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dfsmopars

August 14, 2008, 06:58:43 PM
Been hanging out on Moparts and someone suggested I swing over to here and check things out. Hope to be some help and perhaps join in on interesting conversation and certainly learn some things. I have '72 Charger which has become my favorite so far of what I have owned. I have also had a 383, '67 Coronet 500 and a 318, '74 Plymouth Brougham. I live near Lexington, KY and attend the Nats every year. My Charger is a restomod project so I am always looking for parts.
PS I am having a little trouble getting a picture to reduce to 200KB.

Just 6T9 CHGR

#1
August 14, 2008, 07:10:52 PM
Welcome to the site :cheers:

Nice & clean looking '72 :thumbs:
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

NHCharger

#2
August 14, 2008, 07:22:56 PM
Welcome  :cheers: :cheers: to the site.
Beautiful looking Charger :2thumbs:
72 Charger- Base Model
68 Charger-R/T Clone
69 Charger Daytona clone
79 Lil Red Express - future money pit
88 Ramcharger 4x4- current money pit
55 Dodge Royal 2 door - wife's money pit
2014 RAM 2500HD Diesel

CharcoalCharger

#3
August 14, 2008, 07:44:38 PM
Nice Charger! :drool5:   ...and welcome aboard.  :2thumbs:

Dans 68

#4
August 14, 2008, 09:11:03 PM
Quote from: Just 6T9 CHGR on August 14, 2008, 07:10:52 PM
Welcome to the site :cheers:

Nice & clean looking '72 :thumbs:

Ditto that! Try http://www.photosize.com/ to reduce your pictures.

Dan
1973 SE 400 727  1 of 19,645                                        1968 383 4bbl 4spds  2 of 259

The70RT

#5
August 14, 2008, 09:16:52 PM
Welcome. Nice ride.
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Steve P.

#6
August 14, 2008, 09:29:15 PM
She's a beauty. Welcome aboard......  Great choice on the color and wheels...


:cheers:
Steve P.
Holiday, Florida

mikesbbody

#7
August 14, 2008, 09:59:00 PM
Quote from: Steve P. on August 14, 2008, 09:29:15 PM
She's a beauty. Welcome aboard......  Great choice on the color and wheels...


:cheers:

I was just about to say the same thing about the wheels and color of your charger  :2thumbs: Welcome  :cheers:

viper r/t

#8
August 14, 2008, 10:46:00 PM
Nice car, Think I saw it at Somernites cruise?

E5 Charger

#9
August 14, 2008, 10:53:35 PM
Welcome! Your Charger looks great, did you restore it?

dfsmopars

#10
August 15, 2008, 05:03:15 AM
Quote from: viper r/t on August 14, 2008, 10:46:00 PM
Nice car, Think I saw it at Somernites cruise?
You did see it at the Somernites Cruise. What were you driving?

dfsmopars

#11
August 15, 2008, 05:07:41 AM
Quote from: E5 Charger on August 14, 2008, 10:53:35 PM
Welcome! Your Charger looks great, did you restore it?
I bought the car from the widow of the original owner. It was completely bone stock except for a new paint job 16 years ago. I wet sanded and buffed out the paint and made way for the wheels. I am freshing up the interior as we speak. Right now the engine is the orginal 318 with 69,000 miles.

1969chargerrtse

#12
August 15, 2008, 05:26:18 AM
 :wave:   Looooooooooooooooove the grille.  Beautiful car and welcome.  :patriot:
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

red72chrgr

#13
August 15, 2008, 11:49:31 AM
Another 3rd gen. NICE car, welcome to the site  :cheers:. You might also check out the 3rd gen site; wichargerguy.proboards101.com. We always like to see new cars and meet new people  :icon_smile_big:.
Nothing personal, just business

WingCharger

#14
August 15, 2008, 11:53:49 AM
Welcome aboard! (No pun intended :icon_smile_big:)

Charger_Fan

#15
August 15, 2008, 12:57:00 PM
Welcome aboard, great looking Charger! :cheers:

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

tan top

#16
August 15, 2008, 01:22:01 PM
 hello :wave:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

Blown70

#17
August 15, 2008, 01:22:55 PM
NICE '72  WELCOME

472 R/T SE

#18
August 15, 2008, 03:16:19 PM
Nice lookin' '72.  My first Charger was a '72, bought it from the original owners daughter.

Welcome to the Forum.

viper r/t

#19
August 15, 2008, 09:36:04 PM
Quote from: dfsmopars on August 15, 2008, 05:03:15 AM
Quote from: viper r/t on August 14, 2008, 10:46:00 PM
Nice car, Think I saw it at Somernites cruise?
You did see it at the Somernites Cruise. What were you driving?

I didn't have a car there for mopar month, but I had my black '69 charger there last month.
So if you see a black '69 or a red '71 charger there, it's prob. me  ;)

six-tee-nine

#20
August 16, 2008, 11:18:56 AM
I'm really not into third gen's but when seeing yours really made me instantly say "awesome car dude".

Oh and BTW welcome here, more parts here, than you can afford ever month. At least the knowlege here is cheaper  :2thumbs:
Greetings from Belgium, the beer country

NOS is nice, turbo's are neat, but when it comes to Mopars, there's no need to cheat...

dfsmopars

#21
August 16, 2008, 03:07:28 PM
thanks to everyone for the warm welcome

FlatbackFanatic

#22
August 16, 2008, 08:34:57 PM
Welcome! love your car! :drool5:
Flatback Fanatic, Kurt  , MN

Foreman72

#23
August 16, 2008, 09:01:16 PM
hey welcome :cheers:...its a great place to get all the info you need as well as help other people out...

i also have a 72 charger (you sure hav a sweet one btw)...but mine's not quite in the shape yours is  ;D ...not @ all actually...but someday...

hey what kind of wheels are those?

