68 R/T RESTO UPDATE 7-13-10 PICS!!! :)

[HITMAN 149]

hmmmmm?
you know squeak... you may be right??? i never really noticed or thought much about it??? but the car has been at my buddy's shop for 3 yrs!!! lol  but the Green (ewwww lol) paint seems to match from the half gutted interior?!?!? hahaha
hmmmm i was just looking thru my charger pics ive acumulated.... and it's seems its like half & half...between the 68 & 69's
some 68's are closer to the back as like the 69's and some 68 & 69's are cmore up front!?!?!? wtf?? hahahah is it a definate differance between the two years?? or just a kinda wherever dodge wanted to put them?!?!?! 

[squeakfinder]

      The 68's are farther back. Probably make them easier to break into with a coat hanger than a 69.
     It's just something to keep in mind if you have to purchase upper door panels. 

[HITMAN 149]

yea my uppers are good... for now!! lol

[HITMAN 149]

i got my carpet & headliner today from a good buddy of mine i work with!!!  he had a 69 charger project he ended up selling, and had the carpet & headliner laying around... so i scored for a bottle of 101 wild turkey  lol!!!

so how much sealer (POR 15??)  would i need to do the interior & the trunk also....
AND also what sound/heat deadener (dynomat??) should i scope out?!?!? and how much of that also for the interior & trunk would i need?!?!? anyone??? lol  ohhhh yea and where do you guys recommend i get them from?!?!?
thanks guys!!

[HITMAN 149]

pics from the shop today....
motor is almost done!!! all  new belts & hoses are on... just have to put the ign stuff back on!!!
new trans cooler lines are all done!! new wiring harness is getting done!!!! wooo-hoooo!!

[Back N Black]

Good job! she is looking mean.

[FLG]

yuppppp!! you know the come si chiama (whatchamacallit in italian!! lol) that seatbelt "clicky" piece!!! hahahaha 

John i just read this and i nearly died!!! You have no idea how many times that flies around here 


HAHA!

Ill try to meet up with ya over the weekend 

[HITMAN 149]

hey B n B.. thanks!! yea we're gettin there... sloooooowly but surely!! lol

frankie... yea bro i hear ya!! ohhh ayyyyy ohhhhh how you doin?!?!? lol

[chargerboy69]

John. . . Looks real good buddy.  Have any pictures of the interior with the new carpet and headliner?  I was not sure if you had them in yet.

[HITMAN 149]

hey tim...
no.... lol  interior is still the same.. just the seats & the new shifter so far!! lmao
i have all new door panels and 99% of stuff for the int... all i really need is some dynomutt!! lmao

[HITMAN 149]

hey guys...
so today i stripped my old center console of all the chrome stuff & i have a really nice shape orig center console im gonna most likely use?!?!? or at least i wanna use the orig chrome top plates on something.. cause i think they are cool looking and add character to the car....
here's a quick before....during and after pic of the front peice console top plate... (NICE a lil easy off does wonders!!! all the old paint & grime just basically fell off!!!) a couple quick passes w a toothbrush... rinse.... and allll done!!!
tomorrow i'll work on the other peices a lil earlier than i did today.. lol

im debating on painting the center ribs... or the outer (old dull silver edge) BLACK... ??

-john

[Charger-Bodie]

MUCH better!

[HITMAN 149]

hahaha thanks hot!!
yea.. im all excited to do the other peices now!!!!! wooo-hooooo!!! lol
stilll undecided on what to do about the console?!?!? use the factory one.. or try & make something more modern?!?!?
no hurry right now...

[HITMAN 149]

here's the rest of the console chrome all stripped & clean.. i didn't buff anything yet... just easy off'd all the paint & grime.. and rinsed... lol that stuff is great!!! lol

[HITMAN 149]

here's some updates!!
frankie FLG hooked me up w/ some of his time for the front sway bar!!! thanks bro!!! 
another buddy of mine from work has been helping me with some of the wiring & carb linkage stuff...and another friend helped me w/ the gauge cluster for a great price!!! 
i had to order a new throttle cable, and a u joint adapter from mancini racing today...
my throttle cable was tooo short!! ugggg and when my rear gears were swapped out... they just replaced my whole center chunk... and my yoke is now smaller (7260)!!!aghhhhhh so my new u joints were tooooo big!!! GRRRRRRRR!!!
but we are gettin there lil by lil!! and with some great help with true friends!!!!!! thanks guys!!!!!!! 
here's the new gauges wired in.. we still have a few bugs to work out.. or maybe some of my switches are bad?!?!
but they came out nice!!!! i still have to finish painting the letters n all..

[moparstuart]

what sway bar kit did you go with i need to buy one 

[HITMAN 149]

i got all my suspension stuff from "performance suspension" @ 2 -3 yrs ago alll as a big pkg deal.. lol

[tan top]

nice job on the gauges !! look great in the dark 

[Brock Samson]

 looks great! good job! 

[bakerhillpins]

Looking great! 

Keep up the good work. 

[bill440rt]

Looks like you're making some progress, Hitman!
Keep going, don't stop, and don't look back.

[HITMAN 149]

THANKS GUYS!!!
yea bill... im kinda in a grove!!! lol tryin to stay in it... but it's tough sometimes cause there is ALWAYS something that pops up!!!!! lol you know im sure!!!

[ugly2u]

Thanks for posting your pix.

I was scrambling last night to install the front sway bar on the charger and I couldn't figure out how the brackets were installed from the instructions. I found your posted pix, and bam! its in

[HITMAN 149]

 
EXCELLLLLLENT!!! glad i could be of help to someone!! you can also thank frankie flg!! lol he's the one who helped put on my sway bar!! hahaha

[MEAN_SBC]

here's some updates!!
frankie FLG hooked me up w/ some of his time for the front sway bar!!! thanks bro!!! 
another buddy of mine from work has been helping me with some of the wiring & carb linkage stuff...and another friend helped me w/ the gauge cluster for a great price!!! 
i had to order a new throttle cable, and a u joint adapter from mancini racing today...
my throttle cable was tooo short!! ugggg and when my rear gears were swapped out... they just replaced my whole center chunk... and my yoke is now smaller (7260)!!!aghhhhhh so my new u joints were tooooo big!!! GRRRRRRRR!!!
but we are gettin there lil by lil!! and with some great help with true friends!!!!!! thanks guys!!!!!!! 
here's the new gauges wired in.. we still have a few bugs to work out.. or maybe some of my switches are bad?!?!
but they came out nice!!!! i still have to finish painting the letters n all..

Man those gauges look tough...  What size are they?  Did yall just paint the original dash bezel?