1968 Dodge Coronet R/T Signature Car

['68 Coronet R/T]

I have received more than a few comments and questions about my signature car. So I decided to share some pictures of that project.

First some as purchased photos:

 

[ckessel]

What's your plan of attack?

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I disassembled the entire car and found numerous issues with the body.

Trunk floor rust:

The quarter panels were rusted along the bottoms as well:

So entire car was media blasted and then covered in epoxy primer.

 

[R413]

Looks good, nice dash and shifter.

Usual rust areas, not a big problem.

tell us about the colors.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I ended up replacing the quarter panels. This is when I discovered Goodmark panels aren't really Good.

While the quarter were off, I took the opportunity to replace the trunk floor.

The Goodmark panels had the rear sidelights in the wrong location, so I had to custom fit to the original panel.
Also, the body line on the right side quarter panel wasn't straight. It ran slanted down toward the rear and was 3" low. I had to rework that as well.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Once I got it all together and primed with Epoxy, I moved on to painting.

Once the clear coat had set, I did my cut and buff and began installing stripes.

Then vinyl top:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

The dash needed total restoration:

This took some time and a lot of detailed work to get done:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Next I worked on the interior:

Had to remove everything down to the hardware.
Then replaced base fabric and foam:

Followed by new seat covers:

 

[TN6T8]

Major undertaking ~ OUTSTANDING Results. Love the car. Well done Sir!

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Here's some finished pictures:

Drove it to work and took some pictures in the parking lot:

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

What's your plan of attack?

This car was completed years ago. I deeply regret selling it.
That's part of the reason I bought the 1968 GTX I'm working on now. Nothing will replace my signature car though.

 

[nitro_rat]

I’m working on a GG1 ‘68 R/T 4-speed also.

Mine was worse than yours when I got it…

I’m slowly collecting pieces to put it back together. As of New Year’s Day, it’s a roller again!

All the sheet metal is in place and I have collected a full set of glass. It’s slow going. MUCH cheaper to find one complete. It’s constantly $1k for this and $1k for that…