Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Thank you sir! Much appreciated! Those doors been hacked up took me by surprise lol. It's bad!
Got a new Truck (new to me)
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Another trip to U-Pull-It Parts, cut out a used door super structure with your battery powered Sawzall. Lay it on top of your's and spot weld it in.
Done Deal...
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Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
I'll probably just leave em! Unless I find some doors for cheap or free! Lol
Shaping up the Body Work on the lower rear box sides where the Step Bumper has gouged into them, both sides.
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Cleaning up rusty bumper mount bolts in a tub of vinegar. 1st overnight soak and rinse here.
Going back in the vinegar for another overnight soak.
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Going back in the vinegar for another overnight soak.
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Swinger 340
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I use a wire wheel on a bench grinder and they clean up well and quick. If you use vinegar or any other acid solution, you need to equalize the parts in baking soda or Bi-carb.
Bumper cleaned up, primed and painted back side.
Bumper mounting bolts all cleaned up.
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Bumper mounting bolts all cleaned up.
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Cleaned up bumper back on the truck.
One step at a time, coming along.
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One step at a time, coming along.
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Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Very nice work! You are making quick progress! It just dawned on me we are working on the same project at the same time ! Yours is just a long bed and alot nicer! Lol I have the same dents around the bed where the bumper has it them. I got a really bad one on the passenger side corner idk how I'm gonna get it out. It's like folded around itself and you can't access it from the back because of the bracing. I'll figure it out somehow tho. I found a rear bumper a guy is supposed to give me he said it's mint I haven't seen it yet. I had originally planned on doing a roll pan but idk now you made that bumper look really good. It's hard to see in the picture because of all the mud but here is the crease circled
Yeah, the '89 had the same gouges as yours.
Working here outside in the Sunshine State with limited tools. Reached inside the box side from underneath with a 1/2" drive 12" long extension and pounded out the gouges with a 3 lb. hammer.
Got it back close, it had a tear opening it it. Cleaned It up with sand paper and filled it with "Duraglas" waterproof filler from the outside to level it back up.
Available on ebay ^^^ gallons.
Sanded, primed, and painted with aerosol can products from local parts stores.
Going to seal it from the inside underneath with catalyzed black paint.
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Have been using this red oxide primer surfacer from O'Reilly's, pretty good fill and works great as a base with the red truck paint.
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This "Barcelona Red" paint that I had around from another project actually matches the '89 Red pretty good for touching up.
So it was a cheep way to get a sealed finish on the repairs for now.
Got this ^ at Advance Auto Parts, think O'Reilly's has it too.
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So it was a cheep way to get a sealed finish on the repairs for now.
Got this ^ at Advance Auto Parts, think O'Reilly's has it too.
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Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Nice work! I was looking at that duraglass for my dart. I was gonna use it for the sail panel roof joint I've read it's better than regular plastic fillers for larger repairs because it's reinforced with fiberglass. I was gonna use the all metal stuff but it's more expensive and I've read alot of reviews that it's alot harder to sand and shape.
"The Clean Out"
This is what needs to be done when a vehicle has sat for 6 years >
All Cleaned Out
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This is what needs to be done when a vehicle has sat for 6 years >
All Cleaned Out
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Dried out leaves ^^^ from Alabama:
Beats a stinking rat's nest, any day of the week. Sure glad don't have to deal with mouse nest oder on this project.
Like can happen in Minnesota where the mice get in to nest up for the cold Winters.
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Beats a stinking rat's nest, any day of the week. Sure glad don't have to deal with mouse nest oder on this project.
Like can happen in Minnesota where the mice get in to nest up for the cold Winters.
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Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Dang nice work!! that makes me nervous drilling towards the heater core id be scared to death of hitting it! Where did you get that plug / cover to put back in the hole? i may have to try that!
It's a marine access removable port, sold at boating stores and also on ebay.
That 4" access port is a common size.
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Dartfreak75
Restore it, Dont part it!
Thanks! thats some inventive thinking bud! i like it! easy to pop it out and clean it again whenever it needs it!
Lots of Dodge Truck owners on YouTube are doing the heater box clean out port trick, so they don't have to totally dismantle the heater box and dash.
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Getting started on the Wiper Arm Bushing rebuild.
Got rained out late this morning, pick it up again tomorrow.
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Got rained out late this morning, pick it up again tomorrow.
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Nice find. Hardly anyone in the parts business anymore knows what a "matched set" of belts is. They just look at you after pulling two of the same number and say "they're the same". Ummmm.....no, they're not.
What all exactly did the original computer control anyway?
Throttle Body Injection, electronic TBI distributor, computer onboard voltage regulator that failed. "Message Center" in dash that can most certainly do without anyway.
Rigged up temporary gauges to manually monitor engine activity. So no computer needed there. Turn signals work without computer too, fortunately.
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Oh that's right. I forgot it was that late a model. It's gonna be a really nice truck when you're done.
Continuing on from Post #170, wiper arm bushings rebuild.
Many thanks to @318willrun and his YouTube how to video. Explained and showed well how to assemble and get things in the right order.
Especially which side of the Wiper Arms to push the new plastic bushings in from so it does not end up azz backwards.
Pushing in the new bushings with a socket and vice.
Assembled refurbished wiper arm assembly.
Back in the truck and working as it should, nice and smooth.
Wiper assembly cavity cleaned and resealed with catalyzed black paint.
Preserving the old truck so it will last a long time.
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Many thanks to @318willrun and his YouTube how to video. Explained and showed well how to assemble and get things in the right order.
Especially which side of the Wiper Arms to push the new plastic bushings in from so it does not end up azz backwards.
Pushing in the new bushings with a socket and vice.
Assembled refurbished wiper arm assembly.
Back in the truck and working as it should, nice and smooth.
Wiper assembly cavity cleaned and resealed with catalyzed black paint.
Preserving the old truck so it will last a long time.
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