O.k. So I was wrong. Here is my 69 Charger *LOTS O PICS*
I guess there are some people interested in what happened to my Charger. It's a long trek but I'm going to cheat a little.
When I bought my Charger some years ago I was happy. I've always wanted one of these cars and finally got it. The Car was nice, but not 100% of what I wanted. The body was fairly solid but had some mud in it and well, wasn't as finished as I would have liked it. So I desided. I'm going to tear apart a prefectlly good running Charger and Do it the way I wanted.
I'm going to cut and paste all the progress posts from some of the other boards I was on... So some of it may sound a little wierd out of context. Just remember I was posting as I was working.
Now, First i'm going to say. I wanted something unique, but also something fun. I didn't want to do another General Lee. So I cloned something a little more .... well, something only a Mopar guy / Old movie guy would get.
Yes. I did the "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" Charger.
Started Nov 19, 2006
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So here goes.
Well. The Charger is getting a new change. The new 360 motor has been sold and the car is getting ready to go Big Block
Ace and I tore the girl apart. It's going to get the right body work now and a new coat of paint. The engine compartment is going to get detailed and all wires and vacuum lines relocated.
The vinal top is coming off, and she will most likely stay a hard top.
here we go again
The car was more solid then I thought
Dec 30, 2006
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well, Progress is being made, the vinyl is off and the roof is good, some sail panel repair was needed and the rear window had to come out. I had to weld in a few small pieces of new metal for the area, but nothing bad, I've been working on keeping it nice and smooth back there. I do not have plans on putting a new top on it.
The engine compartment has been media blasted and stripped. there were several layers of paint and primer in there not to mention it was black. well, not anymore. it will be painted as a mopar should be, body color
here are some more progress pics
Jan 2, 2007
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More sanding and smoothing, basicly the whole drivers side is close. engine compartment is stripped, now for some more sanding...
and more sanding
and more sanding.
Jan 15, 2007
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it's been awhile, so here goes. A lot has been removed and done, besides a few small spots, The car will be in primer soon, at least the backhalf of it. I haven't worked on the fenders yet
The engine compartment is pretty much striped and cleaned, Steering box removed and a few other items. All the harness holders have been cut, and the inner fenderwalls smoothened out. I'll be re-routing all wires and vacuum lines around the engine bay, I'm a sucker for a clean look.
The rest of the body seems straight, after a few coats of primer we'll find out. I found a few spots that the car needed some major help, both rear quarters needed some work. I removed some of the old filler, banged out some dents and used a lot less filler to skim coat. The roof is perfect, I ordered some filler for the lead sections and we'll be squared away with that
Feb 16, 2007
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O.k. It's been about 3 weeks and no progress was made, I threw out my back again and with work and Kayleighs birthday partys it's been a bit since I could get back into the Garage.
But I did last night. more sanding, have a lot of the car to where it needs to e, started on the drivers side fender, Filled the seams on the rear quarter and roof line with all metal <A aluminum Bondo used for joints> and the rear valance.
Mar 6, 2007
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Well, I took this week off for vacation and we'll see some real progress on the Charger this week, It's at my friends "Vintage Motorsports" Bodyshop, and i'm working 8+ hour days to make the most I can out of this car this week....
I have no pics from today because my batterys died, but here she is yesterday.
Mar 7, 2007
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What a day
Well, the more you dig the more you find, the guys and I spent the day fixing some unexpected rust we found, cut out the old, put in the new. Did more sanding and cleaned up the engine compartment. At some point in this cars life she had some work on the front, old welds were not even close to being nice and clean . Dont get me wrong, they worked, but I like a nice neat compartment here are some pictures of todays progress..
Mar 11, 2007
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She's sanded all down, Patched up, and babys in primer.
Mar 24, 2007
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Arms hurt from block sanding :( damn this car is big, But the engine compartment is painted. WHOOHOO!
Apr 1, 2007
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More sanding, more priming, more sanding, more priming
Apr 19th, 2007
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SHE'S PAINTED!
After all the unexpected surprises, Sanding, priming, sanding priming, she got her paint yesterday.
I'll be taking her back home most likely this weekend to start the assembly prossess.
The doors are sanded and almost ready for primer, Then the motor and drive train will be put into the car.
Looks like she just may be ready in a few more weeks. The stripes are in a box. all the new seals, and badging is here. only thing I forgot to order was the trunk seal :blush:
Apr 21, 2007
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BOING!!!!!!!!!!!!
New poper plant.
May 28th
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Its been awhile since I did an update. But there has been a ton going on in my life. The car was still being worked on; I just didnt have time to post up with any good information. So here we go. Less Body work in this update. Ive been working on the cars heart and soul
First I started with rewiring the cars harness. I wanted a nice, clean, uncluttered look under the hood. so I disassembled the harness, extended most of the wires and rerouted them all around the engine compartment. A few holes and grommets, and I think I got what I wanted out of it. I relocated all the electronic ignition stuff inside the car behind the glove box. Should stay nice in there, I still have to fasten down the harness however
The Interior is mostly back together, and the motor is taking shape.
I freshened up the motor, But a nice healthy Cam in her, and cleaned the heads up real nice, Deburred and smoothened them out a bit. The Motor is mostly together now, Im still short a few parts, little odds and ends, and of course, before it goes back on, it gets sand blaster, cleaned, and painted.
I decided to give the motor a unique look, The Motor is the exact same color as the car, all accessories will be Black, and I love the model look.
I guess there are some people interested in what happened to my Charger. It's a long trek but I'm going to cheat a little.
