Don's 69 Charger Rust Belt restoration

[mopar4don]

more of the same on the passenger side

[tan top]

   

[mopar4don]

Thanks Charlie! (I need to get info about your wing)

Dane,,,, http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=151 & his son build these wings.

Thanks Charlie! I really like the wing on your car

[cdr]

Thanks Charlie! (I need to get info about your wing)

Dane,,,, http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=151 & his son build these wings.

Thanks Charlie! I really like the wing on your car

Thanks Don, I love wing cars & building one is the only way I will ever have one [ BUCKET LIST before I am unable ] , surprisingly the Injector Stacks balance out the HUGE wing LOL, You are doing a great job on your Charger, VERY impressive work !!!!   

[mopar4don]

Thanks Charlie! (I need to get info about your wing)

Dane,,,, http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=151 & his son build these wings.

Thanks Charlie! I really like the wing on your car

Thanks Don, I love wing cars & building one is the only way I will ever have one [ BUCKET LIST before I am unable ] , surprisingly the Injector Stacks balance out the HUGE wing LOL, You are doing a great job on your Charger, VERY impressive work !!!!   

Thank you, that means a lot.

[RallyeMike]

12 years later.... I'm still following this.

It's been fascinating to watch.... 

[hemi-hampton]

It's only been 7 Years. 7 down 7 to go.

[RallyeMike]

I was just going off what it felt like. Math is too hard 

[Homerr]

2020 skews all sense of time!

[mopar4don]

Advise needed on 69 Charger rear body panel assembly

I am having a lot of trouble getting the trunk lid gap correct. And could really use some help
Click on this link to see the details

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,138967.0.html

[mopar4don]

So about a month ago I built this small garage extension so that with the door up I can get behind the car and work.

[Homerr]

Don, that temporary garage extension is genius.   

[mopar4don]

Thanks Homerr, I have been thinking about doing this for about 3 years. This year I did it. NOW I HAVE NO EXCUSE NOT TO GET THE METAL DONE THIS WINTER!

[mopar4don]

So after posting questions in the paint, body and trim threads I thought I should update this thread
and combine those links back into this main thread. Most of the following issues have not been
resolved but I am still working on them when I can. IF anyone has some advice please comment.


11/20/20 - 3/1/21 Advise needed on 69 Charger rear body panel assembly
     http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,138967.msg1726339.html#new
      This started out looking for advice on how to get the panels aligned with good gaps.
I found out that I needed to lengthen my deck filler panel by 1/8 per side.
This resulted in a warpage problem that I didn't have the patients to fix
SO I ORDERED A NEW ONE (STILL NOT RESOLVED)


1/20/21  69 Charger full quarter install at rear window?
    http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,139242.0.html
      not sure if my opening is to big? (STILL NOT RESOLVED)



1/25/21 Has the 69 Charger AMD deck filler panel stamping been fixed yet?
   http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,139271.0.html
      before I buy a new one I was looking for feed back on if it has been fixed
                IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED! BUT IT DOES SEEM TO WORK
                (STILL NOT RESOLVED)


1/6/21 Cowl Prep
   http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,139194.0.html
   should it be seam sealed and undercoated
        (DONE)

[AKcharger]

ROFL...Your are INSANE Sir!!

Beyond well done, I know of no one that has ever went that far on a restoration!!

keep up the good work! 

[mopar4don]

Thanks AK,
I have to admit it is beginning to ware on me.
Its mostly the not knowing that drives me crazy, and my Tool and Die Maker mentality "DO IT RIGHT THE 1ST TIME within a .001"
But I am not about to give up!

[AKcharger]

Well no joke, you need to have a book written about this...or at least several magazine articles

[mopar4don]

Well no joke, you need to have a book written about this...or at least several magazine articles

I don't know about all that. 
Besides by the time I get the car done, the only place you'll be able to read a magazine would be in a museum.

[mopar4don]

So while I have all of the panel fitment problems to address (from above) I needed to check the fitment of the AMD front valance.
I also need to weld the bolting flange to the fender.
So with the fenders on I gentle laid the valance in and immediately my heart drops!
The valance is hitting or interfering with the lower core support boxing mod I did.

AAAAAHH 
1 step forward 2 steps back, 

So the problem is that the edge of the valance hits the front of the boxed core support on the left and right sides where the core support curves upwards.

My solution is to slice the valance and bend it out of the way. Then the valance can slide into position.

1st pic    shows an original valance after I sliced and bent it so it could be positioned properly

2nd pic    Here you can see the two bent up areas that will let me slide it in over the boxed area

[mopar4don]

From the factory the valance slides in under the top edge of the core support.
A u-nut clip would be used and it would bolt up from under the core support lip.

But because of the mod I did, it will have to slide in on top of the core support.
I will use a rivet nut to bolt it from the top
In the 1st pic Here you can see how the valance is sitting properly

2nd pic shows a side view of the problem

[mopar4don]

So here is the AMD valance in with the relief cuts.
kinda hard to see with everything black!
So compared to factory I will be out of position by the thickness of the core support........ Yeah I can live with that!

[mopar4don]

So way back in Aug 2017 on page 34 post number #837
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,104414.825.html

You can see the flange that I never welded to the fender (the smaller piece)

[mopar4don]

Well now I need it on to fit the fenders to the valance.
So I welded it on (sorry this is the only pic I have) I was using that thick bar as a heat sink to keep everything straight and minimize warping

[mopar4don]

Here is that flange bolted up to the valance

In the 2nd pic you can see how the bolting flange of the valance doesn't line up to the flange from the fender

[mopar4don]

So I had to slice off the old and make a new flange