My charger idea

[bigblockbryan]

Okay I have 1970 dodge charger 318 cars really rough needs new floors frame rails basically the front stub and roof is good my idea is I found a 68 coronet 318 car I'm thinking about cutting my roof off the charger put it on coronet with qartersand tail panel its a lot of work but was just curious I can get this car for about 600.00

[JR]

For starters, you're gonna need some new sawzall blades to replace the ones you used opening this can of worms.

[Kern Dog]

I notice that you open every post with the word "okay".
Just an observation from your threads on Moparts.
This is still a bad idea.

[charger chris]

Hello
  It can be done. And if you take your time. It's not that hard to do. Just remember do a lot of measuring and maybe make something for low cater so when you put new roof on its where it's supposed to be.

[JB400]

Which title would you assign to this car?

[ht4spd307]

what will you call it, a charanet 

[BDF]

It could be the "Coroner" 

[VegasCharger]

For starters, you're gonna need some new sawzall blades to replace the ones you used opening this can of worms.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCc-RWIp7XU

Okay I have 1970 dodge charger 318 cars really rough needs new floors frame rails basically the front stub and roof is good my idea is I found a 68 coronet 318 car I'm thinking about cutting my roof off the charger put it on coronet with qartersand tail panel its a lot of work but was just curious I can get this car for about 600.00

If you save up a few thousand more, then flush it all down the toilet, you'll save yourself a lot of aggravation, and you'll be that much farther ahead of the game.

[Stevearino]

Leave the 68 intact for someone else to deal with. If you must, get the Coronet and get some AMD sheet metal and do that conversion. You will probably wreck the roof taking it off unless you are super careful. Lots of work drilling out spot welds on both cars. The roof skin should be the same back to the rear roof where it transitions in to the "C" pillars and the quarters You could splice that part in then put Charger quarters,Dutchman panel, trunk lid and rear facia and roll pan all with new sheet metal. Everything else should bolt on. Doors and fenders ect. But if the Coronet sheet metal is in good shape seems to me every time I have looked , they are much harder to come by than Chargers so...........

[Moparsaver]

      This sounds awful.    A choronet.       

[Homerr]

Why ruin two cars?

[VegasCharger]

Wait!! I just re-read your original post. Somehow I let this fly over my head.

So you're saying that you have a 1968 Coronet with good metal on it lined up for $600.00? I'm assuming it's a 2 door right?? Makes sense for it being a 2 door to put that thought in your head of doing the conversion.

I would not ruin this beautiful car unless it's a 4 door then you would have a ton more work with the quarter door frames.

I would love to find any 1968 Coronet 2 door for $600.00. 

[F8-4life]

Kind of a stupid idea really.

[4mayhemi]

It could be the "Coroner"

Here I had thought he misspelled "Coronet" on the other board.  But Coronet+Charger=Coroner.  Maybe he is actually a genius!

On second thought, grafting 68 Coronet metal to a 70 Charger ain't genius (just to save a little in AMD costs).

[BrianShaughnessy]

I've seen people make Charger ragtops out of Coronet ragtops before.   

You should really do a thorough assessment of the Coronet before thinking this might be easy.   

[Troy]

Do people read? Rhetorical question...

But punctuation would certainly help.

If just swapping a roof, the area around the rear window is different from a Charger to a Coronet. If you're also trying to bring over the quarters and tail panel from the Charger just make sure you have the dutchman panel (the part between the rear glass and the trunk lid) as well. These cars were built on top of very similar lower sheet metal and frame structures so the outer sheet metal can be fitted.

However, what it sounds like you'll end up with is a 68 Cornet front with a 70 Charger back which will be absolutely ridiculous. It would make more sense to take the entire doghouse from the Coronet and put it on the Charger then bolt on Charger fenders and hood. This is a Charger site after all. But 68 Coronets are cool. Why not just buy it and drive it!?! You can sell the leftover Charger bits and come out money ahead. Or, if you don't like Coronets sell it to me.

Troy

[DAY CLONA]

However, what it sounds like you'll end up with is a 68 Cornet front with a 70 Charger back which will be absolutely ridiculous. It would make more sense to take the entire doghouse from the Coronet and put it on the Charger then bolt on Charger fenders and hood.

