'69 Charger Build - It moves!

[chaos52]

I need to take photos of my most recent progress on the engine compartment and the transmission. I should have those posted later this week.

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[chaos52]

Photos from today. I primed a couple spots in the engine compartment just to give myself more material to work with. As mentioned before, it's still a bit wavy from the wreck.

I'll be shopping for (non polyester) primer and paint before long. I'm debating whether to paint the engine compartment first or spray it with the rest of the body.

I sent YearOne a message today. My Z-Bar bracket isn't going to be back in stock until next week. So, the transmission will be sitting around for awhile yet. Oh well.

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[Baldwinvette77]

Nice, Very very nice 

[chaos52]

Nice, Very very nice 

Thanks! I always enjoy checking out the latest on your build.

[TUFCAT]

I can't believe I missed this thread....but hey, I'm all in now.  Keep those progress pictures coming!  

[fy469rtse]

looks great, keep it up , 
most guy's would have turned away from that wreck, another one saved thanks to you ,
undo that steering box ,three bolts and swing it over so you can paint frame rail and bottom of shock tower, looks good , and easy to put back as its still attached to steering linkages,
once that engine bay is painted with a nice gloss finish, it will look better then the factory finish by a mile, paint it first with door jams, inside of doors , boot lid the hang all the panels and paint the whole outside of car in one go 

[chaos52]

looks great, keep it up , 
most guy's would have turned away from that wreck, another one saved thanks to you ,
undo that steering box ,three bolts and swing it over so you can paint frame rail and bottom of shock tower, looks good , and easy to put back as its still attached to steering linkages,
once that engine bay is painted with a nice gloss finish, it will look better then the factory finish by a mile, paint it first with door jams, inside of doors , boot lid the hang all the panels and paint the whole outside of car in one go 

I will be dropping the K frame and suspension before too long. I need to paint the inner fenders and the under sides of the frame rails anyway and getting all that out of the way for priming and painting will be good.

At this point I'm planning to paint the body, then spray the fenders, doors, hood and decklid separate. It will be easier to spray smaller pieces in our shop and I think it will help to stay motivated on the block sanding. (sand a couple pieces and paint them instead of sanding everything in one shot)

[Mopar Nut]

Looks good!   

[Finn]

Keep up the progress!

[lexxman]

Your coming along,looks great. Ya the sanding get to ya , it can make you crazy

[chaos52]

Quick update:

The Z-bar bracket came. I jacked the trans up into place, bolted in the crossmember, got the z-bar lined up and welded the bracket on.

Other than that I've just been sanding on the rear and quarter panels. A painter-friend is going to pick up the primer I need. Going with a Sherman Williams product. Apparently it's really nice--should be for $300/gal!

Final prime on the body could be within the next couple weeks! 

[70moparman]

Looks good ~ Keep it up!   

[chaos52]

Question for the body guys - what do you think of Sherwin Williams P30B primer?

Worked all day yesterday putting up lights and insulation in the shop. Getting closer....

[djcarguy]

howdy whats happening[,what new???

  Well its been bugging me for weeks,,whos DART an details an can we see a few more pixs of it???

  Hope ya charger is coming alone an shop is lots warmer an more useable, take care an get lots done.lattter dj
    DART???      

[chaos52]

howdy whats happening[,what new???

  Well its been bugging me for weeks,,whos DART an details an can we see a few more pixs of it???

  Hope ya charger is coming alone an shop is lots warmer an more useable, take care an get lots done.lattter dj
    DART???      

I started wet sanding yesterday. Final prime will should be in a couple weeks!

The shop is now fully insulated and stays nice and warm. We also cemented the holes in the floor where wooden beams used to be. So, that's nice for keeping things clean and rolling the floor jack around. There's more to be done before it's suitable for painting, but it's getting close.

The Dart is my dad's. It's a '68 GTS. 340 4-speed originally (I think). Running a 360 and 904 now. His name on here is ProDartGTS

Thanks for asking!

[ProDartGTS]

The Dart is mine.   I'll post elsewhere about it as I dont want to hijack this build thread.

[6pkrtse]

Nice progress so far.  Here's a shot of my W1 before and after.

Nice. I like the blue long. stripe. My red 70' is originall B3 blue with the blue long. stripe also. I have been told by many people that there was no such thing as a blue long. sripe & that they only came in black or white. Its on my fender tag. I never argue I just let them talk.

[ProDartGTS]

howdy whats happening[,what new???

  Well its been bugging me for weeks,,whos DART an details an can we see a few more pixs of it???

  Hope ya charger is coming alone an shop is lots warmer an more useable, take care an get lots done.lattter dj
    DART???      

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,106657.0.html

[chaos52]

Long overdue update...

Finally sorted out some issues with the front valance. One fender was shorter than the other, so the valance was about 1/4" higher on one side. I ended up cutting the fender. (illustrated with the red line) bending it down into place and welding it back together. It was several hours extra work, but the perfect fit makes it worth it!

Today I tore the car down. Dad sprayed what is hopefully the last coat of primer. The body is looking pretty straight. There are a few areas that will need to be touched up before paint - fisheyes, etc.

Will hopefully be shooting paint in January!

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