Another 68 Charger has left the US

[Fred]

South Australian regulations have never made sense.
How can I drive my Charger LHD here in WA and make any mods I want (within reason of course) yet just over the border in SA, Darkman has to keep his car completely, absolutely and positively original unless he changes to RHD? Then he can do what ever the hell he likes to the car.
Surely the car should be safer in it's originally engineered LHD guise rather than some backyard conversion? No offense to you personally Darkman, Im just talking in general about converted cars.
So after the car steers from the RH side of the cabin, now the aftermarket wheels, suspension, stereo and paintjob are safer.

This is what I don't understand................it's one country but the laws change from state to state. Too stupid for words. 

[dodgey68]

it,s bloody stupid im in vic and had my charger roadworthied with the drop spindles, rack & pinion, lowered, scheel seats and the bigger brakes with no questions/problems , and were all not that far from one another really, same county,,
but keep on doin bit by bit and it will come together before you know it, keep up the  pics
if i can help just ask

[dodgey68]

 

[Darkman]

Well, it has been a while, but here's an update....

I'm committed to the RHD conversion, the fire wall is out






Removed the front fenders




Had some help



Made a Flintstone car




Got the K frame back with the Rack and pinion and RHD conversion brackets (photos to come)

[RIDELIKEHELL]

  lots of work ahead...

[tan top]

  got some work going on there DM , keep the pictures coming 

[Darkman]

Yes plenty of work ahead....

The plan is to sand blast the underside, paint the underside, finish the structural RHD conversion bits (possibly the dash as well), reassemble the engine, paint the engine bay, and put the undercarriage back in (get it into a roller) all by the end of the year!

[dodgey68]

jeez darko, ya cuttin into her, but no time to stuff around, ever time you do a little, ya getting a little step closer to gettting it done,,,pitty ya wernt a bit closer i'd give ya hand,, my next door neigbour is doin a 68 camaro,(i know iknow) i help out if/when i can, i had a few good mates help me out, greatly appreciated...............
i got a new white original headliner  if ya need it,, ya can have it, still in its bag,,
looking good and its bloody rewarding every time a little bit gets done,,,,,,  
beer also helps

[Darkman]

Sweet!

How much you want for it?

[Fred]

So what colour combo are you going with Darkman?

[dodgey68]

thats a brilliant question fred,,,,,,

and ya can have the headliner if ya need it, i got it given to me,


i dont believe  if ya get given something to sell and make money off it,

[Darkman]

Thanks for the offer...I will take you up on that.

Fred, I haven't decided on the colour combo yet. I do know the outside will be black with something "added" to it

[Fred]

Well that's a good start 

[doctor4766]

Thanks for the offer...I will take you up on that.

Fred, I haven't decided on the colour combo yet. I do know the outside will be black with something "added" to it

How about, Caution RHD?

lol jk

[Fred]

Thanks for the offer...I will take you up on that.

Fred, I haven't decided on the colour combo yet. I do know the outside will be black with something "added" to it

How about, Caution RHD?

lol jk

[Bob T]

Whew, big progress Darko, at least opening up the floor like that gives you good access to the centre rail , we did it on mine when we put the floor patches in , so hard to try to do from underneath later on . Cleaned up the gussets and converted them so they should be sweet as.
Cant believe Ma put so many damn holes/water/dirt traps in that rail 

Press on 

Vinyl top? with the as yet undisclosed colour 

[440]

SA         

I bought an overpriced legally imported and registered car from NSW and I can't register it here in SA because it has a red radio knob instead of a blue one

[nvrbdn]

seriously they go that far??? a radio knob?

[440]

Just about, no modifications to how the car left the factory. No modern stereos, no aftermarket wheels, no chrome engine dress up items etc.

[nvrbdn]

here in the states people have gone as far as cutting the body off a car behind the drivers seat, made a plywood wall with a piece of plexiglass for a window, and put a wood bed on it to make a truck out of it. as long as there is a bumper and lights on it, its legal.

[doctor4766]

Just about, no modifications to how the car left the factory. No modern stereos, no aftermarket wheels, no chrome engine dress up items etc.

Thought yours was a GL

[440]

Says who    Looks stock to me

That throws the whole thing right out the window for me.

[Fred]

Oh my God! I can't believe it. S.A. is in Australia isn't it? What the hell is going on with these idiots.
I mean, what's a radio knob let alone colour got to do with safety. 
I'm not ever moving to S.A.
Can you paint it blue?

[doctor4766]

Oh my God! I can't believe it. S.A. is in Australia isn't it? What the hell is going on with these idiots.
I mean, what's a radio knob let alone colour got to do with safety. 
I'm not ever moving to S.A.
Can you paint it blue?

I think 440 was being a tiny bit sarcastic about the radio knob, but SA laws sound draconian from what I've seen and read.

[Fred]

Oh my God! I can't believe it. S.A. is in Australia isn't it? What the hell is going on with these idiots.
I mean, what's a radio knob let alone colour got to do with safety.  
I'm not ever moving to S.A.
Can you paint it blue?

I think 440 was being a tiny bit sarcastic about the radio knob, but SA laws sound draconian from what I've seen and read.

ok, my brain seems to be stuck in neutral today. nothing's registering (or at least sarcasm isn't).   going to get a tune up now.