Don's 69 Charger Rust Belt restoration

[green69rt]

Thanks.  Sounds like the key to getting it right is making the connection to the quarter first then to the cross member.

[mopar4don]

Thanks.  Sounds like the key to getting it right is making the connection to the quarter first then to the cross member.

I am hoping it will work, not done yet.

I have seen how others had welded the corners to the cross member. Then valance and quarter would install over them.
But I never saw how they welded the corner flange to the quarter! (you cant get to it because the drop offs cover it)
Unless they did not weld the flange and welded it at the bottom??

[mopar4don]

I put some epoxy over the welded up areas. Back window lip, trunk lip perimeter, and rear tail panel and valance

[mopar4don]

My grandson approves

[mopar4don]

I need to get this thread revived for 2022!

Since my project is getting close to being ready to mount onto a rotisserie, I needed to get the ones I picked up 5+ years ago ready.
I started with these which were a bit hoaky and defiantly NOT going to work!

[mopar4don]

And modified them into this....

[hemi-hampton]

Are you going to connect the 2 together? LEON.

[mopar4don]

Only if I need to. Do you think it will need it?
If I need to I was thinking of c-clamping a bar between them.

[70 sublime]

Only if I need to. Do you think it will need it?
If I need to I was thinking of c-clamping a bar between them.

I think all the rotisseries I have ever seen have had the end stands hooked together some how at the ground level
So when they are moved around it will not put any extra stress on the mounting points if a wheel gets caught on the ground

Another thought I had looking at your stand set up you made
The stand for the back of the car that mounts to the rear bumper mount bolts
The legs on the mount ( angle iron ) that goes flat towards the car that has the plate on the end to bolt to the car

Do they need to be that long ?
Might be a lot of pry on them when the car is turned 1/4 turn and hanging on its side 

[mopar4don]

Only if I need to. Do you think it will need it?
If I need to I was thinking of c-clamping a bar between them.

I think all the rotisseries I have ever seen have had the end stands hooked together some how at the ground level
So when they are moved around it will not put any extra stress on the mounting points if a wheel gets caught on the ground

Another thought I had looking at your stand set up you made
The stand for the back of the car that mounts to the rear bumper mount bolts
The legs on the mount ( angle iron ) that goes flat towards the car that has the plate on the end to bolt to the car

Do they need to be that long ?
Might be a lot of pry on them when the car is turned 1/4 turn and hanging on its side 

"Do they need to be that long ?
Might be a lot of pry on them when the car is turned 1/4 turn and hanging on its side"

Not sure what you mean, the length left to right? bolt hole to bolt hole?

[hemi-hampton]

Only if I need to. Do you think it will need it?
If I need to I was thinking of c-clamping a bar between them.

I would. From my Experience using many different Rotisseries (did I spell that right? don't want corn dog coming after me) I really prefer the ones with 2 bars attaching the 2 ends together instead of 1. There was a really nice one made from South Carolina I think it was painted in light Blue that worked great & was my favorite. LEON.

[mopar4don]

Only if I need to. Do you think it will need it?
If I need to I was thinking of c-clamping a bar between them.

I would. From my Experience using many different Rotisseries (did I spell that right? don't want corn dog coming after me) I really prefer the ones with 2 bars attaching the 2 ends together instead of 1. There was a really nice one made from South Carolina I think it was painted in light Blue that worked great & was my favorite. LEON.

Thanks Leon, I most likely will do something

[kent]

You want them nice and sturdy.

[kent]

Mine made it 30 miles. No issues

[mopar4don]

Hi Kent,
Great pics of your car. But I have to ask..... why the hay bales?

[kent]

Feed my horse!  Kill two birds with one stone! 

No Don just kidding.  My body man insisted we put them there. Yeah really. His thinking was if the car was to fall, it would land on those bales. I told him if the car had fallen that distance between the bales and the car, the damage would have been done. Now if the weight of the car was sitting on the bales it would have worked. But since it was not even touching it would have done little good. But he went and got them and made him feel better. Worst part about it I had to bring them back to the farm where he got them. I was going to post a picture before he put them on there, but that one was a better shot.
Just trying to keep everybody happy.

[mopar4don]

So next on the list is getting the bumper brackets welded into the trunk.
I prepped the area and sprayed the weld through primer.

pics 3-4 view from outside

[mopar4don]

So here they are welded in.
So before these were welded in I seam sealed behind the brackets (white smudges) Kinda hard to do after there welded in!

[mopar4don]

And some pics after cleaned up and primed

[mopar4don]

Since I'm in there I might as well get the trunk lock support bracket in.... (*note the white smudges in the 1st 2 pics)

[mopar4don]

The next area to weld was along the bottom of the quarter panel to the rocker.
This is how I made sure the metal was pinched together before welding.

[mopar4don]

I used the jack to squeeze the metal together along the pinch weld.

I did the same thing to the passenger side, this pic shows jacking up with the block right against the pinch weld.
If you notice the quarter at the pinch weld is a little long. I will go back and trim this later.

[mopar4don]

And I also welded along the wheel arch.
I will come back later and double the welds here. These are about every 5 inches

[mopar4don]

 

[cdr]

Great work Don, lookin like a car again !!!! AWESOMENESS