So what did you, in the North East, do to your Charger on this 60º day?

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

.....I took mine apart....again  

[1969chargerrtse]

Whoa!!!  Whatcha doing to that already perfect car?
Paint the black part?

[bill440rt]

NICE!!!! 

I did, uh... nothing.
But... I did get my new header gaskets in today, so hopefully tomorrow I can put them in. Yay!

[BlueSS454]

I was going to take mine to work today but it was a little too muddy in the back yard so it stayed home.  When I came home today I went to redo the headlight adjusters and subsequently broke 4 of them installing them  .  Now the left headlights are sitting on the floor in front of the car waiting for another kit to come in.

[Khyron]

I charger the battery.... started it up.... then closed the garage door, still salt on those roads.

[greenpigs]

I'm not in the North East but I put my racing aluminum distributor clamp on.

[doctor4766]

And I'm in the south west but today I started to put my other Charger back together after it's new paint job

[Ghoste]

Didn't quite hit 60 here but it did get warm enough to wash the boss' pickup and car hauler (yeah I'm a kiss ass).
I also managed to squeeze my own car in and truth be told it was more fun than real work anyway.

[Belgium R/T -68]

I'm awaiting my new valvecovers from 440source so I can install the PCV valve.

Per

[billfury]

Got my 512 stroker kit(That only comes out to 505).Called S&S speed in Queens NY about my block and it's all done.Then went to sears to get a buffer.I also ate and went to the bathroom in between all this.

[bobs66440]

  Um, I know I left the new interior here somewhere...

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Great stuff guys! 

Whoa!!!  Whatcha doing to that already perfect car?
Paint the black part?

Rad yoke has been already painted as you can see in the pic....  bought some new grill trim  & a new front bumper so Im going to town...again!

[Chargerrtforme]

Great stuff guys! 

Whoa!!!  Whatcha doing to that already perfect car?
Paint the black part?

Rad yoke has been already painted as you can see in the pic....  bought some new grill trim  & a new front bumper so Im going to town...again!

I'm sure it's Gunslinger. His stuff is the best of the best for us anal guys.

[71ChallengeHer]

Finished sanding and primer the motor compartment. Then went for a ride in my friend's Challenger. It was a great day.

[BrianShaughnessy]

Great stuff guys! 

Whoa!!!  Whatcha doing to that already perfect car?
Paint the black part?

Rad yoke has been already painted as you can see in the pic....  bought some new grill trim  & a new front bumper so Im going to town...again!

When perfect is just not perfect enough !!! 


   I walked past Black Betty in the garage to put some tools back in the box   

[grdprx]

Got a Sunny day in the NW, I got up and put my new Lower Ball Joints in before the kids woke up.  Got called in for breakfast, hope to finish the front suspension today!   

  <-- that's from my son, who's eves dropping on what I'm typing.  But, he's 5, so I'm kinda proud of him trying to read what I type... Anywho.

GIT R DUN!

[Bob T]

Not much in the Southern Hemisphere, sold the s/b 68 Charger so scanned the Net again and again for a good BB 68 in my price range  

And I'm in the south west but today I started to put my other Charger back together after it's new paint job

Nice VJ paint job Doctor , stocker 770 b/w is it?

[jb666]

Not much.. Opened the garage door, let it breath.. Shut the door... 2" of salt & sand around here...

[tan top]

  went in the garage to have a look an hour ago  

[69rtse4spd]

Went & picked up the new drive shaft today for the 70. Had Ft. Wayne Clutch put one together, I supplied the slip yoke & 7290 joints, had them make it to 51 inches center to center since a Dana calls for 50.960 c. to c. distance, 3 inch dia. all the way. Tomorrow will strip off the paint they put on it, & put on some self etching primer & repaint it. Put it in, bleed the breaks & break in the new 3.73 gears, hopfully Sunday or Monday. Other than that, she still has her rear in the air.   

[resq302]

Got my new headliner installed!!!!!!!   No more torn seam.

[MoparManJim]

Besides working on model projects of chargers, I went out in the wind for alittle while and did some work on mine. I'm working on the interior on removing everything to redo it.

[BIGBLCK11]

Started it up for a few minutes.  Then, removed front and rear bumpers to have them re-chromed.

[1969chargerrtse]

I was on the Jay Leno site and watched a clip of how bad winter gas is with the higher concentrations of ethanol and how it can dry out rubber parts and cause valves to stick so I went out and fired up the ole car for a while to keep things lubed.  To much salt and sand around here to make a run with it. 

[6pkrtse]

We actually hit like 54 on Friday. I backed my 70' out to clean out the garage alittle from all of the clutter that has gathered since we have been snowed in for so long. When I put it away we kind of got hit with a quick winter & it only had less than a 1/8 of a tank from the last time I drove it. I have backed it out numerous times to do side jobs, work in the garage, etc & it was now on double "E". I was going to take 2 five gallon cans up to the station & fill them up with 93. Then said heck with that its 54 & sunny I am driving it. I had numerous compliments & comments from people who couldn't believe I had it out.

