Disassembly of "MILKSHKE" finally begins

[RoscoePColtrain]

hey fellas,

Disassembly of my 68 finally began last month after having the car almost a year! Home renos took precidence.  I'm a total noob in terms of auto mechanics, but am pretty good with home renos and am mechanically inclined, so I decided to jump in the pool, photographing, bagging and tagging everything.

First things first, the trim.  Through the wealth of knowledge on this site, researched how to remove stainless trim.  Saw the tool, but thought, "How could I do this myself?"... so took an old reciprocating saw blade, hammered the teeth wave flat, angle grinded the worn teeth off and cut out the "arrow".  Lemme tell you, it worked like a charm!  Unfortunately bought a half complete set of front windshield trim at MoparFest the weekend prior in case I frig things up in my first attempt.  Now I have an extra set.

[RoscoePColtrain]

BTW, "MILKSHKE" is an inside joke with my wife and I.

Back to the trim.

[RoscoePColtrain]

And more trim

[RoscoePColtrain]

Spent a while looking for the damn bolt that holds the door trim in place, then with a little search on this site, found my car is an early 68, so no bolt at the end of the trim.  Came off pretty easily with a putty knife.

Then the drip rail trim (I think that's what it's called).  Came off with a little difficulty near the bend.
My documentation skills suck.

[JB400]

 

[RoscoePColtrain]

Next the back seat and backrest... after a little research on this site...

Pushed the back seat(drivers side) with my knee (located about a foot to the right of the drive shaft hump) and gave it a good push to the rear of the car and with a lifting motion, it came loose.  Did the same with the passenger side.  The yellow arrows show how the seat was connected to the "fish hook" on the floor pan.

[Cncguy]

Keep posting. I'm enjoying.

[mightywing7]

Love seeing the progress....keep them coming!   

Take your time and good luck!   

[Mopar Nut]

Awesome!   

[72Charger-SE]

 

I am enjoying your post(s)...  bag & tag..  bag & tag...       Great progress!

GOD Bless!

[charge69]

Your documentation skills are a lot better  than mine!  Looking forward to following this thread!

[fy469rtse]

yes, good job so far,
good starting point , car looks in great shape

[SovereignZuul]

I would have recommended this to remove drip rail trim, as I just removed mine last week using one.  Came off super easy with this and I just put some masking tape on it to prevent scratches.  My window trim tool sucked for taking that stuff off, causing some minor damage.



Anyway, best of luck with the tear down and future rebuild!

[EccentricMagpies]

Lovin all the green !

[Chris 69]

I am enjoying your post(s)...  bag & tag..  bag & tag...       Great progress!

GOD Bless!

In addition, I'd recommend buying a notebook, and as you take stuff apart, write down the step, any notes such as washer placement for example, then write the number on the corresponding parts bag. This way you have a step by step sequence if how you took it apart, and you can follow the steps backwards to put it back together.

I did this with a motor/trans swap on my '68 this year; very helpfull!

[Charger-Bodie]

Out of curiousity. Does this Charger bring all the boys to the yard?

[Laxy]

Cool thread, very similar car to mine and I will need to tear to tear it down at some point in the future so appreciate the documented steps and pics!

[TPR]

Out of curiousity. Does this Charger bring all the boys to the yard?

Beat me to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AwXKJoKJz4

Good Luck with it Roscoe.
TPR

[Shakey]

Here's to getting started!   

Like the others had stated, bag and tag, take notes (notebook or laptop) and of course a lot of photos.  Sometimes I thought that all of the photos I took were overkill but when I would snap 3 - 4 photos of an assembly from different angles, it sure helped when it came to re-assembly.  Before and after photos of components are always nice to look at also!

Best of luck, be patient and be sure to keep us updated as you progress forward!   

[tan top]

 good stuff !! keep the pictures & updates coming 

[RIDELIKEHELL]

That a boy!

[PlainfieldCharger]

Great job on that trim. You have any pics of the tool being used? Thanks for your time in posting your progress!!

[Homerr]

Sometimes I thought that all of the photos I took were overkill but when I would snap 3 - 4 photos of an assembly from different angles...

I thought I took a lot of pics before/during disassembly, but I could have used a ton more.  Looking forward to updates.

[RoscoePColtrain]

Rear backrest removal...

With the rear seat removed, lifted the bottom of the backrest out, releasing it from two tabs, then lifted up to unhook it from its "fishhook".

[RoscoePColtrain]

Next, rear pads...

With the rear seat and backrest removed, removed the screw in the door jamb and one that would've been covered by the backrest.  Had to pull from the door jamb to the back to release it from its clips and the plastic plug at the end.