"No expense spared" - identify all wrong with this Charger"

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-DODGE-CHARGER-R-T-REAL-XS29L-440-MAGNUM-ROTESSERIE-RESTORED-HEMI-ORANGE-/280885322548?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item416611e334#ht_646wt_1167

1) fuel tube should be natural, not black
2) wheels should be 14" w/ trim rings, not aftermarket
3) trunk should be body color, not black
4) rear tail light panel should be black, not body color

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[red69superbee]

shouldnt side reflector housing be stripe color?

[jaak]

Inner doors (around door panel) orange instead of black.

That being said, still an awesome car, I would take it if given to me.

Jason

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Inner doors (around door panel) orange instead of black.

That being said, still an awesome car, I would take it if given to me.

Jason

I'd take e'm all, if they were free...

5) Radio antenna is fixed, not telescoping, as I understand B-Body antennas should be.

[69charger2002]

radiator hose...

[A383Wing]

I gots nuthin....if it were a 66 or 67, I could pick it apart

Bryan  (looks like my 70 steering wheel)

[jaak]

70 taillights...Pedal dress up kit (SE option)...GM type aftermarket seat belts (noticed that cause thats what I have in my car, LOL).

What is that yellow sticker on the grille frame on the right side? Is it one of those decals on 70 models telling you how to manually open the electric headlamp doors?  

Jason

[TUFCAT]

Besides those awful engine compartment failures....the bucket seats look over "stuffed" and who-the-hell puts a trim ring on a spare tire?. 

[A383Wing]

70 taillights...Pedal dress up kit (SE option)...GM type aftermarket seat belts (noticed that cause thats what I have in my car, LOL).

Jason

shit..I didn't see the tail lights...

but I did see that crappy lever style rad cap

Bryan  (did I get one?)

[jaak]

It does have the tall bumperettes  They look cool!

Jason

[DC_1]

1.Under hood looks black not body colour.
2. Rad cap
3. Electric fan
4. A/C compressor and hoses
5. Valve covers

[A383Wing]

how about wrong AC compressor and serp belt drive?

Bryan

[Rolling_Thunder]

Road Runner Delux steering wheel
Missing chrome from the center A/C vent
Gear shift nob off of a 1966-1968 (should be woodgrain)
Incorrect seat belt buckles
Door edges should be painted black
trunk should be body color
filler tube should be natural finish
spare tire and rim are incorrect
missing radiator blackout
taillight panel blackout missing
radiator hose
spark plug wires
radiator
electric fan
battery cables
ballast resistor
intake
valve covers
AC lines
power brakes are aftermarket GM crap
brake backing plate is painted (should be black)
brake backing plate missing nut on the stud with the hose bracket missing too
headlight hose wiring
A/C compressor
under dash A/C box replaced with aftermarket
overflow bottle
power steering cap
heater hoses
ride height
placement of trunk seal
wiper arms/blades look weird
bolt access hole plug in doors are metal - should be plastic

[A383Wing]

Road Runner Delux steering wheel...bla, bla, bla...

you win

Bryan

[DC_1]

And is it just me or do the exhaust tips look odd?

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Road Runner Delux steering wheel
Missing chrome from the center A/C vent
Gear shift nob off of a 1966-1968 (should be woodgrain)
Incorrect seat belt buckles
Door edges should be painted black
trunk should be body color
filler tube should be natural finish
spare tire and rim are incorrect
missing radiator blackout
taillight panel blackout missing
radiator hose
spark plug wires
radiator
electric fan
battery cables
ballast resistor
intake
valve covers
AC lines
power brakes are aftermarket GM crap
brake backing plate is painted (should be black)
brake backing plate missing nut on the stud with the hose bracket missing too
headlight hose wiring
A/C compressor
under dash A/C box replaced with aftermarket
overflow bottle
power steering cap
heater hoses
ride height
placement of trunk seal
wiper arms/blades look weird
bolt access hole plug in doors are metal - should be plastic

Bbbbbbuutttttttttt.... no expense spared  

[bill440rt]

No one noticed the grille is painted incorrectly??? 

[A383Wing]

No one noticed the grille is painted incorrectly??? 

