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[projectanimal]

Hello,
we found my wife's dream car and brought her home a few weeks ago.   It's a 1970 charger with a rebuilt (non-matching numbers) 440 with a rebuilt 727 trans.  needs paint, lights, interior.....a very good winter project!  today was like xmas as the postman brought us the new headers and flowmaster exhaust!!  I have been on this site during our search and purchase and know this is the right place for us to finish the car correctly.   :coolgleamA

thanks in advance for all who help!
once I figure out posting pictures I'll throw a few on the board. 

Cheers

[Chryco Psycho]

Welcome
I love the 70 Chargers 

[projectanimal]

hope this works.

[RECHRGD]

Welcome aboard!!  You'll find plenty of knowlege here to help you out.  I am impressed that you were able to post a picture on this site on your very first try.  Some of the old timers still have problems in that area...

[41husk]

Welcome! Sweet 70!!!!

[tan top]

hello & welcome 

[68X426]

Welcome. Really fine Charger! 

Now let me give you a more appropriate welcome ..... 

is that some sort of attempt at a wing? 

[Magnumcharger]

Nice, that sublime paint...is that the original color?
And, welcome to the best derned site on the web!

[projectanimal]

Thank you for the warm welcome!! 

it took me a second - but no, we're not trying to have a superbird wing!  LOL 

shamefully some Jack Wagon threw a rock through the back window a few months before we found the car, so the hunt will be on for a new glass.
our plan is to sand/paint the under carriage and then install the new exhaust!! 
we could go on and on but must start viewing the "for Sale" section and all the other posts for info.

we heard the car was a nice maroon with a white butt stripe and the PO threw on the sublime.   it's a good 30 foot car right now and the butt strip and hood were poorly done.   a respray is on the horizon with new proper decals!!  we plan to keep the sublime as we can't think of another car that can get away with it! 

cheers

[SG1022]

I've never seen a strut-brace for the trunklid like that. Is that factory? 

[projectanimal]

so what you're saying is a 2x4x 2'-6 is not a stock trunk support???  LOL   

That's another "top of the list" item.  trunk springs....where do I find those gems?? 

[FlatbackFanatic]

Welcome to the site!! Nice ride!!

[Brock Samson]

 Nice! and Welcome! though whomever put that stripe on needs their eyes re-calibrated.   

[Hemidog]

Nice! and Welcome! though whomever put that stripe on needs their eyes re-calibrated.   

Nice find though!

[Budnicks]

so what you're saying is a 2x4x 2'-6 is not a stock trunk support???  LOL   

That's another "top of the list" item.  trunk springs....where do I find those gems?? 

You will fit right in here, I was going to let the 2x4 propping open the trunk go, but you brought it up so it's fair game now.... Oh yea, welcome to the DC forum & nice Charger...

[projectanimal]

We had to look past the paint and the poorly placed and hand painted (I believe my 7 yr old nephew would have done better) and focus on the fact there is not one hole on the entire car!!       It's not original and there has been work done, but we didn't have to do that part!   
I'll be pricing a few local shops for a re-spray this winter so by Spring we can put her together and get on the road!  all the photos I took are too big to post, so I'll work on downsizing the files and then post progress pictures this winter. 

Just so it's clear - this is my wife's project, but I'm the mechanic, interior specialist, paint, driver, gas attendant, and detail artist she has allowed to Help work on her "project"...... LOL      

So what's the better way to go, aftermarket sidemarkers and missing trim, or find used at swap meets and recondition?

[moparstuart]

welcome great looking project   

[projectanimal]

figured out how to shrink my other photos, so here's from the trip home from Maine to CT and then in the garage!  a Very nice early Christmas package showed up too.... Flowmasters and hedman headers!!      want to prime and paint the under belly before installing though. 

[Bob T]

Hey Animal, Welcome and it  looks good from here anyhow.
Get stuck in and then get to the Fun Miles

Bob

[even_u]

Just so it's clear - this is my wife's project

wish my wife had just a tad interest in the car..
when we discuss the charger, she always correct my use of personal pronoun:
"its not OUR car, its YOUR car"

[projectanimal]

I had a different Car project last winter (porsche 944 turbo) and I would get the exact same comment..."it's YOUR car, not OUR car"
Now this is "our" project and her car!       But we'll see how that changes over time.!