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Then I decided to take out the old headliner and work on the inside.
I had to remove a bit of surface rust, mostly just a light scaling, then sprayed it with a rust inhibitor.

After it was all clean and dry I installed HushMat on the roof.





And over that I glued up a foil faced closed cell foam.





The difference in noise and heat reduction is amazing!

At this point I removed the old windshield and trim pieces and prepped the frame for new glass.



I have a friend from high school that works in a glass shop so he cut me a couple new pieces from a template I made from the old glass. Got a new gasket from Bernbaum and had a couple car guys come over to help put the new windshield in.



Got the trim back on and called it good!

That day we also cut out the back glass, prepped that frame, and roped it back in with a new gasket and a stainless trim piece I snagged on recent a trip to Kansas.

Before:




And after:



I think it really enhances the whole look of the back

My next big step was to replace the floor and sill on the drivers side. I cut out the old sill and went to the local metal supply yard. I had them cut it and bend it in a couple measurements I gave them, using 20 gauge steel.

I used sheet metal and a ball peen hammer to pound in my new floors, applying heat and weld and moving around to get it where I needed it. Lots of cutting welding and pounding here. I'm not too concerned with how it looks since it will be covered with closed cell foam and carpet.

Seam sealer and rubberized paint FTW!








I did end up finding an access panel from a DeSoto, only had to weld a small piece in it to make it right for the Dodge, it was like new and fit perfectly! Painted it up and laid some closed cell foam on it for the install.

The passenger side wasn't nearly as bad.

So now that I had a new windshield, and the holes in the floors are patched up, it's time to get some new seats. I had taken them out to do the welding on the floor anyway, so they went to a local reupholster guy who quoted me a pretty good price. I picked out some fabric and vinyl and let him go to work. A week or so later here is what I got back.