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Started by KS71owner, May 31, 2009, 07:33:42 PM

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KS71owner

#25
June 06, 2009, 01:31:17 PM
Quote from: rav440 on June 06, 2009, 05:21:22 AM
heres my  :Twocents:

PRO:
that car looks great as is .

CON:
taking something apart and haveing little cash flow = long long time to put back togather .

trust me i know

but good luck  :cheers:


:popcrn:

Thanks. Yeah, I know it will take a long time, but I'm okay with that. I'll feel better actually doing something with the car than just leaving it to gather dust in the garage. Really this is just the last step, to make the parts you can't see as nice as what you can.

KS71owner

#26
June 09, 2009, 06:16:02 PM
Aargh....weather SUCKED Sunday, so nothing got done. Supposed to rain/storm almost every night this week so unlikely anything will happen before Friday, but we'll see.

On another topic, after some additional consideration I decided....why do this halfway? If the car's gonna be apart, might as well upgrade the drivetrain too. Small block will be going bye-bye.  :icon_smile_big: I put up for sale the small block wiring harness I've been holding onto if anyone's interested.  :2thumbs:

KS71owner

#27
June 14, 2009, 01:12:13 PM
I'm waiting on a call to help my stepdad install an a/c unit so I didn't have time to take the car out, but I did manage to get some pics taken.

KS71owner

#28
June 14, 2009, 01:14:04 PM
Here's a few more. Sorry for the less than stellar quality, if I can get the thing backed out tonight for better pics I'll retake the interior ones.

mopar_nut_440_6

#29
June 14, 2009, 02:16:36 PM
Very nice combination!  :2thumbs:
1968 Charger R/T 440 
2004 Dodge Ram 2500 680 HP Cummins with attitude

KS71owner

#30
July 04, 2009, 09:50:21 PM
Progress! (of sorts)

Got the garage cleaned out today, put up some shelving and pushed the Charger out to take the first round of pics. Found a few other things I'd forgotten about that will need some work.

Found a small rust spot beneath each door....nothing serious, and no bigger than it was 6 months ago.

KS71owner

#31
July 04, 2009, 09:57:32 PM
I totally forgot about these patches on the driver's side.....passenger side is fine though.

KS71owner

#32
July 04, 2009, 09:59:35 PM
Trunk floor will definitely be replaced....I forgot how many patches it has!  :eek2:

KS71owner

#33
July 04, 2009, 10:07:56 PM
Anybody need a '74 bulge hood?  :icon_smile_big:

69*F5*SE

#34
July 05, 2009, 06:19:39 AM
That bulge hood remark could start a frenzy around here.   :drool5:  Anyhoo, I can't wait to see this car's progress.  To think how cool it looks already, then going through a resto.   :coolgleamA: 

KS71owner

#35
July 05, 2009, 11:02:44 AM
Quote from: 69*F5*SE on July 05, 2009, 06:19:39 AM
That bulge hood remark could start a frenzy around here.   :drool5:  Anyhoo, I can't wait to see this car's progress.  To think how cool it looks already, then going through a resto.   :coolgleamA: 

Lol actually I am serious....I will be putting this hood up for sale shortly. I want to have the correct '71 hood on this car, preferably one with either louvers or the Super Bee style insert. I know I'll have to pay through the nose for one but if I'm gonna do this right I don't see why I should hang on to this one when there is probably someone out there (or on this site) who can use it.

bull

#36
July 05, 2009, 02:07:20 PM
Quote from: rav440 on June 06, 2009, 05:21:22 AM
heres my  :Twocents:

PRO:
that car looks great as is .

CON:
taking something apart and haveing little cash flow = long long time to put back togather .

trust me i know

but good luck  :cheers:


:popcrn:

:iagree: Knowing what I know now I wouldn't mess with it if I were you. But if you enjoy working on Chargers more than driving them you'll be happy. Why not just replace a few things as you go as weekend projects so to speak? It sounds as if you don't want to go full-bore anyway if you're talking about patching instead of replacing floors and what not.