Evidently the Charger is toast, except for the roof line and whatever assorted pieces he feels he can salvage, it makes no sense to cut apart a donor vehicle only to reassemble it again into the hovering Charger roof, it's much easier to remove the roof, de-skin the Coronet down to it's basic structure, add the Charger roof, new rear Charger qtrs and accompanying Charger rear sheetmetal, then BOLT ON the remaining or replacement CHARGER front sheetmetal and doors, this way the frame rails (assuming the donor is sound?) floor, engine cowl, firewalls, rad support etc, etc are still in the factory configured/assembled/original formation... then you toss the Coronet crap and VIN, assign it the Charger VIN, ...done 70 Charger roller ready for building

[Troy]

Let's see... punctuation is super handy...

Okay I have 1970 dodge charger 318. cars really rough. needs new floors frame rails. basically the front stub and roof is good. my idea is: I found a 68 coronet 318 car. I'm thinking about cutting my roof off the charger put it on coronet with qarters and tail panel. its a lot of work but was just curious. I can get this car for about 600.00

Or:

Okay I have 1970 dodge charger 318. cars really rough. needs new floors, frame rails, basically the front stub. and roof is good.

So, either half the car is rotted or most of the car is rotted. Whatever, if the Coronet is good sell it to me. Saves a ton of time, effort, and money. Let the 70 Charger rot into the ground.

Troy

[BDF]

I'd still like to see it finished as "THE CORONER" 

[BDF]

Or sold to Troy to save it...

[John_Kunkel]

If you save up a few thousand more, then flush it all down the toilet, you'll save yourself a lot of aggravation, and you'll be that much farther ahead of the game.

Sage advice. 

[ht4spd307]

sell both buy another

[Daytona R/T SE]

Okay I have 1970 dodge charger 318 cars really rough needs new floors frame rails basically the front stub and roof is good my idea is I found a 68 coronet 318 car I'm thinking about cutting my roof off the charger put it on coronet with qartersand tail panel its a lot of work but was just curious I can get this car for about 600.00

How are the fenders and hood on the '70 Charger?  They are extremely hard to find in good condition and very expensive when you do find them. If you don't have decent fenders and hood, then you don't have a '70 Charger to start with.

[Mike DC]

     
Starting at the C-pillars, pretty much everything above the trunkfloor & wheelhouses is different.  All the framework around/under the rear window and the trunklid area is different. 

And once you have cut the chassis-donor body down that far, then you might as well have just started with a less-desirable 4dr. 

[hemi-hampton]

I notice that you open every post with the word "okay".
Just an observation from your threads on Moparts.
This is still a bad idea.

He's only started 2 out of 7 with Okay.  Take a look at link below. LEON.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=36209;sa=showPosts

[Dreamcar]

The cars are so different I'm not convinced it'll come together...and if it doesn't that's two cars gone.

[VegasCharger]

Why is it so hard to spell out the word "quarter"?

I've seen countless Craigslist ads, Moparts ads, FBBO ads and DC.com butcher up this word.

The letter "U" follows the letter "Q" in most English word spellings.

Honestly one time I seen it spelled "Kwarter".


Spelling Bee Announcer -"Quarter"

Spelling Bee Contestant - "Quarter"

Spelling Bee Announcer -"Quarter"

Spelling Bee Contestant - "Quarter". "Can you use that in a sentence"?

Spelling Bee Announcer - "The restoration shop installed new quarter panels on the 1968 Dodge Charger project car".

Spelling Bee Contestant - "Quarter". "Q-U-A-R-T-E-R"

Spelling Bee Announcer - "That is correct".

[lukedukem]

another one of these....

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,128395.msg1598153.html#msg1598153

Luke

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Oh no, the Coroner project would be much worse.

[challenger70]

If you save up a few thousand more, then flush it all down the toilet, you'll save yourself a lot of aggravation, and you'll be that much farther ahead of the game.

[6pkrtse]

Sell the rusty 70' Charger for parts to me, lol. Sell the Coronet to someone else. Save some money and buy a much nucer Charger that costs more. You will be much more ahead that way.