OK. Lets see where we left off…..
Seats….
So the first thing I really wanted to get done was the rear seat frame. In total it ended up with about 10 hours of fab into it.
Started like this:
Test fit:
Amp test fit. Holes pre drilled.
Now brackets to support console:
One more test fit now that the console is installed with real brackets:
Now after all the welding, small problem. It warped. Grrr.
Me: Dad, thoughts?
Dad: Yup. Its tweaked nicely.
Me: No shi…poop (err, family friendly site) 😀
Dad: Can’t use it like that.
Me: Again, no poop.
So we tried to bend it after heating it with the torch. Not so much…… My reinforcements work well. 😉
So, dad came up with a plan!!
Yup! Drop the lift on it! So we slowly lowered it until we had her straight like an arrow again!
Final look before paint:
Well, brackets arrived so all was installed:
And with tailgate back (after oopsy repair) it finished its turn on the assembly bench:
Now here is some more education. For those of you in the Mopar restoration world, you will follow what I am about to say. Those of you who are not use to restorations this will come to a surprise.
When vehicles go down the assembly line and get built, they use assembly line parts. When you buy parts from Mopar, they are same spec parts but different. Here is an example:
The black gate latch is Mopar. The zinc dichromate is assembly line parts. When people do a full OEM resto, they look for assembly line parts as that is correct to how the vehicle was delivered. This is a cool example of how they are different.
And the final look!
Next up was windows. The front windows ceased already as the regulators had not moved since I rebuilt them 4 years ago. Thanks to heavy rust they are basically junk. So new ones were ordered….
Install is NOT simple!!! I will take more pics of this as it will need to be a detailed walk along and I don’t have enough taken here to satisfy my write up.
Rear doors.
Rear doors were only available in manual. I like power windows so I can open them from the drivers seat and close them when I feel like it. So here we go….
I was lucky enough to find those two doors a few years ago for spare parts. Sadly, the skins are toast. Rust and denting have made them past useable. In actual fact, I found many parts to be useless as well. But that was perfect for a test door. 🙂
So for ease of working…..
Now I ordered a power window motor off a 2009 Dodge Dakota. Front door. I found the measurements to be what I needed for my rear door so… I would also say I lost a good 10-12 hours learning the best way to install these for least amount of binding. As of this typing, my prototype is done. Just need to finish welding the bracket.
Power door lock motor will sit here with my own made lock rods.
And a few random pics. The head rests have now gone out for recovering….don’t want the SRT logos in this application.
Plate wiring harness is now custom made.
And lastly, 6 hours of mirrors installation and perfecting.
OK. Mirrors is where we left off. Mirrors were the first to get finished. Here are the final shots including the mirror power for the lights, power mirror head, and heaters:
Well, the other item we should really finish is the seat frame. Having finished welding and fabbing, it was off to the power coater. Well that finally came back and was installed so I can start with interior layout. Now I don’t think I have posted pics of these seats like this so I will make sure I do a few. These are SRT-8 seats from a Dodge Charger and a Magnum. They are power and heated. The center rear is a borrowed SRT Ram center console so I could use it as a size template but that will also match with red stitching when complete.
