I got my mistress a new black dress for her 40th birthday

[bull]

Well, she's 40 years old today and has never looked better IMO. For her birthday I got her a really expensive black dress so one day we can go out in style...

If you recall, this first picture is as far as I was able to get nearly two years ago I think. The rest are of the most recent progress:

[bull]

I've been laid up for the past six days or so with a hurt leg so I haven't been able to get out for more pictures yet. That and I'm waiting for some weatherstripping from an ebay seller before I go down there again. They're still wet sanding and putting clear coats on it too so it's not entirely finished. Dangerously close though.

[69bronzeT5]

Looks great Curtis! Looks like the cats like it too

[70charginglizard]

Y E S !!!

Thats looking totally awesome

[69charger2002]

man i bet you are happy. seeing the light at the end of the tunnel must have you stoked right now
congrats! she's awful pretty
trav

[PocketThunder]

Crap, i didnt even know that you were in paint already!  Sweet man.

How long has it been since you bought that car?  4 years now? 

[bull]

man i bet you are happy. seeing the light at the end of the tunnel must have you stoked right now
congrats! she's awful pretty
trav

Thanks. Yes it is very encouraging. I finally feel like I'm getting closer to the downhill side of all this. I wish I had more money right now but they pulled the plug in the OT at work again so I'm running on empty. Hopefully I'll be able to get that rebuilt 383 I was talking about recently. The rebuilder has it in storage and told me he would give me the first shot at it when he gets his new shop and starts moving stuff again. It would cost less than rebuilding my original 383.

[bull]

Crap, i didnt even know that you were in paint already!  Sweet man.

How long has it been since you bought that car?  4 years now? 

Roughly. I'd have to look it up.

[rare69]

congrats! the car looks great. hope the OT money starts showing up again real soon, i just love seeing them come together.

[bmoparmofo]

Very nice, she's looking good!

[dads_69]

Theres something about those '68 tail lights that make my day. Congrats Curtis, keep the photos coming, after you get better.
Awesome! 


Mark

[River]

Curtis,   Looks Very CooL !!!   Congrats      ... is Bill doing  the painting??

                                                                                                             Mike

[skip68]

    And one more for the road 

[Rack]

 


Same year and same color my charger is gonna be... you've just given me some motivation, Bull.

Thanks! 

[8WHEELER]

BLACK    I thought it was a GREEN Car.... oh never mind     looking good Curtis.

Well, I did not know it was back in the shop either, but one more big step done on the Black Beauty. Now time
to save up more to finish it............ boy that sounds familiar   

Dan

[tan top]

    looks awesome  ......

[bull]

BLACK    I thought it was a GREEN Car.... oh never mind     looking good Curtis.

Well, I did not know it was back in the shop either, but one more big step done on the Black Beauty. Now time
to save up more to finish it............ boy that sounds familiar   

Dan

I don't think there's any green left anymore, Dan. Used to be you could still see hints of it here and there but those days are over.

Anyway, I didn't want to go around yapping about how I was taking the car to the shop and post pictures of the trip there and every little step in the process, yada, yada, blah, blah. At this point I'd rather just get it done and then talk about it. It's nice to give my buddies a surprise once in a while.

[Hemidog]

sweet, I've never seen pics of your car! looks straight as an arrow!.

[1969chargerrtse]

Looks great.   Keep up the good work.

[learical1]

I'm confused.  All the mistresses I ever had always looked better OUT of their dresses.

[SnoPro440]

Very nice. 

[41husk]

Congrats on the dress, her curves look real good in it! and happy birthday!

[Charger-Bodie]

Lookin good Bull!!! 

Youre leg will heal twice as fast when that car gets home ,begging you to put just one more part on!! 

By the way Bull, I like the color choice! 

[Back N Black]

Looking good!  welcome to the world of black. 

[Pistolpete]

Looks AWESOME bro!! Congrats! Cant wait to see her finished!! 

[bill440rt]

Really, REALLY nice!!!   

In this stage of the game it really becomes motivational. Kudos, Bull! 

[TruckDriver]

Looks great Curtis!    Are you going to put any stripes on it too?

[hemi68charger]

Sweet !!!!!!

[694spdRT]

Looking great! I didn't realize you were that far along.

BTW: You didn't hurt your leg pretending to power shift it at the bodyshop did you?   

