1963 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible for the Wife

Spread out filler and sanded it smooth today. Unfortunately the wind was blowing 40 MPH so there was no painting today, plus I found another crack that needed to be fixed...


Some of the tools of the trade.... you have to make shaping tools based on what your sanding. I used 150 grit because this is all shaping. It is a mistake thinking you can get it done in one or two passes. It will take 4-5 passes to get a really nice job so just admit it to yourself and do it.

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DAMN IT found another crack I missed.... I baked this one for 2 hours but the wind was so bad I could not spray anyway so I moved on to the dash. Also after the oven the dog banged the table and it rolled off and crashed on the tile. It held up just fine!

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Off to the dash. This housing for the pushbutton shifter has a rubber spacer but after 56 years it is hard and brittle and loose. I started looked for a solution....

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Tried some R134a o rings but that was not very good.

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