65 Dart Revisited II
Members. Thanks for following. A a bit slow in the progress, but the 65 Revisited is still on schedule for the June 1st maiden voyage. My wife and I began assembling the doors yesterday. Tool Man Mike pointed me to a great set of gills/vents which I bought some time ago on EBay. They polished up very nicely, and they had no chrome bubbles. These were a great find. Anyway, here are a few pics of the doors as far as they are for now. Still need to mount the doors to the body....I learned a trick from a local body man who drills small holes in the hinges into the body, and, also, the strike plates. When re-installing the doors and the strike plates, the doors and strike plates can be relocated exactly where they were initially lining up the hinges and strikes using the same small drill bit. I will say, however, that the hinge material is hard hard stuff to get through. The new door handles came from Classic Industries as the old ones were a bit peppered having a few years on them. It is nice to have all of the stainless and aluminum polished while doing the assembly.....the assembly moves a bit faster when one just has to go to the shelf to get the need part....ready to go. A few pics enclosed, and thanks again for following. sgrip65
Members. Thanks for following. A a bit slow in the progress, but the 65 Revisited is still on schedule for the June 1st maiden voyage. My wife and I began assembling the doors yesterday. Tool Man Mike pointed me to a great set of gills/vents which I bought some time ago on EBay. They polished up very nicely, and they had no chrome bubbles. These were a great find. Anyway, here are a few pics of the doors as far as they are for now. Still need to mount the doors to the body....I learned a trick from a local body man who drills small holes in the hinges into the body, and, also, the strike plates. When re-installing the doors and the strike plates, the doors and strike plates can be relocated exactly where they were initially lining up the hinges and strikes using the same small drill bit. I will say, however, that the hinge material is hard hard stuff to get through. The new door handles came from Classic Industries as the old ones were a bit peppered having a few years on them. It is nice to have all of the stainless and aluminum polished while doing the assembly.....the assembly moves a bit faster when one just has to go to the shelf to get the need part....ready to go. A few pics enclosed, and thanks again for following. sgrip65
