Now that I have quarters I'm ready for change!!!

[IowaCharger69]

HA! Get it?!? QUARTER PANELS!!!

Anyways... I finally have been making some progress on my super low budget resto of my 69. Last month I patched up the floors, and today I just picked it up from the body shop where it had been getting the new skins grafted on.

Before:



and



Now!:



and



During:



and



I can't believe that it's finally coming together. I know it's not the nicest resto ever, but it is better than 4 gallons of bondo and a Maaco paint job!


I may even have the body be a flat black instead of a gloss black, but have the red a little darker and VERY glossy. I think it would really make a sweet contrast and look good with the red interior I have for the car.

Thanks to everybody's' great advice and informational assisstance along theg way. You help had been invaluable. This site is truly a valuable resource!

[jwilk01]

 

It wasn't working at work but it maybe their software.  Looks great keep it up!!

Later
Josh

[IowaCharger69]

none of them work for you?

[Fitz73Chrgr]

I may even have the body be a flat black instead of a gloss black, but have the red a little darker and VERY glossy. I think it would really make a sweet contrast and look good with the red interior I have for the car.

Pictures work fine for me, looks like it is coming together nicely.  Keep us updated.  I think you ought to make the stripes satin black if you're not going to do gloss black.  I think flat black will look too gray.

[IowaCharger69]

I think satin would look best, but I want the body to be satin black, and just the stripes to be gloss red, the opposite/reverse of the car above.

[PocketThunder]

Lookin good




whats wrong with maaco?

you get what you pay for anywhere you go.

[mikepmcs]

Wow, that looks awesome!!!

[70charger_boy]

Looking good and what's wrong with Maaco?  I might just paint my charger over there......nah j/k.  I  don't want paint on my tires

[terrible one]

Looking good.

[Mean 318]

WOW! That look about 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.000000010101001 times better! Nice

[Silver R/T]

looks great

[IowaCharger69]

an update.....

Lost my tranny today. It was loading up fairly bad, and shifting a pretty high RPM, but I was hoping it would last until the first roll-ins around here started. Looks like it will be another summer of not driving my Charger...
I'm thinking of picking up a TCI, they are pretty cheap, and from what I've heard, bullet proof in a street car. What fairly inexpensive transmissions solutions would you guys suggest. I would get this one rebuilt, but from what I've heard rebuilding and installing this one could run about 1200$.

[mikepmcs]

Talk to Jamey(RD) on this site.  He'll get you rolling this summer for a reasonable price!

This is his profile, give him a shout, he's doing mine.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=27

v/r
Mike

[Charger1973]

That sucks man...  I cant remember whats motors in your car at the moment?  Big or small block?

[IowaCharger69]

I'll be sure top hit that guy up and quick. Is he a fellow Iowan? Anyways, 73 my current motor is a mid 70's 400.

[Charger1973]

Bummer I thought it might have been a 318, I have several small block transmissions that might still be good.  I only have one spare big block tranny and im planning to keep it as a spare for my car.  Im pretty sure it would need rebuilt anyway its been sitting for 10+ years...  Anyway RD is probably your best bet, hes not from Iowa but not too far.  Kansas maybe? 

[IowaCharger69]

Update! Started to put the new body parts on and LOW AND BEHOLD! the passenger fender is not the correct shape 400$ and this was as close as my body shop got it. I called, they are going to "work with me" on it.

I dunno, you guy look at the pics, and tell me if you think it's the fit, or the shape. I vote shape.




If you look really close you can see that the top and bottom of the fender is as close to grille as you can get, but the middle is like an inch out. We tried flexing the hell out of it, but there is any twisting that much metal.

[squeakfinder]

OK, Now the pictures are not showing in your last post.

[SeattleCharger]

I think satin would look best, but I want the body to be satin black, and just the stripes to be gloss red, the opposite/reverse of the car above.

Did you happen to mail order the quarters?  how much were they?  where?  They look great, did you do the valance also?  I need this on my car,   
thank you,
Nate

[IowaCharger69]

I'll try to re-host pics.

I actually got the quarters thrown in when I bought the car. I am pretty suer they are the same skins that you can buy from the Paddock or Year One. My valance came with the car and is beat to hell. It's had a lot of work, and is looking like it is too tweaked to be fixed. I am going to have to buy another one.

Edit: I did say quarters but I meant "skins". Here's a link: http://yearone.com/serverfiles/fbshopmain2.asp?cat=1

[IowaCharger69]

It's true, and listed in "Cars for Sale". As well as additional pics to come.

[BigBlockSam]

think twice about a tci . there bullet proof in the street but it shifts real hard even at slow speeds. so hard that the cd player skips . great for racing.
727's are not expensive to rebuild . cost me about $400 and then i installed it myself. Rene

[IowaCharger69]

This car is for sale, and is listed in cars for sale. Additionally the fender issue has been resolved and the fender replaced, as well as the tranny rebuilt. The details are in the add. http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,32849.0.html

[BigBlockSam]

This car is for sale, and is listed in cars for sale 

what happened? it sounded like you where into the car.

[IowaCharger69]

I am still VERY into this car. I go into the details in the "cars for sale" link.