[doctor4766]

Not much in the Southern Hemisphere, sold the s/b 68 Charger so scanned the Net again and again for a good BB 68 in my price range  

And I'm in the south west but today I started to put my other Charger back together after it's new paint job

Nice VJ paint job Doctor , stocker 770 b/w is it?

Yeah 265 770 with close ratio 4 speed Bob.
Originally a metallic blue Charger but I just can't get excited about blue on these cars so Sunfire it is.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Anyone have their grill frames powder coated?  Mine was painted about 15 years ago when I got the car & its showing its age.  Thinking of having it blasted & coated.....

[y3chargerrt]

Chris I had mine power coated and like the way it looks.The shop I used blasted it first. Where did you get a bumper from? I want to replace my rear and rechroming is getting pricey.

[BigBlockSam]

i started all the cars and brought them to temp to get rid of the moister . checked all the trunks for water and YES! they are all dry . i replaced a couple of the trunk gaskets last year . then i picked up a ton of dog shit . after the snow melted i could see all the presents that my dog had left me. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Chris I had mine power coated and like the way it looks.The shop I used blasted it first. Where did you get a bumper from? I want to replace my rear and rechroming is getting pricey.

I got one of the AMD repros...chrome aint bad but one thing I like is that its straight!

Ron got any good pics of it after it was done?   You can send them here....  admin@1969chargerregistry.com

[Rolling_Thunder]

Chris -  I had mine powder coated ---    No high res pics at the moment - but theres some crappy pics in my resto thread

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,44274.225.html

[y3chargerrt]

Chris, Sorry I didn't take any pictures of the finished product.

[grdprx]

Got a Sunny day in the NW, I got up and put my new Lower Ball Joints in before the kids woke up.  Got called in for breakfast, hope to finish the front suspension today!   

  <-- that's from my son, who's eves dropping on what I'm typing.  But, he's 5, so I'm kinda proud of him trying to read what I type... Anywho.

GIT R DUN!

Had another beautiful day here, finished up the suspension!!!  Fiddled around with a few things and fired the engine briefly.  Good times!!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Chris -  I had mine powder coated ---    No high res pics at the moment - but theres some crappy pics in my resto thread

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,44274.225.html

looks good Alex...i have the same headlights! 

[pullrock]

Stared the Charger up and let it run for about 15 minutes.  Then went over and put a new power steering pump on my father-in-laws 69 Chevelle with my 3 year old  .  Good weekend over all. 

[6pkrtse]

WTH, I had the Charger out Friday because all of the snow melted away last week & now we have another 10-12" on the ground again. man, I was so ready for spring.

[resq302]

yup, as of right now, we have about 7" on the ground at my house.  Damn weather man said only 1-2" with changing to rain.   

[doctor4766]

Gotta hate that guys.

Slightly off topic.. we just had the warmest 9 nights in a row since 1992, with temps in the "turn the A/C on" range

[resq302]

thanks Doc.  Rub it in why don't ya?

[ODZKing]

Re: So what did I, in the North East, do to your Charger on this 60º day?
We sat quietly and waited for the blizzard and 12 degree weather we got the next day.   

[1969chargerrtse]

Anyone have their grill frames powder coated?  Mine was painted about 15 years ago when I got the car & its showing its age.  Thinking of having it blasted & coated.....

I did mine years back and posted it.  It came out perfect.  Looked just like paint.

[1969chargerrtse]

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,35430.0.html

Found it.

[doctor4766]

That looks great.
Be a bit of work pulling that lot out again though.
Unfortunately the grille frame was seriously overlooked when I was putting my car together.
Perhaps it will be my winter job..........






If we ever have a winter again. 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Thanks Rob it does look good.  might have a found a place locally that can handle that big of a part....gonna get an estimate soon

[1969chargerrtse]

Thanks Rob it does look good.  might have a found a place locally that can handle that big of a part....gonna get an estimate soon

[BrianShaughnessy]

Thanks Rob it does look good.  might have a found a place locally that can handle that big of a part....gonna get an estimate soon

The place up near me (TCC) in Kingston has a huge walk in "oven" for lack of a better word.  http://www.techcoatings.com/index.html  They've done car frames and other large items.  A lot of their business is more industrial but since the owner used to run the local hot rod shop before Summit and Jegs took him out...  he's always helpful to guys like me.   

I'm hoping to get Sinnamon's PC'd but don't know when that's gonna happen.   Grill assembly is in the basement   

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Crikies!   I got a quote of $150 to blast the grill & $175 to coat it!!....well either Ill leave it alone or maybe scuff & rattle can it or take Bill up on his offer!