My twist on a General Lee

[keith88]

Thanks Guys, If it wasn't for the Dukes of Hazzard i would have never of known about a charger,when i 1st saw it on tv when i was a teenager i asked a friend of mine what kind of car that was not knowing... and because of that show started my love with cars and was the reason my 1st 3 cars as a teenager were 70 chargers but always wanted a 69 so when i sold a 69 camaro that i owned last year to buy the car i always wanted i had to do some sort of tribute to the General Lee seeing that it was the car that started it all. I actual got the idea from you tube someone did the same type of thing with a 68 and i said to myself that can work with me as well so i did it. It seems to make the purest happy as well as the fans of the general lee.

[skip68]

It was the same for me.  I was 9 or 10 years old when the dukes started.  From that moment of seeing the General Lee I was obsessed with the Charger.   

[tan top]

   clever idea 

[hollywood1336]

Very cool, i was considering a similar idea of a silver painted Charger with the paint peeling off in strategic locations to expose an Orange General Lee underneath.
Personally, i like the 318, with the right exhaust they sound awesome and they don't completely overwhelm the engine compartment. Yours is a very clean and sanitary installation with the right amount of tech.

[keith88]

"Very cool, i was considering a similar idea of a silver painted Charger with the paint peeling off in strategic locations to expose an Orange General Lee underneath.
Personally, i like the 318, with the right exhaust they sound awesome and they don't completely overwhelm the engine compartment. Yours is a very clean and sanitary installation with the right amount of tech."



That would be kool to, I did something very similar to my jeep wrangler but i used the mountain dew scheme from dale jr car and had it peeling away around the door numbers and hood to make it look like  the car was underneath.
As far as the exhaust i just put a new one on using glasspacks and it sounds pretty nice with the mild cam it has.

[toocheaptosmoke]

318's, the Rodney Dangerfield of mopar engines...

I get that a lot.  "Cool car, what engine's it got?" - "318? When you gonna put a real motor in there??"  -   Lately, instead of answering about how the 318 is a good motor and I still get decent mileage, maybe I'll build a stroker down the road, it's a work in progress, yada yada...   I just say with a straight face that it had a 440 in it, but I scrapped that boat anchor.   And no, I don't plan on ever painting it!  The resulting looks of horror/confusion/disgust have been much more entertaining.

[Ghoste]

You are so right and its puzzling because they were such a great engine for so long and now people look down their noses at them.  I really don't get it at all.

[keith88]

I think some people are looking for effect ...balls to the wall WOW engine and that's good if that what you want but this is a driver and works just fine for me plus a lot of the driven general lees had a 318 in them as well in the show. The days of driving like a wild man and breaking things are over...I hope

[Drache]

I abused my 318 so bloody badly it should have exploded. Never did, still running to this day 

[timmycharger]

Yup, absolutely nothing but respect for the 318. My first engine build was a 318 that ended up in my daily driver 87 Dodge Ram.  I did a lousy job on the rebuild, didnt break it in correctly, ran it with low oil pressure, low oil, over revved it, you name it, but the dang thing started every time, never left me stranded and plowed my driveway until the body and everything else around the motor crapped out.

The car looks great!!  

[Hard Charger]

that's a good way to personalize your car.

[MxRacer855]

Love the ghost  number!

[skip68]

Wow, I didn't even notice the ghost numbers.     how'd you do that?   

[MxRacer855]

It's awesome because it's an orange car if you just want that, and has a number in it if you want that too!
You know what I mean?
Lots of people will just see the orange, but once you notice the number, you'll always see it from there on out. 

That makes it awesome! 



Jeff

[keith88]

The numbers are a decal done in a shadow gray tint before and after the number outline I wanted the viewer to see it but not stand right out. The picture really dose not do it justice it looks even cooler in real life. And your right it is the best of both worlds, even people who don't like the charger being turned into a general lee thing don't seem to mind. 

[MxRacer855]

 

[keith88]

I should have said a CLEAR vinyl with gray shading that is a better description. 

[MxRacer855]

Whatever it is, it looks great Keith! 

[skip68]

OK. Almost looked like it was painted under clear coat.   Nice. 

[keith88]

 Here's a couple of better shots of the passenger side.

[MxRacer855]

Looks great! 

[charlie45]

I like it: Its subtle and unique, you see plenty of the other ones....

[WHITE AND RED 69]

The subtle decals look killer!   

Stance looks great too!

[MxRacer855]

It does have a great stance! 
This is what I'm looking for when I'm done.   

[ACUDANUT]

 As I said before, Very nice car... I would be proud to own it.