Resurrecting the 1966 Dart Wagon
Been a while but everything is going well for me. Blew the cummins up in my orange truck back in October so that has been under the knife and bleeding my funds dry. Also built another 85 crew cab with a cummins swap. Finished an 89 resto with a fresh drivetrain and made it road worthy for a friend. Then flipped two trucks and did some other stuff. This summer I will be working 4 days a week and will divide any minute I have between my shop and girlfriend/friends.
So, I removed the skin on my power tailgate blasted it and took it to school. I am at Pennsylvania College of Technology for auto restoration and my teacher saw my interest in metalshaping so I have been learning a lot about it. This was my first big project on the English Wheel and the skin is about half way done. Had to make new inner skin corners and a lower lip as well as inner hinge supports. Next on the list is get the doors ready, align, finish some other metalwork, prime and block my life away until it is straight and ready for some kandy red.
Charlie
Been a while but everything is going well for me. Blew the cummins up in my orange truck back in October so that has been under the knife and bleeding my funds dry. Also built another 85 crew cab with a cummins swap. Finished an 89 resto with a fresh drivetrain and made it road worthy for a friend. Then flipped two trucks and did some other stuff. This summer I will be working 4 days a week and will divide any minute I have between my shop and girlfriend/friends.
So, I removed the skin on my power tailgate blasted it and took it to school. I am at Pennsylvania College of Technology for auto restoration and my teacher saw my interest in metalshaping so I have been learning a lot about it. This was my first big project on the English Wheel and the skin is about half way done. Had to make new inner skin corners and a lower lip as well as inner hinge supports. Next on the list is get the doors ready, align, finish some other metalwork, prime and block my life away until it is straight and ready for some kandy red.
Charlie
