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

Started by Charger-Bodie, November 30, 2014, 03:59:37 PM

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Charger-Bodie

#50
January 11, 2015, 09:10:20 PM
Well since apparently no on will reply without pics , here ya go. Quarters finally got here Friday late. Went right to spraying sound deadoner on the insides of them. I forgot to take pics of that.

Saturday morning I got to the shop at 2:30 am and got at it. I worked through the day and had Both quarters on , welded, and ground at 9:00 pm

One whipped pup......

This morning i went to the shop at 9:30 and did some clean up on the grinding. touched up a few welds,then went home to plow snow before Seth's birthday party at 1:00. Party ended about 4pm. I got back to the shop at 4:15 and stripped the ecoat off the exterior of the 1/4s and the trunk lid, masked it and shot it with some epoxy.


METAL work done!
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

Charger-Bodie

#52
January 11, 2015, 10:00:28 PM
Quote from: Homerr on January 11, 2015, 09:53:56 PM
You are a machine!  

Yeah well, now that I've stopped I've started to cramp up......
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

fy469rtse

#53
January 11, 2015, 11:10:43 PM
sorry brian , but we like photo's
and its nice to see a shop and work that looks professional, mine always looks like the aftermath of some disaster scene
:2thumbs:,
god the more i see of this car the more i like it, in great shape even when you open her up for surgery

tan top

#54
January 12, 2015, 05:46:29 AM
 :scope:  yikes !!   been busy !!    looking good !!  great stuff  :cheers:  :coolgleamA: :2thumbs:

  :popcrn:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

jaak

#55
January 12, 2015, 08:28:25 AM
Looking good Brian. You know how I mentioned the other day your posts inspire me... well after your last post, I started back on my 68, stripping it for body work. I also ordered a lower rear quarter for the right side (its the worst rust). Well after stripping about 2/3rds of the car, my sander broke. And my quarter showed up Thursday, and UPS decided it needed to be shaped like a banana  :flame:. So my luck hasn't been going as well, lol. Plan on getting me a new DA this week, the vendor the the quarter patch are sending me another panel and filing a claim with UPS.

I need to do like your doing, work on my car in the early AM hours, I did that a lot with my 69, seems like I got more done in the peace and quiet like that, and sometimes that was the only free time I had to work on it.

Quoteits nice to see a shop and work that looks professional, mine always looks like the aftermath of some disaster scene

Same way with me, fy469rtse.... looks like a bomb went off in my shop, lol.


Jason

Charger-Bodie

#56
January 12, 2015, 08:38:50 AM
Quote from: jaak on January 12, 2015, 08:28:25 AM
Looking good Brian. You know how I mentioned the other day your posts inspire me... well after your last post, I started back on my 68, stripping it for body work. I also ordered a lower rear quarter for the right side (its the worst rust). Well after stripping about 2/3rds of the car, my sander broke. And my quarter showed up Thursday, and UPS decided it needed to be shaped like a banana  :flame:. So my luck hasn't been going as well, lol. Plan on getting me a new DA this week, the vendor the the quarter patch are sending me another panel and filing a claim with UPS.

I need to do like your doing, work on my car in the early AM hours, I did that a lot with my 69, seems like I got more done in the peace and quiet like that, and sometimes that was the only free time I had to work on it.

Quoteits nice to see a shop and work that looks professional, mine always looks like the aftermath of some disaster scene

Same way with me, fy469rtse.... looks like a bomb went off in my shop, lol.


Jason

Thanks again Jason . It is nice working then. No distractions ! Although there have been a couple times where people just leaving the bars have seen the lights on.......

I hope your luck turns around soon.

Thanks guys.
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

1970Moparmann

#57
January 14, 2015, 08:34:16 PM
Your on a mission!   Good stuff.  :2thumbs:
My name is Mike and I'm a Moparholic!

Ghoste

#58
January 15, 2015, 06:21:47 AM
Quote from: Charger-Bodie on January 11, 2015, 10:00:28 PM
Quote from: Homerr on January 11, 2015, 09:53:56 PM
You are a machine!  

