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this helps! It makes sense to start at the doors and work your way forward. It is good to get advice from people who have experience with this... The fenders are already off it, so I will get a crash course in all this work.

Thanks for all the input. Raising the door does make some sense on getting it lined up... I got quit a bit to do before I start aligning the panels and doors. I was more worried there was a major problem because the lady I bought the car from didn't tell me about the hit and when I...

thanks. I never worked with a car and the body panels so it is all new to me. I alwasy thought that uneven gaps was a sign that it had bigger problems. But after fixing some of the issues wiht jsut some minor adjustments, I reliazed that it could also be a sign of someone not taking the time...

Thanks. I was kind of thinking it was since it cost so much...

I need a new passenger front fender for my 69 Dart. I saw somewhere that I can buy a replacement one and it was kind of pricy. Does that come with the headlight assembly in it, or do I need to transfer mine to the new one? Thanks

Hi all. I am in the process of tearing down my car for a complete bodywork and paint over the next year or two. My 69 Dart currently has a fairly large gap between the door and rear quarter. What should the width of the gap be? I am kind of nervous about it being so large on my car and...

Hey Snake, that looks good. Didn't yours have the chuncky underbody coating?

Well, I think i have been talked back into removing it. I plan to keep the car for many years and removing it will give me the piece of mind knowing that I took care of any potential problems. If they exsit.

Thanks for all the great advice. I will have to decide what I am doing over the winter now. I really want to work on it now, but work and school are crazy. I hate being a part time student.

I found that with my last Dart... I thought it was pretty solid but when I started working on the front end, pieces of under body were falling off... I do intend to keep the car, so I will double check it as best I can. if it takes redoing the underbody then i will... But I also don't...

I have the carpet out and the floors almost perfect. The low spots that would typically rust had some wierd bubbling in the paint but it came right off and exposed clean metal. Not pitting or anything. Been pretty lucky with car and rust. So far the only damage is is the rear passenger...

I had wanted to strip it all down, but then realized it was there for 39 years, it most likely will be there in another 39. And spraying it then painting it will be far easier and cheaper. Thanks for the advice and pics too!

I have my whole car stripped down and ready to begin body. (probably next spring now) The car is very rust free and any little surface rust that started is getting fixed. the inderbody is still very intact and the original coating is in good condition. the rest of the car will be all...

I found some prices and yes... My plans have changed as a result. This is not going to be one big purchase, but i can justify a part every so often and then maybe it will be all there when I go to put it back together. Thanks for the offer on the part too... Mine is a 5 feet away part, so...

Thanks guys. I went from redoing the entire interior to stripping the entire car down and starting the body work. Now I need to start plotting my plan for the next year and need to know my options. Thanks!

I decided to start on some cosmetic stuff but won't need it for awhile, but wanted to know... MY 69 Dart was wrecked years before I owned it and the parts around the headlight (the grill) and the chrome trim peices on the hood are ugly. Is there a place that sells them new or do I need to...

Well that is a lot of good information. I am going on vacation to see my family in PA this week, but when I get back i will doing some shopping. Not sure if I will get the painting bug or not... i kind of hope I do, because I will save some money. But I also want my car to look good, so I...

Thanks. I was warned that smaller compressor work fine, but for larger jobs you find yourself waiting for it to charge back up... I like Craftsmen stuff so I will look a little harder at what your recommending. I will also check out that forum. It is the second time I was referred to it...

So I tried rattle canning some interior parts and it looks bad. For some reason it kep spitting paint drops on the part and I want a nice finish. So I am going to take the leap into trying to learn how to paint. I figured the biggest cost is the air compressor to get started. I learned a lot...

I'm looking for some pics too... My 69 is currently white with a crappy paint job... I am debating on painting it back to the original B7 or black. I am currently gathering black interior parts, but I don't like the blue interior so I need to find a nice blend between black and blue for the...

Oh, Kind of showing my ignorance there... Thanks.

FSM? What's that mean?

Thanks for the input. I am a little afraid to see if there is anymore rust under them, but it looks really solid except for the splash shield.

Hello all. I am far from starting to repair some rust, but while working on my brakes I discoverd somre more of it on the inside of the wheel well. I found it hiding under the undercoating... But it appears to be a piece of metal between the fender and the inner fender well... I think it...