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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384967
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Wow. It's looking amazing.




Thanks. In retrospect I wish I would of gone with your 70 in that was what I was looking for. As it turned out. I went this direction.



As long as we're looking retrospectively, I should have kept my '70. I kinda miss it. It had potential. Oh well.
The direction you went looks good to me! I'm enjoying this thread.




Me thinks that yellow 70 would of been a nice project



I agree.


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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: OhioMopar] #1812018
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Big day today. Placed the motor on the K frame and dropped the car over the engine.

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Here's a couple of more pics

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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1812918
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Looks great John, looks like it went smoothly.

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Thanks


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In regards to the plate that mounts to the firewall around the blower motor...what is the correct orientation? I see pictures with the "flat" side in all four locations. What was the purpose of that "flat"?

The car is looking really good!

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The flat is supposed to be to the right while standing in front of the car, no idea why. I have seen dozens of original 67-72 Darts and they were almost all that way. Here are a oouple Demons... scope

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Originally Posted By Rhinodart
The flat is supposed to be to the right while standing in front of the car, no idea why. I have seen dozens of original 67-72 Darts and they were almost all that way. Here are a oouple Demons... scope


Thanks guys, I checked both parts cars and it looks like the plate is mounted like Rhinodart stated. Easy change

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Originally Posted By dart4forte
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The flat is supposed to be to the right while standing in front of the car, no idea why. I have seen dozens of original 67-72 Darts and they were almost all that way. Here are a oouple Demons... scope


Thanks guys, I checked both parts cars and it looks like the plate is mounted like Rhinodart stated. Easy change


I agree


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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1814628
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It's looking good. Quick question... Did you clear coat the LCA's or just leave them natural?


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I used a paint I picked up from Homedepot. Appliance stainless steel. I was going to do the cosmoline treatment but this is going to be a nice driver and not a show queen.

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Looks good. I am use that for the LCA's on the Bee. I was wondering what to use when I rebuild them. The last ones I did were powder coated black.


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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1815906
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If you don't use real cosmoline then use the Krylon battery protector, it looks very similar and offers a tough correct colored coating. As you can see by these 2 NOS examples, the dip line varied a bit. twocents

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These are my Dusters LCA's, I steam cleaned them, soaked them in Evaporust, scrubbed off the remaining crud with 0000 steel wool, coated them in ESC's "RPM" metal protectant, then dipped them in real Cosmoline. After it dried (a week or so in warm weather)they remained much less sticky/tacky than most seem to think, it worked awesome!

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Originally Posted By OhioMopar
Looks good. I am use that for the LCA's on the Bee. I was wondering what to use when I rebuild them. The last ones I did were powder coated black.


That would be the way to go if you are looking for that look


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Originally Posted By ScottSmith_Harms
These are my Dusters LCA's, I steam cleaned them, soaked them in Evaporust, scrubbed off the remaining crud with 0000 steel wool, coated them in ESC's "RPM" metal protectant, then dipped them in real Cosmoline. After it dried (a week or so in warm weather)they remained much less sticky/tacky than most seem to think, it worked awesome!


Did you brush it on?


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Nope, I dipped them

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Originally Posted By ScottSmith_Harms
Nope, I dipped them


What about where the torsion bar inserts. That looks all gubbered up.


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Same as the factory did it, 99% of it drains away and the remaining small amount is waxy and pushes out of the way when you slide in the bars, no problem at all.

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Cool. I wonder if the factory used the wax as a protective lube for the end of the torsion bar.


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