1968 Plymouth GTX

[moparedtn]

This is the mess of a wheel I have in my '68 GTX:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

This is the mess of a wheel I have in my '68 GTX:
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That seems to be the most common setup based upon what I have seen.

 

[moparedtn]

That seems to be the most common setup based upon what I have seen.

Yeah - and I've apparently missed the boat on the wood wheel I want so badly.
Those things are like gold anymore...

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Yeah - and I've apparently missed the boat on the wood wheel I want so badly.
Those things are like gold anymore...

I really regret selling my Signature car. It had the 440 hp, 18 spline 4 speed, dana 60 rear, rally dash and woodgrain steering wheel.
At the time it seemed selling it was the best option, now the thing would be worth a small fortune.

 

[moparedtn]

I really regret selling my Signature car. It had the 440 hp, 18 spline 4 speed, dana 60 rear, rally dash and woodgrain steering wheel.
At the time it seemed selling it was the best option, now the thing would be worth a small fortune.

Fred's got the 440 and the 18-spline - all part of my decade long budget redo.
The 8 3/4 is a "new" 489 case SureGrip, so I'm not concerned in the least about it.
Now it's down to getting a clutch I like in him - and doing something about these demon-
posessed drum brakes.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Got the driver's door installed.

I still need to cut and buff the front fender.

 

[F4R/T]

Sweet! Looking great!

 

[Black_Sheep]

Lookin’ really nice

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Thought I would share my Splash Shield rebuild.

Here's what I started with:

Used a heat gun and chisel to remove undercoating:

A trip to the blast cabinet:

Painted:

Gasket Kit:

Completed:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Repainted the grille insert:

I need to disassemble the support to work on the upper and lower chrome pieces. They are bent up pretty bad and will need straightening and buffing.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I need to disassemble the support to work on the upper and lower chrome pieces. They are bent up pretty bad and will need straightening and buffing.

Hard parts to find.. Your look pretty good for a starting point, I've seen much worse saved & turn out beautiful...

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Passenger door in freshly sprayed clear:

I will have to cut and buff this one later, as I still need to get the hood painted before the weather gets much colder.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Installed:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Underside of hood painted today:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Sprayed the topside and the hood inserts:

Anyone have a source for the plastic gaskets that go behind these inserts?
Also need the screws for the 440 callout inserts. Yes, they need some work.

 

[Black_Sheep]

Mopar B Body 68 69 Roadrunner Air Grabber Hood Insert Gaskets (pair)

Detroit Muscle Technologies, LLC Mopar restoration gaskets

www.detroitmuscletechnologies.com

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Mopar B Body 68 69 Roadrunner Air Grabber Hood Insert Gaskets (pair)

Detroit Muscle Technologies, LLC Mopar restoration gaskets

www.detroitmuscletechnologies.com

Those look different from what I took out. I will post a pic tomorrow.

 

[Black_Sheep]

Those look different from what I took out. I will post a pic tomorrow.

In the DMT description it says the plastic '68 style gasket is not reproduced, but the '69 style gasket will also work on a '68...

 

[moparedtn]

Those look different from what I took out. I will post a pic tomorrow.

Come to think of it, I've never seen the '68 plastic gaskets repopped anywhere either...

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

In the DMT description it says the plastic '68 style gasket is not reproduced, but the '69 style gasket will also work on a '68...

Okay, thanks.
I doesn't surprise me as there is a lot on this car they do not reproduce or if they do, I cannot afford it.