JimKueneman
Mopar Nut
Well that snowballed!
1968 Plymouth GTX
- Thread starter '68 Coronet R/T
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Well that snowballed!
crashtech
Combo Man & Mod
@'68 Coronet R/T , I don't know if you have one, but an Auveco catalog has been indispensable for our shop. Places like McMaster-Carr can get you most of the way there, but Auveco has a lot of automotive stuff.
www.auveco.com
Typically our rivets of the type you describe are made by Auveco. Knock-offs have proven inferior.
Auveco - Automotive Clips and Fasteners
www.auveco.com
Typically our rivets of the type you describe are made by Auveco. Knock-offs have proven inferior.
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Thanks Crash, I saved this link and will check it out.@'68 Coronet R/T , I don't know if you have one, but an Auveco catalog has been indispensable for our shop. Places like McMaster-Carr can get you most of the way there, but Auveco has a lot of automotive stuff.
Auveco - Automotive Clips and Fasteners
Typically our rivets of the type you describe are made by Auveco. Knock-offs have proven inferior.
1A Rock
Promoted Users
I think what you are looking for around here are known as spider rivets. An over the road trailer shop gets them by bucket.
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Thanks. Most of the fastener places sell them by the 100s and I only need 2.
I found these Exploding Pop Rivets on Amazon and they should do the trick.
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
I have well over 500 rivets on hand, every size from 1/8" to 5/16" and up to 3/4" long. You know everything I could possibly need except this one.
metalman
Oldtimer
I wonder now what they were and why I needed so many.
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Got the heater box done, rivets worked perfect.
Installed the wiper motor and linkages:
Waiting for some under dash insulation to arrive, I started to assemble the dash:
Installed the wiper motor and linkages:
Waiting for some under dash insulation to arrive, I started to assemble the dash:
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
The dash has a woodgrain trim on it's face.
This was the condition of the main piece:
The stuff is super expensive IF you can find it. So I decided to experiment in fixing it.
The back surface was worn in spots and this caused the color loss. After putting a couple of different colored objects behind it, I found the near perfect match was a piece of treated lumber.
Turned out I had some stain on hand that matched and I painted the area around the GTX logo with it as a test run:
It took a couple of coats but came out pretty decent. I also had a 2009 gallon of SPI red which I used a few drops to try and touch up the GTX logo where it was worn. Tried getting some silver into the tiny lines around the letters but that was quite difficult to do.
Here's the end result:
Not perfect my any means but way better than it was.
Still searching for the radio surround section as that was missing altogether.
This was the condition of the main piece:
The stuff is super expensive IF you can find it. So I decided to experiment in fixing it.
The back surface was worn in spots and this caused the color loss. After putting a couple of different colored objects behind it, I found the near perfect match was a piece of treated lumber.
Turned out I had some stain on hand that matched and I painted the area around the GTX logo with it as a test run:
It took a couple of coats but came out pretty decent. I also had a 2009 gallon of SPI red which I used a few drops to try and touch up the GTX logo where it was worn. Tried getting some silver into the tiny lines around the letters but that was quite difficult to do.
Here's the end result:
Not perfect my any means but way better than it was.
Still searching for the radio surround section as that was missing altogether.
DanMcG
Promoted Users
DanMcG
Promoted Users
Not following this part, are you saying the trim is transparent?
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
It's basically molded plastic.
The left end piece was broken in two:
Under the masking paper is another end piece (the color didn't match) so I used it to hold the proper form while gluing the original back together.
I plan to shoot some clear coat over the pieces for some added depth and protection.
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
Under dash insulation came today, so I got it and the heater box installed.
Started working on the wiring harness and boy what a mess.
Discovered the switch is broken on my Map Light.
Doesn't look like I'll be able to repair it and I doubt anyone sells just the switch.
I see these in poor condition on eBay starting at $60 and a new one is $155.
Started working on the wiring harness and boy what a mess.
Discovered the switch is broken on my Map Light.
Doesn't look like I'll be able to repair it and I doubt anyone sells just the switch.
I see these in poor condition on eBay starting at $60 and a new one is $155.
JimKueneman
Mopar Nut
You are not buying a new harness? I'm not sure I could ever reuse an old one...
DanMcG
Promoted Users
Does someone reproduce them now?
JimKueneman
Mopar Nut
Year One (M&H) has made Chrysler harnesses for a long time. They are the sole distributor but license them to other places apparently (Classic Industries, Van's, etc). They are not cheap, about $1000-$1200 for a complete set (Dash is around $500-$700)
'68 Coronet R/T
Oldtimer
That's why I am repairing them myself. Volt/Ohm meter, soldering gun, heat shrink tubing, wire stripping tools, electrical contact cleaner, etc. and patience, lots of patience.
Reading those wiring diagrams that run on for three pages take a bit of practice as well.