My 71 Swinger fixer-upper.

[JoeDust451]

Heres a few pics of my recent find, its the 318, 8.3/4, as you'll see its solid, well untill i pulled off the vinyl top.

 

[GTXperience]

Let's see what was under the vinyl and perhaps some shots of the entire car.

 

[doug 371]

real nice find

 

[JoeDust451]

I'll take pics of the top today, it had some front damage, i took off the bumper/valance/fender extention yest., i was able to pop the dent out, looks pretty good.

This is the front damage.

This is after, i'll take a front shot later.

 

[Burntorange70]

Loks like a nice starting point. Good luck on your build.

 

[JoeDust451]

Now the bad.

 

[homecloned]

Wow that is bad Joe, are you replacing the whole roof or patching?
Get some OSPHO and brush it over the roof. This will stop the rust.
Here is where im at.
changing colors 71 dart 1 man home resto.

 

[JoeDust451]

I need to get some tools, then do a good sanding if i decede to patch it, but i found a guy (i was going to buy parts from) that has a neighbor down the road from him, he is into metal work & has done just about anything you can amazin with cars, he says he is very reasonable, he will see what it will cost to replace the whole roof (i sent him pics) the guy thats helping me has plenty of dart with solid roofs & anything i need, if its going to be too much, i'll have to tackle it myself, of coarse that will be patching it.

 

[howco4]

Remove and replace, is definitely the way to go.

 

[amzchad]

make it a convertible

 

[NWDave]

It sure is a shame, that the good looking vinyl top makes a car rust out so badly. I've seen a lot of cars up here in rainy Western Washington, that have similar trouble.

 

[GTXperience]

Where in CA did you find this?

 

[JoeDust451]

Where in CA did you find this?

I found it in Dry storage here in Mo., its been in the family sence new, spent 71-99 in Ar., then Ca. from 99-02, then came to Mo., i stumbled on it when i was looking into another Mopar that was a total waiste.