I know how you all love progress pictures. . . .Updated

chargerboy69 · April 14, 2008, 07:38:27 PM

UPDATED PICTURES ON PAGE 2.

As some of you know I purchased another Charger at the end of last year. I purchased it in Southern California and had it delivered here in Indiana. It is a 39,000 mile SE 383 car. The body and paint are as clean as I have ever seen. The interior is also very nice. The engine compartment on the other hand was terrible, but I knew that when I bought the car. Here are a few pictures the the day it arrived. The rest are from when I started tearing into her within the last couple weeks.

chargerboy69 · April 14, 2008, 07:39:30 PM

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chargerboy69 · April 14, 2008, 07:42:19 PM

The engine turned out very well I thought. I was pleased. I have stripped the engine compartment of everything and will paint the engine compartment this weekend I hope. I will post more pictures then. I have my new wheels, tires and exhaust waiting off to the side. I wanted to get the hard stuff done first. The A/C will stay off for this summer while I get my heater box redone. I will put it back on for next summer.

bull · April 14, 2008, 07:47:05 PM

Looks great! So are you going to have to paint the engine bay or just clean it up?

69*F5*SE · April 14, 2008, 07:49:38 PM

Looks sweet. I like the way you did the valve covers. Nice ride indeed.

chargerboy69 · April 14, 2008, 07:50:13 PM

Quote from: bull on April 14, 2008, 07:47:05 PM
Looks great! So are you going to have to paint the engine bay or just clean it up?

Thanks Bull,

I was hoping to just clean it up, but it needed paint. We stripped everything out of it and sandblasted it today. I know I would kick myself later if I did not paint it.

chargerman68 · April 14, 2008, 07:56:45 PM

nice looking car

love the engine

Brock Samson · April 14, 2008, 08:09:54 PM

saw weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

69bronzeT5 · April 14, 2008, 08:20:28 PM

Looks awesome Tim.

How did you do those valve covers?

Lowprofile · April 14, 2008, 08:24:26 PM

Nice Job bro! Wow those valve covers look sweet!

Did you use that exhaust manifold paint from eastwood? What kind of carb are you gonna run?

NYCMille · April 14, 2008, 08:31:57 PM

Hey Man - Really nice car, its always great when you buy something as it was advertised. Good luck with it.

chargerboy69 · April 14, 2008, 08:33:48 PM

Quote from: 69bronzeT5 on April 14, 2008, 08:20:28 PM
Looks awesome Tim. How did you do those valve covers?

Thanks Cody.

I just painted them with Mopar Performance Street Hemi Orange paint, let them set for a week, and sanded down the fins with a electric sander until the bare aluminum came through. I was going to junk them originally, but gave this a try. And I think they turned out good.

chargerboy69 · April 14, 2008, 08:40:40 PM

Quote from: Lowprofile on April 14, 2008, 08:24:26 PM
Nice Job bro! Wow those valve covers look sweet! Did you use that exhaust manifold paint from eastwood? What kind of carb are you gonna run?

Yea, that is the stuff from Eastwood. I did some reading on here that the stuff works well, so i thought I would give it a try.

As far as the carb I have a new Edelbrock Endurashine 600 I will be running. It came with a Holley, but I will probably just sell that one. I was never to good at dialing in my Holleys.

Quote from: NYCMille on April 14, 2008, 08:31:57 PM
Hey Man - Really nice car, its always great when you buy something as it was advertised. Good luck with it.

Hey, thanks Mike.

dads_69 · April 15, 2008, 12:56:41 AM

Awesome charger! I had the twin like that years ago. I almost thought you had the car till I remembered its in the Netherlands now. Charger NL knows of the car. Its going to be a DOH clone sadly. I'll drop a photo of it later tomorrow, mine also had the 6 way drivers seat from factory.

tan top · April 15, 2008, 03:27:13 AM

good pictures ... don't see many 69s in white .. motor looks awesome

1969chargerrtse · April 15, 2008, 05:22:58 AM

Great job. I love white chargers also. Keep the pictures a comming.

nh_mopar_fan · April 15, 2008, 07:24:40 AM

Nice job. That motor is going to look sweet in that bay once it's done.

