My free 69 charger R/T ....

[Pat1973charger]

Haha thanks Jeff, I wish mine was as good as yours to start with, would make life slightly easier and cheaper. Although I do like the challenge  
That car makes mine look great lol, the last car I found in the woods became the topic of this thread lol
I found out this morning from a guy who was friends with the last owner of this car that te quarter damage happened when they rounded a corner driving like hell and there was a 71 charger on side of road with a flat and they hit it.

[Ghoste]

7 bucks?  Baldwin tthats a steal.

[Baldwinvette77]

ouch so two chargers were killed that faithful day?... Well atleast one will live on 

And how much are 4-speed pedals typically sold for ghoste?

[Pat1973charger]

Shhhh ghoste! Baldwin will put a big markup if I want him to get me some lol

[Ghoste]

Considerably more, the set in photo do look pretty crusty but blasted, repainted and with new bushings etc they seem to get asking prices as high as 300 US.  I bought a set for 75CAN that were refurbished so that should give some idea.

[MxRacer855]

Original or not, I know Brewer's Performance has them in the triple digits...

[6spd68]

You should pay under 100$ for something original

[Pat1973charger]

so some slight progress, drilled out the welds along the right trunk gutter and cut the rest of that smashed quarter off. Structure and wheel houses are quite twisted  . I have a question for you hardcore metal replacement guru's. I need to replace/ repair a good chunk of roof structure areas, inner and outer rockers, door posts and rear lock pillars, floors frame rails etc the list goes on. I am wondering where you guys think I start with the metal replacement? Thanks in advance I know any info I receive here will be very helpful. Here are  a few pics of the progess.

[Cncguy]

You need to build a body jig if you don't have one already.

[451-74Charger]

That thing is straighter than "LEE #1"
and we all know how that turned out !!

[Pat1973charger]

You need to build a body jig if you don't have one already.

I have it on a jig built by the spec sheet.

That thing is straighter than "LEE #1"
and we all know how that turned out !!

Wasn't that basically a rebody? I didn't really read the whole thread that time.

[Baldwinvette77]

Progress is always nice.. even if its technically going backwards   

also, i havent forgotten about your header thing or bumper brackets.. or pedals if you want those too.... wait no.. i always forget about them 

[Pat1973charger]

LMAO Baldwin, all good as you can see I don't need them yet. Let me know when you get them ready to go. It is backwards progress but sadly the more rotted pieces I remove the better it looks lol

[Baldwinvette77]

Hey, random request, but do you have any pictures of the satellite you tore apart, or about what you paid for it? i might sell my olds and look for a 2 door 68 or 69 as a daily and im trying to get an idea of what you get for your money 

[Cncguy]

I think the place to start would be frame rails then floor pans. Then you my need to send body out to frame straightener. After all that is where it needs to be you can weld in the inner wheelhouses and inner fenders.

[Pat1973charger]

My satellite was a junkyard find, it was all together but sitting for 25 years without a trunk lid and flat tires all around did a number on the floors and frame rails. They were there but very rotted. I was originally going to use it Asa "template" to rebuild my xp29 charger,build from the bottom up and in the end swap in the charger roof structure. It was gutted of all interior and drivetrain aside from the 8.75 and front subframe. So as a comparison to a driver it's not a good one lol. I paid $300 for it for parts, I will be using some of the roof structure in the RT as well as the rear quarter window supports, A pillers and possibly the firewall. I would think for a plain /6 or 318 satellite in driver condition you'd be out 6-8k but that's a guess.

[Baldwinvette77]

My satellite was a junkyard find, it was all together but sitting for 25 years without a trunk lid and flat tires all around did a number on the floors and frame rails. They were there but very rotted. I was originally going to use it Asa "template" to rebuild my xp29 charger,build from the bottom up and in the end swap in the charger roof structure. It was gutted of all interior and drivetrain aside from the 8.75 and front subframe. So as a comparison to a driver it's not a good one lol. I paid $300 for it for parts, I will be using some of the roof structure in the RT as well as the rear quarter window supports, A pillers and possibly the firewall. I would think for a plain /6 or 318 satellite in driver condition you'd be out 6-8k but that's a guess.

Neat, theres a junk satellite in a yard here too.... probably even worse than the one you have, but same price 





Slight thread hijack 

[Pat1973charger]

About the same maybe a bit better

[Mikesmoparperformance]

For freeeeeeeeeeeee 69 R/T

But Dude that is alot of work damn!   If you can make it.. will the car every be straight again? the Metal is twisted, so is the Frame.. would be a hard Job to get it right.

I wish you all the best with it.. it is a XS R/T so it is worth you effort to make it your dream ride

[Pat1973charger]

For freeeeeeeeeeeee 69 R/T

But Dude that is alot of work damn!  If you can make it.. will the car every be straight again? the Metal is twisted, so is the Frame.. would be a hard Job to get it right.

I wish you all the best with it.. it is a XS R/T so it is worth you effort to make it your dream ride

Thanks. I am hoping the factory frame specs will get it close and then when it's solid enough maybe get it checked I a frame machine.

[rt green]

any further progress?  love the thread.

[Pat1973charger]

Working on pulling the roof skin off
Now, just waiting for enough to do an update. Thanks for watching !!

[rt green]

keep up the good work. takes monster balls to take on a project like that. I think its great and wish you the best of luck. you deserve an RT. 

[ACUDANUT]

That is a ton of work there.  I would have had a heart attack if that was my project. Good luck.

[Pat1973charger]

I take it all in stride acudanut, it's overwhelming if you look at all that needs to bed done but I am trying to go one bit at a time. With a 10 month old son and being so nuts at work I only get a few hours a week lately so progress is slow.