Eric "Foreman"

Previous: 1972 Dodge Charger
Current: 2002 Volvo S60

"The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
=Psalm 37:23-24=
"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven..."
=Matthew 6:19-21=
:pat

evil1

#24
August 16, 2008, 09:13:16 PM
Nice charger, don't be stingy with the pics   ;D

400/6/PAC

#25
August 17, 2008, 06:48:34 AM
Welcome.
Very nice Car. :2thumbs:

dfsmopars

#26
August 17, 2008, 07:36:15 AM
Quote from: Foreman72 on August 16, 2008, 09:01:16 PM
hey welcome :cheers:...its a great place to get all the info you need as well as help other people out...

i also have a 72 charger (you sure hav a sweet one btw)...but mine's not quite in the shape yours is  ;D ...not @ all actually...but someday...

hey what kind of wheels are those?



Thanks. The wheels are from BOZE in California. I appreciate your sig very much.

dfsmopars

#27
August 17, 2008, 07:48:10 AM
Quote from: evil1 on August 16, 2008, 09:13:16 PM
Nice charger, don't be stingy with the pics   ;D

I still need to drop the car 1" all the way around this Winter but I have to modify a bracket in the front fender. The paint is nice but it is 16 years old. The car is very solid and nice to drive but it is not a show stopper.

Foreman72

#28
August 17, 2008, 10:59:33 AM
yeah man its the truth...its a very comforting verse...

but yeah post up them pics...i'd love 2 see the inside...whats it got under the hood?

Eric "Foreman"

Previous: 1972 Dodge Charger
Current: 2002 Volvo S60

"The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
=Psalm 37:23-24=
"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven..."
=Matthew 6:19-21=
:pat

dfsmopars

#29
August 17, 2008, 04:45:31 PM
Quote from: Foreman72 on August 17, 2008, 10:59:33 AM
yeah man its the truth...its a very comforting verse...

but yeah post up them pics...i'd love 2 see the inside...whats it got under the hood?



Nothing to see on the inside except a very clean, black original bench seat. I swapped the clock out for a tach. from Charger Specialties. I will post pictures perhaps next month 'cause right now I am having custom bucket seats made with matching rear covers. As far as the engine it is still a 69,000 mile 318 2v. It runs really good and never fails to start and I got 17 mpg going to the Nats and back even with 3.55:1 gears. I have a cam, intake and 4v carb for the 318 but I am in no big hurry to install those. I also have 440 and a 727 to build for it but not convinced that is what I want either. When the time is right I really want to do a 5.7 hemi transplant. So I keep watching and listening to these other guys who are doing swaps and learning what I can. So, what about your '72?

Foreman72

#30
August 17, 2008, 09:11:03 PM
HOLD EVERYTHING!!! If you could snap a few of the interior that would be great...particularly the dash area...I have the same set up but mine is a little banged up and i'm trying to compile as many pics of clean interiors w/ bench seats as I can..i'm planning on doing an aftermarket tac cuz they didn't make tic-toc-tacs in 72 and that's really what I want...but I like the look of the aftermarket as well...so you can send them to me on a PM if you want or emial...
Sound like big plans for yours huh...that hemi is gonna be sweet...i'm partial to that 318 tho...i got big plans for mine :coolgleamA:

...check this one out...its one of the best 3rd gens I've ever seen... :drool5:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,41473.0.html

So my charger... :D
My uncle gave it to me last year, it used to be his car back in the day...he took really good care of it but when he got a new one he parked it in my aunts barn and its been there since...thirteen years later he gave me the keys...I lost my mind...I got instantly hooked...picked up every piece of info I could, studied parts books, websites, gathered all the history I could about it, joined the forum

Unfortunately it has to stay in the barn cuz I don't have a place to put it right now, I live in NH and its in mass so I'm kinda out of luck there...plus I'm going to be a senior this year so its not exactly a top priority right now...but before I go to college I want to know its resting safely someplace...

The plans are as follows (some are more concrete then others)
-bring the 318 up to 400hp...
(if your interested http://www.popularhotrodding.com/enginemasters/articles/mopar/0667em_mopar_318_engine/index.html)
...thrown to a 727 w/ a B&M transpack kit & ratchet shifter and finishing in a 8 ¾ rear w/ a suregrip and 3.55's

-stiffen the suspension w/ .960 t-bars, 6 leaf R/T springs, 4 wheel discs, (whatever else needs to be fixed will be upgraded to HD stock/police strength, 13 yrs on a dirt floor can do a number on a car)

-bring the interior to original save the tach, shifter, stainless column and tuft wheel ( and the pioneer/infinity audio system; I'm a huge audiophile as well :D)

-paint the car f8 green w/ cragar ss wheels, front spoiler, black superbee wrap-around stripe, possible grille blackout

So that's mine I guess...I can't wait to star diggin in
:2thumbs:
Eric "Foreman"

Previous: 1972 Dodge Charger
Current: 2002 Volvo S60

"The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For the LORD upholds him with His hand.
=Psalm 37:23-24=
"But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven..."
=Matthew 6:19-21=
:pat

dpm68

#31
August 17, 2008, 09:18:45 PM
Nice. Welcome to the mix - Dave
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