65 Dart Revisited II

sgrip65 said
Hello Members. Good thing to be able to spell....at least the word D O D G E....as I got the letters on the decklid in the right order. I installed the wiring harness to the trunk area today along with installing the deck lid. It was kind of hard to get the margin correct around the perimeter along with the height matching to the top of the rear fenders, but, close enough. I found the DODGE letters, and I installed them as well. Tomorrow, I am going to install the gas filler tube along with the gas tank...possibly the rear bumper. Would anyone know the correct position of the jack instruction sheet shown in pic 004? I think it goes somewhere on the underside of the deck lid, but where...exactly. I bought my deck lid gasket from DMT, and there was an adequate amount for installation with about 30 inches left over. I adhered the gasket with some left-over vinyl top adhesive which I applied to the truck opening edge and the back-side of the gasket with a wide artist brush. There was not any degree of masking but for the bottom edge of the trunk opening. One other item to discuss is that the painting was done in groups where the body was done as a separate unit; with that said, the doors, hood, fenders, and decklid were done at another time. We used PPG DBC and 4000 Clear coat with a medium reducer. I was concerned, having these parts painted at a different time regarding color match, but the decklid and the body seem to match nicely. First time today that I could note one part against the other. I was happy about that. Anyway, that is it for today, and I may post the gas tank install tomorrow. Thanks again for all the help and for following my build. sgrip65

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Hello Members. I did get my rear side glass installed which was a bit of a challenge.....read the directions first, and take good notes. I did not do that. Anyway, the two door hard top does not use that lift triangle piece as the sedan does shown in pic Window Lifts II, 001. That is where I ran into a bind, and I had to do some additional research....but there it was under 2dr HT rear glass right in the FSM. The 2dr HT uses a lift bar on the rear side glass as shown in the pic marked Rear Glass Lift Bar 001 and shown installed in pic #Gas Tank and Rear Side Glass 004. I also installed the gas tank. Just a note, install the gas tank first, then install the filler tube as it is near impossible to do it the other way around. As well, be sure the sending unit wiring is not tucked up under between the top of the gas tank and the trunk floor before tightening the J-Hook.....yeah, that is what I did x**$^^^-. I had to loosen the J-Hook from the gas tank strap to get it back out. Nobody else would do that, I am sure...just me. Seems I make a bunch of extra work for myself. Tomorrow, I am going to start assembling the doors. BTW, I bought a jack instruction decal from Classic Industries a while back. Would anyone know the OEM spot to place this decal? Thanks for the information and for following along. sgrip65

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