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[NDCornfarmer]

Thought I would share a couple of photos of my car in the restoration process.

[Mopar Nut]

Welcome aboard!

Progress is looking good, show us more.

[NDCornfarmer]

They are in the process of welding in frame connectors and torq boxes.

[charge69]

It looks to be coming along nicely!  Tell us your plans for the drive train and a little history about the car!

[JB400]

Welcome to the group  


       

[tan top]

hello &  welcome   

[NDCornfarmer]

The car is originally a XP car. I found the car on craigslist around Des Moines Iowa.  It had the original 383 with 727 tranny. It was a triple green car and was partially restored.  What I thought was neat after going through the fender tag was that it had the white hat special code which I don't know if that is rare or not. I was gonna restore it to original condition except for paint but someone told me I might as well restore it to what I wanted so I could enjoy it.
So it is gonna get a B5 paint job with white interior and white vinyl top. I am also gonna R/T clone it with the badging and R/T stripes on the back.  I bought a rebuilt 1970 440 for it and am gonna put a 6 pack setup on top of it.  I know its not original but figured I would enjoy this setup better.

[tan top]

    cool , sounds like a good plan       

[Lighthorseman]

Hello and welcome!    Love the car, and your plans.  

The folks here are amazing!  I never cease to get useful information, tips and help.  You're going to love it here.  Just be advised that the price of admission is about a zillion (or so) pictures.  

[myk]

Torque boxes, a good idea.  I need to get mine on as well...

[Baldwinvette77]

This is gonna look great 

[Ghoste]

Welcome to the group and it sounds like it will be a great car!

[bakerhillpins]

  Welcome. 

What they all said too!   Love the color choices you are making!

[mightywing7]

   Great progress.....post more pics when you can!   

Also, welcome!!

[freddyd02]

Welcome 

[skip68]

Welcome to the site.   B5 and white hat,      

[polywideblock]

welcome to the site       can't go wrong with B5   

[Lennard]

Welcome to this great forum and you've got some great plans.

[NDCornfarmer]

Here is how the car looked when I bought it.

[VegasCharger]

Welcome aboard and welcome to the best Charger community

[charge69]

Back in late 1968, a good friend of mine bought a new 1969 Charger R/T just like you are planning to do to yours.  It was B5 blue with a white vinyl top, white interior, and a whiter "R/T" stripe.  It was a gorgeous car!  You have chosen wisely!

[472 R/T SE]

A couple decades ago I was looking at an identical car to what you're building from Kentucky, had to pass on it since the owner would never take the pix I wanted, like he was hiding something.

Is the ND in your username North Dakota?  My best bud moved back home to Williston to take care of his Mom.  He was here last month & mentioned something about them finding another formation over there that's equal to or larger than the Balken?

[NDCornfarmer]

Here are some update photos.

[tan top]

   looking good 

[Lennard]

Looks great!  Pretty soon you can start building your dream car!

[tomonty]

Nice! Going to look amazing when it is done. And with a 6 pack, looks won't be the only thing it has going for it.   

Mike

[NDCornfarmer]

Here are some new photos...

[Lennard]

Awesome color! 

[polywideblock]

Awesome color! 

x2 

[472 R/T SE]

Looks great!  Pretty soon you can start building your dream car!

His dream car?  Is that like Freddy Kruger dream car?  

[tan top]

   looking  good 

[MxRacer855]

B5?

[NDCornfarmer]

We went just a hair darker than b5 but I am gonna call it b5.

[Mopar Nut]

Excellent color!

Any updates?   

[NDCornfarmer]

I don't have the ability to post pics where I am at right now, but will when I get home in a few days.  They have the whole car painted. Now it's just put together phase.

[HeavyFuel]

I don't have the ability to post pics where I am at right now, but will when I get home in a few days.  They have the whole car painted. Now it's just put together phase.

"Just"....he says.   

Should be a very nice car!   

[67440chrg]

beautiful color. It looks a lot like the color on mine. Have fun keep up with the pictures.

[NDCornfarmer]

Just some update photos...

[skip68]

   That's gonna be beautiful when done.   

