Update pics (April 07)

[Pistolpete]

Hey Gang, for those that are interested - more pics of Claudia - She's gettin there!!
Cant wait! - this spring baby!!!

[Pistolpete]

few more...

[Pistolpete]

and more..........hee hee

[Charger-Bodie]

looking real nice whats you plan for the interior ? are you doing all the work youreself? 

[Shakey]

Lookin' good Pete!   

You coming on Friday night?   

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,21048.0.html

[Pistolpete]

I'd love to, we'll have to see how it goes though - I have tentative plans - I'll keep you posted

[RT]

Holy Crap......did you paint her yourself?

The paint job looks awesome.


Ralph

[Goldfinger71]

Nice!...Gotta' where shades! :icon_smile_cool:Nice and Bright!

[Silver R/T]

nice color

[Pistolpete]

Thanks Guys,

unfortunately I dont have the skill or patience to do that sort of paint job myself, but I have to agree that it is turning out AWESOME!
I'll be trying to update every weekend from now on as things progress - hopefully quickly!!

Pete

[tan top]

  good progress      nice work

[CB]

love the color!

[RT DAVE]

That new go-mango sure looks a lot better on an old charger. 

[Stentboy]

Man that looks great . Mine will never look like that,at least while I own her.

[Pistolpete]

Almost forgot, interior is going back to original (almost all new) with the exception of a pistol grip instead of the stock four spd. shifter.

[Charger_Fan]

Claudia's looking b-e-a-uuutiful!

[BigBlockSam]

wow! that loos smoken man. i dig the color 

[MichaelRW]

Great color. If my car wasn't already done, I'd consider that.

[Charger_Fan]

Great color. If my car wasn't already done, I'd consider that.

Perfect excuse for another car!     

[plum500]

Friggin. AWESOME!

[hemi-hampton]

Your going to have to change your name to PistolGripPete. Whats the paint code for that Color? LEON.

[jasonfromIKILLYA]

that color is beautiful!

[BB1]

Holy Shit 

[PocketThunder]

Holy Shit 

[Back N Black]

Very nice!
Thats in my top five list awesome Chargers,like the bare metal look on the springs also,I think I'll go that route with my springs.What color paint did you use on the springs?

[Blakcharger440]

Awesome! Gotta love 1970. 

[rt green]

i see you got the black shot#40 option. rare.      LOVE THE COLOR!!!!!!!!

[Pistolpete]

Ah yes the little known extremely rare (1 of 1) black shot # 40 option! makes this baby worth about a BAZILLION dollars at Barrett Jackson!! LOL LOL 
was wondering when someone would pick that up.

oh and by the way - 1970?? 

geez, everyone knows 1969 was the best ever!!!  - hee hee

I'll post more update pics of my 1969 R/T 440 sixpack 4 spd - lol

[Pistolpete]

New Update Pics

[Pistolpete]

more pics

[Pistolpete]

last one ..............unless anyone wants more abuse....lol

[tan top]

man that is looking awesome  .........     great job      thanks for sharing the pictures ...

[Pistolpete]

Thanks, I think she's gonna be a beauty when she's done.

Opinions please - I'm thinking of swapping out the silver headers for black (I forgot to specify black when I sent them out to be ceramic coated) - am I out of my mind or what??

[mikepmcs]

That car hurts my eyes... I love it !!!!

[plum500]

Abuse??!?!? Holy crap man, that's a work of art.

Post em' if ya got em'.

[Back N Black]

Looka awesome!, your just moving right along there.Do you have Chip Foose's crew in the back working on it?

[Hemidoug]

That is one beautiful car!!! I think I just found the color I want for my 65! Can't WAIT to see it done..Good luck with it!!! (drool city!)

[2fast4u]

  Pete!  If this is abuse seein' pics of your restoration. . . . . . .Then I believe I can take a whole lot more bud!   


2fast

[Charger-Bodie]

looks like its coming together nicly more pics!!!!

[Pistolpete]

Thanks for the kind words guys, Here's a few more for now

[Charger_Fan]

Man, that car's looking sweet!

You've gotta do yourself a favor though...PITCH THAT FRAM!!! I'm sure you don't want to run the risk of possibly ruining your brand new engine because of a $2 filter, right?
More info on Fram garbage here; http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,16878.0.html

[70charginglizard]

Absolutely frickin georgeous!!!

That is going to be one beautiful car!

