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SO IT BEGINS....my 69 Charger!!!!--August 29/2007 **Updated March 18th, 2019**

Started by 69bronzeT5, August 30, 2007, 03:52:28 AM

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skip68

Looking good Cody.    :2thumbs: :yesnod:   And don't worry about the frame rail,  :pity:  that can be fixed.  :yesnod:  Keep up the good work and keep us updated with pics.     :2thumbs:   Chuck........
skip68, A.K.A. Chuck \ 68 Charger 440 auto\ 67 Camaro RS (no 440)       FRANKS & BEANS !!!


Big Lebowski

   Dude, dip the whole car in Blue lightning for a week, then chuck the 8 1/4 rear end (10" brakes= kaka pupu no stoppo) & go with a Dana 60 :popcrn:
"Let me explain something to you, um i am not Mr. Lebowski, you're Mr. Lebowski. I'm the dude, so that's what you call me. That or his dudeness, or duder, or you know, el duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing."

69bronzeT5

Quote from: Big Lebowski on September 28, 2008, 10:39:31 PM
  then chuck the 8 1/4 rear end

Wayyy ahead of 'ya. That's on my list of things....the 8 1/4 won't do. ;)
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

69bronzeT5

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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Old Moparz

Nice progress.   :2thumbs:   Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see you didn't post that you traded in the desk lamp for a drop light.   :lol:

You have a great head start working on it before you can drive it. It should look good when you're done. A lot of us, well, definitely me, probably didn't get into tearing things down until we had to. My first Charger was my 3rd car & looked decent, but had a lot of issues mechanically. It forced me to spend weekends fixing it, which in turn forced me to learn. It can be scary tearing into your only ride & seeing a driveway full of parts knowing you need the car for Monday morning.   :o

The grille looks good, too.  :cheers:
               Bob               



              Going Nowhere In A Hurry

bmoparmofo

Nice cody,you have more progress than me this year :icon_smile_blackeye:,keep going man, yours will probably be on the road first..lol
69 charger 383 t5, 67 newport 383, 67 newport custom 383

The70RT

From looking it your pics the rear crossmember is toast too.
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69bronzeT5

Quote from: Old Moparz on September 29, 2008, 01:43:36 PM
Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see you didn't post that you traded in the desk lamp for a drop light.   :lol:


:smilielol:

Yeah, I got a crash-light now. :cheers:

And yeah, my rear crossmember is toast.
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

69bronzeT5

A nice clear picture for you guys. :)




The new one looks MUCH better than the old one :o

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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

tan top

looking good  Cody  :yesnod:   ..was supprised how good  the trunk floor looked   :o knowing how they rot out   :yesnod:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

WingCharger

Quote from: tan top on September 30, 2008, 12:43:45 PM
looking good  Cody  :yesnod:   ..was supprised how good  the trunk floor looked   :o knowing how they rot out   :yesnod:

Werent the Canadian cars know for that more than anything else? :shruggy: I have read that alot in magazines.

69bronzeT5

Quote from: WingCharger on September 30, 2008, 01:56:02 PM
Quote from: tan top on September 30, 2008, 12:43:45 PM
looking good  Cody  :yesnod:   ..was supprised how good  the trunk floor looked   :o knowing how they rot out   :yesnod:

Werent the Canadian cars know for that more than anything else? :shruggy: I have read that alot in magazines.

That's the weird part...it was built for Canadian sale (B in the order number) and spent the 70s and early 80s in Edmonton, Alberta.
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

six-tee-nine

Hey Cody, let us know how the valance fits when you manage to get in in place.

I'm thinking of getting myself one too
Greetings from Belgium, the beer country

NOS is nice, turbo's are neat, but when it comes to Mopars, there's no need to cheat...


69bronzeT5

Quote from: six-tee-nine on October 01, 2008, 11:55:57 AM
Hey Cody, let us know how the valance fits when you manage to get in in place.

I'm thinking of getting myself one too

It won't be going in for around a year.  :rotz:
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

PocketThunder

So what is the possibility of you putting the car together and driving it around right now just as it is?  You would have something to drive while you save up for a restoration.   :shruggy:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

TUFCAT

That could be a while.....he's buying yet another guitar!  :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:

With some luck, hopefully those guitars will start earning him big bucks in the future....and he can own several rusty Chargers. (just kidding about the rusty part buddy)  :icon_smile_wink:

Magnumcharger

1968 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S 340 convertible
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 426 Hemi 4 speed
1968 Plymouth Barracuda S/S clone 426 Hemi auto
1969 Dodge Deora pickup clone 318 auto
1971 Dodge Charger R/T 440 auto
1972 Dodge C600 318 4 speed ramp truck
1972 Dodge C800 413 5 speed
1979 Chrysler 300 T-top 360 auto
2001 Dodge RAM Sport Offroad 360 auto
2010 Dodge Challenger R/T 6 speed
2014 RAM Laramie 5.7 Hemi 8 speed

69bronzeT5

Quote from: PocketThunder on October 01, 2008, 05:20:36 PM
So what is the possibility of you putting the car together and driving it around right now just as it is?  You would have something to drive while you save up for a restoration.   :shruggy:

It's not possible. There's too much rust. The torsion bar crossmember, rear frame rail, floor...etc etc.
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

moparstuart

Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on October 03, 2008, 11:50:35 AM
Quote from: PocketThunder on October 01, 2008, 05:20:36 PM
So what is the possibility of you putting the car together and driving it around right now just as it is?  You would have something to drive while you save up for a restoration.   :shruggy:

It's not possible. There's too much rust. The torsion bar crossmember, rear frame rail, floor...etc etc.
:smilielol: :smilielol:   i have drive alot of them round like that , dont recomend it
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

69bronzeT5

Got this done (thanks Bruce!) as a thank you for all the parts, help and answering my endless questions. I hope I didn't forget anyone. :)

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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

TUFCAT

THAT LOOKS AWESOME!!   ...and you're always welcome to ask me for anything, anytime.  :cheers:

(but I think you left off a couple hundred people on this board)  :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big: :icon_smile_big:

TUFFY

69bronzeT5

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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

69bronzeT5

Some pictures of the car when we got it that I dug up. I think I might of posted them? :shruggy:


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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

69bronzeT5

Okay, time for some progress. I just talked to my Auto shop teacher, he is allowing me to come in at Lunch and sandblast smaller parts for the car. This should save me a good amount of money :cheers: I'll post pictures as things get done ;)
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

ChargerSG

Looking for 383 Magnum #0B196875 and 0B115166