Don's 69 Charger Rust Belt restoration

[mopar4don]

Leon still not sure how to reinforce the snubber plate as I dont have the old floor


So here I have the gas tank brackets welded in

[mopar4don]

And here I am layout and fitting a piece of 1/2 black pipe for the e-brake cable pass thru tube.

[mopar4don]

So after I welded the black pipe in I inserted a piece of plastic pex (had to sand it to make it slide in) I did this to prevent the cable from rubbing metal on metal. I got the idea from keepat's build

THANKS KEEPAT

[hemi-hampton]

I was kinda confused also, I thought some people don't like sub frame connectors & want to keep it more original, I thought maybe you put them on to hold more sturdy while on rotisserie but would maybe remove once off rotisserie. While your at that stage your at I always like to reinforce the the rear ends snubber bar plate on floor if your going to have lots of horsepower. LEON.

Ok how do you reinforce the snubber plate?

Don, Do you have the old floor still? In your pic below I circled where the rear end snubber should contact floor under extreme acceleration, Traction Bars will help with axle wind to prevent this but if you have no Traction Bars this area could take a severe beating, Making it look like it was smacked with a slug hammer several times or even tearing/ripping the metal. Snubber extender could help with no traction bars. What I do is weld a 1/4" steel plate to this area to reinforce it. LEON.

Leon, you mention my old floor? If I still have it can I use it and weld it on top of my current one?
Do you have pictures of the reinforcement?
I found this pic from a fellow DC member. Would it be something like this?
Thanks, Don

You got a pic of the spot/area here in this post. just weld a 1/4 " thick steel plate over the existing factory tin foil plate. LEON.

[keepat]

So after I welded the black pipe in I inserted a piece of plastic pex (had to sand it to make it slide in) I did this to prevent the cable from rubbing metal on metal. I got the idea from keepat's build

THANKS KEEPAT

Don,
Your charger is coming along, keep up the great work!
Pat

[mopar4don]

So after I welded the black pipe in I inserted a piece of plastic pex (had to sand it to make it slide in) I did this to prevent the cable from rubbing metal on metal. I got the idea from keepat's build

THANKS KEEPAT

Don,
Your charger is coming along, keep up the great work!
Pat

Thanks Pat!

[tan top]

 

[mopar4don]

UPDATE TIME!

I got the rear package tray cross member supports welded back in

[mopar4don]

The next thing I did was figure out where the console brackets needed to go
I used this pic I found to start off.

[mopar4don]

I had to modify my automatic console by cutting out for the floor hump.
I used this template I purchased a few years back

[mopar4don]

Then I had to mount the console brackets to the console and put the seats in to check the position of the console between the seats

[mopar4don]

Had a little help from my friends with the positioning of the console.
You can read about it here.......
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,141880.msg1749835.html#new




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[mopar4don]

Time to update!
Dang I forgot how to upload a pic!

[mopar4don]

Time to update!


I've been working as much as possible over the last 6+ months and I need to get this thread updated.


Dana 60 rebuild

I found a Dana 60 that came out of a 1970 dodge truck and my friend helped me convert it to use in my Charger.



Here is my friend torching off the ends of the axle and spring perches






   

[mopar4don]

Here he is mocking up the new axle ends



Then welding the ends onto the axle
 




Here it is freshly painted


And as it sits now. READY TO INSTALL!


   

[Dino]

 

[moparstuart]

NICE     

[mopar4don]

Thanks fellas.......


So I have what I think is a really nice trunk. But rather than hope its good then later on it bubble up on me I decided to strip it and make sure there are no surprises!

So here is the before




And it didn't take long before I found a surprise!
If you look close there are 4 holes in the back lip that someone previously had tried pulling out a pretty good dent. They must have gave up cause there was a good 1/4 of bondo




I went ahead and fully stripped the back side




Here is my pup Hemi giving her approval.



here you can see the dent and holes


Then I sprayed it with epoxy to protect it.




So this will get put to the side until I can fix that dent. But at least I know whats underneath!

 

[Mr. Lee]

My deepest respect for what you've accomplished over the past 10 years.

This wil be a great Charger 

[mopar4don]

My deepest respect for what you've accomplished over the past 10 years.

This wil be a great Charger 

Thank you so much!

[tan top]

looking good ! great stuff     

[mopar4don]

So I decided to make a temporary paint booth.

I have 10 foot ceilings so I put up some 2x4 framing attached to my garage door tracks.
Then I wrapped it in plastic. I used Norton Blue Sheeting comes in a roll of 16'x350'

The plan is to open overhead door just enough to put a fan under it, and another fan in the entry door.
I will wet the floors before painting.











Sorry these are the only pics I have.     

[hemi-hampton]

did you put that snubber plate reinforcement in there? Leon.

[mopar4don]

did you put that snubber plate reinforcement in there? Leon.

Good eyes!
No I did not. I guess I just figured I would not be racing it.
Do you think that is a mistake?

[hemi-hampton]

did you put that snubber plate reinforcement in there? Leon.

Good eyes!
No I did not. I guess I just figured I would not be racing it.
Do you think that is a mistake?

Well, I just figure if your going to add Sub Frame Connectors & other reinforcements you might as well add the pinion snubber plate. you say not racing but then sub frame connectors not needed then ect., ect. BUT, Really it's all optional & matter of opinion. Are you going to add a plate to reinforce lower control arms?
Here is a pic of a Cuda I did with all the reinforcements. Unfortunately this is the only Pic I got, the rest lost on old computer. in this pic you cant see the heavy duty snubber plate. Leon.