Chop Cut Rebuild is doing a 69 charger this season.......

[Daytona R/T SE]

I don't see the Edelbrock air cleaner listed seperately, but I know they have it, It's mentioned in the last line of the listing for the intake and carbs (which is on my wish list, too )



"Don't forget to ask about our new HEMI Chrome Dome Air Cleaner designed for use on the newer style Edelbrock Carbs."



http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/sthemapa.html

[66FBCharger]

Great Thread!
When I bought my 69 R/T SE, I had someone check the car out and take pictures of the VIN on the dash, fender tag, drip rail numbers and radiator support numbers. To me it was important and in my mind constitutes a numbers matching body.
Dan, Thanks for participating on this forum and answering all our questions in a polite, intelligent and non defensive way. I am looking forward to seeing the show about the Charger.
John

[nvrbdn]

the wife and i were watching the first episode over again the other night and i told her that dan was on DC.COM and was explaining to everyone about the build and explaining why they have to do what they are doing. not too many people would stay and take the abuse. most would up and run. thanks dan for that. enjoy building the most awsome car on the planet (at least in my mind)

[PocketThunder]

There are some great photo's of the car in the latest edition of Mopar Enthusiast. Jump to page 46 on the pull down and you can see how much of the car was left when we started to re-skin it.

http://editions.amospublishing.com/MPRE/default.aspx?d=20101101

WOW that sucker was rusted away!!   

[Charger440RDN]

There are some great photo's of the car in the latest edition of Mopar Enthusiast. Jump to page 46 on the pull down and you can see how much of the car was left when we started to re-skin it.

Dan do you have any more detailed photos you can post on here of the before condition of the car?

[tan top]

 

There are some great photo's of the car in the latest edition of Mopar Enthusiast. Jump to page 46 on the pull down and you can see how much of the car was left when we started to re-skin it.

http://editions.amospublishing.com/MPRE/default.aspx?d=20101101

WOW that sucker was rusted away!!  

i spy a  dana  axel bump stop  in picture 19

There are some great photo's of the car in the latest edition of Mopar Enthusiast. Jump to page 46 on the pull down and you can see how much of the car was left when we started to re-skin it.

Dan do you have any more detailed photos you can post on here of the before condition of the car?

yeah would love to see them Dan !! underside shots & stuff  

[moparstuart]

I also commend dan for being able to have a civil dicussion with many of us beating him up .  Many others would have cussed us and ran off .  Great attiude and endurance putting up with us  .     


   But i still feel many of the parts where just tossed when they could have been saves , the core support , inner structure , and many other vital to the structure of the car .  Nice shiney new parts , blinded the build when original parts could have been clean , fixed and kept on the car.  Even the rear trunk rail could have been kept in tact and not just cutting the numbers out .     Again just my opinion of what i would have done with such a rare car .  I would also liked to have seen the Hemi specific parts like torq boxes filmed & feature more in documenting the car .

  Brandon , 69 hemi car is a great example of saving a rusty hemi car more to the way i would feel more comfortable with  .                                         http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,36552.0.html

[Ghoste]

Not trying to lead the charge to bust anyone's balls and especially not accusing anyone of being deceitful, I want to add that I also don't endorse the idea that restamping ANY identification numbers on a car is legal.  If you can provide evidence that it is legal to stamp any number except for the full VIN, then I will still take exception to the practice as falling into that "poor automotive ethics" category.  The second half of my point may be a subjective opinion but I still believe that the first half makes it moot.
In your situation I think it is a much better thing to weld the exisitng number into the new metal.  Unless you are doing a rebody and then I think it is wrong.  Except if this is a real XP Hemi then it deserves to live on more than Lee1 did.  How is that for a little hypocrisy?

[ccr-host]

Having a great final build day on the Charger! Jimenez Brothers are cutting and buffing the panels, Oldies Glass is installing rear quarter glass, Ted Stevens and friends have been working non-stop for 5 days, Josh and his crew are putting in fuel pump, water pump, alternator ...Bouchillon has shipped everything a Hemi needs to run. It's an amazing day. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT TO SEMA!

[ccr-host]

Not trying to lead the charge to bust anyone's balls and especially not accusing anyone of being deceitful, I want to add that I also don't endorse the idea that restamping ANY identification numbers on a car is legal.  If you can provide evidence that it is legal to stamp any number except for the full VIN, then I will still take exception to the practice as falling into that "poor automotive ethics" category.  The second half of my point may be a subjective opinion but I still believe that the first half makes it moot.
In your situation I think it is a much better thing to weld the exisitng number into the new metal.  Unless you are doing a rebody and then I think it is wrong.  Except if this is a real XP Hemi then it deserves to live on more than Lee1 did.  How is that for a little hypocrisy?

Ghoste,

Why are you calling it "re-stamping"? Did you see what we did? We cut out the section that was stamped at the factory and graphed it onto the AMD part. We did NOT stamp a single letter or number. Please don't imply we did.

[Ghoste]

I'm not implying that at all, go back and re read what I wrote.   I was addressing your statement that restamping numbers other than the primary vin (such as a rad core support or the trunk rail number) was an acceptable practice.  I made it very clear that I understood you were not doing so as I specifically applauded you for not doing so.

