Hardest Part to find...

[moparsinbarns]

What do u think the hardest part to find for a 69 Charger is except the grille?

[Charger1973]

The car itself.   

[Brock Samson]

  The Flux Capacitors,.. I have three good ones and two that need refurbishment..

  http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~abartmes/flux1.jpg

...and although mine didn't come so equiped I understand the "Anti-Vampire Lighting" option is pretty difficult to find in an operable state, especially the UV Version.

 





but in all seriousness i would think it might be the headlight roller on/off interior dimmer switch.
or upper door pads in some of the rarer colors. and dont forget the Gator grain and Mod Tops material.
Or the Recall wheels...
or the luggage rack...


http://www.texasacres.com/parts/rare.html

im sure this is gonna be a cause of some debate... Now see what you've done!?..

http://www.texasacres.com/parts/rare.html

[Old Moparz]

I'd have to say the upper door pads in perfect shape. They seem to be everywhere, but usually in dry rotted condition. Looks like Just Dashes will be getting $ome money from me in the future.

[Shakey]

Right now I am having a difficult time finding a Bendix power brake booster for a 68-70 B-body disc brake car.

If anyone knows of any available, please let me know.  I have attached a photo for reference.

I am also having a tough time finding a Carter AVS 4618 4bbl carburetor.  It is for a '69 440 automatic with no AC.

Same thing, If anyone knows of any available, please let me know.

[tan top]

upper door pads. also i think real good  rust free  front fenders .  the  69 SE wood grain radio bezel for me was the most difficult to locate.

[rare69]

if you really really need the part right away,that is always the hardest part to find!

[41husk]

That is true! I needed the Check mark chrome trim to finish my 68 ended up giving $180 for a pitted piece, one year later Gunslinger comes out with repos @$150 a set Just couldnt run around for a year missing that piece!

[tan top]

if you really really need the part right away,that is always the hardest part to find!

   
                      isn't that  the truth  ,     and when you have finally found it and bought it they seem to be for sale every were after that.

[charger_lady]

if you really really need the part right away,that is always the hardest part to find!

   isn't that  the truth  ,     and when you have finally found it and bought it they seem to be for sale every were after that.

so true, rare69 &tan top,SO TRUE!!

[4402tuff4u]

Right now I am having a difficult time finding a Bendix power brake booster for a 68-70 B-body disc brake car.

If anyone knows of any available, please let me know.  I have attached a photo for reference.

I am also having a tough time finding a Carter AVS 4618 4bbl carburetor.  It is for a '69 440 automatic with no AC.

Same thing, If anyone knows of any available, please let me know.

Shakey, did you try these guys already?

http://www.mpbrakes.com/

[Shakey]

Right now I am having a difficult time finding a Bendix power brake booster for a 68-70 B-body disc brake car.

If anyone knows of any available, please let me know.  I have attached a photo for reference.

I am also having a tough time finding a Carter AVS 4618 4bbl carburetor.  It is for a '69 440 automatic with no AC.

Same thing, If anyone knows of any available, please let me know.

Shakey, did you try these guys already?

http://www.mpbrakes.com/

Hi Mike,

Actually, I noticed that they are offering an aftermarket booster that looks close, but I want the original deal.  Ya, ya I know one of them purists.   

I did find another company MBM Brake Boosters http://www.mbmbrakeboosters.com/brakebooster.html that show a correct looking Bendix booster to be available in April 2006.  From the looks of the housinig and the description "8" dual diaphragm" it just might be the real deal.  I have not priced it as of yet as I will continue to search for an original unit to get rebuilt.

I am not quite desperate yet.

Thanks for thinking of me.   

[6pkrunner]

There are two actually and they are common to all cars - money and time. Find those and the rest is simple.

[squeakfinder]

NOS quarter panels.

[Brock Samson]

I had a hard time finding the wheel arch stainless, took me about 6 years, and this was of course pre e-bay, pre- internet...
..you dont know how easy you kids have it..  by cracky...

[moparsinbarns]

Well, I have mint top front door panels for my 69 but I cant seem to find the bottom front door panels yet

[Shakey]

Well, I have mint top front door panels for my 69 but I cant seem to find the bottom front door panels yet

Try these folks:

http://www.legendaryautointeriors.com/

[Nacho-RT74]

shame you didn't ask for the hardest ( to not say IMPOSSIBLE ) part for 3rd gens...

73/74 Bumper fillers and headlights grill surrounders fillers

[c5_nc]

Taillight trim for the 69s.  I haven't been able to find it yet, at any condition, any price.

[BigBlockSam]

i had a hell of a time finding a rear licence plate light housing for my 68 r/t.

[Charger74]

shame you didn't ask for the hardest ( to not say IMPOSSIBLE ) part for 3rd gens...

73/74 Bumper fillers and headlights grill surrounders fillers

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AMEN to that Nacho.   Hopefully by the time I start actually needing those someone will be repo'ing them.

[Nacho-RT74]

I hope if somebody starts to reproducing will be EXACTLY like originals, not that they just "fit"

an example:
vertical quarter seal repro I got fits prefectly BUT DON'T WORK as they should be. Metallic reinforcemnent is smaller and makes didn't seal with door glass as it should be... beside if you try to close door glass with door closed these seal wrinkles at the bottom and don't seal at that point

[69charger2002]

my short list of hard to find parts, in no particular order or rarity
1. nice fenders
2. upper pads
3. 4 speed console top plate
4. tail panel in good shape
5. AM/FM thumbwheel
6. any radio bezel, but especially woodgrain
7. tach clusters
8. mint hoods, turn signals

[mustanghater]

I've been wanting some Mod top material to save for the future but i haven't been able to find any.

