74 Dart Sport Restoration

The Dart has really good floor boards and frame , no rust, so there isn't much work to be done there, just a lot of cleaning and top coating.

I completed the engine compartment refinishing. The before pic it looks really nasty and the engine although painted blue was actually blue paint over dirt and caked on grease.

After stripping the engine compartment, I used a pressure washer, lots of grease cutting soap and a scrub brush to get it clean. There was very little rust and problems with the engine compartment mainly because of all the grease dirt and oil.

See where the voltage regulator sealer material melted onto the fender. Man that was a pain to get off!

I hand sanded the engine compartment until it was smooth and gave it a good bath again. I applied a primer sealer, wet sanded it with 400 and gave it a bath again before applying the top coat.

The metallic paint looks to be lighter then it is, its the way it catches the bright light. The gold, silver and hit of green tiny metal flake in the paint is stunning in the sunlight.

See my pic of the engine valve covers and you can see the true color of the top coat without bright light.

Man we have to be in love with our cars because we put sooo much time into them!