[TUFCAT]

Boy, that thing REALLY looks straight!! Good work 

[Steve P.]

WOW!!!!!!!!  I am sooooooooooooooooooo jealous........ It may take me the rest of my life to get my OTHER WOMAN in a new dress...

She is a real looker bro... Do you mind if some of us guys give her a whistle?? 

[suntech]

Look awesome
What wheel / tire combo is going on there?

[Charger_Fan]

Man, that looks really good!
It's nice that they have a guard cat to keep the mice away, too.

[71ChallengeHer]

Looking good, Bull.

[472 R/T SE]

Dude, they painted it the wrong color .    I bet you're pissed.  *

Looks good Curtis.  Should I start planning on you going up to Seattle with us.  When you're ready for that stripe...





*(You can always count on the wheelchair police)*

[CB]

man i bet you are happy. seeing the light at the end of the tunnel must have you stoked right now
congrats! she's awful pretty
trav

Thanks. Yes it is very encouraging. I finally feel like I'm getting closer to the downhill side of all this. I wish I had more money right now but they pulled the plug in the OT at work again so I'm running on empty. Hopefully I'll be able to get that rebuilt 383 I was talking about recently. The rebuilder has it in storage and told me he would give me the first shot at it when he gets his new shop and starts moving stuff again. It would cost less than rebuilding my original 383.

First of all, I love those black 2nd gen Chargers! They look so wicked
Congrats on the progress, Bull!

About the engine rebuild, are you talking about the Portland Engine Rebuilders?
CB

[The70RT]

NICE Another black 68  .........just can't have too many black 68's running around 

[Steve P.]

Jackie,  see what you started with the little black dress.....     I should talk. One day I will be a nice guy and give my OTHER WOMAN a new little black dress....  I can't wait...   

[bull]

Lookin good Bull!!! 

Youre leg will heal twice as fast when that car gets home ,begging you to put just one more part on!! 

By the way Bull, I like the color choice! 

I thought you might like it.

Looks great Curtis! Are you going to put any stripes on it too?

Not sure yet. I think I'm going to run it for a while without one and see what I think. I've seen a few lately without them and they look pretty good. I know it's an illusion but the straight black Chargers don't seem to look as long as the other colors.

Look awesome
What wheel / tire combo is going on there?

Right now I'm thinking 275/60-15s on the back and 255/50-15s on the front. I bought the front ones already used from a guy here in Oregon.

Dude, they painted it the wrong color . I bet you're pissed. *

Looks good Curtis. Should I start planning on you going up to Seattle with us. When you're ready for that stripe...

*(You can always count on the wheelchair police)*

I'm not as pissed as one might think. I know this is going to be a high maintenance deal compared to the original green but like I've said in the past, if I painted it green I'd still want a black Charger. As far as the Kent show. I'm really hoping to drive up there in '09 because I doubt the money will be there to finish it by this summer.

First of all, I love those black 2nd gen Chargers! They look so wicked
Congrats on the progress, Bull!

About the engine rebuild, are you talking about the Portland Engine Rebuilders?
CB

Boy, you people have good memories. I can't remember last Tuesday. Anyway, PER was the original plan but then I heard about this other guy from my brother. He quoted me about the same price as PER quoted me to rebuild mine but then he told me he had a 383 that was for another customer who can't pay his bill. It's all ready to go and it's $700 less. He's got it in storage until he finds another shop so I've got a little time to rebuild the money coffers.

[triple_green]

Looks fantastic!!

What are you doing for taillights?

[69bronzeT5]

Curtis, that is gonna be one wicked ride. If you were to do a stripe, what colour(s) do you have in mind?

[firefighter3931]

Nice paint buddy !  You couldn't have picked a better color ! 



Ron

[rav440]

  they say 40 is the new 20 and she looks fine 

[Shakey]

I didn't know you were this far along.   

Looks great and I know you'll enjoy piecing it back together.          

[bull]

Looks fantastic!!

What are you doing for taillights?

I'm not entirely sure yet, Mark. My housings aren't in horrible shape so I'm going to take them to a guy to look at and get an estimate for re-plating. If it's too high I'll probably end up with a new set from PG Classic or B/E&A (I can't decide if I care about part numbers or not).

Curtis, that is gonna be one wicked ride. If you were to do a stripe, what colour(s) do you have in mind?

