1968 Plymouth GTX

[1 Wild R/T]

Post a picture of what you have going on..

Trunk lid to high & raising the latch seems like the wrong adjustment to me..

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Okay,
Here's the front gap and alignment:

Here's the rear gap with the latch engaged.

Without the catch installed it will push down and look even.
Moving the catch upward on the trunk lid reduced this gap a lot but not enough.

 

[Pistol Pete]

Whose (brand) gasket did you use ?

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Whose (brand) gasket did you use ?

USArepo
It isn't the gasket that is the issue. Not even making contact at the back of the trunk lid.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Got it fixed:

Had to move the catch in the trunk toward the right side for better alignment and then lengthen the slots in the latch by 1/4".

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Is this Yellow marking a factory thing?

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

The temperature door for my heater box.
I discovered that there are two different doors used on these non-A/C heater boxes.
One like this which has the swing arm facing into the box:

And the one like this that has the swing arm facing out:

Mine is like the second box but the original door had the swing arm broken off when I got it.
I was only able to find the door that fit the first box shown with the arm facing in. So I decided I would detach the rod from the door and then simply reposition it and weld it back in place.
The problem I found was that the inward facing swing arm is about 5/8" shorter than the outward facing arm.
So I took the broken shaft from my old door and put a bend in it. Then marked where to cut the rods in order to weld weld them together.

I then beveled the cut edges and MIG welded them together:

Positioned the rod to the door and weld the rod in place:

Dressed the welds and got it cleaned and painted:

Applied foam and installed:

Now all I have to do is get a new cable for it.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Is this Yellow marking a factory thing?

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yes

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Trying to clear some space in my garage so I cleaned up the wiper linkage and painted the motor and then installed it.

Pulled the dash frame out to follow the suggestion of assembling on the bench before installing.
Noticed that the chrome rocker switch button on my headlight switch is in pretty bad shape. Started looking for some place to buy just the one I need but having no luck.
Anyone have a source for these? I don't want to have to buy a set when I only need one.

 

[MarPar]

This guy has 2 for sale individually, but not sure if they would work for the X.

FOR SALE - Prices start at $10......Back of the truck sale! - 66 - 70 B- Body Small parts...switches, brackets, emblems, etc, etc, etc...

Back of the truck sale!... Prices start at $10. - Small parts...switches, brackets, emblems, etc, etc, etc... Some parts are 66 67 B-body & some fit 66 - 70 B-body. Ask if your not sure. ...shipping extra... If possible, I will try to combine shipping to save you $$$. (The 2 switches have the...

www.forbbodiesonly.com

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

This guy has 2 for sale individually, but not sure if they would work for the X.

FOR SALE - Prices start at $10......Back of the truck sale! - 66 - 70 B- Body Small parts...switches, brackets, emblems, etc, etc, etc...

Back of the truck sale!... Prices start at $10. - Small parts...switches, brackets, emblems, etc, etc, etc... Some parts are 66 67 B-body & some fit 66 - 70 B-body. Ask if your not sure. ...shipping extra... If possible, I will try to combine shipping to save you $$$. (The 2 switches have the...

www.forbbodiesonly.com

Thanks but they are not the same.

 

[69B7RR]

Trying to clear some space in my garage so I cleaned up the wiper linkage and painted the motor and then installed it.
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Pulled the dash frame out to follow the suggestion of assembling on the bench before installing.
Noticed that the chrome rocker switch button on my headlight switch is in pretty bad shape. Started looking for some place to buy just the one I need but having no luck.
Anyone have a source for these? I don't want to have to buy a set when I only need one.

Enjoy following your build. Don’t know how bad your switch plates are, but the chrome on mine was pretty bad. They were discolored & even appeared pitted. I used some windex with a toothbrush, then some diluted “Dawn’” with a piece of clay bar, followed by some plastic polish.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Waiting for some under dash insulation to arrive.
Decided to start assembling the dash as suggested by someone on here.

Took a look at my woodgrain trim and this is what I found:

Decided to see what I could do with it. First I took some different colored objects and put them behind the faded area to see if it would make a difference.
A piece of treated wood seemed to match quite well and I happened to have some wood stain the same color.
I held the part up in front of a light so I could see my progress:

I kept on with it trying to cover any areas where the light was shining through. I even found a red that matched the GTX letters but it was difficult to get good coverage. The chrome paint areas are extremely thin so not much I could do there but I did try.

Plan to shoot clear coat over it hoping to get a bit more depth to the color.
I still need to find a radio surround piece since I do not have one.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Began the nightmare of checking out the under dash wiring harness today.

Repaired a few broken wires and was looking at the Map Light connections when I noticed the thing is broken.

I highly doubt anybody sells just the switch. Anybody else dealt with this?

 

[Pistol Pete]

Waiting for some under dash insulation to arrive.
Decided to start assembling the dash as suggested by someone on here.
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Took a look at my woodgrain trim and this is what I found:
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Decided to see what I could do with it. First I took some different colored objects and put them behind the faded area to see if it would make a difference.
A piece of treated wood seemed to match quite well and I happened to have some wood stain the same color.
I held the part up in front of a light so I could see my progress:
View attachment 1501905

I kept on with it trying to cover any areas where the light was shining through. I even found a red that matched the GTX letters but it was difficult to get good coverage. The chrome paint areas are extremely thin so not much I could do there but I did try.
View attachment 1501907
Plan to shoot clear coat over it hoping to get a bit more depth to the color.
I still need to find a radio surround piece since I do not have one.

FYI, the radio piece for '68 does not have any lettering.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

FYI, the radio piece for '68 does not have any lettering.

Seriously?
I haven't seen any for sale without lettering.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

The under dash insulation came in today so I got it and the heater box installed.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

FYI, the radio piece for '68 does not have any lettering.

Wow, you are correct from what pictures of original cars I see.
That means it will be near impossible for me to get a correct one.

 

[MarPar]

IIRC the ones with the lettering are for 69.

 

[MarPar]

Wow, you are correct from what pictures of original cars I see.
That means it will be near impossible for me to get a correct one.

There was a member here remaking them. His name eludes me at the moment.