RD · April 15, 2008, 08:37:29 AM

man, that engine is looking good!!! congrats.. cannot wait for the finished product (i.e. in the engine compartment)

70 Charger RT · April 15, 2008, 08:48:05 AM

The ralley rims that you switched to look good. When I do my white 70 RT I'll be using the original wheel covers.

PocketThunder · April 15, 2008, 09:14:10 AM

Did you do any work to the engine or just paint it? Looks good, that orange will really pop in that white engine bay.

chargerboy69 · April 15, 2008, 10:05:51 AM

Thanks guys.

Quote from: 70 Charger RT on April 15, 2008, 08:48:05 AM
The ralley rims that you switched to look good. When I do my white 70 RT I'll be using the original wheel covers.

Thank you, but to be honest I have 17" and 18" Boyds ready to go on the car. I sold the magnums that were on it. These are just some wheels I had laying around to put on the car until my Boyds arrived. They came a few weeks ago, and will be going on the car very soon. I just want to get the hard stuff done first.

Quote from: PocketThunder on April 15, 2008, 09:14:10 AM
Did you do any work to the engine or just paint it? Looks good, that orange will really pop in that white engine bay.

Nope, no engine work. They engine ran strong when I pulled her. She was just ugly.

Quote from: tan top on April 15, 2008, 03:27:13 AM
good pictures ... don't see many 69s in white .. motor looks awesome

Thanks. . No you do not see a lot of white 69's. I am not to sure how I like it yet. My wife likes it, but me

I will see when it is done. Who knows I may pull the engine next winter to shoot the car black.

Hemidog · April 15, 2008, 03:59:22 PM

Great work, and as you said, we love progress pictures.
But once we get some, we just need MORE!

Charger_Fan · April 15, 2008, 04:23:25 PM

That's a really good looking car, can't wait to see the finished product.

firefighter3931 · April 15, 2008, 11:53:06 PM

Nice work Chargerboy....the engine looks great.

One word of advice ; get a PCV valve on the driver side valvecover before you fire the engine up.....it's important to vent the crankcase adequately or you'll be blowing seals and leaking oil.

Ron

NMike · April 16, 2008, 12:11:49 AM

are you dumping the a/c?

chargerboy69 · April 16, 2008, 12:53:26 PM

Quote from: NMike on April 16, 2008, 12:11:49 AM
are you dumping the a/c?

Yes and no. I will not put it on this summer because my heater box needs some work. So I am going to take my heater box out and get that redone. And then next winter I will put the A/C back on.

dads_69 · April 16, 2008, 09:15:37 PM

Here was my '69 white black top/int. 383 auto console. #8 charger I had at that time out of 16 or 17 so far.

Hissing Cobra · April 16, 2008, 09:55:26 PM

OH MY GOD! My old '69 Charger was also White with the Black vinyl roof. These pictures take me back to the mid '80's when I owned mine. I want another one so much! Nice ride.

BigBlockSam · April 16, 2008, 10:59:27 PM

great car. evrything is looking good

and yes , i really dig those valve covers .

jbweems · April 17, 2008, 08:17:05 PM

That is a sweet looking ride.

70charginglizard · April 17, 2008, 09:53:24 PM

No doubt. great job Tim.
Motor looks awesome!

Cant wait to see it back in the car

chargerboy69 · June 15, 2008, 01:05:48 PM

I know this is not nearly as exciting as Mikes Daytona pictures, which is really a sweet car by the way Mike, but I am pleased how the car has turned out. The only thing not finished are my racing seats. I am having them custom upholstered, and they are not finished yet. I am not sure if I will be keeping the car. I am really missing a black car, and I do not want to paint this car black, when it already has beautiful paint. The engine and transmisson were pulled. The engine compartment blasted, painted and the engine detailed. New 2 1/2 exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers. New Boyd wheels with Nitto tires. New Redline dash. New carpet, front seats, seatbelts and buddy seat. And the car was lowered 1" in the rear and front. We wet sanded and buffed the crap out of this thing too. Most of the trim was also removed to be buffed and polished.

