1964 Dodge Dart 270 Slant Six Restoration

I haven’t updated in a while and lot has happened in that time. My popped in ball joint lasted all of two weeks beforehand coming out again. I got it’s up on stands, got it in place, cleaned it’s up, and welded both front upper ball joints in place. So far it’s held for a month with no signs it won’t continue to happen hold.

My distributor stopped working twice. Not sure why, but now it’s been working after i had it replaced again.

Got a new starter installed, but had issues a week or so later when the alternator cable started having issues. About a week no issue now after that was replaced.

Finally got all of the plasti-dip off and figuring out what to do with the paint. I love the original color and will Be searching for the closest possible match to apply in places by where the original paint is not in good shape, then wax the entire car. I must note that the vast majority of The paint is in excellent shape, but some of it isn’t. Chips here and there have been taken out. I didn’t notice that my passenger front quarter panel and my trunk are not the original paint. It’s a bit thicker of a coat, and the paint is less red, more brown.

Any advice on any of that is appreciated.

Got all belts replaced and an oil changed. Took her on the highway for the first time in 5 months, and it was a different experience this time around. Got up to 75mph no issue, could have gone faster but had no reason to. She still sounds like she might stall when in drive and stopped at a light, but that’s quickly remedied with a slight rev.

Got my front windshield sealed up using clear silicone caulk under the gasket to fill in the gaps. I think it’s supposed to Be a chrome strip there, but there isn’t one. I know the previous owner had it replaced, not sure why that would be missing though.

Other things to do: the passengers side of the front bumper is missing two of the bolts for mounting, so I’m going to search for as close to original looking parts as I can get and install those.
I want to get a wiring harness from a donor car, switch out the fuse block for a modern blade one and install that in the Dart. The wiring is all over the place as-is. A previous mechanic bypassed the fuseblock and zip tied things together. Not good.