1970 RT SE Sunroof Charger Restoration Complete - MCACN 16 Unveiling

[Mopar John]

Thanks everyone for the kind compliments

Mopar John.  I actually performed the restoration myself in my home little shop. My dad and brothers helped me bag and tag everything during disassembly, blast parts in the cabinet and hold things during assembly. I did all the metal work, stripping, drive train rebuilding, detailing, interior, vinyl top, stainless, dash and all other component restoration. I outsourced the normal things like the booster, wiper motor, steering box, seat belts, chrome and a local friend helped me w the 8 3/4 set up.  Other than that it was 1900 hours and 19 months of garage time. lol.  I'm ready for another I have laying around.

Bill,
To do that much yourself and be right up there with the pros is more amazing!
When you take your 1900 hours which is right in line with a car having that much optional equipment on it and multiply that by a low shop rate of $60.00 per hour you saved $114,000.00!!!!!!
WOW!! MJ

[bad88t-top]

I appreciate it John. I enjoy bringing these cars back to life. It's different than my day to day job and relaxes me in the process. I have another 70 4 speed V code RT SE that's loaded w options in B5 to do next so I'm going to take some time off to enjoy this one this summer than her moving on that. Thanks again for the kind words. 

[68pplcharger]

Amazing job restoring that beauty

[chicago mopars]

Hey guys, I been kicking around the idea of selling my 1970 charger sunroof car it is plum crazy, power window 383 2 bbl auto on the column w/buddy seat number matching car solid rust free car from California - Nevada the only panel that has some rust is the center of the trunk , it has some pinholes that's it. I brought the car home from Nevada about 20 years ago , the last time it was on the road was 1981 I did get it running before I parked it in the garage and it's been in the corner of my garage ever since paint is faded & the vinyl top & interior is dry from the desert sun. Sorry I don't have any pics of it as it is buried in the garage but what do you guys think it's worth?

[sdweatherman]

Hey guys, I been kicking around the idea of selling my 1970 charger sunroof car it is plum crazy, power window 383 2 bbl auto on the column w/buddy seat number matching car solid rust free car from California - Nevada the only panel that has some rust is the center of the trunk , it has some pinholes that's it. I brought the car home from Nevada about 20 years ago , the last time it was on the road was 1981 I did get it running before I parked it in the garage and it's been in the corner of my garage ever since paint is faded & the vinyl top & interior is dry from the desert sun. Sorry I don't have any pics of it as it is buried in the garage but what do you guys think it's worth?

Really tough to say unless a person puts some eyeballs on the car. Paint and body are incredibly expensive. If the car does not need much for metal replacement and just needs a bit of a massage here and there, then you could start with a pretty good number. You also have a good color to start with - FC7 - any idea what the top and interior colors are? Another biggie is the sunroof - does it still function - or does it need some replacement parts? Original power sunroof parts are scarce and expensive.

You might try to gather up as much info on the car as possible and start a separate Whats it Worth thread. There are a lot of very knowledgeable individuals on this site. Also post the same Whats it Worth question over on the 1970 Charger Registry site. They are in tune with what 70 Chargers go for over there. Also - please check out the Mopar Sunroof Registry website. I would love to hear more about your 70 sunroof Charger. Just a quick glance through my database shows that I only have 2 other FC7 1970 sunroof Chargers - both R/Ts. One is a 440 six pack car, and the other is a 440 4 speed car.

Thanks, and good luck! Scott.

[hemi-hampton]

Take some pics. LEON.

[chicago mopars]

Scott, thanks for the info & websites I just wanted to see what you guys here thought as I not a big computer guy. But like I said the only metal replacement that I would do is the center of the trunk pan because of the pinholes & only the center drop down part & leave the rest of the trunk alone as it has all it's original purple paint & the spot welds are perfect you can even see the original purple paint under the car. When I bought the car I bought all new cables , sliders ,switch , & a extra motor for the sunroof so that all taken care of. The vinyl top & interior is black or charcoal I think they called it I will have to check the data tag & build sheet.

Leon, like I said the car is buried in the garage & it's cold with frozen snow here in Chicago so pictures will have to wait. So just picture in your head an all original sheet metal charger with no rust or panel replacement needed except for the center truck pan that I mentioned  in faded paint & dry vinyl top most of it peeled off from the sun & a dry cracked interior

     Thaks again, guys

[sdweatherman]

No problem - please send me a PM or zap me an email from the Sunroof Registry site if you would like to add any more info about your awesome car to the registry. Thanks for sharing! Scott.

[maxwellwedge]

Saw the car at the show - looked great!   

I was expecting to see my old 70 440-6, 4-speed, purple, white gut sun roof car there but I heard it had slight accident before the show.

[sdweatherman]

Saw the car at the show - looked great!   

I was expecting to see my old 70 440-6, 4-speed, purple, white gut sun roof car there but I heard it had slight accident before the show.

Yes - I was looking for that one at the show too. Was disappointed that it wasn't able to make it. I heard the same thing - it was slightly damaged when it was being shipped to the show.

[bad88t-top]

Yea, I was hoping to see the V code car as well but I heard the same, an accident happened on the way to the show.   It actually gave me a much better spot at the show though.   

In regards to the purple car, you beat me to it by like 5 minutes.   WHen I saw the add on Dodge Charger .com years ago I jumped but just too late

I would have loved to have gotten my hands on that baby and I'm sure the restoration done out west is over the top.

Oh well, there's always others out there that surface.  We just need to find them.    Thanks for the compliments guys.