Don's 69 Charger Rust Belt restoration

[Baldwinvette77]

Your work truly is an art form 

[mopar4don]

Your work truly is an art form 

Thanks,I keep hoping it will get easier, BUT........

[Pat1973charger]

I know I already commented on this update on fbbo but Don I just can't get over how incredibly methodical your work is, as Baldwin said, a true artist of metal!

[oddis]

read the whole tread, and the work here is over the top...      I´m amazed by all the work done, and looking forward to se the charger complete and ready to run          if I ever need to know anything about fitting a panel this thread will be read over and over again...   :popcorn:
keep on posting.. 

[oddis]

read the whole tread, and the work here is over the top...      I'm amazed by all the work done, and looking forward to see the charger complete and ready to run          if I ever need to know anything about fitting a panel this thread will be read over and over again...   :popcorn:
keep on posting.. 

[fy469rtse]

Fantastic work Don,
Great to see you haven't given up , big job , turned the corner and its looking like a B body shell again
How's the time to decide if you do want air con,
Because if you don't have a good heat box to use , retro fit kit , holes are in different locations , vintage air

[mopar4don]

Thank you everyone for all the kind words,

Fantastic work Don,
Great to see you haven't given up , big job , turned the corner and its looking like a B body shell again
How's the time to decide if you do want air con,
Because if you don't have a good heat box to use , retro fit kit , holes are in different locations , vintage air

I decided to go with the original air conditioning. You know, the kind you operate with a crank.

[gers1968rt]

Nice job on the firewall, I never even considered such a simple conversion.

[mopar4don]

Nice job on the firewall, I never even considered such a simple conversion.

Thanks Ger, ya I was'nt planing on it, but after I got the donor firewall I was keep trying to come up with a way to use it.
Hows your resto going? Have any updates?

[mopar4don]

Here is a little New Years Day surgery to show ya
I sectioned off the bad

[mopar4don]

And replaced it with a donor piece

[mopar4don]

here is how it looked after welding and grinding

[mopar4don]

I did run into a bit of a snag!
If you notice the bracket with the 2 holes. This should get welded to the top of the rocker.

[mopar4don]

PROBLEM is I cant get at it... its on the other side, under the donor piece I JUST WELDED IN!

[mopar4don]

I think the only thing I can do is to add a piece onto the bracket and have it bend to the rear.
THEN I can get at it and weld it to the rocker! 

[Dino]

Don just weld the the corner seam of the bracket to the top of the rocker, makes no difference.

Great work as always, keep it up!   

[mopar4don]

Don just weld the the corner seam of the bracket to the top of the rocker, makes no difference.

Great work as always, keep it up!   

Hi Dino,
your right! That would be a little easier!
THANKS

[Dino]

You're welcome   

[mopar4don]

Got some more parts blasted

[mopar4don]

Purchased the Firm Feel reinforcement kit (8 pieces)
sorry I missed one of the triangles in the top pic

2nd pic shows the missing triangle piece (the bottom triangle)

[mopar4don]

I welded the outer seam all the way around the k-frame
then welded on the pieces from the kit
Here you can see the large full washers welded on

[mopar4don]

Here I tacked the piece in the corner to hold it

[mopar4don]

Then with it tacked, I heated the metal, after which I hammered the middle in so the edges would fit better.
Then I welded it

[mopar4don]

The small sliver piece was done the same way. (No heat was needed)

[mopar4don]

Here you can see 3 pieces welded in, the c-shaped washer, triangle piece, and the sliver piece
Sorry, I didn't get any pics of the other pieces as they were welded in