Well, here it is, the finished result!

[resq302]

Well, for those of you who wonder, yes do we drive the car.  The only time the car gets trailered to a show (and this goes for any of our 3 cars) is when we are going any long distance or have to have the bias ply tires on.  If the paint gets chipped or wears down over time, then I guess I will have to restore it again eventually.  Its the love of the hobby, being able to work on your car yourself and then the joy of driving something you put a lot of time and pride into.  With any luck, we will be out at carlisle with both cars again this year.  Hoping to get the chally into the dealer display like my charger was this year.  If that is the case, then the charger will be driven out with radials and the chally will be trailered out with the bias ply tires on it.

[69bronzeT5]

Holy crap....wow, you have an attention to detail for sure!!!

[Arthu®]

Well, for those of you who wonder, yes do we drive the car.  The only time the car gets trailered to a show (and this goes for any of our 3 cars) is when we are going any long distance or have to have the bias ply tires on.  If the paint gets chipped or wears down over time, then I guess I will have to restore it again eventually.  Its the love of the hobby, being able to work on your car yourself and then the joy of driving something you put a lot of time and pride into.  With any luck, we will be out at carlisle with both cars again this year.  Hoping to get the chally into the dealer display like my charger was this year.  If that is the case, then the charger will be driven out with radials and the chally will be trailered out with the bias ply tires on it.

That's cool, that is what they were build for. I personally would also always drive them, but I can understand if some people feel differently after a long and expensive restoration.

Arthur

[1969chargerrtse]

Well, for those of you who wonder, yes do we drive the car.  The only time the car gets trailered to a show (and this goes for any of our 3 cars) is when we are going any long distance or have to have the bias ply tires on.  If the paint gets chipped or wears down over time, then I guess I will have to restore it again eventually.  Its the love of the hobby, being able to work on your car yourself and then the joy of driving something you put a lot of time and pride into.  With any luck, we will be out at carlisle with both cars again this year.  Hoping to get the chally into the dealer display like my charger was this year.  If that is the case, then the charger will be driven out with radials and the chally will be trailered out with the bias ply tires on it.

Cool. 

[resq302]

Holy crap....wow, you have an attention to detail for sure!!!

Thank you.  Now can you tell my wife that!  She calls it anal retentiveness!    

[Belgium R/T -68]

Brian, saw that we both have early cars. Mine is built 28th of august according to the tag. If mine would have been a matching # I would also
have gone for a stock resto.

Per

[resq302]

Per,

Since your car is an early build car also, maybe you can answer a question for me.  Someone noticed on the cuda-challenger.com board that the access plates on the inner fender for adjusting the allignment had phillips head screws instead of hex head machine screws.  Just curious what yours have?

[maxwellwedge]

Per,

Since your car is an early build car also, maybe you can answer a question for me.  Someone noticed on the cuda-challenger.com board that the access plates on the inner fender for adjusting the allignment had phillips head screws instead of hex head machine screws.  Just curious what yours have?

The black painted metal plates? Every car I have (early/late - whatever) has had hex with the same head marking (can't remember it right now). All my 69 stuff is the same as well. All were Silver Cad plated. Phillips were probably installed after the owners first alignment - and the shop replaced the originals because they either didn't care or dropped them down the grate.    39 year old philips screws would look original now.

[resq302]

The funny thing is, is that they have the self tapping style end on the screw.  I would think that if an alignment shop would have just installed any kind of phillips head screw, they would have one that would have a sharp point on the end, not a flat end with a notch on it.  Again, I've learned to never say never with Chrysler stuff as I found out my charger never had the starter motor splash shield installed (holes were there and never had any threads cut into them) when I went to put it in place figuring it was thrown away over the years and my firewall engine wire harness holder tabs were never installed either.  But hey, my charger was built on a Friday and someone must have been late getting out of work.   

[maxwellwedge]

Never say never - We know that. The starter splash shield - The the long plastic shield on the frame drivers side rail? Automatics only and I have seen a few never installed as well.

[johntpr]

Very nice.....like those trim rings too!

[mikepmcs]

HOLY SH$$BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[resq302]

Very nice.....like those trim rings too!

Look familiar don't they John?   

[resq302]

Never say never - We know that. The starter splash shield - The the long plastic shield on the frame drivers side rail? Automatics only and I have seen a few never installed as well.

Actually, I was talking about my 69 charger that was missing the starter motor splash shield.  The chally had it.  Never understood why they went from a metal one to a plastic one on the chally.