Just a quick "B body" question....

[Slap Stick]

Toons dont like dip..

 

[texas69bee]

Chrylser had a multi stage dipping process........the only half dip portion was the "dip primer" stage which gave the classic dip lines.......

Their was an old articlethat laid out the stages nicely....I have it stored so mewher, lol.....

Where are your lines located and how do they run? Verticle, horizontal or at an angle?

 

[Kern Dog]

Well......
MoparMarks?
Hello ???

 

[moparnation74]

Where are your lines located and how do they run? Verticle, horizontal or at an angle?

The whole body was lowered level into the dip primer tank just above the headlight bracket and rear taillight......Picture below shows the inside of a door.....The darker grey is the original dip primer and above that is the phosphate.....Notice how the line goes to the far left of the picture.

It was a wash primer so once the car came out of the dip. They removed the primer off the exterior panels and baked the car. Then the exterior metal got spayed with a red oxide primer, baked and then final color....

 

[moparnation74]

Here is a pic of the interior firewall......

 

[texas69bee]

Exactly what is done today except the entire vehicle is dipped.
Wonder why Chrysler chose not to?
I was thinking you had lines on th 1/4 panel that would be at an angle cause by a line stoppage.

Good info!

 

[EARLY B]

Dipping stopped in 1966.

Never dipped them deep enough! Just look at all the cowl rust

 

[moparnation74]

Exactly what is done today except the entire vehicle is dipped.
Wonder why Chrysler chose not to?
I was thinking you had lines on th 1/4 panel that would be at an angle cause by a line stoppage.

Good info!

How many cars could have retained most of the original metal if they dipped the whole car?......

It is a good question as to why?

From that stage forward the body moved level down the line......

 

[moparnation74]

Exactly what is done today except the entire vehicle is dipped.
Wonder why Chrysler chose not to?
I was thinking you had lines on th 1/4 panel that would be at an angle cause by a line stoppage.

Good info!

This is the recreation of the dipping process on the GTX.....Above the dip line we spent a lot of time to find a paint that came close to a bare steel look. The picture makes it look different than what it actually appears.....Basically, we taped a line around the interior perimeter and the exterior perimeter.......

 

[WileE]

And all these years I thought the holes were there to peek onto the other side...

 

[Officer Higgins]

Mopars were never dipped period. Those bad *** rides dove into those corrosion proofing tanks. Lol

 

[TetanusShot]

My '71 E-body has a quarter off right now, it was dipped.

 

[71dodgechargerrt]

They did not build these cars to last 40-50 years.

 

[Photon440]

They did not build these cars to last 40-50 years.

They didn't build them to last seven years. Mine was already repainted and re-rusted out when I got it in 1977.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Just an example for a '70 model. Info direct from Chrysler Corp. Should settle any dispute I would think?

 

[Kern Dog]

So the insides of your frame rails were coated?
Out of the over 50 bodies that I have drilled out and dismantled none of the 66-74 frames were coated on the inside. All of the 62-65 frames were coated. One reason why I have sold 10 times of the 66-74 frames than the 62-65 ones. The 62-65 frames just don't rust out like the later ones.

Hey man....Where have you been? It seems like you have some 'splainin to do...!

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

This one is from a '74 Dodge brochure. Again, direct from Chrysler Corp. So still dipping through the same process as before up to at least '74.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

'72 Same process.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

Just trying to verify that there were no "gaps" in this dipping process over the years. This is '67 model year.

 

[chargervert]

My guess is that Chrysler may have switched to a different product,that was cheaper and didn't hold up as well as what they used on the pre 66 models. That would explain why Moparmarks sees a difference when separating the newer parts from the earlier pieces.