1968 Plymouth GTX

['68 Coronet R/T]

Double and triple checked the hole locations, then drilled holes and installed the left side.

 

[MarPar]

Double and triple checked the hole locations, then drilled holes and installed the left side.
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Looks great!!

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Right side is done.

 

[ct71rr]

Looks great. I don't know if I could trust myself to drill my freshly painted car, definitely a pucker moment!

 

[Rich H.]

Looks great. I don't know if I could trust myself to drill my freshly painted car, definitely a pucker moment!

Same! I had to drill mine when they were bare metal, I couldn't have waited.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Cleaned up the inside of the car, masked of the windshield area and set the rear glass in place to try and keep the dust out.
Pushed it outside so I could clean up the booth.

The rear glass has a lot of scratches. Tried polish but after a few hours and not seeing any changes I gave up. Now to decide if I can live with it or break down and buy a new one.

 

[MarPar]

OOOOOh She so pretty!

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Bought some headlights and ran into a problem.
The right (passenger) side went in with no problems but when I began installing the driver's side I couldn't get the high beam light to set straight. When I took a closer look I found that the bucket (?) was labeled for the right side.

At least that's how I read the number.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Bought a new battery tray. The one that came with the car was rusted pretty badly.

Wondering if the battery tray and braces were left black or painted body color?

 

[MarPar]

Bought a new battery tray. The one that came with the car was rusted pretty badly.

Wondering if the battery tray and braces were left black or painted body color?

Body Color

 

[MarPar]

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Thanks. That's what I was thinking as well but just wanted to be sure.

 

[moparsaver]

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['68 Coronet R/T]

I needed new pig tail sockets for the rear side marker lights. Tried running the Mopar part number but nothing, so I began a search for them.
Found these online at the Wiring Depot:

Item : JT&T (2563F) 1-Wire Universal Miniature Single Contact Instrument Panel & License Plate 'Snap-In' Light Socket Pigtail, 1 Pc. (88861020 / LS192)
SKU : 2563F
Quantity : 2
Item Price : $2.88
Item Total : $5.76

They fit perfectly and look very close to factory.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Headlights installed.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Took a 10 day motorcycle ride through Colorado at the end of August. When to Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park, Grand Mesa, Steamboat Springs and a bunch of other places.

Came home and my computer crashed on me. So now I am just getting things together again and hope to get back on my GTX restoration soon.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Sent the bumpers out for straightening and re-chroming. The shop said they are 3-4 months backlogged so I won't see them for a while.
Have a new rear window ordered and will have them put the new windshield I got for Christmas in as well. It's been sitting on the bed of our RV for a long time now.

 

[ct71rr]

3-4 months… ! Who’d you end up using?

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

3-4 months… ! Who’d you end up using?

Capital Metal Finishing in Tucson, Arizona.

 

[H. Lindley]

3-4 months is great. I took a 70 Camaro rear bumper to Royal Plating in Tucson. It took them a year and cost me $400. Nu-Chrome used to do good work, but they burned down.