68 charger with amnesia build

[Baldwinvette77]

Ford parts do have to be good for something.

I have an old motorcraft carb that I literally use as a door stop.   

Now thats ingenuity 

also would like to apologize for my messed up photos, was welding and grinding and melted my camera a tad bit, i could buy a new one... or i could put the money towards the car...... yeah, i'll  live with the pixielation for now 

[toocheaptosmoke]

Your pictures look OK to me. 

[Baldwinvette77]

Well if you say so 
 

[Ghoste]

Haha, yeah car first man.

[Stevearino]

well, like i said before all my plans change slightly, my plan of using b-body upper control arms met 2 challenges, 1: they were expensive, and 2: im broke, so i  chopped out my shock towers in preparation for some modified mustang 2 hats, and coil-over shock mounts that actually came with the cross member kit  also found a 9" ford axle housing, was told it was from a Lincoln continental, which means its 64" hub - hub, about 4" wider than it should be, that could be inconvenient 

still undecided on a suspension, could use leafs (looks cool, should make for lots of powerslides) or i could do a triangulated 4 link (doesnt look as cool, and unfortunately makes the car handle well but involves cuting and welding)

i guess between the mustang front suspension and the continental axle... you could call this a  Fucked Over Rebuilt Dodge
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before I decided to stick with the Dodge platform for my Daytona clone project I was considering using a 2003 Crown Vic with a police package. The beauty of it was that down here you can get a good running car for between 1 and 3 thousand dollars. Nobody wants them and they are a pretty well built full frame car. Dropping a body on one is a whole lot easier than messing with a unibody. Lots of guys are using them for old truck projects.

[Baldwinvette77]

well, like i said before all my plans change slightly, my plan of using b-body upper control arms met 2 challenges, 1: they were expensive, and 2: im broke, so i  chopped out my shock towers in preparation for some modified mustang 2 hats, and coil-over shock mounts that actually came with the cross member kit  also found a 9" ford axle housing, was told it was from a Lincoln continental, which means its 64" hub - hub, about 4" wider than it should be, that could be inconvenient 

still undecided on a suspension, could use leafs (looks cool, should make for lots of powerslides) or i could do a triangulated 4 link (doesnt look as cool, and unfortunately makes the car handle well but involves cuting and welding)

i guess between the mustang front suspension and the continental axle... you could call this a  Fucked Over Rebuilt Dodge
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Before I decided to stick with the Dodge platform for my Daytona clone project I was considering using a 2003 Crown Vic with a police package. The beauty of it was that down here you can get a good running car for between 1 and 3 thousand dollars. Nobody wants them and they are a pretty well built full frame car. Dropping a body on one is a whole lot easier than messing with a unibody. Lots of guys are using them for old truck projects.

yeah i heard of that, actually saw a guy with a mercury murauder based 55 f100  Gotta love mixing and matching, hotrodding at its purest 

[Steve P.]

Also have seen mid 50's Ford truck using Volare front clip with L torsion bars. Nothing but header room under that nose...

[Baldwinvette77]

Also have seen mid 50's Ford truck using Volare front clip with L torsion bars. Nothing but header room under that nose...

i've seen a volare clip sitting in a barn before... dont believe it was for sale, wanted the spindles 

[Cooter]

Must II. LOADS of header room. I have a Ford Maverick and had a 460 BB in it and can change ALL 8 plugs with an extension on the ratchet, in about 30 min.

[Baldwinvette77]

well, been chipping away at stuff, figuratively and literally, i removed all the useless link mounts from the 9" and made a neat pile of junk thanks to a grinder a cutoff wheel a sawzall, a shot of whiskey and an angler fish  cant go much further until summit decides to ship all my crap to my house, its been backordered for another 3 weeks, yet i still have to drop 6 days pay just for shipping charges, Eff my life 

[Baldwinvette77]

For all of yous who like pictures of rusted junk here ya go. Old pictures i never posted and im sick of looking at 'em on my desktop

poor oldsmobile, but i did have my priorities 

[Baldwinvette77]

 

[Baldwinvette77]

 

[Baldwinvette77]

  not sure why i took so many pictures 

[djcarguy]

lots of pixs because it was all exciting an new ta ya ,an the canera was working then too,ha ha..  have a good one and keep up the good work. dj

[Baldwinvette77]

um.. well yeah the title speaks for itself  

[Baldwinvette77]

lots of pixs because it was all exciting an new ta ya ,an the canera was working then too,ha ha..  have a good one and keep up the good work. :2thumbs:dj

Makes sense  and yeah the camera needs a replacement 

[JB400]

Nothing wrong with taking too many pix, just ask Stu.  It's just a great reminder of all the blood, sweat, and money you put into your project.

[Baldwinvette77]

Ok, so continued slightly with my front suspension yet again, (also i just found a spider in my hair as i type this, i dont know why im sharing that) anyway, since i dont have my control arms yet i cant really finalize anything yet but i cut the hats down almost to their correct size just to tes fit them, i most likely with need to cut them down even further, but thats way easier than adding to them also i need to confirm their position in relation to the spindle, but... eh, whatever,

Also forgot to mention, i ordered super stock leafs for the rear and related shackles and stuff, i couldn't find b-body shock mounting plates (or whatever they're called) so bought some universal ones for like 40$ so they'll do fine.

[Baldwinvette77]

looks like it'll take up quite a bit of room... ohwell thats why god gave us cutting tools 

[Stevearino]

You ain't scared. That's for sure.

[Baldwinvette77]

You ain't scared. That's for sure.

Theres no reason to be, as long as theres metal to be welded it can be fixed 

[PtitRaisin]

You ain't scared. That's for sure.

Theres no reason to be, as long as theres metal to be welded it can be fixed 

[Baldwinvette77]

its a great day out, and i have nothing to do   thats when i realized i never took pictures of my coronet grille, so yeah here ya go

im not sure if it looks cool or lame, its kinda both, im thinking of painting it flat black and recessing it to mimic a 68 charger grille with the headlight doors open

it too came off a green car, really whats with 60's mopars and the colour green  

[Steve P.]

Or a CHARGER 500 ......