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72 Charger - Long Awaited Update...

Started by 72Charger-SE, March 12, 2011, 09:38:39 PM

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ACUDANUT

#400
January 04, 2014, 08:35:47 PM
Your Son did a great job. :cheers:... Maybe he can do mine ? :scratchchin:

72Charger-SE

#401
January 04, 2014, 08:55:38 PM
Quote from: ACUDANUT on January 04, 2014, 08:35:47 PM
Your Son did a great job. :cheers:... Maybe he can do mine ? :scratchchin:

I am sure he would...   :2thumbs:

72Charger-SE

#402
January 06, 2014, 10:22:02 PM
Due to the extreme cold temperatures I spent the day working at home.  Once I finished up the day of work I headed out to the garage to add a 1" strip of sheet metal in preparation for the quarter panel installation later this week.  He are some photos of the progress...

72Charger-SE

#403
January 06, 2014, 10:23:22 PM
More...   lots of holes drilled and filled...  every 1" the entire length of the quarter panel... Glad I bought an air powered drill on Black Friday...

72Charger-SE

#404
January 06, 2014, 10:24:38 PM
Here are a few more...  a couple of them are the other side of the car in preparation of finishing up the quarter panel patch in front of the rear wheel well.

chargd72

#405
January 07, 2014, 09:39:50 AM
I like what you're doing  :2thumbs:

          '72 Charger SE 4bbl 318                          '76 Power Wagon 400 W200                                 2011 (attempt at a) Charger

72Charger-SE

#406
January 09, 2014, 11:42:20 PM
Tonight our neighbor and resident body man (expert) spent a few hours working with me in the garage!  What progress!!  The driver's' side quarter panel is all welded up and looks AMAZING!!!  Thanks Dave!!!

72Charger-SE

#407
January 09, 2014, 11:43:12 PM
More...

72Charger-SE

#408
January 09, 2014, 11:44:50 PM
All for now...

Dave did an amazing job test fitting and checking lines and rechecking... and rechecking everything before welding one spot weld!  I learned a tremendous amount tonight!!

tsmithae

#410
January 10, 2014, 12:37:45 AM
Nice!  :yesnod:
Check out my full thread and progress here.

http://www.1970chargerregistry.com/mboard/index.php?topic=119.0

CDN72SE

#412
January 10, 2014, 12:28:32 PM
Excellent work.  :2thumbs:
1972 Charger SE

72Charger-SE

#413
January 11, 2014, 08:31:25 AM
Last night I spent a few hours fabricating and welding in the quarter panel patch for the passenger side.  This is the FINAL sheet metal patch on my car!!! VERY EXCITED!!  :2thumbs: :dance:  To be honest...  I wasn't sure I would ever get to this point!  Much more to do but the rust replacement patches are complete!

72Charger-SE

#414
January 11, 2014, 08:32:24 AM
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72Charger-SE

#415
January 11, 2014, 08:33:08 AM
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72Charger-SE

#416
January 11, 2014, 08:34:22 AM
Last couple for this repair... :2thumbs:

ACUDANUT

#417
January 11, 2014, 09:41:42 AM
Don't you get a better deal when you order a pair of rear quarters  :shruggy:

72Charger-SE

#418
January 11, 2014, 02:32:48 PM
Quote from: ACUDANUT on January 11, 2014, 09:41:42 AM
Don't you get a better deal when you order a pair of rear quarters  :shruggy:

Probably...  However this is my 15th Anniversary year and I am taking my wife on a vacation.  Between the two quarters, which I had to choose due to costs, the driver's side was 'MUCH' worse so it received the new quarter... :)

72Charger-SE

#419
January 11, 2014, 02:46:02 PM
The rust free doors are in excellent shape in terms of rust.  The driver's side door however required some repairs.  I used the original door from the car for a donor piece and the repairs are complete.

72Charger-SE

#420
January 11, 2014, 02:47:55 PM
The old is cut out... now to shore up the edges so I have something to weld to.  There are ALOT of curves and turns in a door panel...   :eek2:

72Charger-SE

#421
January 11, 2014, 02:48:58 PM
More...  and the donor door...   

72Charger-SE

#422
January 11, 2014, 02:51:17 PM
Cut out the piece from the donor.  I added three inches or so in length, width, & height so as not to cut it short...  :)   Lesson learned the hard way in other areas on the car. 

NOTE:  I left the door together for the most part and used a welding blanket to protect the glass from the grinding sparks...

72Charger-SE

#423
January 11, 2014, 02:52:54 PM
Fitting and cutting small areas out at a time..  this was very time consuming but I wanted to make sure it was done right... I didn't have another door if I messed this up...

72Charger-SE

#424
January 11, 2014, 02:54:29 PM
Welding...

After testing every possible way I could think of I decided to weld everything up...  I am very happy with how it turned out!!
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