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I ended up going with a brand new driveshaft from a place I found online. They are out of Wisconsin. I ordered the shaft on a Monday and received it on that Friday. It came painted with a cheap flat black paint which I removed with some paint stripper. Then I polished up the shaft with a...

The center console and steering column are installed. I first started with the console carpet. I tried gluing it on but didn't have very good luck and ended up peeling it back off. I read on here that some people use Velcro. That worked a lot better. Still, the carpet doesn't look that nice...

The rear axle, engine and trans are installed. I assembled the rear axle in the basement last fall since I thought that was the safest place to store it. Not my best idea looking back since I had to get it back OUT of the basement as a complete unit. I enlisted the help of my wife and we...

Finally an update on the Dart. I've been waiting on the wiper motor. It finally arrived a few weeks ago. I thought the factory yellow/gold zinc would look out of place in the engine compartment so I had it done in black zinc. A black sealer was also used instead of the factory red/orange...

No reinforcement plate on my 68.

I've got the AR Engineering adapter.(the one Dr Diff sells) Its designed so the stock pushrod can be reused. Any thicker/thinner and the pedal won't be at the proper height unless you use an adjustable pushrod. Is it a huge issue if the pedal isn't in the exact factory location...not sure. I...

I had a rendering done of the Dart. A close friend from high school is a really good artist and made this up for me.

Still waiting until the 120 day mark so I can wax the engine compartment and start assembling things in there. For now I've been working on applying the sound deadener to the floor. I was concerned about the garage temps being in the 30s/40s but it installed easily. I was planning on using...

SEM Trim Black

The car is back home. I need to let the paint sit for about 120 days before I can wax it. I'll probably wait that long before I start bolting on parts to the exterior. Until then I'll keep busy by installing things under the car and getting the glass into the doors and 1/4s. Once the glass...

Here are some more from outside. This thing really shines!

Yes it is.

I saved all the videos that the body shop posted to their Facebook page and combined them into this video.

The white paint on the A-pillar/windshield trim, doors and rear panels was sprayed yesterday. The two metal corner trim pieces had some big dents in them from the factory. When the A-pillars were welded to the top windshield support, the welds ended up a little big and weren't ground down...

Spent the last month trying to find the correct color. Paint formulas have changed(toners discontinued) since spray outs were done in 2014. Multiple different paint lines were tried and they all came out too light. Even used a paint spectrophotometer to take a picture of the paint and it came...

Since I like factory paint markings, I couldn't help but to soak the original leaf spring ends in EvapoRust. I was surprised to see that the marks were still there. (orange and tan) I've got a new pair of MP Oval Track springs I'm going to use. I repainted them a semi-gloss black and just...

The rear end assembly is done. Everything is from Dr Diff. Gears, sure-grip, bearings, axles and disc brake kit. I bought the 741 housing cheap at a swap meet. It had a grenaded cone sure-grip in it and junk gears. A buddy offered to blast and powder coat the case for me so that's what I...

Starting to make good progress at the body shop. Door gaps are looking good. The filler work is done and the body has been blocked a couple times. Bumpers have been fitted. The front fit OK. The rear did not. These are AMD bumpers. The rear was hitting the body just below the tail...

On mine, I drilled all the way though the inner shaft. Then I installed some "pins" made from a scrap piece of Lexan, all the way through both pieces. I heated up the head of a nail and melted the ends of the "pins" to keep them in place.

Just got the console done a few days ago. I modified the aftermarket shifter instead of modifing the console top plates. That way I can go back to the stock shifter in the future if the novelty of the aftermarket one wears off. I posted these earlier but they are console related so... The...

I've been putting off working on the convertible top mechanism because it was intimidating. Finally got to the point where I needed to work on it so... I started out by taking a lot of pictures and measurements. There are two main adjustment links at the back that have a lot of adjustability...

When I was rebuilding the dash, I removed the AMP gauge and installed an oil pressure gauge in its place. I still needed to be able to monitor the charging system so I had to come up with something. I was thinking about adding a cigarette lighter to the ash tray in the console so I could...

The 73+ takes a really large hole for the rubber socket. Then the other hole is really small for the phillips screw. I went through this with my 73 Challenger. I gave the bodyshop a 72 fender which they used to drill the holes in the new fenders. After the car was painted I realized the...

Those look like the 73+ style. How do those attach? If they use a phillips head screw visible on the top, they are the later style. Hole size is different.

I agree. I was thinking about a rear GTS stripe but in that CF vinyl. They make a razor tape that you can layout in the shape of the stripe. Then you install the vinyl over it. Finally, you pull the metal line off which cuts the vinyl. More leaning toward wrinkle paint now. It would hide...

Playing around with different looks for the hood inserts. The inserts I got with the car were badly repainted and pitted. I blasted them to remove the paint and chrome. I hand sanded the top lip and was able to get all the pits out. Surprisingly the pot metal actually polished up really...

I can't see how it's possible. The lines pass through a small hole in the torsion bar x-member. You'd need a very long slot along the connector to be able to get the end of the line started in the hole and then pushed through. Then that defeats the purpose of completely welding it to the...

Here are a few pictures of the frame connectors I made. I got the idea from some guys over on an E-body site I'm on. This style connecter will still allow the brake and fuel lines to be installed as one piece. The connectors that weld to the floor pan won't allow that. These are made from...