WissaMan
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I figure if the plating doesn't work out at least I'll have a nice work table lol
Tiny update... Haven't done anything too major. I've mainly been working on acquiring body parts and tools. Will be getting some floor panel cuts, fender liners, and a few trim pieces from Murray Park. Bought a few NOS pieces off Ebay. Also removed a fender from my Newport parts car (man, that was a b**ch because the door mechanism had rusted fast and it took me 2 hrs just to get it open)
I did get some more of the front end pieces removed. Also threaded a USB borescope into the rear "frame" channels to check the condition. They were rusty as I expected but I didn't see anything terrible. No rust through spots as far as I could tell. I did find a mouse nest there as well as other areas such as the rockers, vent passageways, etc. Damn mice. I don't know how the hell I'm going to clear that crap out of some of those spots.
Unfortunately my building is not heated so things will be slow going during the winter months, but I plan to take on smaller tasks that I can do indoors, such as cleaning & repairing interior pieces.
On the tool front, just put this guy together...(2 ton capacity)
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We had a saying regarding Boeing 727 airliners “All 727s were identical, then they made serial number 2”.A little more progress. I'm keeping the nuts and bolts organized, however I'm not taking copious amounts of pictures. I assume since I have another 68 Chrysler for reference, I don't need a lot of "before" pictures. I hope that's a reasonable assumption.
This is my first attempt at anything like this, so I don't really know what is the best order to do things in. But I'm figuring I'll work at getting the engine/trans removed and then disconnect the stub frame. Next would be to remove the dash and then weld in the floor pan pieces. I've seen other people remove their front and rear windshields. I don't relish the idea of R&R those but I'm imagine if I want to "do it right" that'll have to be part of it. Thoughts?
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