1967 Hemi GTX restoration

[hemidart1]

I had it powder coated and then bought the gauge bezel and glove box and dash pad all reproductions. Then put it together myself.
I got NOS bezels and a really nice condition wiring harness and took my time assembling

 

[hemidart1]

Inspection mark nerd-fest

 

[hemidart1]

Progress

 

[hemidart1]

Cleaning up the spot welds and making the small details pretty before it gets the “dip” coat then the factory primer

 

[hemidart1]

Needs to be vacuumed and seam sealer applied

 

[hemidart1]

Die lot numbers still nice and visible on the frame rails

 

[hemidart1]

You can see the colour of the dip or primer ?? on this thing- almost a blueish green gray
This is the underside of the roof- u see what would have been under the headliner

 

[dadsbee]

Well they didn't dip'm that deep, but the colour is correct. My 10000 mile '66

 

[hemidart1]

So how did that end up that high up on the body ? Same colour was on the inner fenders and frame rails

 

[dadsbee]

They sprayed full primer as well. Dip line was generally up to the wheel wells. I need to get on my computer to show you the definite dip "line" on my 70. Don't think they did 66/67's any differently.

 

[hemidart1]

We saw the dip line - half way up the doors. That colour must be the primer .

 

[hemidart1]

Pillar

 

[dadsbee]

Yep, definitely primer.. This is my 70 Bird, dipped to about center of the window crank.

 

[hemidart1]

Here is a quick look at the underside before it gets paint primer/dip

 

[hemidart1]

 

[hemidart1]

Did the sanding inside- almost ready to paint underneath and inside

 

[hemidart1]

More sanding

 

[autoxcuda]

They sprayed full primer as well. Dip line was generally up to the wheel wells. I need to get on my computer to show you the definite dip "line" on my 70. Don't think they did 66/67's any differently.

I think the 66 cars at least were different. At least some of them.

I have a survivor 66 Hemi Satellite and there is red primer like Hemidar1 shows in front wheel well.

 

[dadsbee]

I'm fairly well versed, I have a 10,235 mile 66 HP2 that the bottom has never been touched upon..

 

[autoxcuda]

I'm fairly well versed, I have a 10,235 mile 66 HP2 that the bottom has never been touched upon..
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Very nice!

I just show red primer like hemidart1 did.

It may be on top of the dip overspray from exterior primer.

I've seen variations on gray dip color and LA plant used black dip. Just keeping open mind on this and going off what whatever the car you’re working on is showing you.

I’m slowly documenting this car. Uncovering cool gems like two X’s on rear of springs.