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I assumed there was different trim for vinyl vs non-vinyl top cars. When I started acquiring parts, I thought I read somewhere here that they were the same, just more of a ***** to install with vinyl. I asked a question on another thread about rolling the vinyl over the top of the gutter, and...

My car is painted, but the painter “didn’t want to spray over unknown work”, (which I can understand) so he said he would do all the prep work. Well, overall, I think I would have done a better job, and he left town for a “family issue”. He didn’t do anything in the gutters and now I have open...

What is the rubber in this guide on the side glass at the back of the door called? Maybe a source? Part # even better. 68 Dart 2 door hardtop

I have a 1968 dart. How high does your radiator cap sit higher than your core support? I have a griffin aluminum supposedly perfect fit radiator, but it seems like it sits kind of high. My hood is still buried in the shed and I’m not really ready to install it yet. I realize that the real answer...

I’ve been working on this for about 7 years. I never did start a build thread, but have posted here in various threads. I replaced Quarters, Rockers, Dutchman, Trunk Floor, Wheel Tubs, Front Floor Pans, repaired the front corners of both Doors, & rear corners of front Fenders. I added USCarTool...

I ordered the chrome gas cap from AMD. I can’t decide if I should leave it fully chrome, or take the handle off, paint the cap with the body, and just leave the handle chrome. 68 Dart, racing green metallic. What’s the opinion from FFABO? Please don’t say fliptop, I love the flip tops, but I...

So I have figured out that filing lead is pretty close to sanding. Here is a rough guide for estimating time You think it’s close.... roughly three days Oh yeah, no, that’s much closer now..... at least another day I about got it now.... get out the straight edge, the fun is just now starting

Two questions actually, I filled my Quarter seams, but didn’t Get quite enough to be able to file it level. Do I try to add more lead to the low spots, or use plastic filler from here? If plastic, Should I dig some of the lead out, so there is room for plastic on top of the lead all over, or...

If I got pins that were slightly larger than what was there, should I leave the holes in the hood the same size? The new pins fit through the hole, but they are snug. I can't decide if snug is better so the hood doesn't move around as much, thereby maybe causing cracks. Or if a little bit of...

1968 Dart. What is the purpose of the slot under the interior panel? It runs almost the full length of the lower door. It seems to make the door more flimsy. Is there a reason to try to de-couple the door interior and exterior?

I am tackling the sheet-metal work on my 68 dart project. I seem to be progressing OK, albeit a little slow. My intention is to hand all the prep work off to whoever I have paint the car so that the prep work is done the way they want. I have all AMD sheet-metal and so far it seems to go...

First off, I didn't have a welder yet, but wanted to get started on the car. I had a lot of extra wood kicking around, so I built a rotisserie out of it. I started off with the wire wheel method, what a pain and a mess. Someone on a Porsche forum talked about using a needle scaler from Northern...

Thanks Again for some of the previous answers FABO members have given me in the past. I'm working on a 68 Dart. The underside of the car is a mix of rusty, but solid framerails, good floorpans with factory primer/coating, AMD trunk pan with black EDP coating, & bare metal US CarTool sub frame...

I've started down the road to restore my 68 Dart. I need to replace the rockers, quarters, trunk floor and extensions, inner and outer wheel houses, tail light panels, deck panel. This is my first go around and FABO has helped me a lot. I can't seem to progress because I spend more time thinking...