My Daytona clone project...

[hemi68charger]

Wow ! That's a lot of good work !!  Looking forward in seeing the outcome.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Wow ! That's a lot of good work !!  Looking forward in seeing the outcome.

Thanks.
Time... and of course, money!
I talked to my body/ paint guy I've picked out the other day. He's done a lot of custom stuff. In fact, that's pretty much what he does.
He's real excited to do a Daytona. It'll be his first.

[NHCharger]

   I have a Flaming River in both my 68 Charger and 69 Daytona clone. Nice units.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

  I have a Flaming River in both my 68 Charger and 69 Daytona clone. Nice units.

Most excellent!

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

So, while I've been working on my sons '41 Power Wagon... he's been on the Daytona.
He's been concentrating on the trunk area. That was probably the worst area for the rust.
And since we've never done a trunk in a B Body Mopar before... we were a little lost. I talked to my friend Sean Machado, who has done quite a few B Bodies, about where things go. He sent me some pictures which helped. But it was in one of his completed Daytona's. He was going to come up to my son, Barrett's house to point fingers, but I was watching a latest show of Graveyard Cars and they showed a Road Runner with it's rear fenders removed. The trunk pan was installed and you could see everything. That helped immensely for what needed to be done. We were having a hard time trying to figure out how the trunk floor extensions went in.
Problem solved...

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

He also tacked in the right rear quarter to see where he need to fit the passenger side trunk floor extension.
I worked on the rust issue on the old rear part of the frame by wire wheeling and using a rust preventative treatment on it. Also cutting off bad stuff and the old leaf spring mounts.
Manual labor stuff.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Here's something else I restored recently...
My parents bought me this in late '63. This is the second time I restored it.

I found out what these things are going for, so I put it back to stock specs.
It rides real nice.

[cdr]

Very COOL, love the car AND the bike.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Very COOL, love the car AND the bike.

Thanks.
Love your '68!
And the story behind it.

[moparstuart]

Very COOL, love the car AND the bike.

Thanks.
Love your '68!

So sorry to hear your friends with Sean , How do you put up with his huge HEAD   

[tmaleck]

Here's something else I restored recently...
My parents bought me this in late '63. This is the second time I restored it.

I found out what these things are going for, so I put it back to stock specs.
It rides real nice.

I had the red metallic and my brother had the green one.  Nice work.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Very COOL, love the car AND the bike.

Thanks.
Love your '68!

So sorry to hear your friends with Sean , How do you put up with his huge HEAD   

That's nothing. He was married to my daughter at one point.
The reason for this build is pop his head.  Someone needs to put him in his place.
Kidding aside... he knows his stuff. Except, I can tune carburetors way better than he can. And my Daytona will be able to beat his Daytona's

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Here's something else I restored recently...
My parents bought me this in late '63. This is the second time I restored it.

I found out what these things are going for, so I put it back to stock specs.
It rides real nice.

I had the red metallic and my brother had the green one.  Nice work.

All the guys in my neighborhood back in the mid 60's, all had Sting Rays. All different colors.
Then after a bit... the cheap Huffy's came out. Junk.

[moparstuart]

Very COOL, love the car AND the bike.

Thanks.
Love your '68!

So sorry to hear your friends with Sean , How do you put up with his huge HEAD   

That's nothing. He was married to my daughter at one point.
The reason for this build is pop his head.  Someone needs to put him in his place.
Kidding aside... he knows his stuff. Except, I can tune carburetors way better than he can. And my Daytona will be able to beat his Daytona's

Oh no so sorry for you  , you were related to him at one point  . That must have been horrible  .

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Very COOL, love the car AND the bike.

Thanks.
Love your '68!

So sorry to hear your friends with Sean , How do you put up with his huge HEAD   

That's nothing. He was married to my daughter at one point.
The reason for this build is pop his head.  Someone needs to put him in his place.
Kidding aside... he knows his stuff. Except, I can tune carburetors way better than he can. And my Daytona will be able to beat his Daytona's

Oh no so sorry for you  , you were related to him at one point  . That must have been horrible  .

Have you met his dad? 
They are knowledgeable characters.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Collecting parts because we need to see how things will fit together.
A Moroso On/ Off Battery and Alternator Kill Switch was the latest.

[moparstuart]

Very COOL, love the car AND the bike.

Thanks.
Love your '68!

So sorry to hear your friends with Sean , How do you put up with his huge HEAD   

That's nothing. He was married to my daughter at one point.
The reason for this build is pop his head.  Someone needs to put him in his place.
Kidding aside... he knows his stuff. Except, I can tune carburetors way better than he can. And my Daytona will be able to beat his Daytona's

Oh no so sorry for you  , you were related to him at one point  . That must have been horrible  .

Have you met his dad? 
They are knowledgeable characters.

yes  !! 

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Barrett has almost all the pieces cut for the trunk floor area. He'll do some bead rolling on them. Some bracing will be added also. Along with miscellaneous small tabs/ fill areas. And the battery box will be recessed into the floor.
Then all will be spot welded/ seam welded into place.

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

More work on the trunk area...

Did I mention this before? I dislike posting pictures on this website.
Evidently, you can't post pictures vertically it throws the "oversize code".
So, I had to distort one of my pictures to make it legal. DodgeCharger.com really needs to get into the 2021 year.
For crying out loud... if the lowly Ramcharger Central can do it, certainly DodgeCharger.com can do it!

[tan top]

   looking good 

try this site https://picresize.com/  when it says what size do you want  after up loading picture  , select custom size from the drop down box , then type in the width box  any where between 800 & 1000  next to the  pixels box ,  scroll down & select format , Jpg  then click on resize , then save picture

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

  looking good 

try this site https://picresize.com/  when it says what size do you want  after up loading picture  , select custom size from the drop down box , then type in the width box  any where between 800 & 1000  next to the  pixels box ,  scroll down & select format , Jpg  then click on resize , then save picture

Thanks for that info.
I'll give it a try next time I try to upload a picture.

[Hemidog]

Cool project! 

[426HemiChick]

Cool project! 

Hi Kurt,                 07 October 2021

Finished reading this full thread. Fantastic project. You and your son are doing a fine job. Wishing you the best of luck with it.

What color have you selected for the body?

Thanks for the info you provided us.

Best Always

426 Hemi Chicks

[aerolith]

keep up the good work Kurt,

I did have a 73 Wagon myself too...

Wished I never sold her...

[KurtfromLaQuinta]

Cool project! 

Thanks for noticing.