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@ink, sometimes you just gotta try something. It looks ok, I have the vision, just not liking how it looks.

WOW, good responses. Thanks to everyone. I'll be checking out some of the links and information. @Cuda, im not worried about the car having a resale value, i bought it for a grand. @Rengo, I have the bike already (actually spent all weekend fixing it up) ha.

@72dodge , What or who is iirc? Trying to find that thread

Ha, love that "smiles per gallon time" awesome

Ha, ya I live in Colorado. Would limit days I could drive it, to say the least. Colorado weather likes to be unpredictable, could be 90 with clear skies, 5 minutes later 20 with a blizzard. But this car won't be driven much anyway.

Thanks guys, Dare, ya I to realize that the roof and doors provide the strength. However, if you put in s subframe and tie it all together nice and tight, Would that not allow this? Honestly, I tried to shave the drip rails and I am not to happy with how It looks, so that's why I'm considering...

Hey guys. I'm debating on something my dad keeps suggesting I do with the dart. He thinks I should cut the roof entirely off, leaving only the windshield. No other roof, pillars in back, nothing. No convertible or top of any kind. He keeps calling it a "California cruiser " But I can't...

Well that is one way to end the weekend of working on the car, grinder decided to die, took it apart and the rotor has metal chunks missing, so its shot. Good news, finished all the passenger side drip rail shave, except the A pillar and then finish grinding, I need an aircompressor so i can use...

Ugh, still kicking butt on drip rails. Wish my overhead welding was better, having to grind and reweld, but making real progress. Got a method worked out that is working good. Hopefully be done with passenger side soon. Not a project I would suggest for anyone thinking its quick and...

Made some progress on the drip rails. Got a good portion of the new metal in, did a crap ton of plug welds. All pentrated great on inside. Started to get some of the pieces that need curves and what not done to them, made today as well.

Well been really busy and broke, got a little bit done this weekend. And I do mean a little bit. I ended up changing game plans, and rather then just welding a piece of metal to the roof, i have decided to cut into the skin a bit, and flush it in. In doing so, i discovered I don't like the...

Update. Been at a stand still lately, money and other things going on. Friday I am supposed to be picking up some sheet metal from a shop in town, they are also going to be cutting me enough strips bent into a "L" for me to use. I ordered it 3"x1/4", this will fill the gap of the weather...

wow....lotta work. I think i'll just keep it a hardtop. I got enough on my plate already.

So y do u need to do all that? Why can't u find one of these companies that makes a kit, adapt it to fit the dart? If I took s saw all to the dart roof, after building subframes, cut it off. What would happen?

Ok, So i understand its hard and probably out of my league, but what is actually involved? Obviously the unibody issue comes into play, but if you make decent subframe connectors, bascially turning it into a full chassis frame...that should take care of that issue, right?

Ok, cool. Made some progress, least how things will look. I took a 1"x1" square tube. Cut one of the cornes, and split the tube. ended up with a 1"x3/16" "L". 3/16" is the spacing on the chrome lip that holds the weather stripping. I then took the orignal weather stripping strip, split it down...

Turning out to be a great day, lots of car shows going on, Fighter Jets keep buzzing the house (i think there is an airforce academy game) Here is a pic of the groove im talking about. Kinda hard to see, but putting a rod in the groove and welding, helps to reinforce the weld, instead of just...

Well, while I don't feel that adding a backing plate is needed.....iroically..ha after taking into consideration others opinions, as well as taking a second look. There is the need for something to fill a rather lage grove that is left after shaving the rails...Just so happens a steel rod bent...

Na, the welds are penetrating both sides just fine. Also there is no way to put any backing plate without opening the gap more(that would alot more work to, trying to get it all back in line) Also, I will be installing subframes to that will help. Good catch though, structural stability for...

You talking on the seam?

Continuing cutting drip rails off this weekend, while I wait to save up for cash for hemi. I have posted this in my "car rebuild diary thread" as well, (not exactly sure what the protocal or etiquette is when you have a rebuild post..and do side posts for information). Anyway, here is a few...

Damn welding sunburn.

hmmmm

John, do you have a link to the weather stripping with the magic clips? or a name so i can google it?

whats a guy who crosses a union picket line gotta do with tires? HAHA. honestly i got no idea what a scab is...

John, I am jealous of the stance you got on those wheels, being so tucked up in the rear, kinda like swsswill has. I want that. Looks great.

nevermind, geez im dumb. Mr. I work IT for a career, over looked it. the form is setup to it looks like you search for either a keyword OR a user name, didnt realize you could do both..i talked myself outta trying. hA.

John, do you have a link? you have alot of threads, and I haven't quite figured out a way to search your threads for specific word.

How ya meaning? hard to describe in words I know. HA

With the little chrome/weather seal in place. Pretty big damn gap. I think im gonna end up making a sheet metal peace that i'll weld in the same place as the drip rails, feather it into the existing metal so it looks seamless. then I'll have this strip bent at the end, in the place at the...