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I am in the process of recovering the seats in my 71 Dart project and I have a question about recovering the split bench front seat. I am using a cover set from Legendary Interiors and I have seen their YouTube vids on the process. The original seat covers used a plastic cover that fit over the...

mpgmike, I did not take any before/after shots. I thought about it, but didn't think anyone would be interested. I guess that's what I get for thinking! In the absence of that, I thought that I would try to recreate what I had to deal with. I clamped the foam between a couple of rulers along the...

While I want to do the right thing on my project with respect to part replacement/refurbishment, at the same time, I want to be conscious of where and how I spend. In that light, I thought the cost of the upholstery installation kits were insanely expensive. So instead of spending almost $600...

Nice projects!

Congratulations Danny! Outstanding!

The pace has slowed since the weather has been shifting. I have been stripping down the seat frames to clean them up so I can bring them inside to work on the upholstery over the winter. I am amazed by how much corrosion has taken place on parts that (in theory) have been sheltered from the...

Nice looking car, Earl!

I have been stripping down my seats so that I can work on them inside this winter. #1. The fiber board panels that are under the seat cover, covering the large opening in the back of the front sides have some mold on them. I would like to replace these with new material and use the old ones as...

My delay is largely due to the changing weather here (high temp by Sunday predicted to be barely above freezing). It has been unseasonably warm here this Fall, waiting for me to finish, no doubt! LOL! If not for that, I would be doing it sooner than this for sure. I don't enjoy the extra work...

mopowers, thanks for stopping in! I was naturally concerned about dust and dirt. I did everything that I could possibly think of to mitigate the impact. As you are probably well aware, this project has been in the body work phase for a long time. That means that there has been a lot of dust that...

After stepping away for a couple of days, yesterday I looked over the exterior with a bright light, decided I got good coverage and pulled all the masking materials off the car. I grossly over-masked the car to make sure that I didn't end up with any "gold dust" where I didn't want it. I was...

Thanks skep! Where in Minnesoooota are you located?

Thanks DartMan! Progress is likely to slow down as the weather here starts cooling off, at least for anything requiring any painting!

Thanks abdywgn! I am thrilled that it finally has paint on everything! It's been a long time coming. This has been a tremendous hurdle to get past. L8r! Jim

Finally!!!!!! Today I finally got paint on the project! It's been quite a journey! I got 4 coats applied on it and in spite of all I did to control the environment, there still ended up being more trash in the paint than I had hoped. I was planning to sand and buff it anyway, so that is not a...

That commute would make me want to hurt myself! Good luck with that!

Yessir, just north of Osseo. I will be putting my garage furnace to use for sure!

It appears that I am destined to be doing body work forever! I took a short break to take a trip down to the Gulf coast for a little vacation. Before I left, I found that I wasn't entirely happy with the transition in the passenger quarter repair that I had done. So before the trip I, I added...

You are absolutely correct sireland67! I got the sanding for the touch up work done today. Gonna let it sit overnight and then wet sand and seal tomorrow. I got the blackout treatment done on the core support and grille support today too. I am intentionally trying to replicate how it looked...

You were on the fast track compared to mine! :rofl: But to be honest, this project really wasn't a priority until the last 5 years or so.

The helicoil fix worked like a champ! We got the hood installed and aligned. I am really happy with how it all fits. Now that I finally have everything back where it belongs, I see that I have to pay the price for doing the body work on all the pieces separately. I have to do a little touch up...

As luck would have it, AutoZone had the OEM Tools Fix It Thread kits (same as helicoil) on sale for over half off. Got it installed and plan to reinstall the hood tomorrow when my friend can give me a hand. Word of warning to potential users of this kit. The version with the bright green coated...

It sucked all the enthusiasm right outta me! Got the repair kit and gonna get back after it right away. Too close to having her in color and I'm running out of nice weather up here on the tundra! Thanks! Jim

Gonna try a helicoil. It seems this has worked for others experiencing the same issue. Wish me luck!

Beautiful! Thanks Dana67Dart for the link! This helps, it looks like a helicoil may solve my problems.1

I've seen those used in wood, never thought to use one in metal. Thanks for the tip!

A good friend of mine came over this morning to help me hang the sheet metal panels in prep for final paint. We got the deck lid, rear valence, doors, fenders and hood installed and aligned to satisfaction (gotta keep reminding myself that this isn't a show car). I figured it would be a good...

I tried that first, found nothing. Queries are all about the key words, striking out so far.

I was making great progress hanging the sheet metal on my 71 Dart in prep for final paint. Then it happened . . . . the driver side rear hood mounting plate stripped! Has anyone successfully repaired this issue with a threaded insert (a la helicoil)? At this point, I'm ready to cry! We were 15...

Thanks bkd! It finally feels like I am making progress. Don't worry, I'm hard of hearing!