Mr Gorsky
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I know many don't like the R word, but honestly....this car appears to be pretty far gone.
I know many don't like the R word, but honestly....this car appears to be pretty far gone.
Oh, yes! The cars around here rust LIKE CRAZY!I'm guessing that thing isn't originally from OK. Y'alls cars don't usually rust that bad do they? I've got a buddy in Tulsa who is a Charger nut. If your neighbors name is Jason.....he may have moved! lol
Plus, there seems to be some kind of unwritten rule that Okies let there cars rot into a heap (and then try to sell it for 20 Grand)Oh, yes! The cars around here rust LIKE CRAZY!
They dump tons and tons of salt on the roads around here at even the slightest bit of snow. Enough that all our cars are covered with white powder from driving in it. Plus, it is very humid here at certain times of the year, which adds to the problems...
My 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee has a large spot of rust under one of the doors because i use it whenever there's ice/snow... It appeared over the course of one winter from good paint...
Nope, we sit out and watch the twisters go by! But, even the ground here has some salt content in it... Stripers (striped bass) live in Keystone lake because there's so much salt in it...Wow....I don't know why I thought that? I guess you learn something new every day! I suppose I just figured more old cars would get smushed by tornados than get eaten by salt....lol.
To most folks it is too far gone, but if your a sheetmetal and body guy it isnt. There so many pieces being reproduced to repair this shell.
Surface plate the shell, or jackstand it, shim it, square it up, level it, and remove and replace one piece at a time. If the framerails are fairly solid when you cut into the floors then sandblast the insides of the rails, primer, and install new floors and trunk floor. This will make the car solid enough to now work on taillight panel, valance, rockers, trunk extensions, and quarters.
Hell on another thread cannucky just replaced a trunk floor, spliced rear framerails, and installed a new valance on his cuda fastback. He isnt an autobody man, and his replacement of the framerails, valance and floorpan turned out great. Seen another member on here swap an entire front clip up to the firewall under his 69 cuda that was wrecked beyond straightening. This charger wouldent be worth fixing in even the 1990s, but with the repop steel available now, its worth fixing.
You have to rework a car like this in sections. Starting with getting it structurally sound, first, then worry about the outer skins last. With all the AMD steel pieces available that fit like a glove for 68-70 chargers I'd do the metalwork on this car in a heartbeat.
Whats a basic V8 charger go for these days $50k restored. Its worth restoring.
Looks OK from where I sit.
The whole rear is rotten... Below windows, trunk lid, quarters, trunk, pans, actual area around lights etc etc...Oh, I see now. Didn't notice the winking back tail light and rust underneath.
Still.