lennards 68 rat muscle build

[invincibleextremes]

This is a badass build

[cbrestorations]

Well after some more metal work it's a nice fit.

[surmanajaja]

I like the work. you just made the short list of ppl whose services I might require someday..

[Charger-Bodie]

👍

[keepat]

Great job!
Pat

[Lennard]

His work is awesome. He has got both outside wheel wells welded in since last night.  

[ACUDANUT]

Looks Very Expensive.  

Is this being done in Cali. ?

[Lennard]

Looks Very Expensive.  
Is this being done in Cali. ?

That's the flawless fit of AMD.  
cbrestorations (Chris) is located in Las Vegas - Nevada.

[cbrestorations]

I'm about 1/3 the cost of a body shop, or free if you have charger parts I want lol. Lennard has paid for probably half the work in swapping parts I need lol. Wheel houses and trunk extentions welded, wheel houses didn't take too much modifying to fit but the trunk extentions took a little work.

[VegasCharger]

Excellent work Chris. 

I've been meaning to get over there.

[1974dodgecharger]

its not a rat rod anymore damn thing looks too nice at this point.....

[cbrestorations]

yea...it will be a foney ratrod, lennard is a hater on rusty cars lol

[Lennard]

yea...it will be a foney ratrod, lennard is a hater on rusty cars lol

Guilty as charged...but only if that rusty car is mine. 

[marshallfry01]

If you don't mind me asking, how much do you charge to put on quarters, valance, and a trunk pan? I need to replace this metal on my 70 and I'm trying to figure out what a realistic body shop price would be.

Very good work by the way!

Oh and if you don't want to advertise the price then send me a PM.

[cbrestorations]

I just do it by the hr as I suck at estimating lol, with rust and damage that can be hidden under old bondo and paint. I'd rather just charge what it actually took me to do it vs. Overcharging to cover what might be there.  I'm $35hr...For both quarters, trunk and valance I would say it's gonna be around 2k. The cutting off is the easy dirty part, making everything fit right is the pain lol.

[cbrestorations]

I kinda like rusty patina lookin cars with big hp fooling all the teenagers in their cracker box cars lol

[Lennard]

I kinda like rusty patina lookin cars with big hp fooling all the teenagers in their cracker box cars lol

I agree,  but it hurts me knowing that my classic car is getting eaten little by little. 

[1974dodgecharger]

I just do it by the hr as I suck at estimating lol, with rust and damage that can be hidden under old bondo and paint. I'd rather just charge what it actually took me to do it vs. Overcharging to cover what might be there.  I'm $35hr...For both quarters, trunk and valance I would say it's gonna be around 2k. The cutting off is the easy dirty part, making everything fit right is the pain lol.

WOW next time im in Vegas proably for MATS Im gonna find something to weld to my car so I can stop and see you work 

[ACUDANUT]

I just do it by the hr as I suck at estimating lol, with rust and damage that can be hidden under old bondo and paint. I'd rather just charge what it actually took me to do it vs. Overcharging to cover what might be there.  I'm $35hr...For both quarters, trunk and valance I would say it's gonna be around 2k. The cutting off is the easy dirty part, making everything fit right is the pain lol.

You are hired here. 

[cbrestorations]

So while mocking up the drivers side it had its own issues, the bumper recess didn't have the same angle of recess causing the flange that attaches to the tail panel to stick out farther than its supposed to, so cut out the area and reshaped it to bring back the flange. Also had to reshape the quarter to fit the valance corner. I also had to pie cut the valance corner to keep the top of it at the same plane as the valance. I post a pic of the cut out piece next to the passenger side so you can see the difference in angle. Passenger side is almost 90 while driver was about 45

[cbrestorations]

[cbrestorations]

Skins are a pain to weld that 5ft body line, but it came out nice...I used a big wet sponge and welded thru the trickling water over the welds. Kept it from warping

[70 sublime]

When you weld all along the side of the car like that do you do anything to the back side of the weld after you are done ?

Would the weld just burn off any paint or sealer that might be there and be a place for rust to start ?

Second last picture what is the wing thing in back ground ? 

[cbrestorations]

Just grind it smooth and spray some epoxy on the back side. It's a Daytona clone

[tan top]

  nice job