[Mefirst]

This just SUCKS! It struck me that my ride does not look any where near as good as that ride.. Im gonna go cry now..

/Tom

[Gilbert Charger]

I Love that COLOR That is an awesome car

[Pistolpete]

Thanks again for the Kudos gang,

I'm guessing another couple of weeks and she'll be at the trim shop for the interior to be installed - cant wait!! Anyone know where I can get the moulded plastic tailight cover that goes on the inside of the trunk??

BTW the FRAM filter is there just as a place holder, I have a a K&N waiting to be installed for the initial fire up!! So everyone relax.........Claudia is in good hands.

I'll keep posting as things progress

PP

[Pistolpete]

hey gang, couple more pics....


The dash turned out even better than I hoped!!! Man am I getting excited again!!!
ps......the stock shifter is really kinda growing on me again, I already have the pistol grip ready to go though, oh well - worse problems to have I guess....? LOL

FYI looks we're starting her up next weekend!!!

[Pistolpete]

couple of notes for those of you interested

a 1969 2 spd. wiper motor does not work with a 6 pack set up - the air cleaner cover wont fit on beacause the wiper motor gets in the way, hence the 3 spd. motor you see in the pics.
I am planning on bracing the brake booster becasue she looks like she'll wobble like hell under "heavy driving conditions" not sure how we'll do it yet but seems like it might be worth it.

Does anyone know where I can get the correct paint for the tail panel in Canada? new "terrorism" laws make it very difficult to have spray paint shipped across the border.

[DC_1]

Wow!....looks awsome!

Guess I might see it in person if I time picking up my interior right. From what I recall you are having Diamond do your interior. I remember seeing your seats over there when I dropped mine off.

[Pistolpete]

Yeah! looks like we start her up next weekend and hopefully have her at Gary's the following weekend to start working on the interior! Swing by if you get a chance.

[no318]

What are the headers?  TTI?  Look like they fit well.

[PocketThunder]

   

[Lowprofile]

Awesome Car Bro! Can't wait to see the finished product! 

[Pistolpete]

Cant wait to see the final product myself !!!
To answer some questions - I dont know what the headers are - they actually came with the car when I bought it and I've tried to stick with some of the performance items that were on the car when I got it just for nostaglia sake.
Dont know what the "actual" paint code is but it is DCX 2006 Go ManGo.

I'll post some more updates this weekend after I fire it up !!

[472 R/T SE]

Awesome color you picked.  It's lookin' great!!  I'm sure you picked a one of a kind combination. 

A note on the booster.  Yours looks like one of the new ones offered that comes with Hemi bracketry which puts the booster a few inches off the firewall?  If so, maybe you can eliminate the bracket which would put the booster back up against the firewall avoiding movement?  And then sell the bracketry?  Just a thought. 

[Chargeraddict]

Man, I picked the same color for my '68 and so far I only painted the engine bay.  Im glad I found your post because I think it looks friggin gorgeous! I wasnt too sure about it until now.

[Pistolpete]

Hey Gang,

Couple more pics for those of you still interested.

Pete

[mikepmcs]

Oh, we are interested

Keep em coming, it looks great.

v/r
Mike

[Forza]

Man thats comming along great! Doesnt look like its far away from bein on the road, good luck!

[Pistolpete]

Almost forgot.........if you look in the background of the second pic you can see Sydmoe's 68 R/T. Met him at the shop a couple of weeks ago and he's getting some work done by the same guys.


Pete

[DC_1]

If thats my 68 someone stole it! - mine is in my garage with no interior. Wasn't me you met Pete....although I am looking forward to the opportunity.  My interior is still at Gary's and I haven't had a chance to get over there yet. I was hoping to when your car was getting the seats installed so I could see that beauty first hand. When might that be by the way?

[moparguy01]

I only see one thing thats crappy on that entire car in all those pics, and its that damned fram oil filter. Your breaking my heart pete. 


other than that it looks damn nice.

[six-tee-nine]

That is one awesome resto you're doing here.

.......RESPECT.....

[DC_1]

INCREDIBLE!

I just came back from dropping my headrest off at Diamond Auto Trim and got the chance to see Pete's car first hand. They did a great job on the body and paint. What did they put 15 coats of clear? I didn't want to touch it because it still looks wet! I really like that colour

I can't wait to see it done which looks like it won't be long now unless you run out of money.

Again, great job!

Darren

[The70RT]

So what's it looking like now 

[Forza]

Is that a 1930's Ford Coupe in the back of the garage?