68 charger with amnesia build

[chaos52]

What's the status? Postponed for the winter?

[darbgnik]

I just went through this whole thread. Wow!

[Baldwinvette77]

Pretty much, i stopped so i can focus on college, then finding a job, now theres snow on my workspace, so i plan to finish it and go for a test drive once it gets warmer   .. and by test drive i mean slowly idle up and down my street to see if it falls apart  

[Finn]

and by test drive i mean slowly idle up and down my street to see if it falls apart  

#thecarguystruggle
#Yeahitsadaily
#dailypaininmyass

[6spd68]

Pretty much, i stopped so i can focus on college, then finding a job, now theres snow on my workspace, so i plan to finish it and go for a test drive once it gets warmer   .. and by test drive i mean slowly idle up and down my street to see if it falls apart  

Love it!  I'd say as long as you've got functional brakes, and maybe an e-brake; you should be able to at least take 40-60

[chaos52]

Pretty much, i stopped so i can focus on college, then finding a job, now theres snow on my workspace, so i plan to finish it and go for a test drive once it gets warmer   .. and by test drive i mean slowly idle up and down my street to see if it falls apart  

Sounds good! Be sure to post videos.

I hope to be doing the same with my Charger this summer.

[Baldwinvette77]

So, its been sitting in the garage for almost a year, covered in trash waiting for me to get my ass back to it. i've been busy trying to find a secure job, i've been laid off twice, but my current job looks ok, i hope! i sold my 77 Baldwin motion style corvette to get some money for the charger, but it got eaten pretty quickly by other expenses.

i got a part time job driving a snow plow, but it only snowed here 4 times since i was signed up  , but it was enough spare cash to finish up a few things while its still freezing outside!

i Decided to finish up the trunk area a bit since it was the first part of the car i addressed back in 2013, but somehow also the most neglected.





i bought some trunk gutter patches from Rock auto since they had them for less than 60$ canadiana a side, which was an epic price compared to other places ive seen, and its strangely the only new charger specific parts ive ever bought for this thing.. its an odd feeling...





i also welded up the trunk pin holes since. 1. i didnt want to drill into new parts  2. it was kinda annoying to have to both pull pins and turn a lock. and 3 i was bored....



i also raised the fuel cell 3 inches with the help of some square tubing, i added a round bar to the rear roll cage section because i kept tripping over it on my garage floor... and for some reason i used seam sealer in the trunk even though theres a giant hole cut in it... i honestly have no idea why i bothered now that im thinking about it... 



and last but not least (probably) i found a T/A scoop for 75$ and pop riveted it to the hood, and it makes me very happy 



Also its cold as hell and i want it to be spring already.... 

[lukedukem]

That is a badass hood scoop.

Luke

[cdr]

I am still cheerin you on !! 

[VegasCharger]

Hey I know life happens but it's good to see you back in action.

[garner7555]

I have been missing this thread.  Glad to see your back at it.   

[Baldwinvette77]

Thanks guys! im glad im back at it too! for a little while i was worried it would be stalled forever...

[70 sublime]

It starts with just one new part and then another and then another and then another .......... 

I was wondering how it was going
Glad to hear you got rid of the Vett

[Baldwinvette77]

It starts with just one new part and then another and then another and then another .......... 

I was wondering how it was going
Glad to hear you got rid of the Vett

Not exactly new, but i just found 50 year old 67 belvedere interior panels, and since it snowed yesterday, i actually had the money to buy them! 

so this is what its like to have upholstery in a charger... 

[brad mcintyre]

super job just an other Ontario car .I am in London so I see what happens to cars if not taken care of .

[toocheaptosmoke]

So glad to see this thing getting worked on again. 

[Baldwinvette77]

So glad to see this thing getting worked on again. 

Thanks man, Hows your car doing? 

[toocheaptosmoke]

So glad to see this thing getting worked on again. 

Thanks man, Hows your car doing? 

Just sitting in the barn for now, got plans to put in a new cam and single plane intake at some point though. 

[Baldwinvette77]

Awesome, when you bring it back out, claim it was a barn find, it will suddenly become 100x more valuable and socially acceptable 

[Baldwinvette77]

So, back when i did the front suspension the lower mustang balljoints went through the lower corvette spindle taper a little too much, i didnt realize this was a problem at the time but later realized i could use a ball joint spacer to help with the issue.

what i found out was a upper ball joint spacer for a chevy tahoe will adapt a lower mustang ball joint to vette spindle, which i feel is very useful information on a dodge charger forum 



no real pictures of them installed.. they are unnoticeable and well. my hands were kinda full anyway 



This side sucked... hard 



Now i think the car sits a little higher.. i mean the tires are all low on air.. but its noticeable 



Anyway!! a couple parts down, a few several dozen more to go! 

[brad mcintyre]

supposed to mild weekend here , hope its warm enough where you are to melt some snow . I just waiting for sun to get to front of garage and I am going pull power steering pump either rebuild or replace leaks pretty good .where in ont. are you

[Baldwinvette77]

supposed to mild weekend here , hope its warm enough where you are to melt some snow . I just waiting for sun to get to front of garage and I am going pull power steering pump either rebuild or replace leaks pretty good .where in ont. are you

God i hope it melts! its supposed to be above freezing all week. Im in Brampton, i was just in London a couple weeks ago when i got my Hood scoop 

Good luck with the pump!

[brad mcintyre]

grandson had hockey tournament there month ago I was there for weekend poweraid center

[Baldwinvette77]

Small world 

[Pat1973charger]

Slowly but surely Baldwin. Looking good. How's the header panel doing m?