new pics of "claudia" NAKED (update 1)

[Pistolpete]

Hey guys,

just thought I'd post a few pics of "Claudia" my 69 R/T after she was dipped.(my apologies to those of you who thought I was talking about Ms. Schiffer)
Kind of a P*ss off story, I had done a lot of the tear down with the help of a friend of mine, sent her to be media blasted, then to the body shop. To make a long story short, the guy had been leaving her outside under a tarp despite one of my conditions on taking her to his shop being - The car stays indoors - no esceptions! anyway, after one too many broken promises. I pulled the car and took it to another shop that specializes in restoration and actually wanted to work on it immediately. We discovered some rust spots underneath the crappy primer job the last guys did and I made the decision to have her dipped and redone properly.
The pics you see attached are after she came back from the dippers and starting to epoxy the interior.

All in all I think she already looks beautiful, cant wait to see her finished (deadline spring 07)

ps.....yes those are original floors !


I'll keep you posted, after the last fiasco I'm actually excited about this again!!

Anybody else have similar stories, how did things turn out?

[Blown70]

U have her acid dipped?

[Pistolpete]

sure did, I've heard good and bad things but at least I know there's not an ounce of rust hidden anywhere.......

[Blown70]

sure did, I've heard good and bad things but at least I know there's not an ounce of rust hidden anywhere.......

I have no issues.  As long as the person running the lift knows when to pull it out.  I think it truely is the best way to get all of it.  However I had also understood that it was a good idea to Have it dipped in primer to get all the areas covered that Acid may have sat in EVEN after a RINSE....?

GOOD TO SEE PETE.... keep up the work.

Tom

[Charger_Fan]

Holy crap, look at all that original sheet metal!! You're one lucky guy! Are those the original quarters too?

Where did you have it dipped & if you don't mind, what did they charge?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Wow!  That is one solid ride!   Where was the car originally?

[Blown70]

IIRC, Pete got this from South west?  AZ or NM?  Was Bronze in color?  I know he had posted some pictures about it.

Tom

[tan top]

Holy crap, look at all that original sheet metal!! You're one lucky guy! Are those the original quarters too?

  almost looks like it has just come out of the HAMTRAMCK metal shop  37 years ago , that  charger looks   so straight and solid :2thumbs

[bull]

sure did, I've heard good and bad things but at least I know there's not an ounce of rust hidden anywhere.......

I have no issues.  As long as the person running the lift knows when to pull it out.  I think it truely is the best way to get all of it.  However I had also understood that it was a good idea to Have it dipped in primer to get all the areas covered that Acid may have sat in EVEN after a RINSE....?

GOOD TO SEE PETE.... keep up the work.

Tom

Yup. Acid dipping is a great way to go, provided the dipper knows what he's doing. If he doesn't you're probably screwed. The thing now is getting to all those nooks and crannies to protect the bare metal so it doesn't rust again. That said, probably 95% of all Chargers have hidden rust that will never be reached. Even the no. 1 show cars.

[Pistolpete]

Hey Guys,
Thanks for the props, you are right, I picked up the car in AZ and had it shipped to Canada (Sorry to all my Yankee buddies, but you missed out on a good one).
I've been taking this resto up a notch every time I see how good a base I'm starting out with! I guess this now qualifies as a full rotisserie restoration LOL.
there is now not one nut or bolt on this car that will not be touched up. Anyway to answer some questions - yes that is original sheet metal except for a couple of patch panels on the rear quarters., everything else is the stuff that came from hamtrak! its a true RT 440 4 spd w/ A33 "track pack, date coded "massaged" 440 6 pk is now complete, (see previous posts for pics), original tranny is now restored but am substituting n a pistol grip.new interior is waiting to go in by diamond trim (for those in the know, these are the guys on "Dream Car Garage" TV show) colour will be a variation of "copper orange".
couple more pics of the interior in claudia pics 2 post

I'll keep posting updates now that we are at the "fun" part - putting her back together....

