1968 Plymouth GTX

[eldubb440]

What the heck is the pup chewing on there?

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that's a plastic straw he found......... he was obviously proud of it

 

[coronet68mx]

that's a plastic straw he found......... he was obviously proud of it

That's not a dog, is a bear cub .-

 

[Riverdawg]

Some more inspiration. My buddies 68 R/T. He got a top Ten award at a show Saturday along with 3 more of my friends.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Nice looking Hemi car.
I do have experience as this was my previous project:

Started with this:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I have many detailed photos of the entire build.
Did everything myself.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Here's a few more I did for other people:

Have detailed photos of these projects as well.

 

[Riverdawg]

I do have experience as this was my previous project:
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That's a great color, do you remember what it is. I'm leaning toward a dark green or dark blue for my 65 Coronet a few years down the road. I'm really thinking a green like that with the white interior and top would look great.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I do have experience as this was my previous project:
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That's a great color, do you remember what it is. I'm leaning toward a dark green or dark blue for my 65 Coronet a few years down the road. I'm really thinking a green like that with the white interior and top would look great.

VIN Decode said: Racing Green metallic Paint
My local jobber who sells RM Diamont products computer matched it to this:

I used a black sealer under it and sprayed three good coats of base followed by 4 coats of clear.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Looks darker in the sunlight:

 

[MoparMitch]

My 68 GTS Big Block, is also GG1 Green....

 

[showard]

You do great work!
I'm looking forward to see how this one comes out.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Thanks. I am hoping to get into this GTX over the winter months. Need to order some things and get the garage ready, plus I still have another project to finish for someone else.

 

[vintage chromoly]

Cool project!

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Pulled the fuel tank and lines:

Removed the brake master cylinder, brake pedal assembly and brake lines.
When I pulled the front right wheel I found the car came with the optional disc brakes.

Removed the caliper and rotor:

Removed the upper control arm and found the bumper disintegrated:

Pulled the torsion bar back to remove the strut and lower control arm:

Lower control arm bushing was completely worn through on one side:

Next I will remove the splash shield and then on to the other side. The goal is to get it completely disassembled and then media blast the shell so I can better assess the condition of the floor pans.

 

[threewood]

Great car to start on, nice metal! This is going to be fun to watch.

 

[munger77]

Agree with all the positive comments above

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Getting closer to having it stripped:

 

[munger77]

Have you considered using dustless media blasting?
I’ve seen the YouTube videos; removing all rust in an hour. Don’t know that much about it though.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I haven't considered it but did watch some videos. They make it look real easy.
I already have a pressurized blaster tank, maybe just throw some water in there?

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Removed the rear axle:

Then installed my homemade stand. Made this from pickup bed camper jacks and some scaffolding wheels.

I can easily roll the car around on these and one wheel on the front and back have locks on them to keep things stationary when I want to.
Still considering making a rotisserie from a couple of engine stands, just haven't spent enough time researching it yet.