1972 Charger Restoration Project

[C_stripes]

I personally like spiders and am not afraid of them,  but when your reaching into tight dark spaces that you can't see. You never know what may find you. 

[mopar73]

Welcome to the site!  There's a wealth of information to be had here.  Thats a pretty nice 72 you aquired and it looks like a great prodject down the road.  Any idea why it was parked in the first place?   It wouldn't have something to do with that 2 inch receiver in the rear being used to tow something huge and frying the tranny would it?  Good luck on bringing her back to life.

[mikesbbody]

Hi and Welcome  is your Charger a SE? like the guy's said your in the right place
Also check out the 3rd gen site www.1971-1974dodgecharger.com   

Sorry, I didnt look at all the pics before I posted. I had another look and can see it definitly is not a SE

How can you tell that it is not an SE?  I am horribly new to this, so I do not know what the signs are. 

And Teamroth, take the vinyl top off to replace it? 

There are a surprising number of people on here expressing a fear of Arachnids, for some reason! 

The difference is, the quarter window/roofline see how your's "kicks back" look at the banner pic of member "foreman" (green 72 charger) he posted in the first page you will see the difference I prefer the look of your car IMO.

[Silver R/T]

Looks like a decent, restorable Charger.

[teamroth]

Hi and Welcome  is your Charger a SE? like the guy's said your in the right place
Also check out the 3rd gen site www.1971-1974dodgecharger.com   

Sorry, I didnt look at all the pics before I posted. I had another look and can see it definitly is not a SE

How can you tell that it is not an SE?  I am horribly new to this, so I do not know what the signs are. 

And Teamroth, take the vinyl top off to replace it? 

There are a surprising number of people on here expressing a fear of Arachnids, for some reason! 

Well you could replace it if you like, but why I said it was, rust likes to hide under them.

[mikesbbody]

I agree with Roth, remove the vinyl roof fix any rust hiding underneath if you really like it that much, replace it after its painted (personally Id leave it off) 

[1972Charger]

A good point. 

As to why it was parked for 10 years, the guy who gave it to me retired and liked to golf more.  Cannot blame him.  But if he wants to give that car away, I wont bite the hand that feeds me.  Especially if the food is Chargers.

[Foreman72]

A good point. 

As to why it was parked for 10 years, the guy who gave it to me retired and liked to golf more.  Cannot blame him.  But if he wants to give that car away, I wont bite the hand that feeds me.  Especially if the food is Chargers.

thats one awesome quote

[1972Charger]

Why thank you!  How true it is, though.

I am passing familiar with the 318, but not really so with the 400 V8.  Does it bear resemblance to the Chevy 400 or the Ford 400? 

[BROCK]

.......the 400 V8.  Does it bear resemblance to the Chevy 400 or the Ford 400? 

Well only in that it has a low performance image.  It's a bored out 383, so all the parts to
make it scream are there + the stroker crowd loves em.  Chevy 400 = stroked 350 blah
Ford 400 is a raised deck 351 stroked also.  I love a good Cleveland - but all the right parts
are rare.  Nah.  Give me a 400 MoPar anyday.  The heads will do with larger valves (just like
a 440)  Compression needs to come way up - but pistons are needed anyway right.  Its all
basic stuff with the MoPar

[1972Charger]

What would be on the parts list to improve performance on the 400?  Larger valves, pistons, ect?

[mopar_nut_440_6]

What would be on the parts list to improve performance on the 400?  Larger valves, pistons, ect?

Stroker kit!

[1972Charger]

So I came up with the VIN# of WH23M2A149392

Told me nothing that I do not really know already.  My next step will be to find the fender tag and decode that.  Anyone know where that might be?

[FLG]

On the fender 

Pop the hood, should be along the inner driver side fender 

[CDN72SE]

Hey 1972Charger, any updtaes on your restoration? Any pics of the car all cleaned up? Have you moved the car to a different resting place? I think I'm about to start a restoration thread with my 72 SE shortly.