'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Don't give in to that old man mentality or you will likely shutdown completely and be unable to function. 
1966 Valiant for the Other Daughter....
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JimKueneman
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So what do you do when it’s too cold to paint epoxy? You create more parts that need to be painted with epoxy...
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Too cold up in our elevation to do much. I have been mainly dismantling the dodge dakota for paint. All the emblems are stuck on with adhesive and most are destroyed by the Arizona sun.
JimKueneman
Mopar Nut
Next week looks like we can shoot parts then drag them in the house for the night so that will be progress.
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'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
We have snow and rain in the forecast until next Tuesday.
JimKueneman
Mopar Nut
We have snow and rain in the forecast until next Tuesday.
Ours ends Saturday but it is going to get way cold before it gets better...
JimKueneman
Mopar Nut
In door project today! Turned the kitchen into the upholstery shop.. Glad the wife is not feeling good and I got it all cleaned up before she came out to the kitchen! Pulled apart the original Arizona sun toasted '66/'67 bucket seats I picked up... the value here are the adjusters as they are a 2 year only item... I FINALLY understand what the a web of fine wires is for! They are (were) intertwined with the burlap to hold it in place! These are too far gone to want to spend an entire weekend blasting with my setup... I dropped them off at a power coating place to blast them with serious blaster... at $100/hour having them blast all the parts could have gotten out of hand quickly!
JimKueneman
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JimKueneman
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JimKueneman
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And yes I packed away the remnants so I can refer back to them if I need to. I have new foam and the install kit but the Legendary Interiors covers are in week 20 of their 32 week lead time.
JimKueneman
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Jim you are living a charmed life getting away with tearing down those skanky old seats on the kitchen floor…
Don
I was never caught red handed baking on paint in the oven either!
JimKueneman
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Also notice I had a guard dog helping/protecting me.
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
You are a brave one.
JimKueneman
Mopar Nut
It is a hollywood trick... notice the backs of those seats? The last batch of slick sand I mix will go on the back of these seats to fill the rust pitting! There is a method to my madness.. . it is all about project management not really about the work!
JimKueneman
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Well I decided to put factory AC in the Valiant and 12 hours later I found this which will give me every part I am missing PLUS all the AC stuff! Heading to northern Az Sunday to strip it down. You should come help Jim. In Mayer. That would be fun, 3 Jim’s working on a Valiant!
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You really need that fine wire and burlap to keep the foam from pushing through the springs, and that 4dr parts car bench seat will have them also. They are spring steel and can be cut to the length you need.
I bought a roll of zig zag spring then cut and bent them to fit my seat, and also used a length of the same spring to tie the others together.