If I want to do mini tubs in my dart, Do I need to buy a new kit or can I cut these tubs out of my parts car that already has mini tubs in it, and install them into the car that I want to have mini tubs in?
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Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
CAN you? Yes.
WOULD I? No.
Transferring them would be 2x the work, and you'd end up with schmutzed up tubs unless you spend hours cleaning the old ones up.
Either way, you have to separate your tubs at the pinch weld, cut the trunk floor back to the frame rail, and relocate the inner portion of the tub to it's new location (and then add a filler strip- about 3"x 48 ish? IIRC for a fresh install).
You just have to do the cutting twice in order to move the existing mini tubs from one car to the other, but the fresh metal will look a lot cleaner after you're done- for the cost of maybe $20 of sheet metal.
What's your time worth?
mopowers
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Sure you can do it. You can do whatever you're physically capable of doing. Those look pretty shmammed though. Me? I'd probably prefer to start with fresh factory tubs and work from there. As stated, no kit is needed - just some know-how, elbow grease, and a strip of sheet metal.
Those are the parts car, I just took a quick picture.
This is the car I want tubs in.
mopowers
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Pick up some sheet metal and start fresh would be what I would do.
The tubs look like they are slathered with bondo or seam sealer.
I posted a bunch of stuff on tubbing, not making the ugly squared off patch cuts in the trunk, etc.
If you have some parts cars with a hood or roof you don't mind killing, you can cut the patches from those pieces. I've used a door and used three pieces to make the fill panel. You can make it as clean as you want with fit/finish. Butt weld or overlap approach.
I posted a bunch of stuff on tubbing, not making the ugly squared off patch cuts in the trunk, etc.
If you have some parts cars with a hood or roof you don't mind killing, you can cut the patches from those pieces. I've used a door and used three pieces to make the fill panel. You can make it as clean as you want with fit/finish. Butt weld or overlap approach.
The AMD and the USCT kits look the exact same.
That’s the only parts car I have. I’ll buy a kit. I think the USCT and the AMD kit are both in stock.
I didn’t realize you said to cut up a trunk or something lol. I just cut the floor of this one the other day… I also got a plasma cutter delivered today! I need a bigger compressor though.
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mopowers
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Totally! The sheet metal for my "minitub strips" '66 were donated from a VW bug. Haha
paying 330 for a couple strips of metal... not me if fabbing it in.
The relocation kit, fine, expensive but it's a decent approach. Those tub strips, not a chance JMO
Minitub Pics
Photobucket screwed the pooch on the slideshow. Send me a PM with your email and I'll see if I have the pics of when I did that Duster.
The relocation kit, fine, expensive but it's a decent approach. Those tub strips, not a chance JMO
Minitub Pics
Photobucket screwed the pooch on the slideshow. Send me a PM with your email and I'll see if I have the pics of when I did that Duster.
mopowers
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A couple minutes with a cutoff wheel and that parts car and you have the material needed for your minitubs.
I’m buying the entire kit. I have absolutely 0 fabrication skills and my welding skill look like chicken ****… so… kit it is.
Professor Fate
Push the button, Max...
Even the kit needs to be cut in and welded, most likely trimmed to fit, too. Just sayin'.
USCT relocation kit and mini tub is all ordered. Thanks for the help 
mopowers
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I totally get that. You gotta know your limitations. With zero fabrication skills though, you may want to have someone help you install that minitub "kit." It's going to take just about the same amount of fabrication as using your own strips of sheet metal to widen the tubs.
Yeah but the kit comes with directions and a template. Also many people have done it with the kit before so I can ask questions if needed.
Put Huge Tires on Your Mopar With Mini Tubs
Was actually going to have the body shop do it lol.
Getting that strip with the flange/spot welds to the outer tub is going to be fun. It's no picnic.
Much easier to put a strip in the open gap, than start messing with things in two different planes.
Having someone else do it... nevermind..
Much easier to put a strip in the open gap, than start messing with things in two different planes.
Having someone else do it... nevermind..
PM sent.Getting that strip with the flange/spot welds to the outer tub is going to be fun. It's no picnic.
Much easier to put a strip in the open gap, than start messing with things in two different planes.
Having someone else do it... nevermind..
They are. That's my old car. The guy I paid to do my mini tubs was a hack and covered his sh*t work with some sort of rubberized undercoating. I'm still mad about it 15 years later.
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