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I am posting a couple pics of some trm clips for an early A body Dart. I can not remember what they came off of but i have quite a few. Hopefully someone can help identify. Thanks Rod

I have a small air cleaner / hood scoop clearance issue when closing the hood. Im installing my tunnel ram and on the passenger side of the hood the air cleaners both front and rear need a little more clearance. Now there is room to make this clearance but my main concern is what this will do to...

Working on my 66 Dart. The trim around the rear window will not sit down tight against the window, There is a gap all the way across the bottom of about 1/8" or more as you can see in the pic below. My question would be how ddo I get it to lay down tighter on the window rubber? Do I need to use...

Working on my 66 Dart 2 dr hardtop. I have the doors adjusted and the drivers side is completed and all good. Went to the passenger side and install the rubber seal that goes around the complete door jamb as you can see in the pic below. Now the door wont close and latch. I removed the trim and...

Im installing my front rechromed bumper that I purchased and I found that the bumper does not have the tabs on it to mount the front parking light assemblys. Its on a 66 Dart. Here are some pics of the bumper with parking light from old bumper You can see the screws that hold the parking light...

Im trying to install the rubber that goes down the wing a pillar and I know I have to glue it on using weatherstrip adhesive, however I was wondering if I glue it on over the screws or if the screws are to help hold it down. I dont remember taking screws out to remove the old seal but I thought...

66 Dart 2 dr hardtop 270 model Im getting ready to install the rear trim around the rear window. The new clips I bought do not seem to hold the trim tight enough. When I compare some of the clips to some of the other clips they are not as tight to the body to pinch and hold the trim tight. Here...

Working on my 66 dart and it's time to install the trunk seal. Just wanted to check where the seal should be put together. I was planning on the 2 ends to be just behind the latch at the rear of the car. Is this the correct position for the start/stop of this seal. Thanks Rod

Im ready to put on the drip rail of my 66 Dart. Was wondering what is the easiest way to get them on. Where should I start? The drip rail is 2 pcs. The front rail will go over the end of the rear drip rail. do i roll the top in then tap the lower edge into place? Should I use any grease to get...

Well as usual when putting things back together I always seem to have missed something. On the door opening the is a trim with a rubber seal that runs the whole way from front to back. Here is a pic and its on my 66 Dart 2 dr Hardtop. So does anyone have a name for this rubber seal and maybe...

On the rear moldings that go up along the rear quarters there are 8 clips that hold the trim down. So tonight I put mine on but was unable to adjust to fit so I removed them and found that the clips are adjustable and the bolt part of them should slide back and forth to fit trim on correctly...

66 Dart and the replacement patch panel did not have the original lower body line built into it. Do I fill the rocker line on the body with fiber glass or standard filler or do I weld it? Or do I use a metal to metal filler? That area needs to look like a solid piece. Thanks Rod

Working on my 66 Dart and as many know there are no complete quarters being repopped. The only thing available are patch panels. So I bought the wheel house panel and the lower rear panel. The method that we used was to glue them on to the body using the 3m 8115 bonding. Once the 8115 was...

Working on a 66 Dart. Not quite ready to cut the scoop in but trying to think ahead and get some advice. I bought the scoop used from a member on this site. I think it originally had a flange seal that goes on the bottom of the scoop so I will need to try to locate one. The scoop mounts threw a...

Ive been working on the front fenders of my 66 dart on and off for 6 weeks. Im no farther ahead tonight then I was at the beginning. Problem Im having isnt making surface smooth but its creating or should I say recreating the body lines. Heres the history, My dart is a 270, it had a body trim...

Working on a 66 dodge dart. The body actually isnt that bad, however I made things worse by deciding not to use the original body belt trim which means weld the holes shut that were for the fasteners. Originally I filled the holes with the 3M 8115 body panel glue. But after talking to some body...

I am finishing up my first fender and i need to sand where the fender goes down and bolts on just under the hood. Was wondering what is the easiest way to get at it. The palm sander or oscillating sander is to large and i really was hoping not to have to sand by hand. Now im not meaning where...

Working on my 66 Dart. I have the front fenders off the car. This was a 270 model and I am eliminating the body trim that went from front to back. This left many holes where the clips would go thru the body to hold them on. I have welded these holes shut and now I am working on trying to finish...

Im working on a 66 Dart 2 door. I bought pin and bushing kits for all 4 hinges. Each kit comes with 2 pins and 4 bushings. The top hinge is easy as the hinges have bushings already in them so you drive them out and install the new bushings and your done since the outside of the hinge doesnt...

What is the best tool/way for sanding the trunk gutters? Im at that point so i thought i would ask. Hoping its not by hand! Lol Rod

I watch a lot of overhauling and I see each time they are doing body work it looks as thou they skim coat the entire body then block their cars from there. Is this normal or am I not understanding what they do. Also how heavy or thick is the skim coat put on. I ask this because I am just about...

The guy that started to help with my 66 dart hasnt been very dependable this past summer. I only got 16 hours of work all summer long. I dont know if he will show up any more regular this fall or not but Im soon going to move on without him. So I was wondering if theres any person here at FABO...

I am thinking about sending my 66 Dart taillights out to be rechromed and was wondering what you think would be a fair price to have them done. I plan on contacting some finishers early next week but not sure what I am going to hear for pricing. I am also going to check on costs for the 2 trim...

When I joined FABO back in 2013 one of the memebers here had sent me a tutorial on how he went about repairing and refinishing the headlight bezels for his 66 Dart. I am hoping to get a refresher as its been almost 2 years and I am finally about ready to tackle that part of my Dart. I have been...

Working on a 66 Dart. I have the passenger door off getting the jambs ready for the repaint. On the inside of the door the very bottom has some rust. It is not on the outside panel just on the interior side near the area where the door is rolled at the bottom. I was thinking since it hasnt...

I have a 66 Dart. I purchased a hood scoop from unlimited part number #PR12. Im not a body man so I was wondering what is the best method/procedure for installing this scoop. The scoop is fiberglass while the hood is metal. The scoop does have a 1 1/2" flat all around the bottom but the lip is...

Was wondering what is the proper steps in finishing up the sanding and polishing of a fresh clear coat job. Last night I sprayed and clear coated my engine compartment and it has a few spots that I should wet sand and buff. Also what is a good buffer for doing this. I see a lot of car dealership...

looking for some painting advice. I am starting to get ready to paint the engine compartment on my 66 Dart. My first attempt at priming didnt go well with the gun and the primer I had from a job someone did for me a year ago. I bought a new gallon of primer and decided to buy a new gun as well...

I removed both the windshield and the rear window from my 66 Dart tonight. I am attaching pics of this at the end of this post. You will see that I am going to have some metal work in the front corners of the windshield. Its not bad as I was expecting so Im happy with just this small amount. I...

Well here you go, another paint thread where the poster has never painted before. I am starting to prepare myself for painting my 66 Dart. I have experimented with paint cans to find the paint scheme I want. I will post all pics at the end of this opening post since I have never found success in...