I did, but I did not want to open my mouth and prove to everyone here how stoopid I was if I was wrong

Bryan

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

No one noticed the grille is painted incorrectly??? 

Looks, ahem, bright...

[jaak]

To sum it up... everything is incorrect on this car, just as incorrect as jaak's car. Only difference jaak's car was "Every expense spared car"  LOL

Jason

[Kern Dog]

Nobody cares to comment on the owners poor spelling of Rotisserie?

[jaak]

Nobody cares to comment on the owners poor spelling of Rotisserie?

I guess because there is no expense spelling 

Jason

[RallyeMike]

It a beautiful car, just clearly not stock restored, nor represented as such. Nowhere do I see the ad saying "no expense spared to make it a correct stock restoration". 

[Cooter]

Wow, and i thought the 300 Club guys were bad about this... One would think we of all people would be happy there's one more not being jumped though the air with "every expense spared"....



Nice '69..Wish i could have done mine to that level.

[charger Downunder]

Wow couldn't even get the trunk rubber seal in the right spot. What a badly put together car.

[Dino]

Brake master looks to be for drums, not discs.

Wrong washer bottle as well.  Opens the wrong way.

[Kern Dog]

That brake master cylinder is what is known as the "Corvette M/C". I have one that was not used in a Master Power rear disc kit. THAT M/C had a 1 5/16" bore and was hard as a rock in a manual disc application. I'm sure that it is better with a power booster.

[Dino]

That brake master cylinder is what is known as the "Corvette M/C". I have one that was not used in a Master Power rear disc kit. THAT M/C had a 1 5/16" bore and was hard as a rock in a manual disc application. I'm sure that it is better with a power booster.

So do they not have one half larger than the other as in our m/c's?

[nvrbdn]

No one noticed the grille is painted incorrectly??? 

I did, but I did not want to open my mouth and prove to everyone here how stoopid I was if I was wrong

Bryan

[resq302]

If I missed it previously, I apologize.  The safety decal on the driver side door jamb should be below the A post and not above the door latch.

Plus what everyone else has said about the car.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Wow, and i thought the 300 Club guys were bad about this... One would think we of all people would be happy there's one more not being jumped though the air with "every expense spared"....



Nice '69..Wish i could have done mine to that level.

Thats not what the thread is about....its about the flippers that tout a no expense spared resto when clearly nothing was spent on it.


PS---you all missed one big item.

It originally was F8 green, C6G green interior, V1W white top & V8W white stripe.... 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

PS---you all missed one big item.

It originally was F8 green, C6G green interior, V1W white top & V8W white stripe.... 

This explains quite a bit, actually 

[RallyeMike]

Thats not what the thread is about....its about the flippers that tout a no expense spared resto when clearly nothing was spent on it.

Nothing spent on it? The frenzy you are all in about how incorrect this car is is clouding your judgement. 

Its pretty clear that someone has spent a boatload of time and money on this car. Everything looks fresh and clean and with some exceptions, is well executed, just not restored to stock standards. I would argue that the cost to get this car into its current condition is not far off from what it would have taken to restore it "right". It certainly would have been a better investment to do so, but some people don't care or know any better.

[rarefish]

Inner doors (around door panel) orange instead of black.

That being said, still an awesome car, I would take it if given to me.

Jason

You see that door frame paint mistake all the time by these so called top notch resto shops. Just like the missing black out paint on the core support. 

[Highbanked Hauler]

 Is there some rule of thumb on antennas ? My 500 has a solid non-adjustable antenna that it came with and also has the rear reflector housing the body color. Best i can figure mine was built in Sept. Judging by the days left and the price somebody is not to concerned about the color or the non stock "flaws".

[TUFCAT]

PS---you all missed one big item.

It originally was F8 green, C6G green interior, V1W white top & V8W white stripe....  

This explains quite a bit, actually  

It appears Russo and Steele sold it four years ago to somebody who probably thought they bought a factory style restoration, and still thinks its a correct car

I'd call it a "free style" restoration needing TLC to be considered close by today's standard of correctness. Depending on price it could be a value as a real R/T with a color change.  Who Knows?

I'm curious to see what happens