Chrysler Engineering Daytona #88 restoration at Big Iron Garage

[odcics2]

 

Thanks!!

[odcics2]

 

[birdsandbees]

 

[Dano 1]

Looks awesome, great progress!

I used Eastwood "Brake Gray" rattle can paint on my drums/calipers and I really like the look:



It's resistant to DOT 3 fluid and good to 400deg F but I don't have any personal durability reference since my car isn't on the road just yet.

https://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-brake-gray-aerosol.html

Does Big Iron ever do any open houses? I know Ray brings a good selection out to his November show at Ingersoll but wasn't sure if he did any public open events etc. He's got such a killer collection it'd be awesome to check out!

[birdsandbees]

I used evaporust, painted the red "road wheel" area of the face and then cleared them.

[odcics2]

Good idea.  Guess you'll find out if the clear holds up after a hot run!

[70 sublime]

Just curious on the race car when they joint the nose to the fenders and level it all off
Do they do the same for the dreaded rear lower valance corners ?

[odcics2]

Not on the 88.
I don't believe that they did it back on the day on any Chargers.

[Dave Kanofsky]

That looks awesome!  Congrat's on the great progress...

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Any updates?

[odcics2]

Any updates?

Spent some time trying to get the paint correct.
Same color, different brands, look different when sprayed out!   

Got it all straightened out, including the sheen of the interior.

The interiors were not glossy!!! If you see a race Daytona, or SuperBird with a glossy interior, it's just plain wrong.   

[aerolith]

Hi Greg,

Wonderful work on a piece of Mopar History!!!
I was watching a program from Bristol UK where the original Concorde is housed.



Your picture of the #88 reminds of that beautiful Aircraft, sleek and purposeful lol...

ALL BUSINESS. NO FAFF

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Your picture of the #88 reminds of that beautiful Aircraft, sleek and purposeful lol...

But the Concorde crashed and burned.   

[aerolith]

A very sad day indeed Mr. dirty-turbine.

Not Concorde's fault, it was just very unlucky that some plonker badly repaired another aircraft and the pop riveted piece fell off, and the rest is history!

A good friend of mine a 'Pontiac guy' was the parts handler for the Concorde maintenance at Heathrow.
The cost of maintaining a 40 year old supersonic jet, was nearly as expensive as maintaining a 50 year old Hemi car...

[odcics2]

Getting color on the chassis.

[Aero426]

DC-93 on the dirt at the Indiana State Fairgrounds mile in August 1971.    Curiously, Don does not appear in the qualifying or race results for this event.       He may have had a mechanical issue and been a DNS.  

[odcics2]

Interior. Only car with square fuel line tube to hold data acquisition equipment for testing.
It also adds some strength to chassis. The sheen of the paint is the same as it is under the chassis: dull.
That's correct for a Nichels built Mopar stock car.

Putting glass back in the car for the Petty Blue outer coat of paint.
1/4 glass bolts in using modified production parts. Front glass rolls up/down.
Car was B-7 first, then painted Petty Blue the first week of September, 1969, prior to sitting on the pole for the first Talladega 500 race.
Ran 199.446 mph, setting another World Record, with Charlie Glotzbach driving.

[Dave Kanofsky]

NICE!

[Mopar John]

Greg,
It looks great with the body work done and some color on it! WOW!
MJ

[birdsandbees]

Great stuff Greg, when do them Dzus fasteners  go on?!! 

[tan top]

  wow ! looks awesome .....    



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdwhM5xB-8Y         

[70Sbird]

That car is looking AMAZING in color! keep up the progress posts!

[odcics2]

There is light at the end of the (wind) tunnel.   

[Sgt Superbird]

Awesome, Greg. 

[odcics2]

Thanks guys!