1967 Dart 270
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Done for the day- Still sorting stuff out but I had some time to knock some dents from the grill bezels and tinker with the headlamp buckets. The finish was worn away in spots so I cleaned them up and spayed with a "cold galvanizing coating" that was closest. Some guys have had some luck with hammertone paint but its still impossible to duplicate the factory finish on these.
Polished the rings while I was at it too. One piece at a time...
Polished the rings while I was at it too. One piece at a time...
Thought this was cool- Was checking out the gas tank and found a dealership part tag on the top under the felt! Sadly, it looks like that dealership doesn't exist at that location any longer.
Amazing Chrysler still had these one year only tanks on the shelf back in 1984.
Amazing Chrysler still had these one year only tanks on the shelf back in 1984.
Some more work today- The boys worked like dogs wire wheeling and sanding the gas tank while I sandblasted small parts.
Tank was well scrubbed and coated with POR-15, after it is full dried I have a new paint I'm going to try out on it and see how it comes out. Painted the tank hook, sending unit and lock ring, blower motor ring and spare tire hold down along with the headlamp adjuster springs and some odd bolts. Finish on the bolts is "black phosphate" but slightly more durable.
Tank was well scrubbed and coated with POR-15, after it is full dried I have a new paint I'm going to try out on it and see how it comes out. Painted the tank hook, sending unit and lock ring, blower motor ring and spare tire hold down along with the headlamp adjuster springs and some odd bolts. Finish on the bolts is "black phosphate" but slightly more durable.
The boys wet sanded the tank while I rustled up some stuff to throw in the sandblaster. After they were done, I cleaned it down and applied the silver paint. As you can see in the picture it is pretty close the the factory galvanized appearance. Much cheaper than a new tank at any rate! As you can see in one picture where I'm holding pliers it is pretty reflective. Yes the painters tape is covering protecting original Chrysler decals, perhaps someone will discover them 40 years from now ;-)
gerahead
Glutton for Punishment
The finish on the tank does look pretty decent, so ............. what paint did you use? Don't hold out on us! L8r
Jim
Jim
Duplicolor chrome paint, sold at fine Bennies stores for $4.99 a rattle can.
gerahead
Glutton for Punishment
CS101 is the part number
Had the kids yesterday so mostly did some running for parts- Picked up a six pack of spray paint at NAPA, some "sheet chrome" from a local hobby store to try out on the dash and a set of 15" classic wipers from NAPA which I promptly stole for the Duster. They are stainless and look great!! I'll have to get another pair for the Dart now.
Heading up to a fellow board members place to check out a Dart he is scrapping for some odds and ends I'm missing.
Heading up to a fellow board members place to check out a Dart he is scrapping for some odds and ends I'm missing.
Shopping spree this weekend- picked up used parts (heater core j-hook, missing door window seal and spacer for heater core)
New- Roof rail, door, quarter window, trunk weatherstrip set from metro ($167), 24 chrome lug nuts from ebay $18, firewall sound deadner from b-quiet ($50) new reproduction headlight bezels ($175) an a heater box gasket kit, door lock gaskets, fender seals and reverse lamp gaskets from lorettafillmore on ebay.
I could not resist the grill bezels as that is the first time I have seen them for that price, most of the time they are $275! The rest of the grill is in great shape and its details like this that really make or break a project in my opinion. I knocked the dents out of my bezels but they still look meh.
I have seen a lot of cars with great paint but then you see pitted handles, mirrors or bad side markers and it really detracts from the vehicle in my opinion.
New- Roof rail, door, quarter window, trunk weatherstrip set from metro ($167), 24 chrome lug nuts from ebay $18, firewall sound deadner from b-quiet ($50) new reproduction headlight bezels ($175) an a heater box gasket kit, door lock gaskets, fender seals and reverse lamp gaskets from lorettafillmore on ebay.
I could not resist the grill bezels as that is the first time I have seen them for that price, most of the time they are $275! The rest of the grill is in great shape and its details like this that really make or break a project in my opinion. I knocked the dents out of my bezels but they still look meh.
I have seen a lot of cars with great paint but then you see pitted handles, mirrors or bad side markers and it really detracts from the vehicle in my opinion.
Just some pics of stuff that came in and some minor work. Weatherstrip kit is from an company called Tamraz who I'm not very happy with. They shipped only half the kit! They claim the rest is backordered and will be in soon. The fuel tank filler piece is twice as thick as the original but is usable and the price was right. The lugnuts were from Ebay, $18 shipped for 24!
Bumper came out ok, it will do till I can get a re-chrome job. lorettafillmore off Ebay supplied the heater core gasket set, headlamp/fender seals, door lock gaskets and reverse lamp gaskets. Very nice people to do business with.
Bumper came out ok, it will do till I can get a re-chrome job. lorettafillmore off Ebay supplied the heater core gasket set, headlamp/fender seals, door lock gaskets and reverse lamp gaskets. Very nice people to do business with.
68GTconvert
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Looks good. Where did you get the bezels?
Ebay, They look really good, I'll compare them to the originals and post pictures in a bit. They are very, very close. Some minor tweaking and they will be perfect.
68GTconvert
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They look good. I can't find any for less then $275.
68GTconvert
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Thanks. That is a deal.
I was all over it, dead surprised that no one else started bidding at the last minute. Now if I could just get some new letters for the hood...
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