Mopowers' 66 Dart Build

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I also started making some door panels. I ended up using a sheet of 1/8" white board fiberboard from Lowe's. I liked the fact that I could put the white side out to help resist moisture, plus the whole 4'x 8' sheet was only $20.

I also picked up some textured black vinyl off Amazon and some 1/8" foam from the fabric store. For the bottom, I went with black speaker box carpet. I hope to finish them up tomorrow.

For adhesive, I befriended an old upholstery dude around the corner from my house and ended up buying some industrial grade contact cement from him that's made for headliners. It seems like good stuff, so hopefully it holds up well.

Here are the old door panels:

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And the new ones cut out:

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Top half done with foam and vinyl. There are a few creases that still show, but it's good enough for a hotrod. I'll get these finished up tomorrow, then I can focus on getting the jams and trunk all primed and painted.

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I had the day off so I was able to get the door panels buttoned up this morning. They're definitely not perfect, but they'll work nicely for me. Plus, since I've got a different door handle setup up front, I would've had to figure out a way to to fill the holes for those in a stock set. Not to mention it looks like a new set from Legendary runs about $750. Ouch! I think I've got about $80 into these.

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The vinyl on top is textured almost like a football.

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Back side:

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mopowers said:
I had the day off so I was able to get the door panels buttoned up this morning. They're definitely not perfect, but they'll work nicely for me. Plus, since I've got a different door handle setup up front, I would've had to figure out a way to to fill the holes for those in a stock set. Not to mention it looks like a new set from Legendary runs about $750. Ouch! I think I've got about $80 into these.

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The vinyl on top is textured almost like a football.

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Back side:

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They look great in the pictures. Definitely inspired me to do my own.
 
While I was at it, I made some moisture barriers for the doors.

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For the quarter moisture barriers, I used aluminum so they can double as firewalls since they're open to the trunk area. I'll get some installed photos when I reinstall all of the window mechanisms and button everything up.

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Finally got a couple coats of epoxy shot on the inner decklid followed by a couple coats of 2k high build on the decklid and doors. Hopefully I can get some primer shot on the jams and trunk tomorrow.

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I should be able to get some paint sprayed this week.

In the meantime, I was able to get a decent deal on a cool speed part for when it's motor time.

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I was able to get the jams and trunk in 2k before it got breezy. The goal is to set up a paint booth in the garage tomorrow, then scuff the primer and shoot the single stage finish either Thursday or Friday.

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The breeze finally died down enough to shoot some WW1. It's far from perfect, but it's shiny and it'll be fine for this hotrod. It'll be fun putting it back together.

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MidnightSwinger said:
Can we do mine next? Looks badass dude.
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Thanks! But if you saw this mess up close, you'd tell me to stay away. haha For instance, there are a couple sweat drops in the trunk that got painted over one the second coat that I'll have to sand down and touch up once the paint hardens up.

Doesn't yours already have paint on it??
 
mopowers said:
Thanks! But if you saw this mess up close, you'd tell me to stay away. haha For instance, there are a couple sweat drops in the trunk that got painted over one the second coat that I'll have to sand down and touch up once the paint hardens up.

Doesn't yours already have paint on it??
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Yeah but the original owner sprayed the engine bay black, so I am considering a spray bomb job to stay in the good graces of the Mopar Gods.
 
mopowers said:
Hell yeah man. Can't wait til the days start getting longer though. I have no idea how the northern folks do it! haha
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THIS time of year sucks ***. I hate it. You're right...the dudes up north dealing with sundown by 3:30 or 4:00 is even worse.
For me, I have to struggle to do stuff in this time of year.
Way to go with those door panels, Evan.
By the way...The Brits that called them door cards....
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No, man....they are not cards.
 
Kern Dog said:
THIS time of year sucks ***. I hate it. You're right...the dudes up north dealing with sundown by 3:30 or 4:00 is even worse.
For me, I have to struggle to do stuff in this time of year.
Way to go with those door panels, Evan.
By the way...The Brits that called them door cards....
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No, man....they are not cards.
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Boy, you got that right! This time of year absolutely sucks ***. I have a mental countdown until the Winter Solstice so the days can start getting a tad longer, which means in TWO MONTHS, the days will be about as short as they are today. DAMMIT!!

And screw the Brits. Talk about a gay *** accent.

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mopowers said:
Boy, you got that right! This time of year absolutely sucks ***. I have a mental countdown until the Winter Solstice so the days can start getting a tad longer, which means in TWO MONTHS, the days will be about as short as they are today. DAMMIT!!

And screw the Brits. Talk about a gay *** accent.
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That is so strange that you count down to solstice (December 21) because I do the exact same thing every year.
 
Kern Dog said:
THIS time of year sucks ***. I hate it. You're right...the dudes up north dealing with sundown by 3:30 or 4:00 is even worse.
For me, I have to struggle to do stuff in this time of year.
Way to go with those door panels, Evan.
By the way...The Brits that called them door cards....
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No, man....they are not cards.
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i don't, they're panels :poke::rolleyes:
 
I've been busy with paint touch-ups and assembly, but haven't really been taking photos. I did take some shots of the doors with the interior sides painted. Now I just have to get them all put back together so I can get them hung on the car. All of the window mechanisms are redone, so it should go pretty smoothly, provided I recall how it all goes back together.

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I also picked up a non-lockup 46RH for the orange '68 Dart for when I build the 408 for it. Man, I can't believe what core transmissions are going for these days. Hopefully it's in decent shape internally.

I had to take the OD section off just so my weak *** could get it out of my pickup.

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