greasyspider's 71 Charger Project

[RusTy/SE]

Is the bracket at the front supposed to be black or body color? 

Black (man, she's looking nice!)

[lexxman]

The car is looking great.I notice you are staying with drum brakes on the front. Any planes on upgrading them? Keep the pictures coming.

[greasyspider]

The car is looking great.I notice you are staying with drum brakes on the front. Any planes on upgrading them? Keep the pictures coming.

Nope. I'm not even gonna upgrade the radio. (Well, aside from making it work again...)

[snagm z]

looking good

[greasyspider]

Worked on the motor a little more today (In between stacking a cord of wood and mowing the lawn). 


Got the other side of the Motor cleaned up and painted





All the correct spark plug wire looms installed




Finished the front and got the water pump on







Finished about 5 of these




Got the intake manifold blasted. If you don't have a blasting cabinet you should get one!  Holy cow does it make cleaning things up easy! 



Blasted the exhaust manifolds to get the ready for paint

First time using this stuff.  Hope it works well.


Painted!



Hopefully I'll have everything ready to go back together tomorrow!

[greasyspider]

Its coming along!!!!

[greasyspider]

Aside from a few do dads, the engine is done!

[CDN72SE]

 

[moparstuart]

nice work

[Wicked72]

Im so jealous! I need to figure out to make my garage into a decent paint booth...

[greasyspider]

[greasyspider]

I haven't been on the net much, as I spilled my morning coffee right into the keyboard of my laptop.  :brick wall:  After a week and a half of cuddling with a bag of rice in a seal bag, it works!   Gotta love a mac!

Here's what i've been up to.  Before and after of miscellaneous parts.
These were soaked in my electrolysis bath over night, then wiped clean with a rag.







Also got the wiper motor fixed up.  Thanks to Kim at passion4mopars for the advice.  You were more than helpful.  (Still not quite sure what the problem was, but I fixed it none the less.)













Transmission before and after:












Its slowwwwwly going back together!!!!

[lexxman]

The parts look great,how did you clear your tranmission? It's clean enough to eat off of.

[greasyspider]

I wire wheeled the tranny and then clear coated it with satin krylon.  Wasn't quite the finish I was looking for...   It made the aluminum look much darker.

[Bob T]

Great thread and a Fine looking car, getting closer now 

[tan top]

    nice work GS      looks nice     

[71 RT]

OUTSTANDING WORD.  Always great to see another Plum Crazy 71 RT!  I hope you will allow me to place some photos on my website at some point.  I have a LOT os other 71 RT's listed.  Please check it out and if you OK with it, send me some pics someday...I want everyone to see your beautiful 1971 Plum Crazy Charger R/T.  www.1971chargerrt.com is the address and there are a number of other cars there.   

[greasyspider]

Tearing into the steering column now.  Paint is drying as I type......

[greasyspider]

OUTSTANDING WORD.  Always great to see another Plum Crazy 71 RT!  I hope you will allow me to place some photos on my website at some point.  I have a LOT os other 71 RT's listed.  Please check it out and if you OK with it, send me some pics someday...I want everyone to see your beautiful 1971 Plum Crazy Charger R/T.  www.1971chargerrt.com is the address and there are a number of other cars there.   

Thanks!  I'll send some pics your way when it's finished.

[greasyspider]

CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!       

[TK73]

That car is F-IN AMAZING

[67440chrg]

 Great model And perfect color. Keep up the good work and posting progress pictures.

[greasyspider]

[greasyspider]

Getting closer.....

The tranny is now in, just waiting on odds and end parts.  Although I now realize that I got the wrong oil pan...It sits on the drag link. Thats what I get for using ebay.

[FlatbackFanatic]

Your doing  Great job!!!!!!!