69 R/t 4 Speed Charger progress. Closing in on the end of the resto! Video.

[WHITE AND RED 69]

Amazing work!    Your build threads always inspire me to get off my ass and out in the garage. 

[Charger-Bodie]

Amazing work!    Your build threads always inspire me to get off my ass and out in the garage. 

Thanks Man!

Ok. this update will be even more boring than the last,because it wont look much different.

I blocked out the deck lid,dutchman panel and hood and finish primed them.

[moparnation74]

None of your updates are boring, Brian!

[bill440rt]

Your talent & work ethic is utterly amazing, Brian. 

Truly impressive how fast & skillful you can whip these cars into shape. I look forward to your progress pics for sure. 
BTW, yep those panels sure look straight covered in that wet primer! 

[Charger-Bodie]

Your talent & work ethic is utterly amazing, Brian. 

Truly impressive how fast & skillful you can whip these cars into shape. I look forward to your progress pics for sure. 
BTW, yep those panels sure look straight covered in that wet primer! 

Thanks Bill. I truly do love these cars.

Got the quarters and fenders blocked out today. After Seth goes to bed ill go back down to the shop and shoot some primer on them,and that will be it. All in final primer.

Go back to normal work next week. But, sometime soon I will block out the roof and spray it black. Since it gets a vinyl top I'll just do that separate. Also need to prep and paint in the trunk too. Then it will be time to block it one more time and shoot some f8 green! I'm very happy with how it's progressing.

I will post some pics after I go back down to prime.

[Charger-Bodie]

Well, Hell week is over. Charger is in final prime. blocked out great and should be a really easy final block.

[72Charger-SE]

 

Wow!  Great work Brian...  Your professionalism is outstanding!     I only WISH I had 1% of your ability and knowledge!

[Charger-Bodie]

Thanks! I do try.


Almost forgot that my plating stuff came back today too.

[jaak]

Thanks! I do try.


Almost forgot that my plating stuff came back today too.

Awesome! Where did you send these pieces to to get plated?

Jason

[Charger-Bodie]

Thanks! I do try.


Almost forgot that my plating stuff came back today too.

Awesome! Where did you send these pieces to to get plated?

Jason

I had the stuff done at Oshkosh plating in Oshkosh Wisconsin . They did a great job and very reasonable price too. 180. For all that. And it would have been less,but a few things had to go thru twice. I got an estimate from old school plating out east and they wanted 700.00

[72Charger-SE]

Thanks! I do try.


Almost forgot that my plating stuff came back today too.

Forgive my ignorance...  what is 'plated'?   I see shiny parts when compared to my rusty parts...  yours look much better... is that plating?  If so I want that too!  

[Charger-Bodie]

Thanks! I do try.


Almost forgot that my plating stuff came back today too.

Forgive my ignorance...  what is 'plated'?   I see shiny parts when compared to my rusty parts...  yours look much better... is that plating?  If so I want that too!  

Plating is what most of these parts had as a protective coating from the factory. It's a dip process like chrome .

[1970Moparmann]

I had the stuff done at Oshkosh plating in Oshkosh Wisconsin .

Man, right around the corner!   Thanks for sharing the info Brian! 

[72Charger-SE]

Thanks! I do try.


Almost forgot that my plating stuff came back today too.

Forgive my ignorance...  what is 'plated'?   I see shiny parts when compared to my rusty parts...  yours look much better... is that plating?  If so I want that too!  

Plating is what most of these parts had as a protective coating from the factory. It's a dip process like chrome .

Does a person have to clean up all the rust before it is sent off for plating OR is that part of the 'plating'?

[1970Moparmann]

Plating is what most of these parts had as a protective coating from the factory. It's a dip process like chrome .

Brian, where you up all night again??   He asked "what" was plated... LOL   Get some sleep bud.  

[72Charger-SE]

Plating is what most of these parts had as a protective coating from the factory. It's a dip process like chrome .

Brian, where you up all night again??   He asked "what" was plated... LOL   Get some sleep bud.  

You are correct.. I did ask 'What was plated'..  LOL 

Brian and I went to High School together...  He answered the question I was thinking even though I didn't articulate the question very well...  LOL! 

[Charger-Bodie]

Great work there Brian!

Good to see F8 is liked by some Charger Folks too.
By a strange co-incidence all my Chargers have been F8?

I'm very interested in which paint you will use and will it be base/clearcoat?
No Air-dry paints available now in the UK except maybe Cellulose.
Was happy for a local Paintshop to do mine, but prices doubled, $5000 now over $10,000.

Fantastic progress and super work!!!

Sorry , I missed this. The paint will be sikkens autowave water base and clear.

[Charger-Bodie]

Plating is what most of these parts had as a protective coating from the factory. It's a dip process like chrome .

Brian, where you up all night again??   He asked "what" was plated... LOL   Get some sleep bud.  

Not all night.... Just until 1:30.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

   Moving right along! 

[Charger-Bodie]

Thanks! I do try.


Almost forgot that my plating stuff came back today too.

Forgive my ignorance...  what is 'plated'?   I see shiny parts when compared to my rusty parts...  yours look much better... is that plating?  If so I want that too!  

Plating is what most of these parts had as a protective coating from the factory. It's a dip process like chrome .

Does a person have to clean up all the rust before it is sent off for plating OR is that part of the 'plating'?

To do it again I'd soak the parts in a rust remover. Don't blast them, cause it will dull the final product.

[Charger-Bodie]

I didnt spend much time on the car this weekend,but by this afternoon I was itchin to do something again. So, I went down to the shop and blocked out the roof and sprayed it with black chassis savor.

[72Charger-SE]

Are you painting the car black? 

[Charger-Bodie]

Are you painting the car black?  

No , it will be green again, with a green vinyl top. We commonly use black chassis savor to paint the roof when a vinyl top will go on. Really good corrosion resistance and much cheaper than base clear.

[72Charger-SE]

Are you painting the car black?  

No , it will be green again, with a green vinyl top. We commonly use black chassis savor to paint the roof when a vinyl top will go on. Really good corrosion resistance and much cheaper than base clear.

Oh...  Thanks for clarifying...  

[1970Moparmann]

Okay Brian, it's been a couple of weeks......