Dry fit pics,Daytona nosecone

[chargervert]

Here are a few pics of the Charger 500 with the Daytona cone in place!

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Thats three nose shots,heres a couple of the rear of the car,and a few of my 70 R/T SE that has the new 472 crate hemi in it!

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And one more of the mighty Hemi!

[PocketThunder]

is that a real '69 C500?

[Old Moparz]

Here are a few pics of the Charger 500 with the Daytona cone in place!

So, is there any plastic   in there?       

[chargervert]

just a little Bob,but don't tell anyone!

[Tom_440]

Wow.

[Charger_Fan]

Cool project pics! That wing looks like it's been on there for a while.

Your garage sure has soft walls.

[nascarxx29]

Appears to be a real 500.Has the flush back window

[Khyron]

Appears to be a real 500.Has the flush back window

window plugs look good when correctly done as well.

[hemi68charger]

Wow !!!  Going to be another great creation !!!

Great job...........

Troy

[chargervert]

The car is a real 69 Charger 500 XX29L9B  Its a 440 car. When I bought the car in 1994,nobody wanted 500s. Its too bad but they didn't get too much respect. When I got the oppertunity to buy an original wing,I decided to finish up where Creative Industries left off,and make a Daytona out of it! The window plug,and rear glass and trim are in good shape,and the pillar wind deflectors are nice too.The 70 Charger R/T SE I bought in 1982,It's a 440 4 speed Dana car.I bought the carte Hemi about a year ago.

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

are you goin to keep it that ugly yellow/beige???

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The Y2 sunfire yellow is the original color,when I first bought the car,I didn't care for the color,but its kinda grown on me(like some kinda fungus) It's different! I beleve only 28 original Daytonas came that color. I don't know how many of the 392 500s were that color,but this is one of them. It looks more yellow in person! As for the garage having soft walls,the Chargers are in there temporary storage until I finish building the new garage! The winter weather isn't helping!

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

my personal fav colour on a daytona is ev2 hemi orange with black interior and white wing-MATT

[chargervert]

If I decide to do the car any other color,I think I would go with F6 green,black interior,black stripe. The wing has been on the car since 1995. I have original wing washers too! Mike used them to template the ones he offers.

[Old Moparz]

Hey Pete,

I'd have probably done the same thing with a 500 back then too. Today I don't know if I would for sure, but probably. It's like you said, the car isn't being cut up, so why not? Anytime a car needs work or isn't original anymore, I see it as fair game to modify or add some things it didn't have the first time around.

Good luck with it.

[chargervert]

Thanks Bob,The car was missing its matching numbers motor and trans,and the body has those half quarters from the eighties on it. It also has some of the typical charger rust,just the center of the trunk floor,and the drivers side floor pan,around the gas pedal area.I bought two beautiful rust free California rear quarter panels,that have the door jambs,wheel wells,trunk extensions,and valence corners for the car. The wing is an original,and the nose is from Mike at Dayclona.I still have to fine tune it,but theres plenty of adjustment. I just stuck the grille in for the photo,it's not bolted in,thats why it's not aligned,and tight to the cone.The headlights function perfectly,even though one started to pop back up because the diaphram was so cold.It was about 12 degrees out when I took the pictures.

[Old Moparz]

When I brought the nose cone home that I bought recently, I was very tempted to try a test fit on my car too. I had parked the car on it's casters with the nose forward in case I get ambitious over the winter, but without heat that ambition is a little low. I've got some other work to do on my Scamp & Road Runner that's a priority, but wanting to see the cone in place it getting under my skin. Maybe I'll get a few rolls of duct tape, give it a try & take some pics at night so it looks believable. 

[chargervert]

Bob,when I first got my mosecone from Mike,Before I assembled it,I hooked it on with bungee cords,just to see what it looked like!

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Damn! I really have to get that garage built so I can get goin on those two cars! The 70 Charger is going to be the next one to get restored!

[69_500]

That is the first set of pictures of your 500 that I've ever seen. I haven't seen too many Y2 Yellow Charger 500's over the years, but I do know of 2 Y2 Yellow HEMI 500's. Can't think of any 440 cars off the top of my head.

[genlee1970]

It also has some of the typical charger rust........and the drivers side floor pan,around the gas pedal area.

I didn't know that brass could rust!!!!     

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It also has some of the typical charger rust........and the drivers side floor pan,around the gas pedal area.

I didn't know that brass could rust!!!!     

Al,Thats too funny,The former owner of my 500,(who shall remain unnamed) has come a long way with his body work,since the early eighties!!!!! Now,instead of using an old rusted scrap of sheet metal,and some brass wood screws,to repair a rotted floor pan,he does it the right way!!!!!I am going to have it bronzed(screws and all),and hang it on his garage wall!!!!!!Better yet I think you solved my holiday gift mental block I was having!!!!!!

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Hey 69 500,You asked for pics,there they are! I know that they made 28 Y2 Daytonas,but I don't know how many Y2 500s were built! The body on my 70 R/T SE is far better than the 500,The R/T has all of its original floor pans,trunk floor,and is very solid underneath.It also has a right NOS rear quarter,and all of the best body parts I had back in 1989,when I restored it the first time.It just needs a light resto,to bring it up to our current standards.The bar has been raised quite a bit since 89!I can't wait to drive it with that Hemi in it!It is also getting an electric sunroof,that came from an unsalvagable 69 R/T.I have to finish my wifes Challenger convertible,and the 70 R/T SE before I get to the Daytona project! I have almost everything I need to build the Daytona!