Bull's 68 Charger restoration thread

[jb666]

WOW, very nice!! Love the markings.. you're doing an awesome job!! 

How much longer till you paint the flag on the roof? 

[bull]

How much longer till you paint the flag on the roof? 

Sometime after you see a skinny attractive Rosie Odonnell figure skating in hell.

[jb666]

How much longer till you paint the flag on the roof? 

Sometime after you see a skinny attractive Rosie Odonnell figure skating in hell.

Welp, she ain't lookin too good these days, so I guess that's out of the question...

[RTPTRON]

Installed the rear end last night and fnished bolting the shackles down tonight.

Also decided to go with Speed Bleeders so I'm waiting for four of those things to arrive. http://www.speedbleeder.com/

Bull, you mounted your shocks upside down man, what the he.......ll.  You are going to love those shocks.  I have run them since 2003 and love them.

[A383Wing]

Bull, you mounted your shocks upside down man, what the he.......ll. 

ya know..I looked at that picture and never noticed it....

<sigh>

[bull]

Installed the rear end last night and fnished bolting the shackles down tonight.

Also decided to go with Speed Bleeders so I'm waiting for four of those things to arrive. http://www.speedbleeder.com/

Bull, you mounted your shocks upside down man, what the he.......ll.  You are going to love those shocks.  I have run them since 2003 and love them.

I did? What about the "this end up" sticker Edelbrock put on the side of them? Ignore it?

[FLG]

Shocks are on right..think a lot of people put em on wrong 

[resq302]

Weird.  Ive always seen shocks (even from the factory) with the piston side being on top.  (probably to help prevent leaks of fluid or whatever).  This is actually the first time I have seen them mounted like that. 

[A383Wing]

 

[The70RT]

Shocks are on right..think a lot of people put em on wrong 

[PocketThunder]

will the car have single or dual exhaust?

[bull]

Dual.

[bull]

A little more progress under the back end...

[RTPTRON]

Installed the rear end last night and fnished bolting the shackles down tonight.

Also decided to go with Speed Bleeders so I'm waiting for four of those things to arrive. http://www.speedbleeder.com/

Bull, you mounted your shocks upside down man, what the he.......ll.  You are going to love those shocks.  I have run them since 2003 and love them.

I did? What about the "this end up" sticker Edelbrock put on the side of them? Ignore it?

[RTPTRON]

Sorry, I forgot to write anything.

I was just screwing with you on the shock mounting.  When I installed mine back in 2003 I emailed Edelbrock and ask if they made a mistake on the "this side up" sticker.  They didn't.

[bull]

  At first I figured you were messin' with me but then a few other people agreed with you so I didn't know what to think.

Anyway, what's new with your car? Did you even get that new dash plastic?

[RTPTRON]

My car is in great shape and all the dash parts are installed.  It's a good thing because I have not been able to fund my hobby account for 2 years now.  I am still blessed but on a tight budget.

[The70RT]

Hey Bull, are you getting one of those grounding straps for the sender? I need to get one as well. A couple years ago someone said the dealership still had them, any ideas?

[tan top]

  looks good

not trying to hijack  , just this second noticed this !  wonder why the rear shock cross member is different of a 68  to the 69 /70 cars 

[bull]

Hey Bull, are you getting one of those grounding straps for the sender? I need to get one as well. A couple years ago someone said the dealership still had them, any ideas?

I have my original but haven't installed it yet because it's all rusty. Later today I'll media blast and clear coat it.

Megapartsusa has ground straps for sale. Not sure about the dealerships but it's possible they have them too.

http://www.megapartsusa.com/search.asp?pg=1&stext=ground+strap&sprice=&stype=&scat=

[Darkman]

Looking good!

Where does the grounding strap go? I just pulled my tank and rear shocks and didn't see that strap under my car Any one got any pics?

[squeakfinder]

Looking good!

Where does the grounding strap go? I just pulled my tank and rear shocks and didn't see that strap under my car Any one got any pics?

This ones stainless steel. Hooks to the tube on sending unit and fuel line going to the engine.

http://compare.ebay.com/like/370518062664?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y

[squeakfinder]

It jumps the gap from the sending unit to the fuel line that the rubber hose creates.


I think this is a A-body...

[Charger4404spd]

Great job Bull! Really enjoyed reading this thread.
Those speedbleeders are a must have.

[Darkman]

Thanks Squeakfinder!  it makes sense now...it also may explain why my fuel guages weren't working!