My 73 Roadrunner Project

[bm02tj]

Half the battle is having the correct name for the part you want

I will be looking for a factory repair manual that will give me all that info

 

[CudaChick1968]

Half the battle is having the correct name for the part you want

I will be looking for a factory repair manual that will give me all that info

Just tossing this out here for those considering Factory Service Manuals just for parts identification ... call up Year One and get one of their catalogs instead. They're FULL of exploded view diagrams! When I got the catalog it was $7.50 but there was a coupon for $10 off my first order tucked way into the back of it so it paid for itself.

 

[idrivemopar]

Yes, service manuals are a good thing, and I got a set from Year one. They do have most information, but not always everything. I use mine so much the bindings are getting weak! LOL

Also, a note on the "Belt moldings", as someone pointed out from my diagram, belt moldings are really the stainless or aluminum piece of trim that goes there, where the door glass seals are that I have shown as belt moldings. I tend to reference them as belt moldings, bad habit maybe, but some companies reference the door glass seals as belt moldings. Just something to be aware of!

 

[moparmarks]

73 Sebring Plus came with belt moldings.

 

[idrivemopar]

Thanks for the reference Mark.

On to something else, finished the dynamat, installed the roof insulation and the rear seat divider, decided to add the jute pad to it as well.

 

[Doright]

some companies call those window sweep seals terminology??? :laughing6:

Thank you for the advice

Insulation looks nice don'[t know what I'm going to use for mine yet

 

[BradD]

Aka belt weatherstrips. Inner and outer. Door and quarter window.

 

[conradsalvage]

Thank you for showing us your progress,,,I am new here and have a 73 that I hope looks as good as yours someday.. mine is also originaly that color.... was a 340 car before i got it also.
mike

 

[73runner]

Thanks for the reference Mark.

On to something else, finished the dynamat, installed the roof insulation and the rear seat divider, decided to add the jute pad to it as well.
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making good progress. Keep it up and keep us posted.

 

[snakeyes]

looking real good :blob1:

 

[idrivemopar]

Got the machine gun tips on and the exhaust fully buttoned up.


Its been so long since she has run in the cold weather, I forgot how much steam these cars make! LOL its a balmy 24 degrees here!

 

[snakeyes]

they look good :headbang:

 

[CudaChick1968]

Billy fired up his Suzuki drag bike in the basement this afternoon to circulate the StaBil ... the fumes were so awesome that I had to turn on a fan, open the garage doors and take the battery out of the carbon monoxide detector -- it wouldn't quit.

I'm enjoying your thread! You're a machine.

 

[idrivemopar]

Thanks Leanna, appreciate the kudos, its getting closer to being done!!!!!

I've never started anything in the house, but that's funny. Ya know, I am glad I don't have a detector on my lower level, because even with the garage door open, I always have the wind out of the east and it blows the fumes back into the garage and part of the house.

 

[440ronnie67]

Wow great job!

 

[roadrunnerman]

I always thought those exhaust tips looked cool.

 

[747mopar]

That's looking great, should be nice and cozey in there.

 

[idrivemopar]

So, what to do when the weather outside is cold as hell and the garage is not very warm, well, this!!!! Spent most of the day Sunday sanding and polishing the grille trim while watching football, and here are the results. Its a lot of time consuming work to remove the dents, pits, and scratches, then to sand through 8 different grits and do three step polish but the results were good.

As you can see it looks much better then the one that has not been restored.



Here are a couple of the restored grille assembled with some pretty nice turn signal indicators that I have had for a while and its ready to install back on the car!!!

 

[roadrunnerman]

That grille and trim look nice. Glad you didn't get too excited while watching football and accidently sand completely thru the trim.

 

[idrivemopar]

Well, she has got her face back on, and a windshield now. Here are a couple of shots, was not the best light, I will try and post some more later.