decided to get the R/T SE running......

[69 OUR/TEA]

Hey gang,
       as I posted back in Jan,I found the Charger that has been my dream to own,a triple black 69 R/T SE.I actually was set on a factory 3x9 69 R/T,the SE came as an added bonus for me!It came from Cali in 03 to L.I.,running car,new owner pulled motor/trans(motor not orig,trans matching #'s),it sat until this past Jan when he had to sell.
   It was on a thread here because of it looking like a fake auction because of seller being a 0 feedback,could'nt load pics,and stating selling for a friend.But with a phone number being listed,and being so close to it,I did not sleep on this one and went there right away,struck deal,picked it up quickly.Thanks go to Rob(1969chargerrtse),for PMing me about the thread.
    A big thanks to Brian(1hot68),for hooking me up with a date coded E 440 HP block for this cars build !!It has sat in my garage until now as I decided to throw together a 440 to put in for numerous reasons,so I can move it around instead of pushing it,register it and put collector car insurance on,get to see what works and what does'nt,and best of all ,at least be able to take it out for a drive.
    The way I purchased the car it came with alot of extra and new repo parts to put it together,brand new redlines and rims,exhaust,restored grill,etc.Interior was pretty nice,new drivers seat and back seat bottom,I put in a new  carpet and new speaker tray.Dash was beautiful!! Now the interior is very presentable.Installed the grill and front end that was off,and did a quick go over with the buffer to bring back some shine of the older acrylic enamel  paint job.
    Put a new engine harness in,fuel pump,plugs,wires,etc. A new 1407 edel performer carb to not have any issues ,fired it up,and runs great!Then,to my suprise, pretty much everything works!!!! Lights,vac doors,blinkers,reverse lights,dash lights,brakes,rear defroster,etc.The big things that shocked me that work were the power windows,tach,and thankfully the orig AM/FM radio!!!Upon yard testing it,the drivers caliper locked up on me,but had a spare so was a quick fix,and now the power disc brakes work fine.About the only things that don't work are the ammeter,and temp gauge.It is just a driver for now,it has its battle scares,chips scratches ,dings,etc.Fine for now till I get other projects done before I tear it back apart to restore.
   The biggest improvement,which some might remember from the early pics,sometime in its past an owner mudded over the orig door handles and cut in below AMC handles!!!! I could not stand it,so a quick weekend job and paint blend ,now looks normal.Here are the updated pics of what the car looks like now,sorry about the quality of pics,my digi camera is broken so these are from my camera phone.......

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Paul are you kidding me!  That car looks GREAT!  I love the Cali turn downs as well

[69 OUR/TEA]

Thanks Chris,
      It is an accurate exhaust system the prev owner bought,with turn downs,but what I removed did have tips,looked pretty rusty and aged,would have thought them to maybe orig.I don't see any thing  on the car to be a Cali emissions car,even came with a reg  orig pie pan air cleaner with the parts .How do you tell if it is an orig Cali emissions car?

[Charger-Bodie]

Good job Paul!! Now you can drive to Iowa and we can race!! 


By the way I wasnt sure it was an R/T at first , since it doesnt have an R/T emblem every 2 feet anymore. 

[69bronzeT5]

Awesome looking car! The grille looks great. I used pretty much the same shade of silver on my grille.

[69 OUR/TEA]

Good job Paul!! Now you can drive to Iowa and we can race!! 


By the way I wasnt sure it was an R/T at first , since it doesnt have an R/T emblem every 2 feet anymore. 

yup,pulled them too,good thing they were double sided taped on!!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Thanks Chris,
      It is an accurate exhaust system the prev owner bought,with turn downs,but what I removed did have tips,looked pretty rusty and aged,would have thought them to maybe orig.I don't see any thing  on the car to be a Cali emissions car,even came with a reg  orig pie pan air cleaner with the parts .How do you tell if it is an orig Cali emissions car?

Paul as far as I know for 69 there was no California Emissions package per say....unlike starting in '70 where there was an evap emissions fuel tank, breather etc.
For 69 most Cali cars got the N97 Noise Reduction Package....this will not be on the tag but will be on the broadcast sheet...sort of....
Looking at a 69 BS you will not see a box under the "N" codes for N97...you will however see a blank box in between the N88 Speed Control & N96 Carb Fresh Air Pkg.
Cars ordered with this N97 option (yes you can get it in other parts of the country) will have a lone "7" in this box...
The only parts to this package that I know of is the dual snorkel silenced air cleaner & the turn down exhaust with no bright tips....

See pics of an original/unrestored N97 optioned Cali car

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Oh yeah...it would be on the window sticker as well! 

PS----this sticker is for one BAS ASS optioned 69 Charger R/T

[PocketThunder]

    Hot damn i love that car!

[hemigeno]

Man, that car looks fantastic, Paul!  While I know you're a perfectionist when it comes to bodywork, I can't point to a thing on that car that NEEDS to be fixed...  just awesome   

[PocketThunder]

Hi Paul,

I just noticed the hood pins.  Were those an option in '69?

Paul

[BrianShaughnessy]

 

Congrats Paul!  Good work!

[sunroofblacklee]

Looks great, that car was a cool find. Loved the pictures of it when you found it. You can tell the car hasn't been messed with much, it has a very clean look to it.  Should be an awsome car to cruise around in  .

[ChargerSG]

A 69 trippel black RT/SE is the car  Looking great

[tan top]

   awesome car dude ...good stuff 

[Ghoste]

Hi Paul,

I just noticed the hood pins.  Were those an option in '69?

Paul

Option code J45, but admittedly a very rare one on Chargers.

[69chargerboy]

Beautiful Charger! 

[69*F5*SE]

Yowza, that car is a dream.     Ted

[69 OUR/TEA]

Hi Paul,

I just noticed the hood pins.  Were those an option in '69?

Paul

       PocketThunder,as Ghoste says,but not orig to my car.When I do the body and paint I will remove them.

[PocketThunder]

Hi Paul,

I just noticed the hood pins.  Were those an option in '69?

Paul

       PocketThunder,as Ghoste says,but not orig to my car.When I do the body and paint I will remove them.

Ya know, if you just want to trade that car for my car you wouldn't have to worry about them... 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Hi Paul,

I just noticed the hood pins.  Were those an option in '69?

Paul

Option code J45, but admittedly a very rare one on Chargers.

Out of the 1800 '69s I have registered only 5 were truely coded for this option....it was a spring introduced option.  Earliest SPD I have for them is 4/28/69.  Only 1 from the St. Louis plant and all were 440 R/T's
J45 would be on the tag....
All but 1 had the V21 Hood Performance Treatment option as well......

[69_500]

Car looks very nice.

Quite a noticeable difference in the pictures that you had posted of it before.

[sunroofblacklee]

WOW, that's crazy only five. That's pretty rare option to have.

[1969chargerrtse]

Hey Paul, great to know your baby is on the road.  You do great work. Hope to see more pictures as you continue to work on it.   

[firefighter3931]

That is a sweet color combination.....nothing like a 3x black Charger ! 



Ron