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Willie's '67 122 Project

Starting some body work on the extra the boot lid I got, while waiting for the car to be done at Hiperformance Auto. Those guys have helped me out a lot. I'd be lost without em.

Ive filled these spots, will post pics later.


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Door panels from VP Auto came in. Took about 6 weeks. The red is a slightly darker shade of red than my seats ect, so im gunna have to figure something out about that.

Sorry for the crappy photos, the camera on my phone has water damage, so I had to use the selfie camera on the screen side to take awkward pictures.






 
So wait when you order the door uphostrey it comes fully complete, I thought that they would only send you the vinyl and you had to put it on your won door cards.
 
Will,

I almost always have a supply of the correct metal clips in stock as they fit 544 and 1800 as well.


Chris,

Do you have a picture or a part number for a plastic clip?

I would prefer plastic, but I can't remember seeing anything that would work.
 
I'll have to dig through my stash. The clips I found looked like the originals except they require a slight keyhole of the holes in the panel. On the other end they looked like a brush, lots of little fingers and a very large washer that sat against the keyholed panel. I believe tgey were aftermarket for a dodge pickup and if you positioned the keyhole correctly you can install the clips then slip the panel on and off with the correct amount of force.

Warkinton- get yourself some fiberglass resin or epoxy of some sort and nicely coat those panels so they won't rot
 
Found the pn a16261. It was a gm part. If I remember correctly, the keyhole allowed the clip to be forced into place, then after installing the panel it could be removed by pushing up and lifting, and reinstalling it was not easy but doable.
 
Will,

I almost always have a supply of the correct metal clips in stock as they fit 544 and 1800 as well.


Chris,

Do you have a picture or a part number for a plastic clip?

I would prefer plastic, but I can't remember seeing anything that would work.



I'd be glad to buy some if these plastic ones are hard to find.
 
I'll have to dig through my stash. The clips I found looked like the originals except they require a slight keyhole of the holes in the panel. On the other end they looked like a brush, lots of little fingers and a very large washer that sat against the keyholed panel. I believe tgey were aftermarket for a dodge pickup and if you positioned the keyhole correctly you can install the clips then slip the panel on and off with the correct amount of force.

Warkinton- get yourself some fiberglass resin or epoxy of some sort and nicely coat those panels so they won't rot

Ive already filled those spots with some filler, they were shallow enough that I didn't need to use a dent puller. Im using Evercoat. Evercoat Z or something like that.
 
Found the pn a16261. It was a gm part. If I remember correctly, the keyhole allowed the clip to be forced into place, then after installing the panel it could be removed by pushing up and lifting, and reinstalling it was not easy but doable.

Thanks for the part number! I looked them up. Does it twist into the panel?
 
Ive already filled those spots with some filler, they were shallow enough that I didn't need to use a dent puller. Im using Evercoat. Evercoat Z or something like that.

I was thinking the backside of the door cards. Coat them with a good marine epoxy or plain ol fiberglass resin. It will add some structural rigidity and also water proofing to the panels. If using original clips, install clips first. If using plastic ones, test fit the clips to the panel first.
 
I was thinking the backside of the door cards. Coat them with a good marine epoxy or plain ol fiberglass resin. It will add some structural rigidity and also water proofing to the panels. If using original clips, install clips first. If using plastic ones, test fit the clips to the panel first.

Ohhh hahahaha. That's a good idea, I wouldn't have thought about doing that. I read that the door itself should have some kind of plastic over the large cut outs so rain and such doesn't get onto the cards. Couldn't hurt to have both measures of protection.
 
Back to work

Got the car back from Hiperf and they did a lot of amazing work. The suspension is all completely taken care of now, no more shaking and creaking down the road - just wanna bring her down a bit in the future. Trans runs great, I have a working horn, its like a new car! They even came through with a new steering column shroud, which ill post pics of.

First thing I did was throw on these older style wheels. Looks much better than what I had before. Looks very 50's 'ish, the style im going for. Lots of color.

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Next step is to just clean her up real good inside and out, top to bottom. than door panels are going on. Than...drive. :rofl:


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Door Panels

Got the door panels finally installed. It was a pain in the d!ck because I had to drill new holes in the cardboard part of the panel to make em line up correctly, but worth it in the end.

The colors don't match the rest of the car at the moment, but it will all make sense once the car is finally painted fully.

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Im drawing a lot of inspiration from this 444:

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Body work begins

So since im not doing anything mechanically at this time, and just driving her around a LOT, I figured id start getting the body all cleaned up. I do want to paint her in the next few years.

I replaced the nose assembly last year and that made a world of difference.
Here you can see how the hood is propped up from a damaged hinge.



And after replacing the hinge with one undamaged:



The culprit





 
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