1969 Dart GT Convertible

Well, it doesn't go together as I fast as I'd hoped, but there is still a lot to do. Since the last post I moved so that was about 5 weeks of packing and hauling. Now back to the car. After getting the car out of the booth and seeing it in the sun it had a touch too much orange peel. Would likely have been excellent for a 1969 factory job, but I didn;t come this far to have it look that way. So, i've sanded and buffed about 1/2 the car so far and have been very, very happy with the results. 2000 grit wet with a Meguires 105 (Ultra Cut) on a wool bonnet, followed by Meguires 205 polishing with a foam pad. The shine and finish is AMAZING. In my short periods of down time I've removed all the front and rear suspension bushings and am getting ready to build the rear suspension. 8 3/4 axle housing has been blasted and is in black epoxy primer (final finish). 8 3/4 truck axles were cut down to A body length by Moser. Tonight I was going to remove the old axle bearings and wheel studs. Previous owner of the truck axle shafts decided to run the wrong size (smaller) studs and used steel spacer on some, and welded others right to the axle. GRrrrrrrr. One step forward, 3 steps back. Also found one of my front sway bar mounts cracked. One step forward, 4 steps back. I've got 11" rear drum brakes to go on, and most of the rear suspension is either blasted and in black epoxy ready to go in, or will be very soon. First order is to finish the cut and buff, then roll the rear suspension under. From there the money spending starts for all new weatherstrip new hardware etc....etc....
In the meantime enjoy some progress pictures.
The first pic is the reflection of my plastic covered Challenger in the drivers door of the Dart.
2nd is the lower control arm shell removed from the LCA (pain in the *** job)
3rd is the welded studs in the axle shaft
4th is pile of front and rear suspension parts laid out for various work for the week/weekend
5th is the drivers door reflection again. You can see the door was buffed but the quarter panel was not as it is flat finish, but reflective.

Hope you like them!!