72 Resto - 2.5 years and still more to go

[Peters02]

Been a member for a while, reading and asking questions.  Thought it time to post progress.
'72 purchased new by my father.  Stored in barn for 19 years - used as mouse habitat for most of it.  

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Mice are evil

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Getting into it

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Lots of scraping and many chemical burns later...

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Metal work done and primed...

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Ready to roll back into the bay for another year....

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Putting it back together - first steps

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Next steps...

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And more..nice to be working on something clean for a change

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Moving on from the engine bay to the interior....

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Last interior shot - gotta get one of it finished (sans the ashtray door - paint issue.... )

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And now the engine....

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First time in the sun AND moving under its own power.
Still a long ways to go, but progress is what it is....

[AKcharger]

WOW, everything looks new!

[471_Magnum]

LOOKS GREAT!

[NHCharger]

WOW, everything looks new!

Exactly what I was thinking.

[bakerhillpins]

WOW, everything looks new!

Exactly what I was thinking.

Yea, no kidding. Great work! 

Family car to!

[RallyeMike]

That looks great. I'm kind of wondering how do painters keep from getting over-spray on on that beautiful work when the body gets painted.

[Peters02]

Thanks for the support.
As far as the painting - I'd suggest all buy stock in tape manufacturers 'cause I am going to tape that thing tighter than a ducks butt - top and bottom.

[tan top]

 nice work   dad original owner Eh  , awesome stuff   

keep the pictures coming 

[1970Moparmann]

Awesome job.   Your really going to the extreme on this, and it'll be worth it!   Keep the thread updated as progress goes on.

Have you painted before?

[redmist]

Wow nice detail man...

[Peters02]

I have not painted before.  I am painting all the bits and pieces, but am leaving the body to the professionals...I already get the stink eye at for paint fumes in the house - I can't imagine what would be said if I tried to paint this whole thing in the garage.

[chargd72]

Great looking car, man.  Is that '71's GY9?  That's the color going onto my '72, eventually.  Where did you get the paint?

[CDN72SE]

Very nice work and I love the color. Keep the pics coming.

[Peters02]

Here is the latest - on the road - finally and as close to what it was in 72 that I can do (except the exhaust and the wheels).

Thanks to all for the advise and parts.

[Scaregrabber]

Very  nice.

Sheldon

[bill440rt]

WOW!! 

I'll admit I'm not an overly huge fan of 3rd Gen's, but man that thing is STUNNING!! Really something nice & different, glad to see you resisted the urge to swap in a big block or something. Very, VERY nicely done! Kudos! 

[471_Magnum]

Looks awesome!!!

[471_Magnum]

Surprised to see a '489 8 3/4 under the car. I would have expected an 8 1/4 with the 318 in '72.

Also, is the Tuff Wheel original? That's not the horn cap I would have expected. I didn't think 72's got the padded cap.

[Ghoste]

Looks great and I like that style of Road Wheel better anyway. 

[Peters02]

Thanks guys.  The support here is and has always been great.
The rear end and the steering wheel are all original.  I guess there was mixing and matching at the factory.

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Great work! I think it looks awesome as well 

[471_Magnum]

As I've now jogged my memory, certain ratios got you automatically "upgraded" to a 8 3/4.
Standard ratio probably would have been a 2.71 in a 8 1/4.

[TUFCAT]

I LOVE that car!  Btw, I had the same horn cap on my 1972 Rallye.  

[Back N Black]

Very,very nice! 

[Fred]

Looks great 

[Paul G]

Nice job! You turned a turd in to 14k gold. Some people would have swapped out the original drive train for something bigger. I give you credit for keeping it original.

[Ghoste]

Yes, keeping the original drivetrain is another HUGE plus on the restoration of this car.

[72Charger-SE]

Fantastic Job!  WOW!