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Started by tomonty, August 01, 2005, 06:27:34 PM

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tomonty

August 01, 2005, 06:27:34 PM
I have wanted a 69 Charger for many years now and the wait is finally over. A friend and I went on road trip last weekend to go look at a pair of 69 Chargers and hopefully within a week or so they will be at my place. So not only am I a proud owner of one 69 Charger, I am the proud owner of 2!! They need some work, but I was looking for a project car. One of them has a 383 Six Pack in it which is pretty cool.  Here are some pics.

Mike
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4cruzin

#1
August 01, 2005, 06:32:49 PM
Wow Thats a great find!!  :o  You must be really excited!!  So what are your plans for them??   :icon_smile_big:
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tomonty

#2
August 01, 2005, 06:41:46 PM
I haven't really decided yet. The yellow car is from nevada and needs quarters and some rear valance work. The other car with the six pack in it I want to get it running drive it some. It also needs quarters and a left trunk pan, but other than that it is extremely solid and all of the interior trim is there. Just waiting to get them shipped right now which sucks because I want to start working on them! Have to wait and see.
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

Charger_Fan

#3
August 01, 2005, 07:09:00 PM
Congrats, Man!
One wait is over...but another one just begun. ::)

Were they both sold from the same guy, is that why you ended up with two?

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

TruckDriver

#5
August 01, 2005, 07:18:34 PM
Congradulations!  :2thumbs:

I want the wheels on the yellow one :D
PETE

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tomonty

#6
August 01, 2005, 07:45:13 PM
QuoteWere they both sold from the same guy, is that why you ended up with two?

Yep. He was going to sell them seperately, but he made me a pretty good deal if I took both, so I did :icon_smile_big:
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

Just 6T9 CHGR

#7
August 01, 2005, 08:38:43 PM
Please be sure to register them when you get them :cheers:
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#8
August 01, 2005, 08:49:14 PM
ya, i remember when I got my Charger, although it wasnt in condition like yours is i still was hyped up.
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Wakko

#9
August 02, 2005, 02:56:34 AM
CONGRATS!!! That six pack setup alone is worth some money (and I hear is a pain in the tail to set up!).  Post some more pics when you can!
Ian

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tomonty

#10
August 02, 2005, 06:44:44 AM
Just got word that the cars are being loaded right now and will be on the way, so hopefully I will have them before the weekend. I will get some more pics when I get them. Sweet! :METAL:
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

Khyron

#11
August 02, 2005, 07:16:34 AM
sweet! congrads on the twins ;)


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bull

#12
August 02, 2005, 08:32:41 AM
 :2thumbs: Twice the headaches, twice the fun. Good luck and congrats.

MoparYoungGun

#13
August 02, 2005, 10:34:46 AM
Congratualtions :cheers: ! Good luck with the twins!

4402tuff4u

#14
August 02, 2005, 11:35:58 AM
One has the 383 Six pack. How about the other?? 440? Congrats! very nice find and good that they will be saved.
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tomonty

#15
August 02, 2005, 11:37:44 AM

Quote from: 4402tuff4u on August 02, 2005, 11:35:58 AM
One has the 383 Six pack. How about the other?? 440? Congrats! very nice find and good that they will be saved.

The other one does not have an engine in it. I believe that one will be my long term project car. My ultimate dream is to drop a Hemi in it, but I guess we will wait and see.
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

blackcharger

#16
August 02, 2005, 11:47:17 AM
Quote from: tomonty on August 02, 2005, 11:37:44 AM

Quote from: 4402tuff4u on August 02, 2005, 11:35:58 AM
One has the 383 Six pack. How about the other?? 440? Congrats! very nice find and good that they will be saved.

The other one does not have an engine in it. I believe that one will be my long term project car. My ultimate dream is to drop a Hemi in it, but I guess we will wait and see.

cograts on a double score! I love the old school stance of the yellow one. looks mean just sitting there! wanna part with those wheels? :icon_smile_big:

blackcharger

#17
August 02, 2005, 11:47:56 AM
Quote from: tomonty on August 02, 2005, 11:37:44 AM

Quote from: 4402tuff4u on August 02, 2005, 11:35:58 AM
One has the 383 Six pack. How about the other?? 440? Congrats! very nice find and good that they will be saved.

The other one does not have an engine in it. I believe that one will be my long term project car. My ultimate dream is to drop a Hemi in it, but I guess we will wait and see.

tomonty

#18
August 02, 2005, 11:53:03 AM
Quotecograts on a double score! I love the old school stance of the yellow one. looks mean just sitting there! wanna part with those wheels?

