Race Charger Door Project

[Aero426]

I recently bought this NOS Charger door skin recently at a local swap.    The seller had three of them and this was the only one left by the time I arrived.    They had come from Nichels Engineering, who supplied all the race parts to Dodge and Plymouth circle track teams.   So, I thought it would make a great wall hanger done up as a 68-70 Charger or Daytona race car with the car number and driver lettered on it.    Here, my able bodied friend Chuck is modeling with it before going off to the dip tank to get cleaned up.   It is NOS with the part number on the back, but a little scaly in spots from sitting around for 45 years.  

[Aero426]

Back from the dip tank and metal finishing some low and high spots.    You can see quite a bit of pitting where the rust used to be.   

[Aero426]

Could be a purple #99 Charlie Glotzbach? 

[Aero426]

Working the pits out. 

[Brock Lee]

Very cool! It is amazing how stuff like that is still around. The front bumper on my Charger was NOS, still in the box and addressed to James Hylton. I used the bumper, but saved the address label as I thought it was kind of cool.

[tan top]

  

[TexasStroker]

Should look sweet when you have it wrapped up!

[Ghoste]

There's a cool piece of memorabilia!

[Indygenerallee]

Super Cool! 

[Aero426]

Possibilities.   Don White's 1968 USAC Charger.     Don will go down as having the most USAC victories with 53 wins. 

I would like it to represent a car that no longer exists.  

[Chad L. Magee]

 Nice!

[Aero426]

Don's Charger 500 would be ok too. 

[Ghoste]

Two ways of looking at it since you already have a fairly large USAC presence in your garage, continuing the theme or countering it with a little NASCAR.   

(personally I like the Don White idea though)

[Aero426]

Two ways of looking at it since you already have a fairly large USAC presence in your garage, continuing the theme or countering it with a little NASCAR.  

(personally I like the Don White idea though)

My dad always liked Don a lot.  

I do have the actual #1 stencil for Don's 1968 door.     Although that car is not my first choice,  I think it leads the way.     No doubt it would be pretty cool to use the stencil again.      The stencil has small perforations along the outline.   My understanding is the painter applies some black talc to it to mark the pattern.  

The 68 door also uses a handle, so the skin doesn't need to have any holes drilled in it.       

[Aero426]

Priming and blocking.

[TPR]

Great idea.
Looking forward to seeing the end result. 
TPR

[Aero426]

Original gallon can of Don White yellow.    This is 69-74 Dodge Y2 yellow.   

[Aero426]

Getting ready for color. 

[JR]

This is neat. Can't wait to see the finished door.

[Aero426]

Don's Ray Nichels prepared Chargers in the late 60's were a 1967 Dodge truck color called Mojave Yellow.     Back in the 70's, he was asked by a friend about it and responded, "It's a Dodge truck color.   Some indian name".    Later on,  Don must have switched to Y2 for the cars he fielded on his own.   

[Aero426]

Without a sample, Mojave Yellow is only available in Centari which is an old acrylic enamel. 

[Aero426]

Squirted.

[Aero426]

 

[VegasCharger]

 

[jaak]

Cool thread, can't wait to see the finished product! 


Jason

[tan top]

   nice   

[Aero426]

Almost finished.   This is Karen, the sign painter with her part completed.   She did a great job.

[JB400]

She done a great job

[Aero426]

She done a great job

Yes, she did.   

[tan top]

  nice job !!! looks awesome 

[Ghoste]

Excellent work!

[tomonty]

Very Cool!! 

[wingcar]

Very nice.....will really look good on the wall...

[VegasCharger]

Yes very nicely done

[TPR]

Sweet!
TPR

[Aero426]

Don White and car owner Ray Nichels collecting hardware at the Indy Fairgrounds Mile 1968.

Don is the all time USAC stock car winner with 56 feature wins.

[68RT440]

Now you need to strap it to a vehicle and go down the freeway and have somebody rub into it with their car to put the tire marks in it...

[Aero426]

Thought about having some patina put on.   But Don was a very clean driver.   His cars were always immaculate.   So I decided against the faux patina or aged look.  

In other news, we will be taking to door to Keokuk Iowa this weekend for a Racer's Reunion.   Don should be there, and I expect I will be able to ask him to sign the door.  

Here we are bench racing with Don in his office.   He is 86.    His memory is pretty sharp.  

[Aero426]

Great head shot of Don at the top of his game. 

[Stevearino]

All very cool Doug. That sign painters workmanship is pretty damn awesome as is the project itself. Don should be very pleased. I think a video of your unveiling to him would be in order.

[Mikesmoparperformance]

Must the door not be a bit more white? It looks yellow now?

[Lennard]

Must the door not be a bit more white? It looks yellow now?

Who says it has to be white? It's the original yellow color.

QUOTE: "Original gallon can of Don White yellow.    This is 69-74 Dodge Y2 yellow."

[Old Moparz]

The door skin came out great.   

[6bblgt]

It's actually 1967 Dodge Truck "MOJAVE YELLOW"

Don's Ray Nichels prepared Chargers in the late 60's were a 1967 Dodge truck color called Mojave Yellow.     Back in the 70's, he was asked by a friend about it and responded, "It's a Dodge truck color.   Some indian name".    Later on,  Don must have switched to Y2 for the cars he fielded on his own.

[Aero426]

It's actually 1967 Dodge Truck "MOJAVE YELLOW"

Don's Ray Nichels prepared Chargers in the late 60's were a 1967 Dodge truck color called Mojave Yellow.     Back in the 70's, he was asked by a friend about it and responded, "It's a Dodge truck color.   Some indian name".    Later on,  Don must have switched to Y2 for the cars he fielded on his own.

Yes, that is what was used.   I could only get it mixed in Centari without having a sample.  

[Aero426]

Don White with the replica door on June 20. 2015 at the Keokuk (Iowa) Racers Reunion.

[Lennard]

Awesome!     Did he sign it?

[Aero426]

Awesome!     Did he sign it?

Yes he did.    A friend captured the moment.   

[Lennard]

That's great! 

[VegasCharger]

 

[tan top]

  great stuff