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What winter plans are in store for your Charger??

Started by jb666, December 02, 2011, 04:30:34 PM

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BlueSS454

I'd like to tear mine apart and do it over again (except the body and paint work)  The engine bay is filthy, PS box is leaking and sloppy, and the exhaust looks like crap.  The trans really should be gone through and rebuilt. 
What I REALLY want to to is tear the whole interior out and start over.  The seats have the same issue Brian is having where it pops when you sit a certain way on it, the original door panels are still in place (I got in a rush to finish the car and never got new ones), the lower half of the rear seat is a 68 (that needs to be dealt with), and the door glass needs to be adjusted. 
The dash NEEDS to come out so I can tidy up the wiring which is something I'm NOT looking forward to doing on an A/C car.  The heater control unit is broke and doesn't function properly.
If I weren't knee deep in another restoration right now, I'd already have it torn apart.  Until then, the General runs and drives just fine so I guess I'll let well enough be.
Tom Rightler

resq302

Tom,

You can drop it off anytime you want!  Im sure by the time spring comes around, I would have all that stuff done for ya!  (on your dollar of course)    :lol:
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

B5charger

Taking the seats out and covering them in my new Legendary skins.  New carpet while I'm at it.  When it's not too cold that is. :'(

Kern Dog

GREAT topic!
I'm installing a Gear Vendors unit. The 4.10 diff is going back in too. The final drive should be in the 3.20 range. NICE! I also have a tilt steering column out of a Cordoba. I'm thinking of seeing if I can get it to work in the car. That ought to be a nice upgrade. The tilt in newer cars is NOTHING like the GM columns of the 70s and 80s..... The old ones really have some range. I may move the battery to the trunk. A buddy did this in his Challenger using a battery box from a A-100 van.
Subframe connectors? To do this, the interior will have to come out. I'd like to replace the carpet anyway. It was new in 2003, but back then the kits were always cut short. There are gaps near each sill plate.

69bronzeT5

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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

Dino

Quote from: Red 70 R/T 493 on December 07, 2011, 11:04:46 PM
GREAT topic!
I'm installing a Gear Vendors unit. The 4.10 diff is going back in too. The final drive should be in the 3.20 range. NICE! I also have a tilt steering column out of a Cordoba. I'm thinking of seeing if I can get it to work in the car. That ought to be a nice upgrade. The tilt in newer cars is NOTHING like the GM columns of the 70s and 80s..... The old ones really have some range. I may move the battery to the trunk. A buddy did this in his Challenger using a battery box from a A-100 van.
Subframe connectors? To do this, the interior will have to come out. I'd like to replace the carpet anyway. It was new in 2003, but back then the kits were always cut short. There are gaps near each sill plate.

I'd love a GV unit....

I hope you'll be posting about the steering column upgrade, I'd love to do this on my 69 so my wife can drive it a bit more comfortably as well.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

BrianShaughnessy

Black Betty:   Not much  :shruggy:

Sinnamon:   As much as time and budget allows...   cutting out rotten metal temporarily on hold pending fixing up crashed jeep.

Black Betty:  1969 Charger R/T - X9 440 six pack, TKO600 5 speed, 3.73 Dana 60.
Sinnamon:  1969 Charger R/T - T5 440, 727, 3.23 8 3/4 high school sweetheart.

BigBlackDodge

Quote from: BrianShaughnessy on December 08, 2011, 07:57:28 AM
Black Betty:   Not much  :shruggy:

Sinnamon:   As much as time and budget allows...   cutting out rotten metal temporarily on hold pending fixing up crashed jeep.




Wow........the elusive 'Fred Flintstone Power Option' rare car! :o


BBD

BrianShaughnessy

Quote from: BigBlackDodge on December 08, 2011, 08:02:19 AM
Quote from: BrianShaughnessy on December 08, 2011, 07:57:28 AM
Black Betty:   Not much  :shruggy:

Sinnamon:   As much as time and budget allows...   cutting out rotten metal temporarily on hold pending fixing up crashed jeep.




Wow........the elusive 'Fred Flintstone Power Option' rare car! :o

BBD


Yabba dabba dooooo!!!!!!!  :2thumbs:
Black Betty:  1969 Charger R/T - X9 440 six pack, TKO600 5 speed, 3.73 Dana 60.
Sinnamon:  1969 Charger R/T - T5 440, 727, 3.23 8 3/4 high school sweetheart.

67Charger440

Polishing the lug nuts...


Then maybe address that little rust spot I saw.


Paul G

Quote from: 67Charger440 on December 10, 2011, 04:55:32 PM
Polishing the lug nuts...


Then maybe address that little rust spot I saw.



Wow! Your really in to big projects. My hats off to you!
1972 Charger Topper Special, 360ci, 46RH OD trans, 8 3/4 sure grip with 3.91 gear, 14.93@92 mph.
1973 Charger Rallye, 4 speed, muscle rat. Whatever engine right now?

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bajaherbie

get the new headers installed and then install the new 2 1/2" exhaust system. the glass packs are going in the dumpster and turbo mufflers are going in.

XS29L

Quote from: XS29L on December 02, 2011, 04:57:54 PM
Swap from power to manual steering ,M1 intake manifold (single plane) ,new valves and springs ,hopefully a fiberglass hood with a hemi dart style scoop (aar quality fiberglass). We are working lots of overtime these days so  now is the time to get some stuff done with my car.
The swap to manual steering is done !
MOPAR OR NO CAR !!

HeavyFuel

Quote from: 67Charger440 on December 10, 2011, 04:55:32 PM
Polishing the lug nuts...


Then maybe address that little rust spot I saw.



Ahhh.    :eek2:

Hemi, 4 speed, numbers car , eh?   No?   :scratchchin:

Anything else, and I'd say the work needed exceeds the payback.  :poke: