My Charger progress

[Skyview69]

Thought I'd share what I have been up to the last few months.  I've had my 69 for some time now and have only driven it a few times in the last 7-8 years.  I decided to fix her up a little to make it road worthy.  Three major problems had to be fixed.  The trans leaked horribly,  the brakes were very bad and the passenger side header was bent so bad it was right up against the tranny pan causing the major leakage.  I pulled the engine to install new headers and exhaust...and a new brake booster.  While the engine was out I replaced the head gaskets, oil pan gasket and water pump....cleaned it up real nice and threw some new paint on it.  After we dropped the engine back in and got everything bolted up she ran real good.  Took it out for a couple drives and the brakes were still shot so two new front wheel cylinders and I am back in business.  Still have many things to button up but for now I am driving my 69 Charger  

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[1969chargerrtse]

Awesome.  Great pics, we love pics. 

[projectanimal]

Great looking car and project!!  Looks like I bought the same headers!!     looks pretty tight with the power steering side.   

[Skyview69]

Great looking car and project!!  Looks like I bought the same headers!!     looks pretty tight with the power steering side.   

Thanks...Bought Hedmen headers from Jegs...they are a tight fit but just the right amount of clearance 

[projectanimal]

We grabbed the Hedmans from Summit!  is yours the 383 or 440?    preparing for some paint underneath and then on to the headers and exhaust! 

[Skyview69]

We grabbed the Hedmans from Summit!  is yours the 383 or 440?    preparing for some paint underneath and then on to the headers and exhaust! 

Mine is a 383

[terrible one]

Looking good buddy!   Sometimes there's just nothing that beats a flat black Charger with that bad-ass stance and old school mags.   Of course, I am a little biased toward the slots hehe. What's the condition of the seats under the seat covers? The rest of the interior looks pretty nice.


Looking forward to more progress and pictures!  

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[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Only those with holes in their roof's could get topical interior pics like that

Love it!!

[41husk]

I do love sun roof cars!!!

[Skyview69]

Thanks guys... unfortunately my front seats are toast.  My 7 year old son picked out the skull and barbed wire seat covers for my birthday a couple weeks ago  I am starting to like how they look with the black paint and all.    Now that I have it back on the road the weather has been cold and rainy all week    Hopefully this weekend i'll get a chance to bring her out again 

[Skyview69]

Only those with holes in their roof's could get topical interior pics like that

Love it!!

Yeah...and we also get rained on when they don't work!   

[71charger]

those 5 slot mags you got on there are they 15'' or 14''

[Skyview69]

It's been a while since i posted here but I have been out enjoying the Charger    Bought a new Holley and wow...what a difference!

My fuel guage has not worked since I've had the car so my son was diagnosing the problem tonight...he determined that the sending unit is no good...he also discovered a leak!  

Also polished up the rims...by the way they are 15's

[Patronus]

I'll bet its the ground strap.

[Skyview69]

I'll bet its the ground strap.

Nope...tried grounding it with a wire straight to the battery and still nothing.  Grounded the sending unit wire too and the guage spikes up to full.  Only thing it can be is the sending unit itself unless you know of anything I have not tried 

[lukedukem]

what size holly did you go with and why? and what did you have before?
btw, cool color
luke

[Skyview69]

what size holly did you go with and why? and what did you have before?
btw, cool color
luke

It's a Holly 600...why?  because it was the cheapest new carb I found....with my budget that was the best i could do to keep her on the road.  It had the same size on it before but had some issues. 
thanks on the color...wish it looked like yours!!! 

[aussiemuscle]

i must be a 70s kid, i like the jacked up rear