches, a good sanding, a fresh coat of primer, and strategic use of seam sealer. I lined the floor with sound deadening/heat resistant material. The tunnel got done too.
From there, I refreshed all the doors and gaskets in the heater box, then reinstalled the interior.
The door cards and rear seat cleaned up well. I was hoping to have the seats done by now as well. I have all the filling, but 30-34 weeks for the covers so I won't see them until November/December. Booooo!
My current project is replacing the upper control arm mount/ shock tower assemblies. I discovered how rotted it was when I removed the front suspension for a bushing/paint refresh.
This is my first major frame work on the car and I really didn't want to hose it up so I built a jig to help me get the new part where it belongs.
I figured this would ensure I got the angle correct for the control arm mount. I also took measurements from the shock mounting hole to reference points covering the x, y, and z planes of movement. Between the jig and the measurements, I am pretty confident it's where it needs to be. To be continued in another post......