If I do a Bumble Bee stripe I'll most likely go with silver. I might consider black too for more of a subtle look.

I didn't know you were this far along.

Looks great and I know you'll enjoy piecing it back together.

Surprise!! Now I have to follow all your directions to restore the heater box, wiper arms, grille, etc. (is it spelled grille or grill?)


And thanks to everyone else who responded. Don't want anyone getting left out.

[JR]

holy crap, I had no Idea your car was so far along Bull. From the way youve talked about it I thought it was still in the dissassembly stages.

Looks great.

[69bronzeT5]

Curtis, that is gonna be one wicked ride. If you were to do a stripe, what colour(s) do you have in mind?

If I do a Bumble Bee stripe I'll most likely go with silver. I might consider black too for more of a subtle look.

Excellent decision! I'm doing my '69 silver with a black stripe. If I were to get another 2nd Gen., I'd do black with a silver stripe

[tommymac]

Looks great,nice dress, nicer bod.

[bull]

holy crap, I had no Idea your car was so far along Bull. From the way youve talked about it I thought it was still in the dissassembly stages.

Looks great.

Well, it is still disassembled but it's painted now too.

[miamivice]

wow!  that looks great bull!  contrags     you are catching up to me quick

[chargermick]

Man, that is stunning! Nothing looks better than black on second gens. I was so close to going with black on mine, but I decided on red at the last minute. Right now, I'm regretting that decision.

[TUFCAT]

When you go black - - you better add another $2k for sanding and blocking...or else you will regret your decision!

[Charger-Bodie]

When you go black - - you better add another $2k for sanding and blocking...or else you will regret your decision!

I disagree with this statement....the car needs to to be just as straight for any color , Black ,white, red, silver ,green ,or even brown(or any other color) the body needs to be straight enuf for black or it just plain isnt ready for paint.

[bull]

When you go black - - you better add another $2k for sanding and blocking...or else you will regret your decision!

I disagree with this statement....the car needs to to be just as straight for any color , Black ,white, red, silver ,green ,or even brown(or any other color) the body needs to be straight enuf for black or it just plain isnt ready for paint.

That's one way I judged the body shops I visited before all this started. I would tell them I wanted it black and if they started hemming and hawing and looking at the floor I pretty much knew they couldn't hack it.

Here's a couple more pics I took today after delivering the balance of the new weatherstripping I was waiting on. The owner told me he wants it to look "deeper" so they are going to block sand it some more and do some more clear coats on it. I said "do whatever you think you need to do."

[Charger_Fan]

The owner told me he wants it to look "deeper" so they are going to block sand it some more and do some more clear coats on it. I said "do whatever you think you need to do."

Definitely sounds like you picked the right guy.

[472 R/T SE]

I very well could be wrong but I think most body shops don't like to finish someone else's work.  They want full control over what they're painting.     In a perfect world. 
But in your case bull any reputable shop should have no problems following Bill's work IMO. You gotta do what cha' gotta do.

I still say a matte black stripe on that shiny black, like 1hot68 did his.  You seen my hood, the contrast looks looks bitc*in'

[bull]

I very well could be wrong but I think most body shops don't like to finish someone else's work.  They want full control over what they're painting.     In a perfect world. 
But in your case bull any reputable shop should have no problems following Bill's work IMO. You gotta do what cha' gotta do.

I still say a matte black stripe on that shiny black, like 1hot68 did his.  You seen my hood, the contrast looks looks bitc*in'

Yea, in a perfect world. Actually, all the painters I talked to were ok following someone else, even the two high-end shops I got quotes from. When I told them it only had a thin e-coating on it they knew they could rub it off and get a good look at what took place so they weren't too nervous about it. And I had my own peace of mind knowing what Bill did. Kind of funny thinking about it now but it never really came up as an issue at all like I thought it might.

Either a black stripe or silver. Or nothing. I hear you on the black stripe though. I do like that idea...

[daytonakid]

Curtis,
     Looking good! I bet your getting excited. Bill

[bull]

Curtis,
     Looking good! I bet your getting excited. Bill

Thanks Bill. I was wondering when you might check in. I appreciate all your help with this project, I mean it.

[RallyeMike]

Congrats. Looking good!

[BMOTOXSTAR]

Back in Black.....