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72 Charger Build

Started by chargd72, March 25, 2011, 09:37:23 AM

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JB400

#100
April 29, 2013, 12:29:42 AM
Looks good :cheers: :2thumbs:

Baldwinvette77

#101
April 29, 2013, 05:33:24 AM
One hell of a job  :o

billfury

#102
April 29, 2013, 06:39:19 AM
Looks good.I had to fix my drip rails,but thank God I didn't have to cut my roof.

chargd72

#103
April 29, 2013, 08:32:39 AM
Quote from: billfury on April 29, 2013, 06:39:19 AM
Looks good.I had to fix my drip rails,but thank God I didn't have to cut my roof.

Thanks guys. I was sweating bullets the entire time cutting the roof.  It was about 15 hours of work just to get it lined up correctly.  Now I have to worry about getting a good bead across is since I don't have many hours behind a welder.  Then I have the drivers side to do.

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

Baldwinvette77

#104
April 29, 2013, 12:42:55 PM
take your time i've spent hours getting my panels to align and welding it one tack at a time.... but its good practice, i dont usually tell people how to do things, but for the sheet metal on the roof you may want to do assorted tacks rather than a bead or else you could seriously warp it  :-\

chargd72

#105
April 29, 2013, 02:49:16 PM
Yep, I'll be doing spot welds with plenty of cool down time inbetween.  Bead was a poor choice of words on my previous post.  Good looking out, though.

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

chargd72

#106
May 06, 2013, 08:38:11 AM
Dyed the straps and used some trim paint on the plastics.  Seatbelts look like new.  There's still a little black residue that comes off the straps so I think I need to rinse them again.  I'm concerned with them staining my white seats.

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

chargd72

#107
May 07, 2013, 09:33:08 PM
Lead work.

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

nvrbdn

#108
May 08, 2013, 05:50:55 AM
 :2thumbs: :cheers:
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70 Duster (Moulin Rouge)
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billfury

#109
May 08, 2013, 06:27:23 AM
 :o How hard was it to do the lead work.I was told it's an art, and not everyone can do it.

billfury

#110
May 08, 2013, 06:36:40 AM
Just to give you a heads up. You blocked the hole that was for you Special Edition scripted emblem. I don't know if you were putting them back on of not.

chargd72

#111
May 08, 2013, 09:42:18 AM
Quote from: billfury on May 08, 2013, 06:27:23 AM
:o How hard was it to do the lead work.I was told it's an art, and not everyone can do it.

It's not the easiest thing to work with but you just have to take your time.  This was my first time working with lead and I think it turned out ok.

Quote from: billfury on May 08, 2013, 06:36:40 AM
Just to give you a heads up. You blocked the hole that was for you Special Edition scripted emblem. I don’t know if you were putting them back on of not.

That was actually a pit I filled but I'm not planning on putting the SE script on anyway.

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

chargd72

#112
November 19, 2013, 09:54:29 AM
Finished up on the passenger side and moving along to the driver's side.

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

72Charger-SE

#113
November 19, 2013, 10:27:38 AM
The work you are undertaking is impressive!  I decided to take out the SE inserts in my car.  Great Job!  I am not sure I could stomach cutting and welding on the roof.  Keep up the Great Work!

chargd72

#114
November 19, 2013, 10:38:22 AM
Quote from: 72Charger-SE on November 19, 2013, 10:27:38 AM
The work you are undertaking is impressive!  I decided to take out the SE inserts in my car.  Great Job!  I am not sure I could stomach cutting and welding on the roof.  Keep up the Great Work!

Thanks!  I'm following your build as well.  Looks like you're getting the hang of things.  You're really getting into some tricky areas.  I thought about taking out the inserts as well but keep in mind, once you remove them, your interior sail panels no longer fit.  So you have to find some donors off a non SE car.  Can't wait to see the final product.

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

72Charger-SE

#115
November 19, 2013, 10:52:43 AM
Quote from: chargd72 on November 19, 2013, 10:38:22 AM
Quote from: 72Charger-SE on November 19, 2013, 10:27:38 AM
The work you are undertaking is impressive!  I decided to take out the SE inserts in my car.  Great Job!  I am not sure I could stomach cutting and welding on the roof.  Keep up the Great Work!

Thanks!  I'm following your build as well.  Looks like you're getting the hang of things.  You're really getting into some tricky areas.  I thought about taking out the inserts as well but keep in mind, once you remove them, your interior sail panels no longer fit.  So you have to find some donors off a non SE car.  Can't wait to see the final product.

Yep...  already 'spied' some sail panels from a 72 Charger... :)   Just waiting for the right time to get them...   

chargd72

#116
November 20, 2013, 09:22:34 AM
Finally got this guy wired up.  Now I have fully functional stock AM radio and aftermarket FM stereo wish USB connection.

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

chargd72

#117
December 11, 2013, 09:12:37 AM
I found some weak metal while fitting in the donor driver's side drip rail.  It started with a pin hole but I grinded out a good amount until I got to some solid metal.  Got it patched up and almost ready to be welded on to car.   

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

chargd72

#118
January 07, 2014, 09:45:27 AM
Chipping away 15 minutes at a time (the family life).  Got the donor driver's side drip rail in place.

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

spoolinhard

#119
January 07, 2014, 09:59:10 AM
Nice work!!

72Charger-SE

#120
January 07, 2014, 12:00:02 PM
Impressive work going on!  Great Job... Keep the Faith and Press Towards the Mark!!

Baldwinvette77

#121
January 07, 2014, 02:36:45 PM
VERY NICE!  :coolgleamA:

chargd72

#122
January 08, 2014, 04:15:50 PM
Sneak peak  :D

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

Baldwinvette77

#123
January 08, 2014, 06:24:23 PM
DAYUM  :o

BROCK

#124
January 08, 2014, 06:40:51 PM
I think that we are maybe the only 2 72 SE owners that went
with non SE tail lights :smilielol:  I sold the SE versions and
bought 2 sets of the plain version with the money :2thumbs:

As for metalwork:  You got skills  :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

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