When I bought my Charger some years ago I was happy. I've always wanted one of these cars and finally got it. The Car was nice, but not 100% of what I wanted. The body was fairly solid but had some mud in it and well, wasn't as finished as I would have liked it. So I desided. I'm going to tear apart a prefectlly good running Charger and Do it the way I wanted.
I'm going to cut and paste all the progress posts from some of the other boards I was on... So some of it may sound a little wierd out of context. Just remember I was posting as I was working.
Now, First i'm going to say. I wanted something unique, but also something fun. I didn't want to do another General Lee. So I cloned something a little more .... well, something only a Mopar guy / Old movie guy would get.
Yes. I did the "Dirty Mary Crazy Larry" Charger.
Started Nov 19, 2006
_____________________________________________________________
So here goes.
Well. The Charger is getting a new change. The new 360 motor has been sold and the car is getting ready to go Big Block
Ace and I tore the girl apart. It's going to get the right body work now and a new coat of paint. The engine compartment is going to get detailed and all wires and vacuum lines relocated.
The vinal top is coming off, and she will most likely stay a hard top.
here we go again
The car was more solid then I thought
Dec 30, 2006
_______________________________________________________
well, Progress is being made, the vinyl is off and the roof is good, some sail panel repair was needed and the rear window had to come out. I had to weld in a few small pieces of new metal for the area, but nothing bad, I've been working on keeping it nice and smooth back there. I do not have plans on putting a new top on it.
The engine compartment has been media blasted and stripped. there were several layers of paint and primer in there not to mention it was black. well, not anymore. it will be painted as a mopar should be, body color
here are some more progress pics
Jan 2, 2007
_________________________________________________________
More sanding and smoothing, basicly the whole drivers side is close. engine compartment is stripped, now for some more sanding...
and more sanding
and more sanding.
Jan 15, 2007
_________________________________________________
it's been awhile, so here goes. A lot has been removed and done, besides a few small spots, The car will be in primer soon, at least the backhalf of it. I haven't worked on the fenders yet
The engine compartment is pretty much striped and cleaned, Steering box removed and a few other items. All the harness holders have been cut, and the inner fenderwalls smoothened out. I'll be re-routing all wires and vacuum lines around the engine bay, I'm a sucker for a clean look.
The rest of the body seems straight, after a few coats of primer we'll find out. I found a few spots that the car needed some major help, both rear quarters needed some work. I removed some of the old filler, banged out some dents and used a lot less filler to skim coat. The roof is perfect, I ordered some filler for the lead sections and we'll be squared away with that
Feb 16, 2007
____________________________________________
O.k. It's been about 3 weeks and no progress was made, I threw out my back again and with work and Kayleighs birthday partys it's been a bit since I could get back into the Garage.
But I did last night. more sanding, have a lot of the car to where it needs to e, started on the drivers side fender, Filled the seams on the rear quarter and roof line with all metal <A aluminum Bondo used for joints> and the rear valance.
Mar 6, 2007
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Well, I took this week off for vacation and we'll see some real progress on the Charger this week, It's at my friends "Vintage Motorsports" Bodyshop, and i'm working 8+ hour days to make the most I can out of this car this week....
I have no pics from today because my batterys died, but here she is yesterday.
Mar 7, 2007
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What a day
Well, the more you dig the more you find, the guys and I spent the day fixing some unexpected rust we found, cut out the old, put in the new. Did more sanding and cleaned up the engine compartment. At some point in this cars life she had some work on the front, old welds were not even close to being nice and clean . Dont get me wrong, they worked, but I like a nice neat compartment here are some pictures of todays progress..
Mar 11, 2007
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She's sanded all down, Patched up, and babys in primer.
Mar 24, 2007
_________________________________________________________
Arms hurt from block sanding :( damn this car is big, But the engine compartment is painted. WHOOHOO!
Apr 1, 2007
_________________________________________________________
More sanding, more priming, more sanding, more priming
Apr 19th, 2007
_________________________________________________________
SHE'S PAINTED!
After all the unexpected surprises, Sanding, priming, sanding priming, she got her paint yesterday.
I'll be taking her back home most likely this weekend to start the assembly prossess.
The doors are sanded and almost ready for primer, Then the motor and drive train will be put into the car.
Looks like she just may be ready in a few more weeks. The stripes are in a box. all the new seals, and badging is here. only thing I forgot to order was the trunk seal :blush:
Apr 21, 2007
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BOING!!!!!!!!!!!!
New poper plant.
May 28th
_____________________________________________________
Its been awhile since I did an update. But there has been a ton going on in my life. The car was still being worked on; I just didnt have time to post up with any good information. So here we go. Less Body work in this update. Ive been working on the cars heart and soul
First I started with rewiring the cars harness. I wanted a nice, clean, uncluttered look under the hood. so I disassembled the harness, extended most of the wires and rerouted them all around the engine compartment. A few holes and grommets, and I think I got what I wanted out of it. I relocated all the electronic ignition stuff inside the car behind the glove box. Should stay nice in there, I still have to fasten down the harness however
The Interior is mostly back together, and the motor is taking shape.
I freshened up the motor, But a nice healthy Cam in her, and cleaned the heads up real nice, Deburred and smoothened them out a bit. The Motor is mostly together now, Im still short a few parts, little odds and ends, and of course, before it goes back on, it gets sand blaster, cleaned, and painted.
I decided to give the motor a unique look, The Motor is the exact same color as the car, all accessories will be Black, and I love the model look.