KS71owner

#37
July 05, 2009, 03:37:50 PM
no I'm saying there's a lot of patches already - the trunk floor is evidence of that. I do want to make car whole, and once I've posted the photos I took today I think you'll see why.

KS71owner

#38
July 05, 2009, 09:27:36 PM
Ok....progress report for today, then more pics. I got the rear bumper, taillights, grilles, and partially unbolted the front bumper today. I also got rid of all the old wiring in the trunk and under the hood, as it will all be replaced. The trunk floor has lots of spot-welded patches, and the extension on the driver's side isn't even there...it's been completely covered by a patch. There are also several patches on the inner wheelwells in the trunk, and where the braces attach to the wheelwells. The driver's side quarter panel is intact, magnet testing found no weak spots. Passenger side however is another story....even a fairly strong magnet will barely stick anywhere below the side marker light. Fenders are good, as are the valances except for one broken weld on the rear valance bracing. There is some old rot at the bottom of the quarter panel/body joint, about 2" long on each side. Also found some rear end damage, possibly from an attempt to pull the car by the rear of the body between the framerails - the back panel is bent outward to the point where some tearing occurred at the bottom lip. Rear framerails look OK from a quick initial inspection, but I haven't gotten all the way under the car yet so I'll keep my fingers crossed. I'm hoping to get the front bumper, front valance and fenders off this week, as well as start pulling out the interior so I can get a look at the floor.

Pictures will be posted as soon as I get them all resized.

KS71owner

#39
July 05, 2009, 09:34:33 PM
Ok, here we go....

Here's the back of the car, with closeups of problem areas. In the first photo you can clearly see the bottom of the rear panel is bent outward. I don't remember ever seeing that before, but I KNOW I didn't do it...I've never tried to pull this car at the rear from anything, and I've never had any accident that could cause this.

KS71owner

#40
July 05, 2009, 09:39:35 PM
More pics of the trunk.....I forgot to take pictures of the wheel well patches, I'll get those tomorrow. The center of the trunk floor is largely intact...all the patching is at the sides out to the quarters.

KS71owner

#41
July 05, 2009, 09:48:51 PM
The garage is now starting to look like work actually takes place in it!  :D

Tricialin

#42
July 07, 2009, 09:37:38 AM
This looks awesome and I can't wait to get over there and help you!   :icon_smile_cool:

.....And I joined this forum just so I could watch your progress.

KS71owner

#43
July 07, 2009, 12:15:37 PM
Hey Tricia!! Glad to see you made it over here!  :dance:

Gonna be doing some more this week for sure...I'm also taking some time off next week since my brother will be in town on leave so we might be working on it quite a bit!

KS71owner

#44
May 25, 2010, 06:19:50 PM
I FINALLY got to get back out to the garage to continue pulling the car apart. Last weekend I pulled the rest of the front clip, headlamp assemblies, bumper brackets and fenders, and a buddy came by yesterday to help me pull the hood and decklid. So far I am encouraged, there is a lot of dirt but the undercoating seems to have done its job, no serious rust found so far. I did break a couple of stuck fender bolts but most came out with no problems. Here's a few pics, I'll get more later this week when I have the car back out again.

KS71owner

#45
May 25, 2010, 06:24:25 PM
....and as promised ages ago, I will be putting this hood up for sale soon.....

RallyeMike

#46
May 25, 2010, 07:32:19 PM
The adventure begins !

FYI - Your hood appears to be a 74, not a 72.

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KS71owner

#47
May 25, 2010, 07:59:45 PM
yeah I need to edit that other post  :icon_smile_blackeye:

Wicked72

#48
May 27, 2010, 10:12:02 AM
Whats the diff between the hoods? btw I might be very interested in the hood!
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KS71owner

#49
October 09, 2010, 10:01:59 PM
sorry I know it's been a while, but I will have more pics to post shortly. Some progress has been made.  :icon_smile_cool:
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