Resto has commenced on my 69 RT/SE - Pics for you

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Hey everyone,

The resto of my 69 RT/SE has officially started.  Fellow member 69 OUR/TEA will be doing the honors on the paint and bodywork for the car.  I spent quite a bit a time over the last few years stripping the car to get it ready for the restoration.  My car was very heavily undercoated from the factory.  In addition to the undercoating, the prior owner of my car decided to put a thick gooky layer of some type of roofing tar over the factory undercoating in some areas.  He also used expansion foam on some other areas of the car.  He told me that the foam was used by road racers to stiffen up a car.  Well, it took me countless hours to get all the undercoating, tar and foam scrapped off the car.  Let me tell you - heat guns and putty scrapers work miracles!!!!   

I sent my car off to American Dry Stripping in Milford, CT to have it blasted.  All the body panels were done with a plastic media at low pressure to prevent damage to the panels.  Other areas were done with different media to get things nice and cleaned up.  Just wanted to share some before photos and some pics of the car when it came back from getting media blasted.  I'm very happy with the results.  More pics will follow as the resto moves forward. 

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Here's some pics

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Last ones for now.

[Charger-Bodie]

That is one VERY beutiful Charger shell !!! and a 3x BLACK RT/SE You are a very lucky guy!!

[charger_fan_4ever]

is that the original trunk floor 

[RT/SE]

Yes, it is the original trunk floor.

[PocketThunder]

Are you firetrucking kidding me!  That is how nice the car is now!?

[RT/SE]

Not firetrucking kidding!!!!!!  The car is the most solid mopar I've ever owned.  When I first inspected the car, I was absolutely floored.  The prior owner allowed me to inspect the car even thoough he was on the fence about selling.  I'm jumped at this car when he finally decided to sell. 

[69*F5*SE]

I'm simply jealous 

[moparstuart]

that is just amazing , I only buy rust buckets damn   

[1970RT]

Nice looking car.  Just a reminder to spray it with epoxy before the bare metal surface rusts.

[skip68]

Very nice and solid.   

[suntech]

That was a Very nice shell!!  :2thumbs:I doubt that i will be that lucky!!!   

[tan top]

 damn dude  ..look at that sheet metal   thats awesome .... keep the pictures comimg 

[six-tee-nine]

That is one VERY beutiful Charger shell !!! and a 3x BLACK RT/SE You are a very lucky guy!!

I cant' agree more with Brian....'69 RT/SE triple black AND a stick...truley the best possible combo....

And get real, I tought my body shell was good with just a shot trunkpan but damn at first I tought your pictures were taken after replacing the usual sheetmetal..... but they're not 
Hang on to that car real good man (Let your wife go before that car ever does  )

[KMPX2]

 

[69_500]

That car is super solid. I would have figured it would have required at least some of the typical sheetmetal replaced, but man that thing is solid.

[hemi68charger]

Wow........ What a car.......... Wonderful the car is the way it is............ I'm guessing you're not doing anything with the rear valance?..............



Troy

[ChargerSG]

Wow That is one solid RT/SE

[The70RT]

W W nice 

[68RT4ME]

Absolutely beautiful. It's looking very nice indeed. Good luck with the rest of it. 

[charger_fan_4ever]

Yes, it is the original trunk floor.

wow

finding ANT 2nd gen charger without the center pan rotted is a chore(never mind a r/t SE) Congrats

Leads to my next question is it originally a california or arizona car?

[Back N Black]

WOW! Very nice. I guess all the extra roofing tar really worked.