69 Charger, my new project.

[69 ROCKET]

This 69 Charger arrived on the Gold Coast Australia about 8 months ago and i take delivery of it next week.

Ive done a little research and with a little more and some help hopefully I can find out some more...

The VIN No. XP29G9BXXXXXX has given me a little background on the Charger as initially they were trying to sell it as a R/T Charger.

The plans include new paint, interior, engine clean up....you get the drift

Any help will be appreciated, thanks.

Michael

[tan top]

    hello & welcome  
have you got a the fender tag & or broadcast sheet ?
 also if you not done already register it  with  Chris of (Just6t9Chgr) on here , & his  awesome registry /website  
someone might of registered it before also  

[69 ROCKET]

thank, no fender tag or broadcast sheet, also there's no number on the radiator supports. The only numbers i've found (VIN Number) have been on the drivers side dash only...so far.

Ill look into the Registry, hopefully they may have more info on the car 

[Back N Black]

Car looks to be in decent shape, keep us updated with your progress. 

[tan top]

thank, no fender tag or broadcast sheet, also there's no number on the radiator supports. The only numbers i've found (VIN Number) have been on the drivers side dash only...so far.

Ill look into the Registry, hopefully they may have more info on the car 

have a look under the driver side trunk lip weather strip , see picture & green arrow ,  should be  last 6 digits of the vin stamped  ,  before pulling weather strip up , look on the underside with a light , almost always you can see the indentations of the stamped digits 
should you decide to peel up the weather strip , be carefull its stuck on 

[69 ROCKET]

thank, no fender tag or broadcast sheet, also there's no number on the radiator supports. The only numbers i've found (VIN Number) have been on the drivers side dash only...so far.

Ill look into the Registry, hopefully they may have more info on the car 

have a look under the driver side trunk lip weather strip , see picture & green arrow ,  should be  last 6 digits of the vin stamped  ,  before pulling weather strip up , look on the underside with a light , almost always you can see the indentations of the stamped digits 
should you decide to peel up the weather strip , be carefull its stuck on 

Thanks for the pic, i was looking in the wrong area 

As soon as i start work on it ill update with some more pics

[BigBlockSam]

 

[Bob T]

Gidday Rocket, looks like a good solid car from here, what colour and interior combo are you aiming for



Bob across the ditch

[Charger440RDN]

The floor pans look real good. 

[69 ROCKET]

Gidday Rocket, looks like a good solid car from here, what colour and interior combo are you aiming for



Bob across the ditch

Not sure at the moment, but I'm leaning towards black paint with red interior.

The first step will be sand blasting, checking for any rust and have it removed. I'll shave the body and make any modifications to fit 20 inch rims if needed before new paint.

I'd like to have the car complete within 6 months, can't wait to get started on it 

[69 ROCKET]

Ive searched and found some Dodge Charger parts suppliers on here and have listed them below.

If anyone can recommend some others suppliers or thread would be great, thanks for your help.

www.amazon.com
www.jacksautoparts.com
www.chargerspecialities.com
www.summitracing.com
www.autopartswarehouse.com
www.mopartsracing.com
www.musclecarmetal.com
www.andysautosports.com
www.beaparts.com
www.dantesparts.com
www.yearone.com
www.autometaldirect.com
www.dixierestorationparts.com

[69 ROCKET]

Finally took delivery of the charger today 

I spent a few hours scraping and cleaning the floor pans to assess the condition they're in, overall not bad I think.

[69 ROCKET]

The only numbers ive been able to find so far...

[69 ROCKET]

a couple of exterior pics...

[69 ROCKET]

Finally pulled the engine out 

[69 ROCKET]

took a few hours..

[69 ROCKET]

heres a pic of a 572, mine will be very similar and ill be going the same colour scheme along with March pulley kit. Hopefully delivery will be mid January.

[1974dodgecharger]

great start on a project..man looks impressive.  

[Baldwinvette77]

Just checking, you are going to strengthen the frame before you stuff a 572 in it right? 

[69 ROCKET]

Just checking, you are going to strengthen the frame before you stuff a 572 in it right? 

Of course  Trying to get engine, trans and diff ordered before the charger gets taken to the metal shop just in case we need to make any modification to make them all fit.

[Baldwinvette77]

Just checking, you are going to strengthen the frame before you stuff a 572 in it right? 

Of course  Trying to get engine, trans and diff ordered before the charger gets taken to the metal shop just in case we need to make any modification to make them all fit.

sweet  Looks like a great project!

[bill440rt]

Looks like a solid Charger you've got there. 

Frame connectors are already in? I see them poking thru the floor. 

[tan top]

  looking good , keep the pictures & updates coming 

[69 ROCKET]

Looks like a solid Charger you've got there. 

Frame connectors are already in? I see them poking thru the floor. 

Yes its has frame connectors, but who ever put them in did a very average job. I have a new floor and new connectors to replace the old.

[Bob T]

Black motor and intake manifold, that looks the part