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look what they did to this poor charger

Started by ereru7, March 02, 2008, 05:36:11 PM

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ereru7

yeah those guys should be shaved sterilized and shot  :'(

bill440rt

That car is just plain unsafe.  :rotz:

It will need to be back-halved, plain & simple.
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AutoRust

I think the only reason it would be considered unsafe is the frame is constructed from box Tubing.
We use that on off road stuff all the time. Race car chassis are made like that.
Not very good for the street as it has poor crush ability upon impact.

:cheers:
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bill440rt

Quote from: AutoRust on March 03, 2008, 10:42:40 AM
I think the only reason it would be considered unsafe is the frame is constructed from box Tubing.
We use that on off road stuff all the time. Race car chassis are made like that.
Not very good for the street as it has poor crush ability upon impact.

:cheers:


Right!
And how is that box tubing attached as it moves forward toward the rear axle? How does it meet the other frame rails? Not only that, but the floors & inner 1/4's are constructed from what appears to be regular FLAT sheetmetal. No structural integrity.
I wouldn't stick my family in that death trap. No way!

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ereru7

im just going to back a back half kit and 4 link it.

tkkruzer

looks like what a hillbilly does with his old campin trailer :2thumbs:

Mike DC

 
Box tubing can be strong & safe as hell as long as it's designed & welded in the right ways.   But crudely patched into the rest of a factory unibody car like that is not the way to do something. 

The front & rear ends of the car are supposed to be softer areas than the center.  If you make the tail end section of the car too strong in that case, then the box-tube section will be a threat in a rear end wreck.  It's liable to STAY pretty stiff and punch forwards through the rest of the rear half of the car.  (Especially since we're probably talking about a rust-compromised car in general.)

 


CornDogsCharger

rear valance looks like Jay Leno's chin

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69charger2002

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terrible one

Man sell it to that guy in Cars Wanted that posted wanting a rusty Charger because he was going to back-halve it.

ereru7


69charger2002

well it's good you were honest about it's condition, don't get me wrong, but you may want to put the 5k  :o  asking price and sell it BEFORE you make fun of it in anther post.
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ereru7

its a 70 charger, people are asking alot more than what i have posted for them.  :eyes:

dads_69

IMO more/better detailed photos of the car might help to decide the price you want for the car. I'm going to try and be nice here for a minute also. Is the int. complete, motor/trani' there, whats the condition of the rest of the car, front frame, grille condition floor boards? Personally, I wouldn't give more than a grand for the car, many people wouldn't. Unless they have no idea what it takes to repair the car, they'll be in for a hell of a surprise when they do!

Good luck dude either way parting it out or selling complete.

Mark

Edit: I now re-tract my offer of a grand. Car is not worth it.
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ereru7

if interested then enquire, why belittle a add if u are not interested???? :eyes:

Rolling_Thunder

Quote from: ereru7 on March 04, 2008, 09:25:31 PM
if interested then enquire, why belittle a add if u are not interested???? :eyes:

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hemihead

Quote from: dads_69 on March 04, 2008, 09:34:48 PM
I did not mean to be-little your car, my offer stands as posted before. $1000.00 and I'll find a way to have it picked up via trucking company.

Mark
I bet you and a dozen other guys here would too.  :yesnod:
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69charger2002

well let's start a auction. i'll give $1100 for it.. but you gotta throw in that pepsi machine! i have one JUST like it in my shop  :nana:
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69charger2002

interesting read jackie. a wench? that calls for instant ban over there. no need for that.   :RantExplode:
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71ChallengeHer

Quote from: 69charger2002 on March 05, 2008, 12:14:01 AM
interesting read jackie. a wench? that calls for instant ban over there. no need for that.   :RantExplode:
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Charger1973

Thanks for the link...  maybe he should start selling on ebay, he would fit right in  :smilielol: