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    The Long Story of the '78 Dodge Diplomat Restoration

    My paint colour is charcoal grey metallic (the factory name escapes me at present). Red interior. Would have been nice if it had the T-roof, but I don't think it was popular from a functional perspective back then as it tended to leak. Yours has a nice leather wrapped steering wheel; - three...
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    The Long Story of the '78 Dodge Diplomat Restoration

    Here's a shot taken shortly after the collision damage I mentioned earlier that shows the road wheels buffed to a brilliant shine. Factory clear coated them, but after a few years they went dull and the only way to clean them up was SOS pads followed by quality car wax. Wax would last a year or...
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    The Long Story of the '78 Dodge Diplomat Restoration

    The factory name for the aluminum alloy wheels is 'road wheel' and they do make the vehicle stand out. The slots are covered up by the base of the cone so it looks like one piece. Was able to clean up the cones and re-paint the areas between the fins. I bought four new caps for them while they...
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    The Long Story of the '78 Dodge Diplomat Restoration

    Greetings All! I'm a mechanic's son who learned pretty much the hard way how NOT to do a lot of things before I learned (or was taught) how to do them right. My Dad worked along side me on my first project a 2 door '62 Falcon Futura modified production experience that went on for 7 years, about...
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