Search results for query: *

  1. mikess68

    Hood pins HELP

    How to put on the bottom nut on the hood pin. Can’t find a way to get at it
  2. mikess68

    Vinyl top clip locations holes

    Where are the holes for vinyl top molding on c pillar. I have the ones on rear under window but quarter panel does not have holes predrilled on side
  3. mikess68

    72 egg shell dart grill

    what can you coat the grill with on a 72 dart. it is so prone to breaking. seems like an epoxy spray and plastic coat or something. anyone got a good idea?
  4. mikess68

    fender gap, need advice

    Guys, I have an unacceptable gap in the drivers fender/door. cant seem to get anything to move. door hinge is strong, no need for bushings lines up good else where. loosened bolts visible under the hood, fender wont move. never had the fender off etc., car is a easy fixer with low miles. short...
  5. mikess68

    tornado adjustments

    had a slight wind blew up last week. front garage door on top of dart, rear garage door next door, all those small boxes of parts orderd and cataloged are now in another city I guess. head liner trash, grill in 40 pices, etc. over $2k in parts that I can spot gone, and won't know whole picture...
  6. mikess68

    windo fuzzies

    72 dart, where is best price on window fuzzies?? :D
  7. mikess68

    vinyl top

    ok, i've got a good one for you. my 72 swinger had the original vinyl top and it came down the front pillars to the bottom and that is where the short chrome piece was mounted. I've ask around and it appears that a 72 the V/top usually stopped at the top of the windshield. I can tell the top...
  8. mikess68

    door hinge bushings

    my drivers door has some play in the hinge bushings, is there a easy fix or short cuts i need to know about. also where do we find the bushings ?
  9. mikess68

    rally sport mirrors

    q. can you make f body rally sport mirrors fit an A body? they are chrome and i thought if im going to paint, perhaps they can be cut, repositioned and epoxy, jb weld, fiberglass etc. to the correct angle to mount?? just getting a theory going. Do you know if they are pot metal or not and...
  10. mikess68

    vinyl top question

    OK, I have a 72 dart swinger. I have noticed that some swingers vinyl top goes to the bottom of the A pillar next to the dash, and some stop at the top of the pillar. I have 2 pics of what was reported as surviors and both are different. On mine, i notice that the small piece of chrome...
  11. mikess68

    need a quick answer if you can help

    noticed that the 73 rear bumper on a swinger has bigger holes than my 72,:clock: where the bumper guards go on. so will the bumper guards from a 72 cover up the holes on the 73 rear bumper??
  12. mikess68

    hood scoops size please

    Can some one give me the exact measurements of the hood scoops from the front center to the rear center. thanks!
  13. mikess68

    vinyl top

    ok, where is the best price on a dart swinger vinyl top?? also: the best price on a black 72 swinger bumble bee stripe?? any christmas sales yet?? need to give the wife a want list............ :clock:
  14. mikess68

    hood scoops

    here is photos of my hood scoops. they seem to have a edge at the opening that is thicker than the chrome inserts. it appears to make the inserts work i must take off the edge. the pics are worth a 1000 words understanding what im trying to say. (dustermatic, here is what i was saying.)
  15. mikess68

    front fender question

    my 72 dart has the thinest front fenders you ever saw. you can take your finger and push it in. so easy to bend. no rust or sign of wear. is this a racing fender or something like that? i made them in 70, 71 and never saw ones this thin. a real pain ill probably put a layer of filler over them...
  16. mikess68

    clips

    where do i find the little clips that hold the emblems on. looks like they insert in the hole and then the emblem pushes in? need a dozen or so .??? tks
  17. mikess68

    the goopy stuff

    ok guys, here is the stuff. what stuff?? that seam sealer that us dodge guys used back in the early 70's to hide all those bad weld jobs. its thick and plyable and paintable and the same tanish color(they were other colors used sometimes also) reasons i know: 1. i used it on my dart for...
  18. mikess68

    side window, rear

    oops, pulled out the rubber and the chrome came off the rear roll down window. quarter window might be what you call it. sooo... does it glue back, black silicone, heat, super glue, what is the recommended way to fix this back on. ??? might as well do the other side too, better now than...
  19. mikess68

    washer bottle

    wonder how to getthe washer bottle a little whiter. have a good one but wodering how to bleach or whatever. oxy did not work. got any fix it info? tks
  20. mikess68

    a little order is requested

    ok, i need your help, my mind is hurting from thinking about it. the condition currently: car is 72 swinger. windshield is out, no Vinyl top now, will be putting one back on. car is not painted the question which comes first. vinyl top after paint, then clips, then glass or vinyl top then...
  21. mikess68

    mirror

    will a 1972 swinger chrome mirror (factory, not sport) work on either side if not adjustable??
  22. mikess68

    anyone ever seen these

    my dart has a rubber plug, no part number but reported to be orginal by the previous owner of this 2 owner car, they plug up the scoop holes. i guess car wash or rain etc. they do blow out at highway speed. wondered if they are something rare or odd. ??
  23. mikess68

    vinyl top

    on a 72 swinger. does the vinyl top go down the front pillars to the bottom of the windshield, or does it stop at the top of pillar. in other words was it both or just one way or the other. i have the short crome piece and need to plan where it goes. tks Mike
  24. mikess68

    72 dart swinger hood

    i have need of some experience. put the hood back on the swinger. it has a straight gap on the pass side and on the drivers side. however the hood wants to set to the passenger side more, like it needs to be shimmed toward the drivers side. if you push it down onto the rubber bumpers it...
  25. mikess68

    correct placement, hood safety catch

    if a car has hood pins, did it have a safety catch like a normal hood. just keeping factory. (i know it don't need one with pins, but what did factory do?) and if so, was it body color, black alum, anodized?? etc
  26. mikess68

    wheel opening chrome

    is the chrome on a 73 dart swinger, same as 72 dart swinger??:clock:
  27. mikess68

    idea, dent reduction

    guys, i work for home depot and we have that little hammer that is batt powered, craftsman has the same in their brand. you use it to drive nails in tight spots. well, just found out that it handy for taking out a creas in a fender by hammering it down smooth. its kind of loud but im thinking...
  28. mikess68

    Bad Day!

    well, while working on my 72 dart taking out the windshield, the grill fall off the shelf, hits the floor and breaks off the entire end and some tabs and another crack or two. S---T, i turn around, pull out a paint stick from under the rubber gasket and my windshield splits..... .. right now im...
  29. mikess68

    windshield gasket

    who has the cheapest windshield rubber for sale. looks like mine is shot after i took the chrome off. 89.00 is cheapest i found so far. and is there a locking strip i have to use?? never done it before.
  30. mikess68

    cheap anodized coatings??

    well, while looking at the price of new parts, and a trip to autozone for some rattle cans, here is a cheap anodized coating for the wiper motor and brakes. the pics are from cell phone, not real good but will show the results.(the last shot of a wiper motor is a real anodized part for comparison)
Back
Top