Anyone have any updates on their daytona/superbird clone projects?

[hotrod98]

That's funny. Howard saw the pics and called me tonight. I told him that his car would look a lot better if it was stripped or at least all one color. I can't wait until it's as far along as yours. The bad thing is, I get to do this all over again when I start on mine. I told Howard that he needed to get the inside trim moldings so that I can set the retainers in place correctly. Thanks for all of your help. I need to get those pics of your a-pillar trims on my brid clone. I took them off to keep them from getting scratched or dented. I'll put them back on temporarily and take pics. They look great.

[daytonalo]

Year one has the rear window inside trim , I'm sure your aware of that

[nitrometal]

Howard saw the pics and called me tonight. I told him that his car would look a lot better if it was stripped or at least all one color.

Yeah, I was looking at those pics and thinking that it had been sitting out in a field most of its life.  I don't recall any prior progress pics of Howard's car. Other than the way it looks now, is it in good condition?  I would imagine that there's no use in making it look pretty until you get everything roughed in, huh?

[Howie]

I had gotten it with another car deal and yes its been sitting outside for a # of years. Pretty much stripped and no one wanted it so with no interior it was a great canidate for a race car. Body is solid. I`ll have it media blasted and primered after all the mod work is done.

[nitrometal]

I had gotten it with another car deal and yes its been sitting outside for a # of years. Pretty much stripped and no one wanted it so with no interior it was a great canidate for a race car. Body is solid. I`ll have it media blasted and primered after all the mod work is done.

That would make a good candidate then, huh?  As long as no Charger goes unused 
That project will be street legal, right Howard?

[jmanscharger]

I just put mine on ebay, no time to enjoy it.

[Daytona Guy]

Worked on Howard's clone this weekend. I've got the vega plug roughed in. Will still need to work on it a little more before I start welding. Howard's coming down on Tuesday to look at it before I go any further. I used a 3rd gen dutchman panel for the front drip channel to make the job a little easier. I still have to cut out a panel to fill in the space above the plug. Before I start welding everything up for good, I'll attach the headliner retainers and make a panel to fill in the area between the bottom of the plug and the original Charger dutchman panel. Now I'm getting excited about starting on my Daytona clone. Can't though, my wife says that her Superbird clone has to be finished before I can start on my project.

Great work Hotrod98

[hotrod98]

Thanks. Sheetmetal work is not one of my strong points. I just don't work with it enough really. The only real problem that I've had is the rear part of the vega plug. I cut reliefs on the sides that helped, but there is still a slight amount of buckling that needs to be addressed. Anyone have suggestions?
I'll have to wait for the interior moldings before I go any further since I need to locate the headliner/molding retainers before welding the plug in permanently.

[daytonalo]

The headliner teeth can go in last , thats how I did mine , if you need a close-up shot let me know . As far as the plug , are the reliefs deep enough and in the right spot ? It takes some tweaking !

[hotrod98]

Larry, I was looking at some old pics that I think are of your car and I don't see any reliefs cut into the vega plug. Where did you cut the reliefs? As for the teeth, I want to wait until the moldings are here before I attach them.

[hotrod98]

A couple of updates, sort of.
I've started to re-glass the nose for my bird clone back together. I had Don Currie cut it up to ship it out of Canada which saved around $400. I'm starting to think that I should have just paid the extra dollars now. Kind of a pain to glass this thing back together.
I also received the Janek nose that I bought on e-bay a couple of weeks ago. Thanks Rene for posting the e-bay info on here. I plan to alter it and use it on the 71 Charger that I bought. Now I need to decide what wing to alter for the g-series project.
I found a pretty solid plain jane 71 charger in a salvage yard. The only rust is a couple of spots in the lower quarters and on the passenger side floor pan. Howard found me a nice pair of 71 fenders for it. I already have a 71 R/T louvered hood and a set of door skins with the 71 style depressions. I also have a sunroof car that I bought from the same salvage yard for $250. May install the sunroof in the 71. I still need the headlamp doors, side markers and a set of the R/T style taillights. Trying to decide which engine and tranny to use in this car. I have a 340 4 speed setup, a 440 automatic setup and a 440-6 4 speed setup. I was planning to use the 440-6 4 speed setup in the 70 cuda that I bought last week.
I should have Howard's vega plug completely welded in this weekend. I'll post pics then.

[BigBlockSam]

glad i could help Larry. looking forward to seeing the plug installed. Rene

[chargerbird]

Just came across you web site. I just bought this car in last week. it's a 69 charger SE was a 318 but motor is gone and had a 440. I have a rebuild 440 and 440 six pack. will decide when i get closer to working on the car. I am looking at who overall does the best nose at a good price. The wing on the car is a real Daytona, that is the only reason i bought the car. anyways any suggestions will help.  Starting with the vega hatch back ...what year will work on the 69 charger? thanks peter

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

mid 70's vega plug works like 74-8

[chargerbird]

were did you get the nose? thanks

[IowaCharger69]

This is my favorite parts locater. There's a few options:

http://car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi

1974
Chevrolet Vega
Hatch

edit: the website wont let me post the search results so you'll have to enter in the search the parameters yourself.

[hotrod98]

were did you get the nose? thanks

In my opinion, at this point in time, your best bet is to get with Larry O'Donnell (daytonalo) and see when he can build you a complete working nose. This will save you the aggravation of having to gather all of the parts needed to make it work and will save you from having to figure out how to make it work as well. Trust me when I say that in the long run you will save a lot of money and time going this route. Been there...done that. 
Once it arrives, you just bolt it on, hook up the lights and vacuum lines, align it to your fenders and paint it. Otherwise, you will spend a year trying to gather the correct parts and another year trying to figure out how to make the darn thing operate.
You will still need to alter your 70 fenders (69 hood and fenders won't work) and install the valance and fender scoops. You will also need a latch tray and nose seals.

[daytonalo]

I know who my friends are around here !!!!!!!!!!!

[hotrod98]

 

[65post]

Just came across you web site. I just bought this car in last week. it's a 69 charger SE was a 318 but motor is gone and had a 440. I have a rebuild 440 and 440 six pack. will decide when i get closer to working on the car. I am looking at who overall does the best nose at a good price. The wing on the car is a real Daytona, that is the only reason i bought the car. anyways any suggestions will help.  Starting with the vega hatch back ...what year will work on the 69 charger? thanks peter

Are you sure that is a daytona wing

[daytonalo]

way to wide !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wingcar builder]

unfortunately that is a superbird wing, you can tell by the way it angles back. but as stated earlier you can sell that one very easily and get the one you need and then some. but don't take it as slamming. you got a far better deal this way. ~ Wcb

[70charger_boy]

Just came across you web site. I just bought this car in last week. it's a 69 charger SE was a 318 but motor is gone and had a 440. I have a rebuild 440 and 440 six pack. will decide when i get closer to working on the car. I am looking at who overall does the best nose at a good price. The wing on the car is a real Daytona, that is the only reason i bought the car. anyways any suggestions will help.  Starting with the vega hatch back ...what year will work on the 69 charger? thanks peter

Whats up with the 2 fuel caps?