68 Dart Project.

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Fabricated the 3/8 aluminum kill switch rod and installed today. Perfect fit.

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More time spent on the Dart on this day before Christmas.
I sure dreaded doing this headliner install and still got to do some steaming. I feel like I just went a couple rounds with Mike Tyson! Damn roll bar made it X10 worse.

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Merry Christmas !
 
If you can get the ehadliner installed so well with a rollbar, you must be a whiz at it without. Looks great!
Merry Christmas to you also! Bob
 
If you can get the ehadliner installed so well with a rollbar, you must be a whiz at it without. Looks great!
Merry Christmas to you also! Bob
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Merry Christmas Bob!

Getting the roofliner over the bar with the bows was brutal. The sail panels ended up stuck together (they had 2 good coats of glue on them) going over the roll bar, and getting those pryed apart was a challenge. Glad nothing ripped! Just had to keep at it and eventually it came around. Trimming here, cutting back the listing there, it slowly came around. There's a few minor wrinkles and the steamer is going to take care of those. Sure glad the worst of the headliner is over now. Perfect Christmas gift to me!

Oh and,

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Last post for 2019 on the Dart. Here’s where I got to.

Roof liner in, package tray in place, rear side windows installed. The original trunk board still has the assembly line chalk writing. No clue what it meant.
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Dash cap fit, installed.
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Front and rear window trim reinstalled.
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Side door glass and vent reinstalled. Long process to get it all fitting.
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And that’s it for this year.

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Jan 1, 2020. Getting close. Hemi time.
 
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the roof/side shot just makes my heart go pitter/patter.
it's so perfect...almost like you could reach down and pick it up.
Magnificent work!
A happy and healthy New Year to you!
 
Going together.

Dash cap installed. Nice fit, neat.
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Spent time building a tach mount. Good and study, no wires across the dash. Thinking of finishing it in satin black rather than aluminum???
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All original door panels re-used. All in mint shape.
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Everything tested and working.
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Next up, rug, and seat upholstery arrives this week.
 
Been working on the Dart as usual. Some pictures.

Door panels on. These are the originals.
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Rug installed.
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Offset master cylinder fit, ready for bleeding.
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Digging into the seats, build sheet had a better day.
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Rear seat is finished and in place.
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New Foam for the front buckets going on.
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One bucket finished one to go. Old material sure tears easy with a good pull.
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Looks great!
Is that an air filter next to the sand blast cabinet?
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Abdywgn that's soffit material, boxed in the stairs with it.
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Both buckets finished today. Refinished the bases, will be bolted on and seats in tomorrow.
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Abdywgn that's soffit material, boxed in the stairs with it.
Thank-you, I see that now but my imagination envisioned it as an air filter to remove any dust from the blast cabinet. Hmm,
might be something I could incorporate in my garage...or just turn the fan on and open a window.
 
And that pretty much wraps up the interior.

Buckets finished and installed.
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Door bars not a problem whatsoever
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Seat belt harnesses to go in and that's about it.
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AAR emailed today too, hood & scoop is ready to ship.
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Today the rad got fit into place, transmission lines ran from cooler to trans position and horns relocated ahead of the rad support.

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AAR hood and hemi scoop is being shipped and is next Up on the list.
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AAR hood and scoop showed up today. Time to get busy.
Completely satisfied with this fiberglass.
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The front bumper got a new plate today.
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Scoop install and hood fitting time.
AAR. Fantastic fit.
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Supports install next up.
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Can't believe how well this fiberglass is made.
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Today the hood pins and height adjusters on all 4 corners got set and trim installed across the front.
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Went with 3 studs, I like the look and the more rigidity the better. Adjustable, collars will be made once final measurements are taken.
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Used JB weld to locate the studs to the underside of the scoop, tomorrow the scoop can come back off and the studs will get solidly escapulated into the scoop.
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