68 Charger rebuild

[fy469rtse]

great work , better than new 

[VegasCharger]

great work , better than new 

Nice looking grille

[68pplcharger]

Thanks guys the headlight bezels took the most time to tape off, but they turned out petty good. Can't wait to get pics of it put together this weekend...

[MxRacer855]

Can't wait to see 'em!   

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Great work once again! Grille looks good 

[68pplcharger]

Finished grille pics... 

[fy469rtse]

oh , someones got issues, sleeping with parts,
does the other half know ,
looks great , can i send you my grill to redo , much better than mine came out

[68pplcharger]

Lol she has been dealing with me sleeping with parts for over twenty years... that's why we have a king size bed... 

Thanks, I wouldn't wish redoing that grille on my worst enemy... The only part of this car that was more tedious was the floor. Glad that's over....

[JB400]

Most tedious, but also the most rewarding.  Job well done

[Nickrc3]

Outstanding work with the grille, and of course, the entire vehicle. Great thread!
What shade and brand of Argent Silver did you finish the grille with?

[68pplcharger]

thanks JB400

Nickrc3
Thanks... I used silver Argent rally wheel paint from Eastwood. Thanks to our grille restoration thread here at DC.com

[Bob T]

Looks real good, well done.
Just remembering how mine looks with the argent shining through the stone chips where somebody years ago painted it all black, the corners are split and cracked too

The stock look is the Win on the day    

[68pplcharger]

Yeah, that's the one thing that will always bother me... rocks and birds. hope to never see either hit the grille, but especially a bird. That grille was damn near perfect when I started, referring to dents/nicks (paint looked like hell). No cracks anywhere... hope that stays true for a long time.

[68pplcharger]

Motor is back in...  

High build and paint is coming very soon

[MxRacer855]

 
Looks amazing! Love the colors!

Can't wait to see more pics! 

Jeff

[68pplcharger]

Hidden hood pins....

I'll have more pics later this week.

How they work: There is a 22gauge steel distribution plate that is formed to the hood. this plate will be bonded to the top of the hood and filled so you can't see the plate. The plate will have a coupling nut welded to the underneath side into the hood. I'm using a universal aftermarket lock set used for locking old style hoods. The height of the latch is adjustable with the coupling nut. The lock itself is mounted to the headlight assembly bracket. There are two mounted about 4" from the each side of the hood. You can access the lock from the front of the car. i.e. there is a small 1/2" gap from the grille to the headlight door that can be used to access the lock. I tested the lock with the grille in place and it works pretty slick...

[jdiesel33]

That purple is absolutely beautiful 

[68pplcharger]

Looks amazing! Love the colors!

Can't wait to see more pics! 

Jeff

Thanks Jeff

I think the factory block color turned out to be a pretty good accent color.

[tan top]

  looking good

[fy469rtse]

Oh I think I need you to post twice as many photos, make that three times please ,
What a beautiful car this is going to be , followed this thread from the start and have watched with awe the quality of work going on,
Please up the content to this thread , not boring , we love photos,
It's got my I can't believe I'm saying this , but I love the purple for the first time , it must be this car
Great work 
Geoff

[68pplcharger]

Thanks Geoff,
I've wanted this color since I was a teenager. There was a 70 Demon that was Plum crazy with black accents. It was pulling in from the street at night and it looked black until it hit the lights. Coolest affect I've ever seen. From that day I wanted purple, but not the original shade. The color seemed deeper and darker at night. That's the color I tried to imitate. This color has turned out better than my expectations. That semi gloss black I;m using seems to accent that color perfect as well. I'm going to use for the strips as well...

Top side pics of the hood pin locks

[fy469rtse]

you got it, hit it right 
never liked purple on a charger , but this colour is spot on

[68pplcharger]

Finished the Hood pins this weekend. I will get them blended to the top side of the hood by the weekend. Welded four studs to each distribution plate so there is little to no chance of the plate cracking the resin or filler later down the road after the paint is on the car.

[MxRacer855]

 

[freddyd02]

Just stumbled upon your build and this is an absolutely amazing build, great job!