A new contender for least usable Charger shell

[Ghoste]

I bet HLPAG could restore it.  YEEEEEHAWWWWWWW!!!!!!

[tan top]

I bet HLPAG could restore it.  YEEEEEHAWWWWWWW!!!!!!

  looks like they have already restored it to me      

[wingcar]

With enough money......(and the key word being enough).....you can restore almost anything.....
  (But is the end product worth the effort?)

[tan top]

With enough money......(and the key word being enough).....you can restore almost anything.....
 (But is the end product worth the effort?)

   yeah that's true  ,

un less this car is a XX29 car in disguise  / XS29J  or even if all the planets are alined a rare optioned XS29L maybe    even  maybe a rare optioned XP29  car  cant see any one taking it on !  

[TUFCAT]

There's nothing wrong with selling what is left (if anything), but just don't list it as a "Good car to restore". 

That's 100% fact! 

[six-tee-nine]

Even when it is a hemi 4 speed charger 500, who is crazy enough to say "I ll give it a shot"?

[TUFCAT]

Restore?? yeah right.     It would cost a minimum of $25,000 to get the body completed.

Oh yeah, then you just need to acquire some stuff, ....like, oh I don't know.....ALL THE PARTS!!  

Engine, transmission, driveshaft, differential, brakes, suspension, complete and total interior, complete dash, and all wiring harnesses, all body hardware including bumpers, tail-lights, grille, wheels/tires, and then paint the thing.

Has to be at least a $75,000...(or possibly a $100K) to build correctly.

http://uscartool.com/body-in-white/

I'm pretty sure most guys would have a hard time explaining that one to the wife.... ("honey, it looks like shit now, but just wait until I dump 100 grand into it"!)  

[tan top]

Even when it is a hemi 4 speed charger 500, who is crazy enough to say "I ll give it a shot"?

haha I would    not so much now,  well definatly  not now !!   , hearts willing  , just brain / body  says  , you must be mad  , don't do it    ,  20 years ago , I would have already bought it !!  &  I would be working on it ,     

[TUFCAT]

Even when it is a hemi 4 speed charger 500, who is crazy enough to say "I ll give it a shot"?

haha I would    not so much now,  well definatly  not now !!   , hearts willing  , just brain / body  says  , you must be mad  , don't do it    ,  20 years ago , I would have already bought it !!  &  I would be working on it ,      

Ha!!! Twenty years ago, (if I bought that car God forbid)....it might still be looking like that, or it would be turned into brand new office furniture.  

[Homerr]

Torn all the way down, it's about what mopar4don has.   

[Mike DC]

 
Rusty unibodies are great for tube chassis racecars.


IMO it's really aggravating how often people insist on starting with a solid body even though they plan on hacking away the entire floor/subframes. 

[Indygenerallee]

IMO it's really aggravating how often people insist on starting with a solid body even though they plan on hacking away the entire floor/subframes.

Your not talking about me are you Mike?   

[Mike DC]

  

Heh, heh, no I wasn't thinking of you . . . you're actually USING the solid subframes under your car, even if they are getting moved around a bit.  I can understand wanting a solid car for that.  


I'm thinking of the cars that start out solid before getting a rectangular-tube/aftermarket frame from bumper to bumper.  I can understand the incentive to avoid rust, but doesn't the money motivate anyone to avoid the clean cars?  You can get the roof/sides of one of these unibodies for about $500-1000 with some digging around.  Even a moderately solid and mostly complete car (what they usually start with) costs 10x that.    

[Pat1973charger]

Mines worse 

[Baldwinvette77]

Mines worse 

Oh Hey you bought one? I never followed up on that thread 

[sdweatherman]

Even when it is a hemi 4 speed charger 500, who is crazy enough to say "I ll give it a shot"?

Me me me me! I will give it a shot! Wait, I cant afford to get the hemi to put in it. 

[Pat1973charger]

Yeah baldwinvette I bought the one I had posted about for $2k that had the coronet parts car a crap load of parts and all new floors. It is Really bad but if I factor in the new metal and parts I got I basically got the car with a clean title for like $200. I have bought a 68 satellite for parts for $300 since and I have new rear rails, crossmember, trunk brace, spring perches, inner rockers. Have outer rockers, torsion crossmember and front rails on order and I built a body jig similar to mopar4don's and downloaded the 69 manual. As soo as the 73 is out of my garage (sold to a friend) the deconstruction will begin and start cleaning old and replacing rotten with new 

Sorry for the thread jack!

[fy469rtse]

Dont be sorry, start your thread , 

another jigsaw puzzle , and with photo's hopefully

[Stevearino]

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I'm thinking of the cars that start out solid before getting a rectangular-tube/aftermarket frame from bumper to bumper.  I can understand the incentive to avoid rust, but doesn't the money motivate anyone to avoid the clean cars?  You can get the roof/sides of one of these unibodies for about $500-1000 with some digging around.  Even a moderately solid and mostly complete car (what they usually start with) costs 10x that.   


[/quote]
You know with all of the sheet metal available from AMD other than the titling issues I don't know why anyone would build a racing version of these cars starting with and old body at all. Build your tube chassis and hang the body on it from scratch.  That reminds me. What ever happened to that guy who was doing just that?

[Indygenerallee]

Steve, yeah been awhile since I have seen any of that project, I remember it super cool if he get's it done (I understand the struggle....as I think we all do!!) 

[VegasCharger]

I sold this 70 for $300.00 less than this guy's asking price of $1500.00

Mine didn't have suspension like his does (well at least partial on his lol) but mine came with a VIN tag.
No title but at least a VIN tag.

Much more metal to work with but still some would consider scrapping it 
It was an XH base model 

The fellow who bought it was going to use the back metal (frames/tail panel  etc.) to farm out his 70 R/T that got rear ended.

[bill440rt]

I sold this 70 for $300.00 less than this guy's asking price of $1500.00

Mine didn't have suspension like his does (well at least partial on his lol) but mine came with a VIN tag.
No title but at least a VIN tag.

Much more metal to work with but still some would consider scrapping it 
It was an XH base model 

The fellow who bought it was going to use the back metal (frames/tail panel  etc.) to farm out his 70 R/T that got rear ended.

Other than the roof that appears to be a pretty decent shell. 

[Pat1973charger]

Wish mine was in that shape!

[500Jon]

Hi Charger Folks,
Even if it was a 69-500 its toooo far gone!
Surely the rule of thumb is:  there'sgot to be more than 50% of the 'ORIGINAL' car left at the end of the rebuild!
If not, its a 'new car' with some old parts attached!!!
What some enthusiastic rebuilders forget is, once the body is done there's a thousand+ parts to find.
Thats why this car is like it is, Folks have robbed the thousands of small pieces needed to finish a rebuild!

Lets face it, anyone mad enough to buy a rusted out shell needs therapy!!!
Ok, so I bought stuff like this in the past, before the Tinternet arrived and I know better now?

I have worked on $100,000 Charger rebuilds, its not just about the money, its a NIGHTMARE!!!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, buy a DONE car and be happy!!!