66 Charger Project

[Steelshanks]

Hello all!

I have a lovely 66 Charger with a 383 in it. I'm out in California where the weather is beautiful and Mopar parts cost 5x's as much as back east.



I'm currently rebuilding my Charger which I've owned for 10 years. I've finally stumbled upon other enthusiests and found the motivation to tear into this baby and start fixing her up. My only resource for a while was my Year One catalog and that place can get a bit pricy.

I'm in the middle of removing everything from the vehicle so I can send it to a media blaster. I've got the engine out in the garage which I've already stripped and repainted to go with the theme of the car. Here are a few pics:








There are stll a few bolts I need to paint. Had to let the paint cure before I could touch it up.

[moparstuart]

    my son has a 66 and a ton of parts let me know what you need and i can ask him .


  dude your avitar is a crack up

[Steelshanks]

   my son has a 66 and a ton of parts let me know what you need and i can ask him .

Will do, thanks for offer

[skip68]

      Welcome to the site.   Good looking start.        Motor looks sweeeeeeet.       

[69bronzeT5]

Great start, good luck with the project! Love your avatar by the way, especially the 'What did you say about my Charger!?" part

[Rolling_Thunder]

Where in CA are you ?  Your car looks like one I used to see parked in front of a house on Moneta Ave. just north of 220th st. in Carson     

[Steelshanks]

Where in CA are you ?  Your car looks like one I used to see parked in front of a house on Moneta Ave. just north of 220th st. in Carson     

Ya,that was me. My father lives on Moneta Ave. I grew up there and went to Carson High until 11th Grade (graduated n '99). Spent a year or so there saving up around '03-'04 and then got married and moved to Northern Cali near Sacramento to pursue my career.

I only ever saw one other Charger in that area, but then again I never really paid attention to any later year Chargers until recently. I was really glad to get it off that busy ass street and into a garage.

[Big Sugar]

Do I know you ? You seem vaugly familiar....?



Gonna paint that beast Black ?


Ron

[A383Wing]

Hey Ben.....are ya done yet??  Huh? Huh? 

Bryan

[Rolling_Thunder]

Where in CA are you ?  Your car looks like one I used to see parked in front of a house on Moneta Ave. just north of 220th st. in Carson     

Ya,that was me. My father lives on Moneta Ave. I grew up there and went to Carson High until 11th Grade (graduated n '99). Spent a year or so there saving up around '03-'04 and then got married and moved to Northern Cali near Sacramento to pursue my career.

I only ever saw one other Charger in that area, but then again I never really paid attention to any later year Chargers until recently. I was really glad to get it off that busy ass street and into a garage.

Small world...    I stopped by and talked to your old man years ago - I was driving my 68 back from high school - must have been 6 or 7 years ago now...   I used to live 2 blocks from you -  Small world indeed   

[Silver R/T]

nice job on first gen!

[Steelshanks]

Gonna paint that beast Black ?

Yup, and I'm planning on having some custom airbrushing done also. Gotta work it out with my pop, need him to draw up my ideas

Hey Ben.....are ya done yet??  Huh? Huh? 

Bryan

Small world...    I stopped by and talked to your old man years ago - I was driving my 68 back from high school - must have been 6 or 7 years ago now...   I used to live 2 blocks from you -  Small world indeed   

Yup,  I love these cars for the recognition they get. If I had a chebby or Fuurd you never woulda made the connection.

[Steelshanks]

Wow, it has been a while since I posted any updates here. Figured I might as well share my recent progress with you folks. I started a thread a while back about Epoxy Powder Coating the car... well I went ahead and did it.  Here are some pics. Enjoy

Took everything off the chassis... man what a PITA!



Got my boss to tow me over to the media blaster / powder coat shop.






Had them Apply Epoxy Powder coat + Black Gloss Powder Coat

[Steelshanks]

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[jaak]

Awesome! That looks great 

Jason

[vancamp]

Sweet, how does painting over the powdercoat work? buddy of mine has a 66 he built just search EVIL EVA on youtube.

[Steelshanks]

Sweet, how does painting over the powdercoat work? buddy of mine has a 66 he built just search EVIL EVA on youtube.

Well the Grey portion is Epoxy Primer powder coat so from what I've been told (and read) the main difference between that and spray on epoxy Primer is the coverage you get and the cure time. I talked with the shop owner who applied it and he said most paint shops scuff it up a bit and its ready to go. Pretty sure he said scotch bright pads work great for prepping it.

I still have to figure out how I'm going to stiffen up the chassis. I just met a gentleman from Valley Springs who has a nice rotisserie. He might rent or loan it to me for a while. Going to talk with him this weekend about it some more. If anything just being able to flip the car over and blow it out will be awesome since everytime I touch it media comes outta the wood works.

[Topher]

Maybe you should do the rest of the body work and have them powder coat the body black. It sure looks nice-n-shiney in the pix! 

[Steelshanks]

Maybe you should do the rest of the body work and have them powder coat the body black. It sure looks nice-n-shiney in the pix! 

If only the body was in good enough shape to powder coat the entire thing. Can't put it in the oven after body filler has been applied.