Overflow Bottle

[BSB67]

what was on 1st gen b body any pic mine is beer can

My 67 has one too.  I does say Folgers on it.  Maybe its not original.......

[69bfan]

Thanks for the pictures of the washer bottle for the 73 to 74 B-Bodies with cruise control.  That bottle is certainly doable, the question is the demand for the bottle.  I do know that off the top of my head, that I do not recall anyone ever asking about this bottle where we have had request for the overflow bottles.  The current 73 to 74 B-Body washer jar is available for the non cruise control cars and they do not move that well.  I imagine that cruise control was still relative rare in the production numbers for these cars and that only a car equipped in this manner used that bottle.  The molds to produce these bottles are quite large and expensive so unless we can determine that it has other applications, I do not foresee that being a viable candidate for reproduction.  Any supporting information to warrant the process will certainly be listened to.

[Nacho-RT74]

well if want to reproduce it, I can send back this one to the States to make it. I have a nice used one also to use for a while.

About demand of 73/74 parts... like you said, 3 gens fascination is growing up latelly, but ppl with these is not willing to pay what ppl pays for 68/71 B or E bodies parts. That's why the market for these pieces is so static. Remember once restored, they are not worthly like 68/71 ones, so that's why ppl with 73/74s keeps money on pockets. Thast why Tail light lenses began on $400 rate and now you can find them in $300 rate. 72s are in the middle of the line.


I was ready to reproduce CORRECT Phasered stripes ( red/yellow and any other ) Rallye stripes locally, being Phoenix Graphics are not really correct ( incorrect colors shade and printed, instead silkscreen ), but I don't have the money to make them... yet. And we were around 3 or 4 guys interested here, but local economy made the other 3 guys stepped back on this. I can't alone. So I know about costs.

About prices... these stripes began on $400 rate, now they are in $300 rate. Out of the reallity.

Note appart... would be great be able to buy just one side lense, for example... maybe that would help!!!! I.E., front parking lenses! is not fair buy both sides needing just one!

[Nacho-RT74]

I've been looking for one of these for 6 months since I purchased a 1973 Dodge Charger SE 400 BB 2bbl. If you guys are going to reproduce these I'm a very happy camper .
Here's a link to one.
http://www.hiltopautoparts.com/product/nos-mopar-coolant-recovery-tank-1972-4-plymouth-dodge-b-body/

this is 73/74 B body, standard to all engines

[69bfan]

I have sent you a PM, Nacho-RT74.  Thank you.

[ODZKing]

well if want to reproduce it, I can send back this one to the States to make it. I have a nice used one also to use for a while.

About demand of 73/74 parts... like you said, 3 gens fascination is growing up latelly, but ppl with these is not willing to pay what ppl pays for 68/71 B or E bodies parts. That's why the market for these pieces is so static. Remember once restored, they are not worthly like 68/71 ones, so that's why ppl with 73/74s keeps money on pockets. Thast why Tail light lenses began on $400 rate and now you can find them in $300 rate. 72s are in the middle of the line.


I was ready to reproduce CORRECT Phasered stripes ( red/yellow and any other ) Rallye stripes locally, being Phoenix Graphics are not really correct ( incorrect colors shade and printed, instead silkscreen ), but I don't have the money to make them... yet. And we were around 3 or 4 guys interested here, but local economy made the other 3 guys stepped back on this. I can't alone. So I know about costs.

About prices... these stripes began on $400 rate, now they are in $300 rate. Out of the reallity.

Note appart... would be great be able to buy just one side lense, for example... maybe that would help!!!! I.E., front parking lenses! is not fair buy both sides needing just one!

I agree. Our Mopar show in June each year now has shown the largest class being 71-74 Dodge. It used to be 68-69-70.
And if you look at the numbers, 73 was the largest production of Chargers ever. So there are a lot of them out in fields and barns somewhere.
ON the subject of reproduction parts, there isn't ONE 73 or 74 owner who would not purchase a new set of grilles and headlamp surrounds IF they were reasonably priced. So is there a market out there, I think so.  The issue has always been the supplier wants to get all their money back and then some on the first run. Let's face it, with all the items needed to make a car run safely, grilles and washer bottles are not one of them so they get pushed to the bottom of the list. Reasonably priced is the key.

[Nacho-RT74]

Prices has being so unreasonably when they are released, that manufacturers on parts mentioned have reduced prices when they don't get to sell them,  I bet still enough to get in bussines with the new prices. So you can guess how much unreasonably were initially.

Why I can restore 2 Phord or Chebbies with the same money I invest on my Charger being the tooling for parts allmost identical?

Same discussion since ever.

[Nacho-RT74]

I have sent you a PM, Nacho-RT74.  Thank you.

Got it

[QuickBpBp]

I know the post is over a year old. Just checking on this to see if any of these were reproduced?

[69bfan]

The cavity molds for the prototypes have submitted and approved for production.  Currently the plan is to do the 73 to 74 overflow bottle, a C-Body piece and a truck application.  We are hoping to have at least a sample to display at the Indy Cylinder Head show in March of 2018.  The company that is doing the piece for us told us that they expect to deliver the product to us by mid April of 2018.  Hopefully sooner than later.
As a teaser for the owners of the 73 and newer Chargers, I just got the rubber plugs in to start a badly needed product for these cars.  Should hopefully have the finished product available by Christmas.

[Nacho-RT74]

OOOOOH YES!!!!

what about the metal insert/bushing/spacer... or whatever it calls ?

these isolators are being made locally since looong time ago, but bad quality... they crack as soon get tightened. I had to use just the top section new being made locally ( still needing some mods ) and keep the old bottom original one

[69bfan]

Here are the metal pieces!!

[Nacho-RT74]

OOOOH YES... I think I'll be in ( I hope I can afford them )

[Nacho-RT74]

would you agreed a group buy ?

[69bfan]

I can possibly work something out, but I would have to maintain a price that is comparable to what our retailers will be selling them at.  As a manufacture, I do not want to go out and undercut the vendors who continue to purchase from us.  I know that their is a limited market for these pieces as many people will not want to go back and replace the poly mounts they have already installed.  But hopefully, once people see these pieces installed and see how much better that they function and look, we will get some additional buyers. 
I will have a bit more flexibility with the overflow bottles as we will have a larger group of vendors wanting to purchase this item.  With more vendors purchasing the bottles hopefully, you will see a larger spread in the pricing that they themselves will be willing to operate on.  We will still not undersell our vendors, but we will offer a very comparable pricing.  Hope that all understands this scenario.

[Nacho-RT74]

cool...