Hemi Charger Restoration thread (Updated 5/28/10 - Nearly complete!!!)

[tan top]

   man thats looking awesome !  done some work since the last time we saw pictures    
great stuff BZ thanks for sharing 

[1969chargerrtse]

The cars looking great.  While looking at the yellow cuda, it's so beautiful it's hard to image it was a automobile for driving purpose as it looks like a work of art that should be spinning around on a turn table with glittering lights on it.

[bzabodyn]

Jeff just sent a pic of the roof now spot welded on as well...

[Hemidog]

Looking great! 
Wish I was working at that shop!

[PocketThunder]

Looks like you have it in the right shop this time!   

[y3chargerrt]

What the story on the hemi orange 70 Challenger Conv in the back?

[TUFCAT]

I'm in love with the Tawney Gold 440 six pack convertible!! 

[bzabodyn]

What the story on the hemi orange 70 Challenger Conv in the back?

Pretty decent shape (nowhere near the show-quality level of the 2 'cuda verts) - has a 472 Hemi in it, Auto... nice cruiser, was in the shop working out fuel and electrical problems...

BZ

[The70RT]

Wow....looks great. You can always tell about the shop when they have toys like that their working on. 

[Charger440RDN]

Yes sir! We had to use a little metal here/there (mainly pieces from hood) - but the car will be reassembled using left over parts and sold when we are done with everything with the 383 stroker and spare A833 4sp tranny...

Some more pics:

Do you plan to do a restoration thread on the other Charger also?  I never get tired of seeing restoration pictures 

[bzabodyn]

Probably not - since we're really just going to be some reassembly more than anything else... not going to know what we're going to have left for that car until this one's done first though! 

BZ

[bzabodyn]

More pics!!! Basically a "motion sequence" of the lead work required to make the quarter-to-roof transition perfect...

They will start epoxy the end of this week and then a good month of priming/blocking/etc to follow... it'll be in paint before we know it!

BZ

[tan top]

   nice work  better than factory  keep the pictures comming BZ     

[Charger-Bodie]

  nice work  better than factory  keep the pictures comming BZ     

I agree!! Very nicely done.

[1969chargerrtse]

Sooooooo, any idea when it will be done?  2009 2010? Looking good.

[Charger440RDN]

Cool!! I always wondered how they blended the roof and quarter without using bondo.

[LoneStar Mopar]

This has been a very interesting build thread. I can't wait to see this car finished. It is going to look great. I am thinking of giving Jeffs Resurrections a call, after seeing his work on this thread I did some research on his shop. He has a long history of high quality work. 

[bzabodyn]

Sooooooo, any idea when it will be done?  2009 2010? Looking good.

I'm guessing Jan/Feb of next year... with all the holidays and everything else coming up (and the fact that we're not trying to make any kind of deadline or anything like that), I just don't think it's going to be done by the end of the year...

BZ

[Ghoste]

Better to take a little longer and do it right anyway.  It looks like it's coming to gether really nice. 

[bzabodyn]

This has been a very interesting build thread. I can't wait to see this car finished. It is going to look great. I am thinking of giving Jeffs Resurrections a call, after seeing his work on this thread I did some research on his shop. He has a long history of high quality work. 

He has a lot of big money collectors on his regular client list - they really only do #1 quality work, so be prepared to spend big bucks... this is definitely going to be a six-figure+ resto (and then after all of this, I'm going to drive the wheels off of it)  

BZ

[LoneStar Mopar]

Thanks for the heads up! I figure if he does quality work it may be worth hauling my project out there just to get a ball park price. If it is too much it only cost me an afternoons drive. Good luck getting the resto done; I can't wait to see more progress!!

[1969chargerrtse]

Sooooooo, any idea when it will be done?  2009 2010? Looking good.

I'm guessing Jan/Feb of next year... with all the holidays and everything else coming up (and the fact that we're not trying to make any kind of deadline or anything like that), I just don't think it's going to be done by the end of the year...

BZ

Time goes by fast. You'll be burning tires by spring 2010.  Are you going 110% anal original correct?  Will it have steel wheels or magnum road wheels? Bias or radials?

[hemi68charger]

Hey Brandon..
Man,, she's looking great..... I do somewhat regret not getting our two Hemi Chargers next to each other for a picture. But, alas,, this time I have a car with a wing that's supposed to be there......  

[bzabodyn]

That's a good one Troy!  Yep, but these two (colorwise) would look just as good next to each other!  Congrats again on joining the wing club (one day  )

More pics - car is now in epoxy!!!

BZ

[bzabodyn]

Time goes by fast. You'll be burning tires by spring 2010.  Are you going 110% anal original correct?  Will it have steel wheels or magnum road wheels? Bias or radials?

Yep - it's going to be crazy correct, esp since we've found so many little things (ie extremely rare) that were still correct 40yrs later...

I'm going to have the original steel H-code wheels/hubcaps/bias ply tires for shows, etc and I'm going to do a spare set of repro steel wheels with dog dishes in 15x7/15x8 with staggered Diamondback radials for the street...

BZ