I might later on, but I need them for now since I don't have any other wheels for it :icon_smile_big:
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

694spdRT

#19
August 02, 2005, 12:06:33 PM
Congrats on the nice finds. :2thumbs:

Maybe I will get a chance to see them when you get them home.

Looking forward to geting mine back from sanding and buffing tonight.
1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi

mustanghater

#20
August 02, 2005, 12:10:25 PM
383 6-pack? is their a converstion I don't know about?
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tomonty

#21
August 02, 2005, 12:28:43 PM
Quote from: 694spdRT on August 02, 2005, 12:06:33 PM
Congrats on the nice finds. :2thumbs:

Maybe I will get a chance to see them when you get them home.

Looking forward to geting mine back from sanding and buffing tonight.

Let me know when you will be at the shop. I would like to stop by and see it all done. Plus take some notes on how to do mine :icon_smile_big:
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

Troy

#22
August 02, 2005, 12:45:25 PM
Quote from: mustanghater on August 02, 2005, 12:10:25 PM
383 6-pack? is their a converstion I don't know about?

You can (could?) buy an aftermarket setup to put three 2-bbl carbs on a 383 - it was never stock.

Troy
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41husk

#23
August 02, 2005, 02:56:18 PM
congratulations!
1969 Dodge Charger 500 440/727
1970 Challenger convertible 340/727
1970 Plymouth Duster FM3
1974 Dodge Dart /6/904
1983 Plymouth Scamp GT 2.2 Auto
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Lowprofile

#24
August 02, 2005, 04:07:04 PM
Nice Score!  Congrats & good luck with your new Chargers! That yellow one looks Tough! Love the wheels! :2thumbs:
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tomonty

#25
August 02, 2005, 06:24:49 PM
Here is a pic of the six pack set up. I am not sure where the intake manifold came from, but it looks like a home job. The carbs sit at about a 15* angle on it. The scoop on the hood and the hood itself are pretty well shot.
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

694spdRT

#26
August 02, 2005, 07:52:08 PM
Quote from: tomonty on August 02, 2005, 12:28:43 PM
Quote from: 694spdRT on August 02, 2005, 12:06:33 PM
Congrats on the nice finds. :2thumbs:

Maybe I will get a chance to see them when you get them home.

Looking forward to geting mine back from sanding and buffing tonight.

Let me know when you will be at the shop. I would like to stop by and see it all done. Plus take some notes on how to do mine :icon_smile_big:

It is back at the shop now.  I will be working on it pretty steady here as I want it done for the Fenniore Fun Fest a show on August 20th.  I "got a lot long way to go and a short time to get there". 
1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi

tomonty

#27
August 02, 2005, 09:21:43 PM
[quoteIt is back at the shop now.  I will be working on it pretty steady here as I want it done for the Fenniore Fun Fest a show on August 20th.  I "got a lot long way to go and a short time to get there".]
Quote

Cool. If I see the door open on my way by I will stop in.
It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office. - H.L. Mencken

ChargerHound69

#28
August 02, 2005, 09:29:24 PM
A 383 6 pack!  Well, you don't see that everyday.  Does anyone know what that set up would be off of?

Charger_Fan

#29
August 02, 2005, 10:16:23 PM
Wow, that's definitely not your average 6-pack! It's pretty cool, though. ;D


It sure does use a lot of linkages.

The Aquamax...yes, this bike spent 2 nights underwater one weekend. (Not my doing), but it gained the name, and has since become pseudo-famous. :)

blackcharger

#30
August 02, 2005, 10:34:10 PM
Quote from: tomonty on August 02, 2005, 11:53:03 AM
Quotecograts on a double score! I love the old school stance of the yellow one. looks mean just sitting there! wanna part with those wheels?

I might later on, but I need them for now since I don't have any other wheels for it :icon_smile_big:

got a set of rallyes or magnum 500s I could send!

694spdRT

#31
August 04, 2005, 09:17:39 PM
Hey tomonty,

I was going through Madison this morning at about 10am and happened to see your 2 new Chargers heading west out of town on a three car hauler. Congratualtions hope they got to you safe. BTW where were they coming from?   

1968 Charger 383 auto
1969 Charger R/T 440 4 speed
1970 Charger 500 440 auto
1972 Challenger 318
1976 W200 Club Cab 4x4 400 auto 
1978 Ramcharger 360 auto
2001 Durango SLT 4.7L (daily driver)
2005 Ram 2500 4x4 Big Horn Cummins Diesel 6 speed
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 5.7 Hemi
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