I have had this coronet for a few years now just starting on it. Previous owners butchered it it, air chisled out the wheel wells and trunk floor and messed up the quarters, however is a very solid factory 4 speed car, but will be alot of work, thinking about just putting a rear clip on it, I have and excellent parts car. any input or ideas are welcome..I have a 6 speed richmond tranny with long shifter I plan on installing in it, the original dana is still in it.

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pics, see how they butchered up the quarters, and this car is as solid are a rock.

Another pic Floors and frame rails all good so is 4 speed hump, just a little surface which blasting will take car of.

picture, The hacked out wheel wells with air chisel

pic of parts car. Thinking about putting this rear clip on. any input?? Thanks Moparts

personally, Id use that as a very last resort. it the rails are good in the car, Id just get AMD stuff thats readily available and fix what you got. I kind of dont like messing with the whole 'structure' of the car like that unless its nessisary. sweet looking coronet! 68 it one of my absolute favorite!

Retain as much original structure as you can. That's what I had to do when I back-halfed my '70 Hemi GTX. Managed to save underseat area and rear quarter window inner side structure behind the jambs, some of the wheel well(s). Attached new metal to that...oh yeah, and a new roof

If that rear clip is as good as it looks I would use it that way you have factory sheetmetal and not repop metal.

I would spend the time and remove the 1/4s and wheel well from the back halfed one and put on the R/T. Myself, I am in the same boat you are I have a 68 4sp Bee and I just bought a nice 500 body to remove the 1/4s, wells and rear tail panel from, I dont have the money for AMD stuff and dont mind spending the time to move the sheet metal and it will take some time to take it apart right. My

Color = RR1 ?

Another vote for not hacking the back off and using the donor clip. transfer what you need, no more.


Dave