1968 Plymouth GTX

[JimKueneman]

Someone on FBBO should be able to take measurements on their '68 Satellite/GTX. If I recall there is a clip in there that holds the cable up and forward of the glass so it does not catch it as well.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Someone on FBBO should be able to take measurements on their '68 Satellite/GTX. If I recall there is a clip in there that holds the cable up and forward of the glass so it does not catch it as well.

I went there looking for some help as well. It was suggested I keep the car original and just put a standard mirror on it.
If I do that, I will have to sell the OER Remote Mirror since I have had it way too long to return it.

 

[JimKueneman]

I went there looking for some help as well. It was suggested I keep the car original and just put a standard mirror on it.
If I do that, I will have to sell the OER Remote Mirror since I have had it way too long to return it.

Starting to be like the A100 group... ask a question that is a simple "asking for facts" and it turns in to a thread of opinions and no one will actually answer the simple fact based question!

 

[DanMcG]

Remote mirror location 69 Roadrunner

Does anyone know where the remote mirror adjustment control mounts to the door on driver side? I'm not sure if my project car had one but as Im reassembling it, I bought one. I mounted the mirror but can't figure out where the cable end goes. I'm wondering if the door wasn't drilled for one...

www.forbbodiesonly.com

 

[EricB]

Here’s one I found from the classic car dealer next town over from me.

 

[EricB]

And a couple more..
Sorry I can’t help more. These were cars already sold. If they still had them I would go there with a tape measure.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Thanks guys, that's a big help. Appreciate it.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Got the bushings pressed into place and installed the lower control arms.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Installed the the rotors, calipers, brake lines, torsion bars and front struts.

I need to buy a sway bar and all the connectors since the car didn't come with one.
Then new tie rod ends and shock absorbers. I plan to start working on the rear axle assembly while I wait for parts to arrive.

 

[crashtech]

I like the nondirectional finish on the rotor!

 

[1A Rock]

I like the nondirectional finish on the rotor!

Around here we refer to that as CW machined finish 'cuckel bur wheel'.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I like the nondirectional finish on the rotor!

I painted the entire thing when I put it in storage and used a small sanding disc to clean the surface. My second excuse is that the non-directional finish provides better gripping power.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Sent my Tail panel, tail light bezels and horn ring for chroming 9 months ago. They never got done and were returned to me in the same shape they left except that my horn ring was broken.

Right now I am to the point of trying to restore the tail panel myself. Will it be perfect, no but hopefully close enough.

The fastening pins on each end are broken off.

So I started by running a chisel over the pits on the back side and applied some paint to half of it.
Then I checked to see how others had replaced the pins and decided to give it a go.
I purchased #12 wood screws as the factory screw nuts seemed to fit them the best. I then had to grind the old pin stubs off flat.

When I first test fitted the screws they did not line up vertically with the existing pins but were pointed inward quite a bit. Thus I had to grind the flat head area of the screws at an angle until the stood correctly. Also had to shave a bit off the outer edge of the screw head so it would be the proper distance in from the edge.

I used Gorilla Brand metal epoxy as it had a stronger bonding strength than the JB Weld I had in cabinet. Left them this way overnight so I will find out today how strong the bond is.

 

[crashtech]

If a trial fit shows that this works, it might help the strength of the repair to pot those in with more epoxy.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

If a trial fit shows that this works, it might help the strength of the repair to pot those in with more epoxy.

You are the second person to recommend that. First said to use a small square of fiberglass to increase the adhesion area.
Guess I better take a closer look.

 

[chevman]

You might want to test fit tail panel on the car before doing any more, sometimes there may be a reason for the angle difference of the screws. My thought is that since the panel isn't flat, then when installing it on the car the angled screw would be inserted first, then the straight screws would fall right in. Just something to check on, I could be wrong.
Edit: Installing procedure may be the opposite of what I suggested.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

Test fit went well.

 

[Kawickrice]

I am curious to the strength of the screws.
Last weekend one of my factory fender extentions on my 71 Chevelle hit the ground and broke one of the pot metal pins like yours. I was trying to figure out the best fix and you just lit the light bulb in my head. Looks to be a better fix than trying to glue the broken piece back on as the nut threads stop right where mine broke.

 

['68 Coronet R/T]

I am curious to the strength of the screws.
Last weekend one of my factory fender extentions on my 71 Chevelle hit the ground and broke one of the pot metal pins like yours. I was trying to figure out the best fix and you just lit the light bulb in my head. Looks to be a better fix than trying to glue the broken piece back on as the nut threads stop right where mine broke.

The Gorilla Brand sets in about 10 minutes, so it allows you to get the screws positioned correctly and then add more surrounding the head of the screw where it attaches to the panel.

After letting it set overnight, I grabbed one of the screws and tried to pull it off. Even put some side to side pressure on it, yet it seemed to be quite secure.

 

[jtfx6552]

Which Gorilla brand epoxy?

Is this it?

https://a.co/d/5PmcwrW