[wingcar]

Very nice........I like the idea of routing the heater hoses outside the engine compartment.  It makes for a super clean engine bay....   

[Kern Dog]

Very nice........I like the idea of routing the heater hoses outside the engine compartment.  It makes for a super clean engine bay....   

Me too. This requires an electric fuel pump since the compressor and mechanical pump want to be in the same space. This is a good idea.

[Mopar Nut]

 

[NDCornfarmer]

Some updated progress!!!

[Lennard]

Looks awesome!  You're almost there

[NDCornfarmer]

Here are some new pics of the progress. We are trying to finish it by friday this week for a car show in Fargo, ND.

[NDCornfarmer]

Here is a link to a video of the car running.
https://youtu.be/oc__mCTOKNY

[myk]

Coming along great.  I hope you make it to the show and get lots of pictures...

[69rtsetracpac]

Really nice car. What size were those torque thrust wheels that were on it, and are they for sale? Thanks

[NDCornfarmer]

I will find out what size they are and let you know.

[Daytona R/T SE]

Is that heat /air conditioner set up a kit or something you put together ?

If it's a kit what company makes it ?

Car looks good and B-5 is the BEST color.

[Dino]

Very nice! Aren't you going to paint the inside of the doors though?

[69rtsetracpac]

Here is a link to a video of the car running.
https://youtu.be/oc__mCTOKNY

Thanks.

[69wannabe]

That car is coming along great!!! I just put new sub frame connectors on my charger recently. I did the bolt in ones but over the weekend I welded the front of the connectors to the cross member for more stability. I am planning on welding the back of the frame connectors too. They bolted in nicely but additional welding will make them more rigid and more solid. I'd like to see some pic's of the torque boxes, I haven't never seen any around here on any mopars. It may not be necessary on mine since I will not be drag racing or nothing like that. Just cruising mostly...

[Charger_Fan]

That's a beautiful Charger! Thanks for continuing to update your thread. Here's hoping you will be able to attend the show!

[brad mcintyre]

love it

[NDCornfarmer]

The air conditioning and heater setup is a Vintage Air kit. The kit for mounting the a/c compressor on the fuel pump spot below the alternator is from Bouchillon Performance Engineering. Here is the link to this setup.
http://www.bouchillonperformance.com/inc/sdetail/467/571

Here is a link for the slideshow that i am gonna have going on my laptop next to the car at the show this weekend.
https://youtu.be/x7AJK_PentM

[Daytona R/T SE]

The air conditioning and heater setup is a Vintage Air kit. The kit for mounting the a/c compressor on the fuel pump spot below the alternator is from Bouchillon Performance Engineering. Here is the link to this setup.
http://www.bouchillonperformance.com/inc/sdetail/467/571

[NDCornfarmer]

Here are some pictures from my first car show I entered. Didn't get any awards, but got plenty of compliments on the car. Can you guys guess what is missing on the car? I ended up only having one of them so we left them off for the show.

[myk]

Driving a Charger R/T is its own reward.  Let them keep the $5 plastic trophy, or donate it to the Mustang/Camaro guys...

[timmycharger]

Here are some pictures from my first car show I entered. Didn't get any awards, but got plenty of compliments on the car. Can you guys guess what is missing on the car? I ended up only having one of them so we left them off for the show.

Charger C Pillar emblems?

Car looks fantastic!

[cdr]

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[taxspeaker]

Fantastic looking-great job. And when you get those door-mounted R/T scoops on they will finish it up!

[VegasCharger]

Fantastic looking-great job. And when you get those door-mounted R/T scoops on they will finish it up!

It's a 69 Charger no need for the door scoops unless the OP wanted to modify his Charger that way in which I read through the entire thread and he does not mention so. 1970 Charger only for the R/T door scoops which was a dumb move by Chrysler covering up the iconic door scallops IMO.

[Lennard]

That's right, get it off your chest Brian!  

Cornfarmer: You have a beautiful Charger!  Who cares about winning prizes when you have a beauty like that in your garage.  When you drive a second generation Charger you're always a winner.  

[TPR]

Man that's a sweet looking car.
Here you go:
TPR