[Shakey]

Looks great Pete!  See you at Moparfest in August 2007!   

[Badbob]

Have her dipped in zinc phosphate next.

[BigBlockSam]

that sure is a thing of beauty. please share some pics as you go along. Rene

[PocketThunder]

Where did you have it dipped & if you don't mind, what did they charge?

[Pistolpete]

Hi Guys, the dip shop is Greenwich metal (cleaners?) in Brantford, ON, Canada. VERY Good shop, as far as the price goes, I'm not done yet, they are now doing the k member, dash and fenders . I will let you know the final #'s once I'm done - If I have the nerve to add it all up! LOL

[41husk]

There was a story about the King (Willy) who ruined a daytona because it had been acid dipped to many times.  Is this the same process and if are you at risk of wasting your car?

[Blown70]

There was a story about the King (Willy) who ruined a daytona because it had been acid dipped to many times.  Is this the same process and if are you at risk of wasting your car?

Not if the Tech knows what they are doing.  the WIILLY Daytona I understand was left in much longer than it should have been.  They were trying to make the car light...... Little too far.

Tom

[Pistolpete]

Thanks for the concern guys but this is the first time this car has ever been dipped/restored/touched since 1969, these guys are very good at what they do and I trust my resto shop. I inspected the car before and after the dip and I'm very happy with the work (can ya tell?)

she's now being epoxied and final touches before the high build goes on, I'll keep ya posted!!

[Pistolpete]

update pic

[DC_1]

very nice!

[Manfred318]

 

[mridolfo]

Is the shop the cars at now in souther Ontario. The reason I'm asking is I've been looking for a shop to do some metal work an my 73 charger. I haven't found any one that wants to touch it.  Do they do alot of restoration's work ?.  What are there charging an hour ?

[zounder]

I took my Charger to RediStrip in Chicago.  "6-8 weeks" slowly turned into 6 months.  In the end, the guy I'd been dealing with suddenly wasn't working there any more.  I never got an explanation of why it took so long, just a promise that it wouldn't happen again. 

[Brock Samson]

welcome to the site zounder!     

   

[Pistolpete]

thanks again guys, I'll keep posting updates as things progress, I've got a couple before and after of the brake calipers and front end assembly but I thought that might be pushing it!!
anyway - mridolfo - the shop is in southern ontario (brampton) to be exact and is called howe motor works (www.howemotorworks.com) their pricing varies so I dont want to say what they're charging me but they are reasonable considering the quality of their work. Two main reasons I chose them 1) they are a resto only shop - they dont do collision work so no interuptions from the general public
2) Peter howe (owner) worked at Dodge for some time and knows a TON about restoring them, the other guys in the shop are all old school pros (Mick (metal guy) even worked for Carol Shelby himself back in the day) check out the web site and give him a call - he's easy to talk to.

Also if you're a little further north there's a small shop called "just metal classic car restoration" in Aurora, smaller, does decent work but kinda pricey and takes his time.....

there ya have it, good luck   

[41husk]

That does look good, I am considering having hood and fenders done on my 73.  I am sure the metal doesn't look that good underneath

[mridolfo]

You said the shop is in Brampton. The website says there in burlington. Do they have more then one shop ?    If they have a shop in brampton it would be sweet. Couse I live in brampton.

[Pistolpete]

sorry guy, it is actually burlington not brampton and they only have the one shop...good luck

[Pistolpete]

just thought I'd share a couple of pics of the first paint to hit the Charger - exciting times!!

[Brock Samson]

 

[terrible one]

That is a beautiful color!!

[Pistolpete]

thanks guys, the final decision on colour was Go ManGo, I was looking for a copper/orange and this was the closest Dodge colour that really worked for me... I'll post progress pics as we go..

[Silver R/T]

nice color, its gonna look awesome

[Hemidog]

Sahweet!  more pics!