Impressive body work

[Gary42]

Thanks for the vote of confidence, as right about I need all I can get. Re-Body:Never, I like to think of it as more of a Re-Birth . My entire outlook on this monumental task: It's only money (just don't tell my wife how much it is really costing )
And as it arose from the ashes, it was nothing but MOPAR

[BigBlockSam]

after all the bullshit that i've gone through with bodyshops. it might be worth it to take my car to Larry. ROAD TRIP!

[hotrod98]

I'm lucky to have talented guys like John Vozel and Mark Cogburn working for me here at the dealership. It took a while to convince John to take on some outside work like Gary's Charger. John has a 60 x 80 shop with 16' side walls. He has all of the equipment and certainly has the talent to do the body work part of the restos. LIke me, John has painted so long that he is isocyante sensitive and has to be careful when painting so he sticks mostly to doing just the body work. Mark on the other hand loves the painting aspect of the restos and has turned into a great painter. He would like to go to work for Foose or Coddington some day and he just might do it.
I want to point out that some of those pics that Gary posted are of the two parts cars. The resto car is the orange rallye car. We'll make sure Gary keeps you posted as John progresses.
Rene, Call me and I'll give you directions. You might fall in love with Arkansas while you're down here. 

[BigBlockSam]

You might fall in love with Arkansas while you're down here.   

i don't doubt it. I'm not happy where i am now.

[The Ghoul]

I didnt know you lived in michigan? 

[BigBlockSam]

new jersey

[Gary42]

Larry is not far off when he says you might just fall in love with this area. As one of those Dam Yankees, Yankees just come to visit and then go home, I have often wondered what took me so long to get here. I have listened to the family in New York ask why I chosen to stay here after retiring from the Army, and the answer is always the same: hate the cold, deep cold, and hated even more the thought of waking at 2 or 3am just to snowblow the driveway so that i could get out to go to work at 6am.
Call me crazy, but why would I want to go back to that. People here in AR have asked me the very same question, and when I explained to them that if I took the area that I am from in New York and placed it here, you would not even know the difference. I lived in the city until I was 12, and then the family picked up and moved into the Adirondacks, where mountains, lakes, rivers, and streams are the same as here.
The bonus was to find friends like Larry, John, and Mark who put up with me. I guess life is not so bad at all here after all.

[hotrod98]

I like living in Arkansas...not too hot...not too cold...almost no snow and the people are nice. It's less than a five hour drive to several major cities and racing facilities.

[Dueppy]

Hi Gary!

Nice to see some pics of your Charger.
I also started working at my charger two months ago.
Next days i will see if your fenders will fit... 
I'll try to mail you some pics next week.

Bye,
Chris

[Gary42]

Chris
Nice to finally hear from you, how are things there? Looks like you all are getting more rain then you can use right now, how far from the Elbe are you? It is good that you are finally getting your Charger back together, I was just talking about you the other day. Yes please send me pictures as you get things going, I would really be interested in seeing what you have done and how well all the parts I sent you fit.
Make sure you keep in touch and keep me updated on your progress. I will be posting more pictures soon, as we have the grey car apart and ready for sandblasting and etch primer before welding them to my Charger. Always good to hear from you friend, stay safe.
Gary

[Gary42]

Not much new to report, as things seem to be going a bit slower then I had anticipated. One of the many down falls of having someone complete this work on their time, which is very limited at times. I hope to have the next installment of pics posted soon, as John says he is ready to start sandblasting both parts to be assembled.
I keep hoping foe success by x-mas .