Bill’s correct, the drivers door hinges on #ProjectSportsRoof are bad. But now that he has perfected the art of door hanging, I’ll borrow his expertise and this Rest Door Hanger for getting the Mustang’s door perfect!!!
 Well protected against damaging the paint |
 floor jack with cradle removed and door support tool the Steck EZ Rest Door Hanger |
Coming up Bill gives a few tips on painting your hinges.
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Tim
At the some of my students @ CFMS (Go Jags) and those that watch plastic house honeys of Alaska will get the play on words – (or play on letter).
I’d like to say more, but….I’ll just let Bill roll with this:
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Tim
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Bill continues on with the swapping out the hinges on the 68 Road Runner. Excellent tips in this one!!
Thanks Bill!!!
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Tim
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Average Guy’s Car Restorations, Mods, and Racing
Project BeepBeep – ’68 RoadRunner – Door Panel Tips
Project BeepBeep – A look at the Brakes
1968 Ply Road Runner
Project BeepBeep
Welcome back to #ProjectBeepBeep. Bill is looking at the brakes and gets some professional assistance to help him make a crucial decision. You know if you’ve got a lot of GO…you need a lot STOP.
It not an easy decision to alter a car’s originality, especially if it’s not 100% required for safety. So, as Bill has, you need to weight the decision carefully and get some expert opinions.
Here is Bill’s latest video.
I recall when I restored my 70 Dodge Dart – back in 1977, I wasn’t sure what those springs were that were wrapped around the drums – most guys didn’t put them back on.
More great information in this video. Thanks for sharing it Bill.
Come up next for Project BeepBeep the conversion process gets started.
Thank for check in @ Average Guy’s Car Restoration, Mods and Racing. You can us on Twitter @AGCarRestore.
Tim
Introducing #ProjectBeepBeep – Code H 1968 Road Runner
Project BeepBeep – ’68 RoadRunner – Door Panel Tips
Project BeepBeep – A look at the Brakes
Project BeepBeep – ’68 Road Runner – Door Update and Power Steering
Project BeepBeep’s First Car Show!!
Ready for some more #ProjectBeepBeep? Bill takes you through a few tips for restoring your B-Body door panels.
Take a look:
Great stuff!!! Thanks Bill!!!
Have a few Mopar tips – Post them up or drop me a note @ agcarestoration@cox.net and we get you video/tip posted on the site.
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Tim
The H.E.M.I show is back, Saturday, March 7th, 2015. 8 AM -3 PM. Sponsored by Universal Technical Institute and Mopars Unlimited of Arizona. The biggest all Mopar car show in Arizona has a NEW LOCATION. This year the show will be at UTI, Universal Technical Institute, 10695 W. Pierce St, Avondale, AZ 85323.
The H.E.M.I show is back, Saturday, March 7th, 2015. 8 AM -3 PM.
UTI, Universal Technical Institute, 10695 W. Pierce St, Avondale, AZ 85323
More space, more vendors, more swappers, food trucks, and over 50 professionally judged classes and all Mopar.
Vintage, Classic, Muscle, Truck, Jeep, FWD, Neon, Prowler/Viper, AMC, new Challenger, Charger, and Dart classes, survivor class, and a display only class plus many more. Stock and modified in most classes.
Personal Touch Dynamometer chassis dyno on site all day. See which Mopar will make the most power at the Dyno challenge. Special award for the highest horse power Mopar.
Come, see, and hear, the largest all Mopar show in Arizona.
Go to moparsaz.com for more info and to register show cars, swappers, and vendors, Just print and mail in the form by February 16th for reduced pre entry fee for show cars.
Entry is free to spectators. Show car $20 pre register by Feb 16th, $25 day of show, $15 Display only, Swap/Vendor space $20/$50, Dyno Challenge $30 2 pulls, enter as often as you like.
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Tim
Ok…I never really liked the look of the original Superbird…..but I have to say….the rear of these look great. The front I could live with that.
What do you thing?
I think they look great from the back the wing looks like it belongs there.
Front..I could live with!!!
Let’s here it!!!!
Tim
MOPAR fans you are going to love this article.
I use to own a 1970 Dodge Dart with a 318 between the fenders. I did a lot of body work to the life long New York State car, but nothing to the engine. There’s one I should have kept, right along with the ’66 Impala, ’70 Chevelle and a couple others!!!
Some great upgrade in this one.
Common Upgrades For An LA318 In A 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger | Street Legal TV.
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Tim
Let’s finish up the coverage of this project.
As you as in the Part 1 we ran into some issue with the clue holding on some critical parts of the door panel, like the part that holds up on sub-panel that holds the controls for the window, locks and mirror remote. Also needing attention was the vent channel that push air to driver’s window to defog it.
I wanted this fixes to be permanent and it was clear that more glue wasn’t going be a long-term fix. There isn’t much that makes up the door panel, it was only about 1/4″ thick. Now I know it might make folks cringe, but it was necessary, I used very small (short) hobby screw.
Here are some pics:
This first pic is showing the actual problems.
The two “A”s are showing the two clips on the back of the brace that accept the male part of the clip from the panel that holds all the controls. Without begin attached the back of the door panel the control flop around and slide out-of-place.
The “B” and arrow highlight the issue. There the glue let go and you can see the gap.
Here you can see the vent channel. This posed a bit of an issue because the door panel is thin here and on the outside there is a locking ring that is mainly a decorative actually had locking prongs, which as a result of the glue no longer holding fast, broke off and I had to JB Weld them back on. In this pic you can see one of the screws I used to put every thing back together.
Here is a close up of the one of the screws. In the lower left you can see on of the blobs of glue that came loose.
This was a really easy repair, however, we didn’t resolve the window issue. So we’ll pull the right side door panel and see if we can fix window issue and as long a we’re in there we’ll shore up the braces.
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Tim
This is a great week in auto history.
On 10/14 back in 1965 Oldsmobile (RIP) debuted one of the most advanced cars it every produced. That car was the Toronado. Front wheel drive and stylish looks made this car in the middle of the muscle car, it held it’s own. The first year of production was 1966. The engine was the 425 topped with a 4 barrel Rochester 4GC carb. Its bore and stroke was 4.125 x 3.97 with 10.5:1 compression and lay out 365 hps. It was a muscle car!!!!
1966 Toronado – Kool factor of 8.5 out of 10.
10/14/24 was a huge day the automotive development time line, but no one actually new it yet. That was the day in Allentown, PA Lee Iacocca was born. Savior of Mopar and instrumental in the success of one of the most important cars in the American auto industry – the Mustang!!!!
1964 Mustang
2013 Mustang
10/16/1958 – Chevy rolls out the El Camino.
1958 – I didn’t like the body styles until the 60’s
1964
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Tim