The first couple are before pictures, as seen on page 1 of this thread.

chargerboy69 · June 15, 2008, 01:08:06 PM

A couple more.

tan top · June 15, 2008, 01:09:54 PM

nice looking charger

good work

chargerboy69 · June 15, 2008, 01:11:15 PM

Here is the biggest improvement.

The engine and transmisson were pulled, engine compartment was gutted, and the engine compartment sandblasted and painted. A lot of work went into this engine compartment, but worth all the hard work. It gave me a chance to brush up on all my bad language.

If I keep the car, the A/C will go back on this winter. But I will probably go with a after market kit. That big ass compressor is to darn ugly sitting on that engine.

Brock Samson · June 15, 2008, 01:22:29 PM

big improvment.

magnum · June 15, 2008, 01:59:39 PM

Your charger looks great

nice work! not a big fan on newer wheels on old cars but seeing yours kinda changes my mind

Rolling_Thunder · June 15, 2008, 02:52:00 PM

Hmmm looks pretty sweet! Thought I was the only one who was going to have a White Charger with big wheels

Fitz73Chrgr · June 15, 2008, 07:05:12 PM

Looks great!

280bb0 · June 15, 2008, 07:15:56 PM

NICE!!!!!!

Big Lebowski · June 16, 2008, 12:20:45 AM

Nice & clean, I hear ya on the bad language, firewalls do that to me too.

Charger_Fan · June 16, 2008, 01:41:35 PM

Man, that looks great!

The valve covers & air cleaner definitely look much better painted like that, than they do wrinkle finished.

BigBlockSam · June 16, 2008, 10:36:15 PM

looking better and better.

chargerboy69 · June 17, 2008, 10:24:41 AM

Thanks guys for the compliments. She may not be perfect, but she will get me through the summer.

Neal_J · June 17, 2008, 01:58:35 PM

Engine comparment looks 100000% better. Nice work!

Neal

mikepmcs · June 17, 2008, 02:47:29 PM

Wow, really nice job Tim! That car is B-E-A-utiful

Still don't see that PCV valve on there though.

Wait, I don't have one either.

v/r
Mike

ChargerSG · June 17, 2008, 02:58:44 PM

The enginebay looks great, but i would have kept the old wheels

BlaineKaiser450 · June 17, 2008, 03:41:16 PM

Lookin GREAT! but throw some Cragar SS's on there

bsakal · June 18, 2008, 04:21:22 PM

that car is sweet! Good luck and have fun with it? Didn't you like the turquoise engine color? Looks good painted Hemi Orange.

Brian

chargerboy69 · June 18, 2008, 08:35:39 PM

Quote from: mikepmcs on June 17, 2008, 02:47:29 PM
Wow, really nice job Tim! That car is B-E-A-utiful

Still don't see that PCV valve on there though.

Wait, I don't have one either.

v/r
Mike

Thanks Mike.

Nope no PCV valve yet.

Quote from: bsakal on June 18, 2008, 04:21:22 PM
that car is sweet! Good luck and have fun with it? Didn't you like the turquoise engine color? Looks good painted Hemi Orange.
Brian

Thanks.

The 383 came either turquiose or orange I believe. I went with orange because if you leak antifreeze on your turquiose paint, it will stain the paint. I had that problem with my last Charger several times. And it's a good thing I did go orange. When I first started it up my thermostat leaked. That would have sucked.

tan top · June 19, 2008, 04:50:41 AM

nice job on the motor

looks great like that idea orange painted MP valve covers

bull · June 19, 2008, 05:12:29 AM

Great job on the engine compartment. It's 100% better. That car was a great find.

chargerboy69 · June 19, 2008, 08:40:24 AM

Quote from: bull on June 19, 2008, 05:12:29 AM
Great job on the engine compartment. It's 100% better. That car was a great find.

Thanks Bull. I was hoping to hear from you. I am happy to see you are still around.

Quote from: tan top on June 19, 2008, 04:50:41 AM
nice job on the motor looks great like that idea orange painted MP valve covers

Thanks. I have never seen anyone else do this before. I thinks it looks a lot better than the black myself.

Blown70 · June 19, 2008, 09:53:28 AM

NICE, love the white look and the WHEELS

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