68 GTX Project

[GetX'd]

I also have a 68 GTX. Thx for breathing life into another beauty!

 

[Homstead]

You have your hands full with that one! Looks like your having fun though!

 

[rakort]

Just fully decoded my fender tag....what is "19: Wide Sill Mouldings"? Is that the belt line trim that runs along the top of the doors and along the lower edge of the rear quarter windows? Or possibly what I think is the door sill on the top of the rockers?

thanks and happy friday!


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CAR: Plymouth GTX 2 Door Hardtop
ENGINE: 440cid 4-bbl HP V8
TRANSMISSION: 3-Speed Automatic
TIRES: F70x14 Red Sidewall, Steel Belted, F70x14 redlines steel belted
MODEL YEAR: 1968
BUILD DATE: August 23.
AXLE: 3.23 Rear Axle Ratio
INTERIOR: Sport Trim Grade, Vinyl Bucket Seats. White on Green Interior.
PAINT: Sunfire Yellow (Plymouth).
OTHER: Forest Green Metallic Upper Door Frame Color. Green Horizontal Sport Stripe.

MOLDINGS:
19: Wide Sill Mouldings
25: Drip Rail Mouldings
78: Wheel Lip Mouldings

ABC OPTIONS:
R1: AM Radio
X2: Tinted Windshield Only

abc OPTIONS:
b4: Bucket Seats
h7: Fender Mounted Turn Signal Indicators

 

[Pistol Pete]

Brian, wide sill moldings are the ones that run along the rocker, just below the door. Though not commonly seen on GTX's, there is also a narrow sill molding.

 

[rakort]

Brian, wide sill moldings are the ones that run along the rocker, just below the door. Though not commonly seen on GTX's, there is also a narrow sill molding.

Interesting, thanks for the info. By any chance are there pictures available showing the difference?

 

[Pistol Pete]

Interesting, thanks for the info. By any chance are there pictures available showing the difference?

I looked all over the joint and couldn't find any. The factory parts book just points to the rocker so it's not much help.

If memory serves, the narrow sill molding is about 1.5 " or so.

 

[rakort]

this is a new one for me, long time before it needs to be solved so I will have some time to process!

 

[rakort]

been picking the bones clean on the 68 X......here is some of the latest...

 

[rakort]

Salvaged wheel houses picked clean...that's two days of my Life I wont get back! Actaully they they are in fairly good shape...will need a little patching to make them perfect.

View attachment 333142

 

[zyzzyx]

Yeah, well, they look beautiful to me! You'll never get anything back except complete satisfaction when you're all done. A labor of Love.
Everything will fit perfect!

 

[rakort]

Out come the rear wheel houses, SLOWLY!

 

[zyzzyx]

Look at that smile! You look like you're really enjoying this. Here's a pic of what it will look like when you're done!

 

[rakort]

Look at that smile! You look like you're really enjoying this. Here's a pic of what it will look like when you're done!View attachment 334907

thanks for the inspiration!! Looking forward to the day!

 

[zyzzyx]

I'm here to Help!

 

[rakort]

OK, the extraction of the wheel houses is complete. Not a minor task by any means! Time to restore the donor wheel houses and contemplating the order of things / reassembly and what to do with the quarters. The will need some lower patching ahead of the opening, some or all around the wheel opening, and lower rears will need to get replaced. At least I can see what I have to work with now and need to decide if whole new quarters are in order....thoughts? I was hoping to retain the OEM quarters, but now I am questioning that desire. Also pondering if I do keep the rear quarters what to do with the undercoating. I can get it off easy enough but what to replace it with? And if I do keep it how to restore / repaint it? Ohh, all these questions!! LOL

 

[Pistol Pete]

I's say replace the undercoating with, uh, undercoating.

http://www.restorick.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Undercoat

Rick's stuff is good, but you can also use the 3m undercoating. You will need a schutz gun though. The final texture will depend greatly on application. ie. air pressure, distance from surface, number of coats etc.

 

[Cypressbog]

Where in the world is Brian????

 

[rakort]

sweating it out in Point today

 

[rakort]

Processing a few parts today and looking at a pile of new sheet metal, sand blasted and primed rear frame section, k-member, etc....looks sorta like progress, but need to start welding **** back together!

 

[zyzzyx]

Is that 3M 1/2" thick masking tape on that rear-end housing???