What's the farthest you've seen a Charger torn down for resto?

[bull]

Recently saw this car being torn down by the Smith Bros. and as far as I can recall it's about as gone as any I've seen. Yet they're going to bring it back. Have any of you seen one go farther than this one?

[Ghoste]

Wow.  Lots left to put on before its a car again.

[Charger-Bodie]

My daytona was worse. Needed rear rails and inner and outer rockers.

[Bob T]

My daytona was worse. Needed rear rails and inner and outer rockers.

Really? Holy shit! That is a mammoth undertaking to say nothing of the $$ . Respect to you sir. Probably the basket case Superbird before and after pics on the back of the WWBOA brochure , looks similar rusted out pushed in hulk like the one in the ravine

[ernie]

thats not restored thats replaced

[RCKSTR]

Thats exaclty what you'd have to do to save this swamp wreck (dreamer thread)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DODGE-CHARGER-1969-NEEDS-RESTORED-ITS-ALL-THERE-318-V8-AC-/150982252607?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item23273e583f#ht_724wt_948

[Charger-Bodie]

I do body repair. Ever since and came out with all the panels I wanted to do the build one from a box thing like the mustang and fanatic guys have been doing for years. It was a rewarding project, but I'm fine with my latest project being very clean to start with.

[bull]

My daytona was worse. Needed rear rails and inner and outer rockers.

Wow. Did you post any pictures of it in that condition?

[Charger-Bodie]

My daytona was worse. Needed rear rails and inner and outer rockers.

Wow. Did you post any pictures of it in that condition?

Kinda. The pics of mine are in my " official daytona clone " thread. I don't like the structure to be that vulnerable, so its not gonna show the parts all off in the same pics. If you look thru the thread you will see what I mean.

[Indygenerallee]

My Daytona clone is pretty close to that, my roof was solid though.    



IMAG0696 by indygenerallee1, on Flickr

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Recently saw this car being torn down by the Smith Bros. and as far as I can recall it's about as gone as any I've seen. Yet they're going to bring it back. Have any of you seen one go farther than this one?

OK, what's so special about that car that warrants a restoration of such magnitude; Hemi car, 500, Daytona?

[Back N Black]

My Daytona clone is pretty close to that, my roof was solid though.    



IMAG0696 by indygenerallee1, on Flickr

How do you get the panels to line up without the car being on a jig??

[skip68]

I was gonna say the same as Dirty T.  Is it a HEMI car?   I remember talking to them on the phone a few years ago.  They said when you buy a General Lee from them it's basically a brand new 69 Dodge Charger.    Unlike BK auto.     

[1974dodgecharger]

wouldnt you just buy the whole AMD catalog and then build it from there?  Man thats pretty bad......

[nh_mopar_fan]

Ridelikehell has to be right up near the top.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,48718.0.html

[Indygenerallee]

How do you get the panels to line up without the car being on a jig??

Lot's of measurements but these cars were never put together with "extreme precision" from the factory, most had a variance of up to 1/4" when they were built.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

most had a variance of up to 1/4" when they were built.

Do you really think that they were that close?   

[Indygenerallee]

Maybe if the car was built in the middle of the week !! 

[The70RT]

Recently saw this car being torn down by the Smith Bros. and as far as I can recall it's about as gone as any I've seen. Yet they're going to bring it back. Have any of you seen one go farther than this one?

OK, what's so special about that car that warrants a restoration of such magnitude; Hemi car, 500, Daytona?

I guess if you built it yourself you know what you got.

[BrianShaughnessy]

Sinnamon looked pretty F'ed up about this time last year.

[bull]

I was gonna say the same as Dirty T.  Is it a HEMI car?   

Not sure what it is/was. Never got all the particulars.

[stripedelete]

Recently saw this car being torn down by the Smith Bros. and as far as I can recall it's about as gone as any I've seen. Yet they're going to bring it back. Have any of you seen one go farther than this one?

OK, what's so special about that car that warrants a restoration of such magnitude; Hemi car, 500, Daytona?

Wow, you read my mind on that one.  Either pretty special or they got it for free.

[70 Charger RT]

It's still not down to bare bones in this pic.

[Aero426]

When I see a car torn down this far and not on jigs and fixtures, it scares me.    There is a reason the factory used fixtures to control dimensions.   

[Mytur Binsdirti]

   

The phrase "Cleanliness is next to Godliness" sure doesn't apply there.