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#61
Charger Discussion / Re: 72 Charger - A few photos ...
Last post by 72Charger-SE - December 12, 2024, 08:01:20 PMSo... Here are some photos from working on the car:
First Photo: mounted temporary oil pressure & temp gauges, confirmed as working. Not sure we want to trust the factory gauges when firing up the engine the first time, although I do believe they work. We shall see.
Second Photo: For those who have rewired a classic car, the amount of wires you start with could easily wrap around the car 10X. As you can see we are down to a few wires, dimmer switch being one of them, that are not yet installed. The door & rear wiring harnesses need to be ran & installed. Darn close!
Third Photo: Happy Chad (wrenching on the Charger for the first time since 2019).
Fourth Photo: Hooked up the battery (no sparks) & turned on the headlights & dash lights. The hi/low switch worked & the dimmer for the dash lights work as well.
UPDATE: I am making a bonzai trip back to work on the Charger for the week of Christmas. The goals are: completing the wiring, getting the car running & moving with the transmission & stopping with the brakes. Once this is done, delivering it to the guy for the finish body work, paint & final assembly.
First Photo: mounted temporary oil pressure & temp gauges, confirmed as working. Not sure we want to trust the factory gauges when firing up the engine the first time, although I do believe they work. We shall see.
Second Photo: For those who have rewired a classic car, the amount of wires you start with could easily wrap around the car 10X. As you can see we are down to a few wires, dimmer switch being one of them, that are not yet installed. The door & rear wiring harnesses need to be ran & installed. Darn close!
Third Photo: Happy Chad (wrenching on the Charger for the first time since 2019).
Fourth Photo: Hooked up the battery (no sparks) & turned on the headlights & dash lights. The hi/low switch worked & the dimmer for the dash lights work as well.
UPDATE: I am making a bonzai trip back to work on the Charger for the week of Christmas. The goals are: completing the wiring, getting the car running & moving with the transmission & stopping with the brakes. Once this is done, delivering it to the guy for the finish body work, paint & final assembly.
#62
Chassis, Suspension, Brakes, Wheels, & Tires / Re: Magnum 500 restoration
Last post by Kern Dog - December 12, 2024, 03:01:04 PMI guess but if anyone drives their cars like I drive mine, you'd still generate more heat than the paint could handle. I've seen "high temp" paint flake off of exhaust manifolds most of the time.
#63
Chassis, Suspension, Brakes, Wheels, & Tires / Re: Magnum 500 restoration
Last post by timmycharger - December 12, 2024, 08:35:33 AMQuote from: Kern Dog on December 11, 2024, 04:10:15 AMWhile the red paint band may seem great, I can't imagine that in the real world, the paint would last very long given the heat generated by braking....the paint would dry up and peel off pretty soon.
They make high temp paint in red, could use that instead if worried about it not lasting long.
#64
Car Guys Discussion / Re: Old Mopars in the wild
Last post by Kern Dog - December 12, 2024, 02:06:39 AMHoly crap, gas is cheaper up there than in the Sacramento area.
#65
Charger Discussion / Re: What modern features have ...
Last post by moparguy01 - December 11, 2024, 10:57:45 PMMy 74 has quite a few modern features.
505 stroker, Fuel injection, gearvendors od, Braum seats, HUGE brakes front and rear, 20" wheels i just got made to look like kelsey hayes recall wheels, custom dash with a double din radio, custom center console. Basically i have the shell of a 74 charger, but not much else.
I wish i could figure out how to post a picture on here again, its been years.
505 stroker, Fuel injection, gearvendors od, Braum seats, HUGE brakes front and rear, 20" wheels i just got made to look like kelsey hayes recall wheels, custom dash with a double din radio, custom center console. Basically i have the shell of a 74 charger, but not much else.
I wish i could figure out how to post a picture on here again, its been years.
#66
Charger Discussion / Re: What modern features have ...
Last post by moparguy01 - December 11, 2024, 10:18:20 PMMy 74 has quite a few modern features.
505 stroker, Fuel injection, gearvendors od, Braum seats, HUGE brakes front and rear, 20" wheels i just got made to look like kelsey hayes recall wheels, custom dash with a double din radio, custom center console. Basically i have the shell of a 74 charger, but not much else.
I wish i could figure out how to post a picture on here again, its been years.
505 stroker, Fuel injection, gearvendors od, Braum seats, HUGE brakes front and rear, 20" wheels i just got made to look like kelsey hayes recall wheels, custom dash with a double din radio, custom center console. Basically i have the shell of a 74 charger, but not much else.
I wish i could figure out how to post a picture on here again, its been years.
#67
Car Guys Discussion / Re: Old Mopars in the wild
Last post by Chris 69 - December 11, 2024, 09:06:34 PMLate 60's Dodge pickup. Redding, CA. 12-9-24
#68
Chassis, Suspension, Brakes, Wheels, & Tires / Re: Magnum 500 restoration
Last post by metallicareload99 - December 11, 2024, 09:01:17 PMQuote from: John_Kunkel on December 10, 2024, 02:14:50 PM
Fascinating, does anyone have pictures of calipers painted in this manner?
#69
Movies and TV Shows / Re: Washington State General L...
Last post by StuntMan - December 11, 2024, 03:21:34 PMJim Morgan is my friend. His TV 1 of 17 General's was brought to my wedding in WA State. The nicest guy you will ever meet. When I was younger I would sit at the car show and just stare this GL for hours. I have tons of pics and video - just not scanned in.
Since she's very public about it - the new owner (and I STILL can't believe Jim didn't let me make an offer) is in the Nez Perce area, and has posted pics here:
https://www.facebook.com/theresa.wyne
Since she's very public about it - the new owner (and I STILL can't believe Jim didn't let me make an offer) is in the Nez Perce area, and has posted pics here:
https://www.facebook.com/theresa.wyne
#70
Charger Discussion / Re: General color
Last post by StuntMan - December 11, 2024, 02:31:15 PMQuote from: ionracer24 on August 26, 2014, 01:22:15 AMThis is the orange i want, is this the amc color?
Yes - that would be more in the 1970 AMC Big Bad Orange arena. My first GL was Hemi Orange - way too red. My second was 75 Corvette Flame Red, and then repainted to 70 AMC BBO because of a paint scan of an original '1 of 17'. My Current GL was painted before me, and is 75 Corvette Flame. I really want to paint BBO sometimne in the future, though.