Slant *        6        Forum
Home Home Home
The Place to Go for Slant Six Info!
Click here to help support the Slant Six Forum!
It is currently Fri Mar 29, 2024 12:37 am

All times are UTC-07:00




Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 8 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:27 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:07 am
Posts: 2125
Location: SF Bay Area
Car Model: 67 dart 2 door hardtop
I refurbished my grill. OMG, so much work, but I think it looks good. I didn't use argent silver as the factory did, I used the charcoal metallic like I used on my home made ralleye wheels, artistic license.

https://tinyurl.com/yblyo28u

Brian

_________________
https://tinyurl.com/yynpj4v2


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:16 pm 
Offline
4 BBL ''Hyper-Pak''
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jan 29, 2015 9:00 am
Posts: 33
Location: Middle Tennessee
Car Model: 1967 Dodge Dart GT 225 Slant Six
This looks great. I was just thinking about doing this to my ‘67 as I wait on spring to get here. Can you tell us what you used to get the old flat black off and which grits of sandpaper, polish, and cleaner used to get those shinny bits all nice and sparkly

_________________
Current Project: 1967 Dodge Dart GT, 2dr Hardtop California Car with 225 Super Six, Automatic 904 Transmission, and Factory A/C


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:45 am 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:07 am
Posts: 2125
Location: SF Bay Area
Car Model: 67 dart 2 door hardtop
I used 0000 steel wool to get the old black off, it came off pretty easily. For the perimeter edge I was more aggressive, used some 220 wet sanding, then to finer grits so I could polish the perimeter edge (you have to remove the anodizing to polish it). I chose to clear coat the polished aluminum. The rest of it was just painted, but I clear coated the whole thing at the end. There is a way to remove anodizing chemically, I haven't tried it. It is 3 tablespoons of lye per gallon of water, soak 20 minutes with some agitation. Aluminum is pretty sensitive to acids and bases so if you do try this, watch it carefully, don't go off to lunch or something, you may come back to a badly pitted piece. I'm sure it works fine, I just didn't want to try it on my grill because I only wanted the perimeter edge anodizing removed, not the whole thing. In retrospect I would have used the chemical etch over all that sanding.

_________________
https://tinyurl.com/yynpj4v2


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 5:51 pm 
Offline
Triple Duece Weber
User avatar

Joined: Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:05 pm
Posts: 2011
Location: Desoto Texas
Car Model: 1972 Dodge Colt
Very nice work, it will look great on the car. Lots of work for sure, but I am sure you think it was worth it now.

_________________
Hyper_pak


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:00 am 
Offline
Board Sponsor & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Oct 21, 2002 11:08 am
Posts: 16451
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Car Model:
Wow, looks great. This is really a super show car you are constructing.

All the best,

Lou

_________________
Home of Slant6-powered fun machines


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:22 am 
Offline
SL6 Racer & Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 29, 2003 4:42 am
Posts: 8700
Location: Cox’s Creek, KY
Car Model: More cars than sense...
Looks great!

_________________
Rob

I’m Mater
The Kentucky Poser

Image


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:37 pm 
Offline
Supercharged
User avatar

Joined: Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:25 pm
Posts: 5599
Location: Downeast Maine
Car Model:
Looks great!

I also did the same project 5 or 6 years ago, you ain't kidding about the amount of work it takes revive these. I had to removed dents from the outer surround trim that goes around the headlights; lots of tapping and filing to get those straight. Painting is the easy part of the job.

I have a 67 GT with the aluminum trunk panel. It was dented, gouged, and real nasty when I got the car, once again lots of tap tap taping, and sanding to bring that thing back to half decent condition before painting it.

Its the little details like these that make an old car perk-up. These projects are good in that one need not spend a lot of dough on supplies, it's all labor.

_________________
67' Dart GT Convertible; the old Chrysler Corp.
82' LeBaron Convertible; the new Chrysler Corp
07' 300 C AWD; Now by Fiat, the old new Chrysler LLC

Image


Top
   
 Post subject: Re: '67 dart grill redo
PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2019 6:35 pm 
Offline
Turbo EFI
User avatar

Joined: Wed Nov 23, 2011 11:07 am
Posts: 2125
Location: SF Bay Area
Car Model: 67 dart 2 door hardtop
OK so I finally installed the grill today, see here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/151192512 ... /lightbox/

B

_________________
https://tinyurl.com/yynpj4v2


Top
   
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic  Reply to topic  [ 8 posts ] 

All times are UTC-07:00


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 16 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Limited