DartProject62
Well-Known Member
Hello Everyone!
Today I began a very long journey to restore my high school daily driver, a 1962 Dodge Dart 4dr slant six. This car was the absolute greatest part of my high school experience and I would like to share that with my niece.
Here in Idaho the legal driving age is 15. That means in 2 years my niece is gonna be hitting the road and anyone in a 500 mile radius should be a bit concerned. I want to put as much steel between her and hard things as possible. It also wouldn't hurt to have a car that you can't hide in. Just in case she gets a lead foot, we will hear about it.
So we offered her my 62 Dart that had been sitting up at my parents place for the last 13 years. She said yes and now we are shooting to have it done by her 15th birthday.
Originally I pulled this car out of a barn in 2001 or there abouts. The car was complete and "freshly" painted. The previous owners had painted it and put new seat covers over the originals and then parked the car. I put the car back together, had the engine rebuilt and a few minor other things and drove it as a daily driver through high school.
After that I left town and it was parked until this weekend. My Dad brought it down and now we get to begin!
My niece and I are really looking forward to this project. I am very inexperienced with cars, but am looking forward to learning! (hopefully with a bit of help from you guys).
I have included pics taken today. I havent done anything to the car other than pull out some stuff that had accumulated in it.
Let me know what you guys think!
-C
Heres a good shot of the car, seems to be straight. Some minor rust. One line down the body from being keyed. Two dents from speakers sliding around in the trunk. And some rust on the bottom.
Heres some of the rust on the wheel well and fender. Not terrible, but still there.
I think the previous owner had bondo-d this panel before painting.
Here is some of the damage to the grill. Pretty clean other than this section. Not sure if it can be repaired or if it has to be replaced
Heres some damage I did to the car as a teenager. Bumper is pushed in, damage to fender and the pieces underneath. Doesnt look like the frame was effected, but I will have that checked.
Left side of car seems to be the cleanest.
Not completely rust free. This is the front left door and wheel well
No rust on the back window. Pulled off the chrome piece to look beneath it and no rust there either.
Rear of the car. The bumper was straightened and rechromed in 2005.
Today I began a very long journey to restore my high school daily driver, a 1962 Dodge Dart 4dr slant six. This car was the absolute greatest part of my high school experience and I would like to share that with my niece.
Here in Idaho the legal driving age is 15. That means in 2 years my niece is gonna be hitting the road and anyone in a 500 mile radius should be a bit concerned. I want to put as much steel between her and hard things as possible. It also wouldn't hurt to have a car that you can't hide in. Just in case she gets a lead foot, we will hear about it.
So we offered her my 62 Dart that had been sitting up at my parents place for the last 13 years. She said yes and now we are shooting to have it done by her 15th birthday.
Originally I pulled this car out of a barn in 2001 or there abouts. The car was complete and "freshly" painted. The previous owners had painted it and put new seat covers over the originals and then parked the car. I put the car back together, had the engine rebuilt and a few minor other things and drove it as a daily driver through high school.
After that I left town and it was parked until this weekend. My Dad brought it down and now we get to begin!
My niece and I are really looking forward to this project. I am very inexperienced with cars, but am looking forward to learning! (hopefully with a bit of help from you guys).
I have included pics taken today. I havent done anything to the car other than pull out some stuff that had accumulated in it.
Let me know what you guys think!
-C
Heres some damage I did to the car as a teenager. Bumper is pushed in, damage to fender and the pieces underneath. Doesnt look like the frame was effected, but I will have that checked.
Not completely rust free. This is the front left door and wheel well
No rust on the back window. Pulled off the chrome piece to look beneath it and no rust there either.
Rear of the car. The bumper was straightened and rechromed in 2005.
to FBBO!
