Yeah I saw his but really didn't see any pictures of how he did the quarters. You had to open each picture one at a time which was pretty time consuming.
I have the quarters, the rear panel, the bumper bracket supports (the trunk pan is the same from 67-72) ,the rear panel and the trunk lid, bumper and brackets, so all I need as far as information is I would like an idea as to where would be a good spot to add the 70 1/4 panel to the 69 1/4 panel. I can figure it out but I was hoping for pictures to make my decision easier. The 1/4's on the car are in good shape so I really don't need to do the full quarter only the transition area from 69 to 70 at the very end of the quarter where the 69 to 70 change begins.
Frankly, if You've got full OE style quarters, You should put them on. Do a nice job of drilling out & separating the spot welds, & sell the nice full '69 quarters to somebody who needs them, I'm sure there'll be takers.
The Canadian market had a few things a bit different than we did in the States.
1969 was the last year for a factory convertible Dart, the 1970 or later versions are custom builds based on 68 or 69 cars usually.
I have from the wheel arches back on the 70 quarter panels only and so I will be splicing as far back on the car as possible. I am not a professional so I may even hire a professional to do the splice, but then again I may be the one doing the deed. I did separate all the spots on the 70 when I pulled it apart it was a 4door. I actually have the full frame rails, trunk pan trunk latch bracket, bumper brackets and everything else from the trunk pan back. I have everything from the front doors forward including the front frame rails forward just because I thought someday someone might be needing them, maybe even me. I have some 69 fenders that when I get the rear quarters done I would be willing to trade for 70 front fenders just to have extras ( I have a 70 Dart hardtop also ).
69 was the last year for A body convertibles, which is a shame because the 70 up A body also lends itself nicely as a convertible.
Exactly what i was thinking as close to the rear of the quarter as possible with as minimal amount of cutting and welding. Since I will be cutting the rear panel off the car to put the 70 rear panel on along with all the associated pieces I will try to only work on the parts where the change occurs between the two years which is not extremely drastic.
You should know better than anyone here, being you have both parts on hand and can measure yourself. I had both cars myself a few years ago and I think the 70' may be a little shorter on the frame rails. I would say let the frame rails tell you where to cut, but keep in mind that you will need the side lights in your cut from the 70'. There will be a lot of changes in the front also, hood fenders grill and power to the side lights, front and rear. Hope you saved your rear wiring for the tail and brake lights from the 70'.
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I looked at the photos belmateo sent and it appears the cut was done at the spare tire seam and just behind the wheel well. You can see the tire seam was resealed and the extra support was added at the wheel well and rear trunk at the opening. Nice job on the transformation from 69 to 70, except much of the hardware was painted that should not been painted. Tire well is also aftermarket, missing plugs.