[MOPARHOUND!]

There is a mod top website, don't have the address.  There is around 17 Barracuda guys that registered their cars there.  I think Legendary still has some of the NOS Blue Mod Top material.

[Chris G.]

For a '69?  Maybe correct date coded engine parts for a /6?

And also a good cheese that will grate properly and evenly on that split in the front. 

[BigBlockSam]

good fenders, definitely

[resq302]

Well for me right now it would have to be a 22" 053 radiator for my car.  Also, A pillar moldings that dont have cracks or the tabs broken off where it goes under the headliner molding. 

But I do agree, the hardest part to find is always the one you are needing.

[Brock Samson]

For a '69?  Maybe correct date coded engine parts for a /6?

And also a good cheese that will grate properly and evenly on that split in the front. 

   That's So Wrong.... 

[JimShine]

I don't see 1968-9 hood mounted signal delete plates up for sale that often. If someone wanted a set, they would be harder to find than anything listed above. Radio delete plates are also tough to find.

[Telvis]

What color door pads are the hardest to come by?

[Troy]

What color door pads are the hardest to come by?

Well, for me it's the white 68 pads. For most other people it would probably be burnt orange.

Troy

[Telvis]

Okie dokie..Thanks Troy. 

[moparsinbarns]

What color door pads are the hardest to come by?

I'm having trouble trying to find 2 black bottom panels

[Troy]

What color door pads are the hardest to come by?

I'm having trouble trying to find 2 black bottom panels

I think someone already mentioned this but... the bottom door panels are reproduced so they are incredibly easy to find. As a matter of fact, if you look in the General Discussion section at the top you'll see a stickied thread for a group buy at Dante's and he carries them. Can't be any easier to find than that unless you lived across the street from Legendary.

Troy

[moparsinbarns]

Ya but my dad dosent want to spend that much money on them

[Troy]

Ya but my dad dosent want to spend that much money on them

That fact does not make them "hard to find". FYI - Nice original door panels will probably cost more than the reproductions.

Troy

[moparsinbarns]

Me and my dad have been looking for bottom ones since we got the car in 98 and we looked for any price and we couldnt find even one! but now I know that Dante's carries them for 69 bucks each.

[4402tuff4u]

In my case the build sheet!!   I know, I know it's not a part!

[tan top]

 good one    makes sence  if you are missing yours

[charger_lady]

I don't know how true this is but I just thought about it the other day while filling up...the gas cap lock. We have had a number of people say that they are hard to find,near impossible is what they have said. (We have ours still so I don't really know how hard it is to find)

[ChargerBill]

Here are a few that I had (or still have) problems with:

1) Radio delete plate
2) Gas filler lock
3) upper door pads
4) Tailpan eyebrow chromed pot-metal that isn't pitted or cracked
5) chrome thumbwheel
6) redline dogdish caps
7) rear defrost unit
AC heater core (ditched the AC idea a while ago)
9) Tic Toc Tac (for a REASONABLE price)
10) time to work on it....

[HeavyFuel]

How about those goofy screws that hold the flip top gas cap plate to the fender?  I've got two of the three required.

[bull]

How about those goofy screws that hold the flip top gas cap plate to the fender?  I've got two of the three required.

Chris (one of our three mods) has some that are close. They look the same on top but the shank is a little bigger than the originals.

For my car (early '68 383/2bbl/4spd) the items that are hardest to find are:
1. Original Carter carb - I've searched high and low for one of these but the correct one is specific to the 383/2bbl/4spd combination. I'm guessing they only made a few hundred 383/2bbl/4spd Mopars in '68
2. Inland 4spd shifters and lower boot - upper boot is reproduced
3. 4spd top plate and console lid, ie., anything worth a damn that's chrome plated pot metal, including taillights.
4. Original 2bbl air cleaner - although I did finally find one
5. 22" 4spd radiator

In general:
1. Fenders
2. Unbroken hard plastic interior parts
3. Unbroken grill bezels
4. Vacuum canisters
5. Decent drivers side arm rests
6. Original seat belts

[SuBLimE 69]

I don't see 1968-9 hood mounted signal delete plates up for sale that often. If someone wanted a set, they would be harder to find than anything listed above. Radio delete plates are also tough to find.

I had a hell of a time finding the signal delete plates for the hood......I eventually found a set.....but now I can't find them in my damn garage !  The radio delte plate was a mofo too but eventually I found one......don't think I'm gonna use it though.

[Recharger]

Here are a few that I had (or still have) problems with:

1) Radio delete plate
2) Gas filler lock
3) upper door pads
4) Tailpan eyebrow chromed pot-metal that isn't pitted or cracked
5) chrome thumbwheel
6) redline dogdish caps
7) rear defrost unit
AC heater core (ditched the AC idea a while ago)
9) Tic Toc Tac (for a REASONABLE price)
10) time to work on it....

Speaking of A/C heater cores, I was just looking around for new or repro a/c hoses/lines (anyone know if or where those are available ) and came across this at classicautoair.         http://www.classicautoair.com/chrysler.asp   

Looks like they are making an aftermarket dual core heater core??  This is news to me, has anyone else seen these before or used one?  It actually looks like it would fit, unlike those "correct" ebay cores that look completely wrong.  I actually lucked out a few weeks ago, my original A/C heater core checked out perfect -- best $15 I've spent so far....