Hello...remember me??

[Darkman]

Hello,

Remember me? We were friends once!

Thought I'd pop in and say hello....it has been a while..


Oh yes and I still have my 68 Charger and no I haven't done anything to it since we last spoke😞

[JB400]

Welcome back

[JR]

Hello from the other side.

[AKcharger]

Hello

[Mopar Nut]

Welcome back!

[68moparbob]

Welcome back! What's the status of the Charger?

[nvrbdn]

Hello again. I know what it is like to take time off from the project and the internet.  The good thing about a car is that you can completely ignore it for long periods of time and it will just sit there and wait for you on your terms!!!!

    Hey that reminds me of a joke.
   If you want to see who loves you the most,  Put your woman and your dog in the trunk and leave them there for an hour. Then open the trunk to see who is the most happy to see you.   

[tan top]

 hello , ! I remember 

[4cruzin]

Where have you been Darkman?   

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Where have you been Darkman?   

Apparently making movies.

[Kern Dog]

I have no idea of who you are but welcome back. Have you been hanging out with other lost members?
BarfySpitz?
TooCheapTo Smoke?
BaldwinVette77?
Cooter?
Telvis?

[440]

I remember, a fellow Aussie from SA......

[BDF]

Hello!

[Darkman]

Where have you been Darkman?   

Well, my Son started playing Tball a few years ago and now plays little league baseball. I got so caught up in this sport and the club he plays for, I am now the President  So that has taken pretty much all of my spare time.

[VegasCharger]

Well, my Son started playing Tball a few years ago and now plays little league baseball. I got so caught up in this sport and the club he plays for, I am now the President  So that has taken pretty much all of my spare time.

Well that explains it and for a great cause. 

Welcome back. 

[Kern Dog]

Yeah, you have to respect a man that puts his family first.   

[Oneofthesedays]

Where have you been Darkman?   

Well, my Son started playing Tball a few years ago and now plays little league baseball. I got so caught up in this sport and the club he plays for, I am now the President  So that has taken pretty much all of my spare time.

Just wait until he starts year-round travel ball !!

[6pkrtse]

Welcome back. You were away for a good cause. Now since he is getting older, use the Charger to get your Son into the old muscle cars.

[polywideblock]

hello

[Darkman]

Hi all,

It has been a while. My son still plays baseball and is quite good. He has his sites on a pathway to college ball in the US in a few years. He is old enough to help me work on the old girl.

I have bitten the bullet and now have a sizeable "shopping cart" at summit racing and elsewhere to start the rebuild (just have to figure out a cheap way to get it from USA to AUS). I have a body guy looking at starting work on it soon. I'm starting to get a little bit excited I even started to "dig" it out of its resting place (mind all the dust  )

[nvrbdn]

Great to hear!!! Time to start seeing some transformation!!

[69rtse4spd]

Hello, welcome back 

[tan top]

still remember   good to see ya back !   

[Darkman]

Well, work has started on the old girl again. My son has been a great help. I even got my dad helping me so we had 3 generations working on the car. It has been great. My son prepared and painted the sub frame connectors I had made and he has enjoyed stripping the paint of the fenders.

Once all the paint is off, the body guy I have will come and get it to take over the rest. Unfortunately he is heavily booked so it will be with him for a while

[Darkman]

The sub frame connectors my lad did

And a photo of my son 10 years ago "working" on the car   . At least now he is actually productive

[TTSaleen]

Nice!   

[Darkman]

So there's no turning back now.....I just put in a large parts order to get all the sheet metal, suspension and brake parts I need. Whilst the order itself wasn't too expensive, freight to the great land Down Under is almost as much as the parts I ordered    Unfortunately most of the parts I need for the body work need to be special ordered or not in stock so I wont see the parts until May. I guess I've waited this long a couple more months won't kill me (or will it  ).

The body shop and I have agreed on a colour. He showed me the 68 Charger, but I found a colour that I want that a paint supplier he uses has already (the VW Beetle). There's not too much difference except the Charger is more "purple" than the more "black" the beetle has

[Darkman]

I have been stripping the paint to see how much rust there actually may be hidden. Apart from the obvious spots due to the vinyl roof, the car is solid and rust free! I found some accident damage on the passenger door so it needs a new skin. Now just waiting for the parts to arrive before it goes to the body shop for its makeover

[dodgey68]

wow long time no hear, hows it going,,
looking good

[Darkman]

wow long time no hear, hows it going,,
looking good

Yes it has been long overdue.

A substantial order of parts including both rear quarters, deck filler, floor pan, rear tail panel (not really required but works out cheaper to get a new one and fit it than trying to attach new sheet metal to it), rear valance and corners, passenger door skin, front and back glass, upper control arms, front disc brake conversion and many more little bits and pieces has been placed to get this car drivable. Once the parts arrive (about May), the car will go to the body shop and get the rear sheet metal removed, the floor pan replaced and a new firewall made. Then sand blasted and the under side painted (including all the internal structure). I will get the body back to then fit the suspension, diff, brakes etc before it will go back to the body shop to finish it off.

[tan top]

 

[Darkman]

Wow, after 18 months of waiting and delays, then more waiting and more delays, I finally got all my parts! I was waiting on a floor pan and kept getting delayed. Summit Racing were awesome and offered a slightly more expensive option as a substitute and shipped it without charging extra! 

The car is booked to go into the body shop in a few weeks. I'm not going to see the car until all the new panels are fitted and aligned

What a journey!

[tan top]

Wow, after 18 months of waiting and delays, then more waiting and more delays, I finally got all my parts! I was waiting on a floor pan and kept getting delayed. Summit Racing were awesome and offered a slightly more expensive option as a substitute and shipped it without charging extra! 

The car is booked to go into the body shop in a few weeks. I'm not going to see the car until all the new panels are fitted and aligned

What a journey!

 good stuff looking forward to seeing pictures as & when       

[Darkman]

She's packed and ready to go!

New rear quarters
New floor pan
New roof
New taillight panel
New deck filler
New rear valance and corners
New inner wheel well

Whilst doing some investigating, I found the passenger door was hit so that will be new too.

Hopefully soon, it will resemble a Charger again

[tan top]

    

[Darkman]

Well it has been a while......

The old girl has been stripped, sand blasted, epoxy prime red and new panels are now on the outside. Still have the floor pan, rear deck filler and roof skin to be fitted properly. Then I get her back for some final tweaking and complete the RHD conversion. Then back for paint

[70 sublime]

When you do the RHD conversion how do you move the steering ?
Do you get a different steering box for the right side or do you put a chain drive under the dash to go over to other side to run the original steering shaft some how ?

[Darkman]

The steering box has been replaced with a RHD rack and pinion on a modified K frame. I haven't figured out how I'm going to transfer the steering column support yet. I'll need to get the car back before that happens

[purple70rt]

Is it required you change it to RHD?