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1960 Dodge Dart Seneca Project

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Here is a pic of the dash from the same model:
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The brown car in the attached photo is the actual car I bought. The green car is what they looked like new.

It's a beast that's for sure! I really like the front bumper and the dash on this model. If I decide to keep her my plan is to drop in a ridiculously powerful BB Mopar and have a hell of sleeper on the street:D When I say ridicoulously powerful I'm thinking along the lines of 750 - 1000hp on pump gas:burnout: A turbo motor isn't out of the question.

I'm hoping that buying the car will be more motiviation for me to build a detached garage to store our current rides. I will need the whole attached garage for the restoration on the "new" Dart.
 



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So is a full tank only half?:D
 



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Oh fun... The gas gauge on the Seneca is way off. Half tank is actually empty... Sitting on side of road waiting for Char to rescue me... LOL.

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Sounds like our '66. I spent the better part of a day "recalibrating" the fuel gauge in the car. This entailed draining the tank and pulling the sending unit to bend the lever to adjust the level. Ended up doing it 4 or 5 times before I got it "close enough'..

The joys of an old car..
 






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Started working on cancer eradication today. The weather seal dried up around the trunk lid and let a lot of water in over the years.
 






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Piecing the puzzle back together...
 






Today's work. A big thanks to Brandon for letting me use his bead roller:chug:
 

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Not fun... but once it's done, it's done.
 












Not fun... but once it's done, it's done.

Your getting really good at that.. I think I'm gonna bring the van up to you (or you down) to teach me how to fix the cancer on the Van..

Some of the cancer is around the windshield. :(

~Mark
 






Once it cools off again bring the van up and we'll go at it :D

I broke down and bought an Eastwood bead roller. I used my friends on the right side, mine on the left. The frame on the bead roller flexes and deflects the rollers slightly rather than going as deep as it should. I've already found some mods I can do to the bead roller to strengthen it for next time.
 






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Getting close to buttoning it back up...
 






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Done!!!:biggthump
 


















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Topside is done, time to prime and paint the underside.:thumbsup:
 






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Underside in epoxy primer:
 






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All done except for carpeting:chug:

The subwoofer is from the Pumpkin.:exporange It's definitely been abused both sonically and physically! :D I need to give it a bath before I bolt it down for good.
 












Thanks:D Almost makes it look like I know what I'm doing:eek:
 






Once it cools off again bring the van up and we'll go at it :D

I broke down and bought an Eastwood bead roller. I used my friends on the right side, mine on the left. The frame on the bead roller flexes and deflects the rollers slightly rather than going as deep as it should. I've already found some mods I can do to the bead roller to strengthen it for next time.

Now I'm jealous.

I'd love to have a decent bead roller, along with a tube roller, and lastly, free time to play with it all..

Looking good!
 



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A sheet metal bender is next on my list. Nothing big, just the Eastwood vise mounted model.
 






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