[tan top]

Having a great final build day on the Charger! Jimenez Brothers are cutting and buffing the panels, Oldies Glass is installing rear quarter glass, Ted Stevens and friends have been working non-stop for 5 days, Josh and his crew are putting in fuel pump, water pump, alternator ...Bouchillon has shipped everything a Hemi needs to run. It's an amazing day. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT TO SEMA!

looking forward to seeing pictures & stuff when the car is completed  ,  thanks for coming on here , & taking the time !! & explaining whats happening Dan , apperciated  

[NGC414]

Having a great final build day on the Charger! Jimenez Brothers are cutting and buffing the panels, Oldies Glass is installing rear quarter glass, Ted Stevens and friends have been working non-stop for 5 days, Josh and his crew are putting in fuel pump, water pump, alternator ...Bouchillon has shipped everything a Hemi needs to run. It's an amazing day. WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT TO SEMA!

Awesome! Can't Waite to see the car.

[ccr-host]

I'm not implying that at all, go back and re read what I wrote.

I did re-read it. For some reason, you are bringing up an activity that we did not do. We did not stamp anything. And you're asking for proof that it's legal. Why? I hope you are not implying that we did that.

[ccr-host]

I'm not implying that at all, go back and re read what I wrote.

I did re-read it. For some reason, you are bringing up an activity that we did not do. We did not stamp anything. And you're asking for proof that it's legal. Why? I hope you are not implying that we did that.

Ghoste,

I'm sorry. It been a long day. I see what you are talking about now. Yes, we did cut out that metal and re-graft it onto the new part. We did not re-stamp it. And you DO know that... again sorry.

[Ghoste]

I hear you, I'm tired too and I have to also add that upon re-reading the section where I thought you were umplying that restamping was okay, I see that I also misunderstood what you were typing.  You didn't say restamping partial vins was okay, you said that re-using them was.  I now believe that you meant by this, the cutting out from one car and placing them on another so I do owe you an apology for that.

HOWEVER, I qualify my apology by saying that even though I support the changing of partial vins in the fashion that you are doing it, in which the primary structure of the car appears to be the one receiving it, I absolutely 100% do not in any way whatsoever believe that it is legal or at the vey least ethical to swap them onto a "donor" body.  But that goes back to my rebodying arguments and we've largely exhausted that topic inasmuch as it is relevant to this thread. (I think)

[NGC414]

I gotta say I think it's great that Dan took the time to talk to us about the show. I can't think of any celebrity hosts that would do the same. It shows that you truley are passionate about what you do. To actually pitch in on each build is something that can't be said about other hosts either. I appreciate what your doing Dan and keep up the great work!

[HOTROD]

  wish-en I had money to do that --- mines not that rusty !!
how do they keep everthing square to weld it back to gether ?

[ccr-host]

There are some great photo's of the car in the latest edition of Mopar Enthusiast. Jump to page 46 on the pull down and you can see how much of the car was left when we started to re-skin it.

http://editions.amospublishing.com/MPRE/default.aspx?d=20101101

WOW that sucker was rusted away!!  

i spy a  dana  axel bump stop  in picture 19

There are some great photo's of the car in the latest edition of Mopar Enthusiast. Jump to page 46 on the pull down and you can see how much of the car was left when we started to re-skin it.

Dan do you have any more detailed photos you can post on here of the before condition of the car?

yeah would love to see them Dan !! underside shots & stuff  

I'll try to dig up some others. But, the pics in Mopar Enthusiast are pretty good. Did you flip through the next pages? There's about a dozen more there.
Cheers,

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

wish-en I had money to do that --- mines not that rusty !!
how do they keep everthing square to weld it back to gether ?

Watching todays show explains about the jig the AMD installation crew uses.   It mimics the way the factory held the cars together before welding back in the day.

The work they did is definitely not something you can do in your 1 car garage....these guys had all the right tools & the right knowledge to get the job done.

That spot welder was a really choice piece & Dan handled that thing pretty well!   

[nvrbdn]

wish-en I had money to do that --- mines not that rusty !!
how do they keep everthing square to weld it back to gether ?

Watching todays show explains about the jig the AMD installation crew uses.   It mimics the way the factory held the cars together before welding back in the day.

The work they did is definitely not something you can do in your 1 car garage....these guys had all the right tools & the right knowledge to get the job done.

That spot welder was a really choice piece & Dan handled that thing pretty well!   

that spot welder was everything on this build.really cool to see this from  this view with every piece in a charger. awsome show for the charger

[lexxman]

I just finish watch todays show. It s just like a new car,I would have liked that spot welder.
Dan going through AMDs stock room most have been like being in a candy store.

[Charger440RDN]

The show comes on in 5 minutes

[nvrbdn]

dan, your really gettin in up to the elbows on that vett job. plus all that fitting and welding on the charger, not just the host,your the do it all man. good job

[1RareBird]

Dan, who is the manufacturer of that spot welder you used on the charger? Thanks in advance and I really enjoy your show.