If you like pics... HEY HERE IS MY BABY!!!...

[Nacho-RT74]

I'll make a travel over the years about my car...
Here pics when I bought and when I started to work on her( 1998-99 )

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some more...

several of these pics have been posted on the old board, so I'm repost them on our new board specially for new members.

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She was complete when I bought with original from factory vinyl top and also paint, body etc but of course not in good conditions... only had missed one R/T emblem from Fender. One thing is true, the pics are showing the worst but when I saw her for first time sure did look a lot better because it was completelly assemblied LOL. You are seeing the bones.

after first season of rebuilt I got:

[Nacho-RT74]

on Last reply you can see the still the original buckets and upholstery over them, also rear bench... BUT CLEAN, LOL... they are the same seats showed on an earlier pic

Dash was of course cracked, I repaired with fiberglass and paint. carpet was new and lower interior panels were painted with an enamel can, but color wasn't close to the original. Was just for protection since they wer A LOT CHALKY AND SCHRATCHED... Console also blue, but lid was virtually destroyed so I intalled the only one I found, a black one.

It came as all 74 Chargers assemblied here in Venezuela with:
Standar drivers side mirror.
Standart cluster.
Am Radio but powered antenna
SE grilles.
Tinted windows
A/C
Buckets, but shortbacks.
Tuff wheel.
Rallye looks but not necesaryly complete package ( only midside stripes, HD brakes and bulged hood ).
Drivetrain: 400 4bb Tq, 727, 8.75 3:23 open. Non emission controls.

All Chargers called R/Ts

[TruckDriver]

First time I've seen these pics Nacho. You really brought it a long way Those seats look goof compared to the seat we have,. They look like they came from a different car like a Chevy or something. I thought you had a Rallye dash though.

[Nacho-RT74]

After some years driving it I decided go to the next step... those days were when I become member of D-C.com comunity ( 2001 ). One of the pics above was on the members rides section... do you remember ? Venezuelan_RT_74

then I began to know what I had and started to know what I wished to get.

on next step I was searchin specially to get better the interior... I decide go with WHITE for two reason: one is becsue blue parts are really hard to find, and two I found a nice deal/trade and got the white interior... not perfect but decent for used parts.

Searching on ebay, dealing here and there not without difficulties because the hard economical situation here, trading with some of you guys I got this:

I have some better pics to this reply of those days, but since I'll show how is now my car at the end, and interior haven't changed then I'll show later

[viper r/t]

Looks like you all did a great job.

[Nacho-RT74]

no she hadn't rallye cluster... NOW SHE DOES

About buckets... even they look a lot different, they really aren't. In fact uses the same bottom section and also the back panels. If you detail them they are practically the same but without headrest

Later I will reply the upgrades and new parts I have got and installed on her...

on august this year I decided go for a new body job... 3rd step of rebuilt. She began to rust on lower quarters ( again ) and had some chips because the DOORS of the car at the sides etc... I already had a repro set of rallye stripes made in here by a graphic desing freind of mine on white reflective, but I wasn't to glue over all the chps and "old paint"


P.S.: here is the reply when I post the body job process but I already posted the pics on another thread... but DAMN I CAN'T FIND IT...

[Nacho-RT74]

Great I found it... I thought was on P&B section, but was on GD.
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,1490.0.html

[Chris G.]

Great pics Natcho. I am even more impressed that alot of that resto actually took place outside. Great looking car and color combo.  

[Nacho-RT74]

welll 3rd part of resto has been ended ( almost because still needs a new polish ). Some days ago I posted some pics but they were night shots with a cel phone, side by side whit a buddy's mine here in Venezuela with a 73:
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,6481.0.html

[BigBlackDodge]

That car has come a long way!

Great work Nacho!

BBD

[Nacho-RT74]

OK now DAYLIGHT PICS... today, wasn't a sunny day but still nice to take pics... enjoin them

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more...
I'll reply two at a time since I have dial up.

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trunk and side closer view.

On trunk view you can check how I tried to "hide" the welded patch ( was on both sides )

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Upgrades and new parts that my car has since I bought  ( beside the paint job of course ):
-Racing chrome mirrors, both sides.
-NOS wheel opening molds.
-NOS tail light lenses.
-weatherstripes COMPLETE SET ON ALL THE CAR except underhood.
-New vinyl top of course, made in here and glued by myself ( wasn't a perfetc job but will do on a next step )
-I have NOS R/T fender emblems but glued the old ones repainted... will keep the new ones for spare to next step. ( damn I have to remember where I storaged them )
-Rallye mid body side stripe, made in here... white reflective.
-Trunk matt.
-Carpet.
-Headliner.
-Seat covers made in here by a local upholstery.

Interior pics:

[Beer]

Awesome! thanks for showing them!

Cheers
Beer

[ChargerHound69]

Great pictures.  Looks real good with that color combo.

[Silver R/T]

nice resto work man mucho perfecto!

[Nacho-RT74]

-Partially NOS center console.
-NOS T handle.
-Rallye cluster ( clock, 150 speedo )
-Pedal dress kit ( still rest the parking one, working on it ).
-Lightning package ( glove box that already had... added fender turn signals, map light and lights on buzzer )
-Rear speaker fader ( still rest to install the rear speaker, and working on fader knob ).
-Rear deffog
-electric trunk lock.
-New repro air cleaner decal, jack instructions and key removal.
-NOS windshield washer bottle. Originally on 74 here did came with the same bag used on SW to rear glass. I'll post a pic later of it. Anyway I did find that one also NOS
-Original engine, rebuilt, actually around 8K miles on it.
-New brakes system ( 4 corners ) with dist block/prop valve and metallic lines exception

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-Key courtesy light.
-NOS Rear sway bar ( still searching for the right plates so I couldn't install it yet ).
-Nice Used Dash pad.
-Rear package tray made by myself

['CUDA360]

Hey Nacho.. Great story and great Pics !!
(So that's what my white interior is supposed to look like)

Thanks!!

[Nacho-RT74]

Engine views

-Mopar NOS high output alternator.
-Bendix New brake master cilinder.

P.S.: Tuff wheel needs to be recovered and it needs new carb... and sooooome more detail LOL.

[TK73]

Impressive!!