Yeah well, now that I've stopped I've started to cramp up......

Exactly.  You let a machine sit around and it begins to seize up, get back to work. ;)

Shakey

#59
January 15, 2015, 04:18:52 PM

Charger-Bodie

#60
January 16, 2015, 09:02:09 AM
Quote from: Shakey on January 15, 2015, 04:18:52 PM
Quote from: Ghoste on January 15, 2015, 06:21:47 AM

...get back to work. ;)

:lol:

Ok guys I will. Going to start doing the filler work tommorow and during vaca time next week. Here are some pics as of now. (well late yesterday afternoon)
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

72Charger-SE

#61
January 16, 2015, 09:29:37 AM
Amazing Brian!

Great work!

Charger-Bodie

#62
January 18, 2015, 03:00:10 PM
Thanks Chad.

Well, I got a start on the filler work. fenders , cowl vent panel,and dutchman panel(inc. inner sail panels) are in poly surfacer.
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

tan top

#63
January 18, 2015, 05:50:00 PM
 :scope:   :coolgleamA: looking good !!   :coolgleamA: :popcrn:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

fy469rtse

#64
January 18, 2015, 07:22:09 PM
 :2thumbs: it will be in paint in no time , great progress

Charger-Bodie

#65
January 20, 2015, 08:26:03 PM
A big thanks to the guys who keep posting.  :cheers:

Heres what it looks like now at the end of day 4 of body work fest.
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

jaak

#66
January 20, 2015, 09:02:29 PM
Great work as usual Brian. Like I said earlier, your threads make me get off my butt and get to working. I am not quick as you but since I started following this thread, I got the 68 Stripped, ordered a lower quarter (second one came in the other day, in good shape), and started fabricating a few pieces for patches needed here and there. Hopefully start fitting/welding in patches this weekend. 

Got a question, in the pics where you show the poly surfacer applied, how many coats do you apply?

Jason

Charger-Bodie

#67
January 20, 2015, 09:05:44 PM
Quote from: jaak on January 20, 2015, 09:02:29 PM
Great work as usual Brian. Like I said earlier, your threads make me get off my butt and get to working. I am not quick as you but since I started following this thread, I got the 68 Stripped, ordered a lower quarter (second one came in the other day, in good shape), and started fabricating a few pieces for patches needed here and there. Hopefully start fitting/welding in patches this weekend. 

Got a question, in the pics where you show the poly surfacer applied, how many coats do you apply?

Jason

It depends , but usually 4 coats. Thanks again Jason. Glad your making progress.
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

JB400

#68
January 21, 2015, 12:06:32 AM
Looks good :2thumbs:  Is there a reason why you done just the front half one day, and then the back half the other day?  Or was it just a matter of not enough time to do the whole thing at once?

Charger-Bodie

#69
January 21, 2015, 01:18:32 AM
It all had to be body worked , and that takes the time. Plus , it would be a lot to spray that much poly surfacer at one time. Better in smaller groupings.
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

Ghoste

#70
January 21, 2015, 01:31:11 PM
I like the giant Mopar box.

72Charger-SE

#71
January 21, 2015, 01:50:35 PM
Love watching the progress Brian!  Someone on here said it before... you are a Machine!   Amazing work!   :2thumbs:

Homerr

#72
January 21, 2015, 03:46:28 PM
Wow, less than 2 months so far and an amazing amount of work already done!

1970Moparmann

#73
January 22, 2015, 08:38:19 AM
Brian, stupid question, is Poly Surfer a high build primer?
My name is Mike and I'm a Moparholic!

Charger-Bodie

#74
January 22, 2015, 01:15:58 PM
Quote from: 1970Moparmann on January 22, 2015, 08:38:19 AM
Brian, stupid question, is Poly Surfer a high build primer?

Yes. It's polyester. It's a lot like fiberglass gel coat with lots of talc for build.
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............
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