XP29G8B269602 - 1968 Dodge Charger - General Lee Conversion

[JoeyGowdy]

Interior Left: After

[JoeyGowdy]

Interior: Feet Pedals

[warriorbass05]

that is awesome!!!! I hope mine looks that good when I get to that point!!!!

[JoeyGowdy]

that is awesome!!!! I hope mine looks that good when I get to that point!!!!

Thank you.  It should - are you General Leeing yours or going stock?

[warriorbass05]

that is awesome!!!! I hope mine looks that good when I get to that point!!!!

Thank you.  It should - are you General Leeing yours or going stock?

I am going to create a very specific car from the series that I really like....Season 2 General...

[JoeyGowdy]

I am going to create a very specific car from the series that I really like....Season 2 General...

Good choice...    started a thread about it yet?

[69charger2002]

coming along very nicely. did you dye hat very nice dark saddle tan interior?? it looked REALLY nice for it's age, which is rare   
trav

[JoeyGowdy]

coming along very nicely.

Thanks.

did you dye hat very nice dark saddle tan interior??

No... cleaned it then painted over it with Dupli-Color HPV113 Medium-Beige Tan Vinyl spray paint (later on... if someone wanted to they could easily remove it).

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinyl.html

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/itemproduct_10001_12053_546981_-1_763166_11263

it looked REALLY nice for it's age, which is rare

True   

[warriorbass05]

I am going to create a very specific car from the series that I really like....Season 2 General...

Good choice...    started a thread about it yet?

Not yet as progress is not moving along as quickly as I would like it to.

[JoeyGowdy]

Not yet as progress is not moving along as quickly as I would like it to.

Be patient and diligent - it'll come together sometime. 

In the mean time, have you registed the GL replica on the Hazzard Retreat Registry?
http://www.hazzardretreat.com/registry.asp

My 68 GL replica on the Hazzard Retreat Registry:
http://www.hazzardretreat.com/registry_viewentry.asp?id=76

[Magnumcharger]

I'm alright with it...as long as it stays on the ground!!

[JoeyGowdy]

I'm alright with it...as long as it stays on the ground!! lol

Heh, yeah... no creek jumping for sure! Perhaps railroad tracks? 

I'll be using it to film a DoH Fan-Film in the future:
http://www.joeygowdy.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=61

[69charger2002]

note: attached photo courtsey of http://www.hazzardretreat.com/buildageneral.asp

ahh the good old days. back when i enjoyed the dukes and owning a general. mine was the third back on the left side in that pic.. basically it was almost dead on for the main shots that were taken at that event. i had a ton of fun with my car, parades, music videos, and for a long time being the only one around even close to my area. now they are everywhere.. too many really. and the drama with the fruitcakes on building general lees "correctly" don't get me started.....
trav

[JoeyGowdy]

ahh the good old days. back when i enjoyed the dukes and owning a general. mine was the third back on the left side in that pic.. basically it was almost dead on for the main shots that were taken at that event. i had a ton of fun with my car, parades, music videos,

Good to know!  I sure it was a real head-turner with lots of attention, eh?

and for a long time being the only one around even close to my area. now they are everywhere..

At the moment, I'm the only one in my area with a General Lee replica:
http://www.hazzardretreat.com/registry_viewentry.asp?id=76

and the drama with the fruitcakes on building general lees "correctly" don't get me started.....

Heh - there is no "correct" way to build a General Lee... only a guideline due to there being so many different versions used throughout the series.  In truth, to build one "correctly" you would need to include all characteristics from all versions of the car throughout all seasons... hmm... that would be an interesting looking General lee LOL

[Brock Samson]

 still awaiting welded doors... 

[aussiemuscle]

still awaiting welded doors... 

although said in narrative, none of the GL's actually had welded shut doors. (aren't there a few goofs where you can hear the doors being closed?)

[JoeyGowdy]

still awaiting welded doors... 

LOL I do not plan to do that - too extreme.

although said in narrative, none of the GL's actually had welded shut doors.

True.  In the story the doors are welded shut, however in reality they were not.

(aren't there a few goofs where you can hear the doors being closed?)

Yes. However after watching Seasons 1 - 7 on DVD you can tell they edited out those goofs... amongst other things. 

[C_stripes]

Seems like I saw one episode, Don't ask what one. That It showed the GL from the driver front and you could see luke shut the door on the pass side. 

[warriorbass05]

Seems like I saw one episode, Don't ask what one. That It showed the GL from the driver front and you could see luke shut the door on the pass side. 

Yep, that episode is called "Granny Annie"-season2.....they almost bleeped it out....

[JR]

The car is coming along great man.

There's one thing I've always wondered. When you have your General Lee at one of the Dukesfest shows, and there all parked together, does anyone ever "Loose" their car or get confused whos' is who's?

At least until they get up to the door maybe?

[JoeyGowdy]

Seems like I saw one episode, Don't ask what one. That It showed the GL from the driver front and you could see luke shut the door on the pass side.

Same here, I don;t recall which episode it was off-hand though.

Yep, that episode is called "Granny Annie"-season2.....they almost bleeped it out....

That might be it   

The car is coming along great man.

Thanks!

There's one thing I've always wondered. When you have your General Lee at one of the Dukesfest shows, and there all parked together, does anyone ever "Loose" their car or get confused whos' is who's? At least until they get up to the door maybe?

To set mine apart from the rest, I've added several custom features:
1. Front Wind-shield: a custom text logo on the top that reads "www.JoeyGowdy.com"
2. Rear Back-glass: a custom rebel flag that appears to be "blowing in the wind"
3. Hood/Door: a custom text logo sticker that reads "RowdyGowdy's General Lee"

[Brock Samson]

That's pretty funny, i had never thought about losing your charger in a sea of jenny Lees... anyhow,.. what is the established correct tire for the jenny lee coni sewer... (sorry).. & you guys actually use the C.B.s?..

[Mike DC]

It's funny, you actually can sorta "lose" your GL at a big Dukes event.

There's a lot of differences between the different GLs though.  Most guys could only really confuse their own GL with a few of the other ones present at a Dukes event. 



You can always tell the surviving WB prop-car GLs from the replicas at one glance though --  The real ones look like sh*t!

[JoeyGowdy]

That's pretty funny, i had never thought about losing your charger in a sea of jenny Lees...

That's a scary thought... especially if you've had a few it's probably happened before.

That's pretty funny, i had never thought about losing your charger in a sea of jenny Lees... anyhow,.. what is the established correct tire for the jenny lee coni sewer... (sorry)..

No clue off-hand, will have to look it up... probably BFGs.

& you guys actually use the C.B.s?..

Heh, probably... I know I would.  I have one in my F-150... my handle is ROWDY or ROWDYGOWDY

It's funny, you actually can sorta "lose" your GL at a big Dukes event.

There's a lot of differences between the different GLs though.  Most guys could only really confuse their own GL with a few of the other ones present at a Dukes event.

Heh... now that's a thought   

You can always tell the surviving WB prop-car GLs from the replicas at one glance though --  The real ones look like sh*t!

True.

[JoeyGowdy]

A common problem with the stock exhaust headers are the butterfly valves, they will rust closed if the vehicle has been setting up over the years.  If it doesn't run right and tries to die constantly (and everything else checks out fine) then it's the butterfly valves... it's dying from it's own fumes. Used the torch to cut out the rusted butterfly valves... it can breathe again... problem solved!