A driver hemi four speed car,I love it!
RT

awsome! and embrace that chipped paint. that just means no high dollar paint to hurt, so have fun!

How in the world did I miss the updates on this thread. That car is WAY COOL!

I sort of wish I had just done something similar to mine and then driven the snot out of it. Your ride is AWESOME!!

Joe

Stan, from a former Coastie, ('69-'73) I have to tell you I thoroughly enjoyed your post. Great car, good progress, fun to read. Best wishes!

Larry

Hello everyone! I have been a little slack with my progress pictures. I took the car off the road a couple of months ago because the front suspension and steering was very worn out. It really wasn't safe to drive anymore. I ended up pulling the motor and tranny out and put it in my '67 GTX (440 car) and have been cruising around in that while I decided how I was going to tackle '68.

I should start a thread on the '67 GTX. This is the first summer it has been on the road since 1975!

Stan

Today I finally decided today that I needed to get back to work on the '68. I knew this would end up being a major project so I needed to prepare myself mentally. I don't want this car to be torn apart for years while I put it back together so I need to stay motivated.

I decided that I really didn't like driving it around with scratches and dents, so its all coming apart. I won't call this a "restoration" in the truest sense. It's still going to be a "driver", just a very nice one. More along the lines of what I have done with my '70 Swinger.

Stan

This car had been hit pretty hard in the front end early in its life. The next few pictures will show you some of the damage that it sustained. Nothing that a few days with my MIG welder and 4 1/2" grinder can't handle.

Stan

Another picture of the K-member.

Stan

Some front frame rail damage.

Stan

Another.

Stan

It looks like you're doing great work!

Don't mind me, I'm just drooling over the Dart in your sig. I'm off to see if I can find a thread about that car too.

A little bit more progress. I haven't posted in a while but I am still hard at work. I have been attempting to clean out my garage and clean things up a bit. I don't have enough room!

Anyways, I have spent the past few weeks stripping the enging bay and prepping it for primer. It is a LOT of work. As I had mentioned earlier, this car had been hit hard in the front end early in its life and I had to do a bunch of work in the engine bay area to get it back together. It looks pretty good but I have some more work to do.

My work schedule has been pretty tight lately so just bare with me. I have a lofty goal of having this car painted and put back together by Carlisle of 2011. I "think" I can do it.

Stan

Nice job on that engine compartment prep. Looking forward to some more progress pics!

I just got back from sea a few days ago. It was a crazy patrol but fortunately it is over. Over the past couple of days, I have done a bunch of work to the car. After looking at the overall condition of both quarter panels, I decided to replace them both. They both had some pretty severe rust in the lower sections and window corners, in addition to the approximatley two gallons of filler used to smooth out some earlier dents. I ordered two new quarters from AMD and they are nice.

Stan

Window corner rust. In addition to this, the LH quarter had been trimmed so much that the quarter had actually seperated from the inner housing.

Stan

I cut off the RH quarter and had to fabricate a couple of small patch panels on the outer wheel housing. Overall, everything looked pretty good. The tail light section had been pretty beat up but I was able to hammer it back into condition. I've got the new quarter hung but it will take another day to get everything all welded up. It's looking pretty good so far.

Stan

GREAT CAR!! I love the 68 cars .Be sure to check with the AMD qtrs the area where the qtr meets the dutchman panel and be sure you make the qtr panel the same shape as your rear window chrome molding befor you finish your bodywork. test fit the chrome molding for sure.Your pics are giving me Dejavu for sure...

I finally finished getting the RH quarter hung and all welded up. I am very pleased with the way it turned out.

BEEQUIK, you were absolutley correct. I probably spent the majority of my time adjusting the quarter to ensure that the dutchman panel would line up correctly. It turned out good, though.

I've got the LH quarter removed and I should be test fitting the quarter tomorrow.

Stan

Stan great work on the car. I can't wait to see it in person.