Coil relettering project

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Recently purchased an FBO ign setup.  It came with a plain black coil.
I like the look of a "lettered" coil so I weighed my options.....

Option one.....send the coil out to be professionally relettered for about $100 (actually this wouldnt work because the vendors are only licenced to reletter gennie Mopar coils)

Option two....try & reletter it myself on the cheap....

After searching the net for some dry transfer lettering (not an easy task)   I finally found a suitable item from Tower Hobbies

Letters....
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXVR69

Numbers....
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/WTI0001P?&I=LXVR75


Using my friend's Frank Badalson/Roger Gibson professionally relettered coil as a refrence (note...original coils lettering was green...could not find a green dry transfer so white was the next best thing )

These letter/number kits came in different sizes so I was able to match up the different fonts fairly close.
I was also able to "date code" the coil as well...

"169" stands for the 16th week of 1969.....my car was built 4/30/69 so it falls in the 120 day prior window....plus 169 just looks COOL

I still have to shoot mine with some satin clear to protect the lettering.


First pic is my friends $115 coil.......

The next 3 are my $10 coil

[Chris G.]

Dang, that looks really nice. How about spraying the entire page with some light green paint, and then applying? Would that work?

Either way, can I drop mine off when I bring you the cap and have you make me up one? 

[Charger4404spd]

Looks good Chris.

[kab69440]

FOR SHAAAAME, Chris!!!! That is not FACTORY CORRECT! How could you do such a thing to a Charger?? It's HERESY!!  Seriously man... It looks great and I'd like to see how many would notice the difference...

[johntpr]

Is that AACA correct?  

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Is that AACA correct? 

In the AACA rule book it states as long as the original part #s are on there......its as good as GOLD!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Dang, that looks really nice. How about spraying the entire page with some light green paint, and then applying? Would that work?

Either way, can I drop mine off when I bring you the cap and have you make me up one?

The dry transfers dont work that way.....you cant spray the outside part of the lettering...only the back side is exposed.  You have to rub the protective sheet over the lettering to transfer it to the surface.

One coil relettering job for a tan cap......    DEAL!!

[4402tuff4u]

That looks awesome! nice job!!

[69chargeryeehaa]

I can't believe your at the stage where you spend that much time with the letters on the coil!!!!   i think you should get another car to restore!!!!! lol, i think the letters look great, good job.  i wish i was at that stage, BTW, thanks, now all i see is my crappy worn off letter coil!!!!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I can't believe your at the stage where you spend that much time with the letters on the coil!!!! i think you should get another car to restore!!!!! lol, i think the letters look great, good job. i wish i was at that stage, BTW, thanks, now all i see is my crappy worn off letter coil!!!!

Im at the stage where its fun to do these little things yourself instead of paying someone else 6X the amount to do it for you.
A little research and about 1 hour of my time is all it took.

I am done with rebuying new parts because this year they made a "better repro"

I am more into the function aspect over the form now a days.

Now if I can get rid of my crappy 7mm "correct" spark plug wires and get a nice set of HP 8mm's that "look" correct  

[694spdRT]

Im at the stage where its fun to do these little things yourself instead of paying someone else 6X the amount to do it for you.
A little research and about 1 hour of my time is all it took.

Amen to that. I think it is good to think outside the box and solve things like you did.

BTW: The coil looks great Chris

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Thanks Ty!

Heres a pic of it installed (don't mind the duct tape on the return spring )  Just a reference point for my timing when I pulled the dizzy....

Also, below is another bit of "camouflage"

[Charger4404spd]

Chris your pics make me sick everytime I see them
Yeah I know, its just jealousy!

[resq302]

Chris, the coil looks great!  Wish I had that much time to fool around with stuff like that!  Side note about correctness.... isnt the battery tray supposed to be semi flat black and not body color?

[Troy]

Chris, the coil looks great! Wish I had that much time to fool around with stuff like that! Side note about correctness.... isnt the battery tray supposed to be semi flat black and not body color?

Nope. I believe the tray was in the car when it was painted - at least that's what I figured out when I was researching mine.

See this too:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,7577.0.html

Troy

[694spdRT]

 

The battery tray was installed before paint so it is body color.

Chris,

Does the FBO require some type of special coil? I was just curious because you didn't use the later style Mopar coil that you had previously. At least I thought you had one of those before.

Ty 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

isnt the battery tray supposed to be semi flat black and not body color?

Ooooohh Brian.........major Mopar faux pas (sp?)


If I were you I'd be

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Ty, I think the coil is a higher voltage coil (50k) than the stock 40k one....I think its a Pertronix Flamethrower coil that he put his decal on.  It is matched to his ECU & ballast.  He states the ECU wont work to its fullest potential without the matching coil & ballast.....sales pitch?  We'll see 

Anyone spot the other "camo"??

[694spdRT]

Anyone spot the other "camo"??

I see you relocated your coil and angled it for a stock look....or is that old news?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Old news...its in the second pic

[Troy]

Anyone spot the other "camo"??

It's the oil filter right?

Troy

[694spdRT]

Duh, I didn't even notice the 2nd picture.

The oil filter does look much more correct than the resto one I bought as the red and blue bars are thicker and placed differently so Troy should be the winner.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Ding ding ding!!

Yep....took a trusty $4.50 WIX filter and with some rattle can paint and the Mopar logo printed out on paper, cut out & stuck to the filter I now have a $16 "resto" Mopar filter

Ty your right the repro's have thinner stripes........

Heres an NOS one that is thicker

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NOS-MOPAR-OIL-FILTER-L-72-1851658-HEMI-440-426-383-340_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ80737QQitemZ4621544810QQrdZ1

[resq302]

isnt the battery tray supposed to be semi flat black and not body color?

Ooooohh Brian.........major Mopar faux pas (sp?)


If I were you I'd be

Oh well.  I guess all of the ones I have really noticed were black.  Looks like one more thing I will have to add to my list.  Figures... I just had the battery out also to clean up the terminals and battery tray.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Break out the red paint baby!

Go to your auto body supply store & get a rattle can mixed up of your color in enamel....costs about $20...more than enough to do the battery tray and the braces........dont forget the braces!