My 1970 Charger 500 is almost done

[keepat]

Very nice! congrats!
Pat

[darbgnik]

was the car delivered with those side mirrors? if so its very rare 

Well, they were on the car when I bought it. I assumed they were E-body mirrors, which I like and kept.

[Tmb84]

late build 70 chargers had them as option described as 71 model Mirrors, about 474 cars delivered from factory with it. i like them, option code G36

[darbgnik]

Very nice! what size tires? 

IIRC, they are 245/60R15 up front and 275/60R15 out back.

And thanks for al the compliments guys. I appreciate it. I know a lot of guys on here can easily see that the mirrors are different, and the blacked out tail panel is a 69 thing, but that's the look I wanted, so that's what it got. I assume, that by my post, most gathered that I plan on doing my own thing, and having the car look factory-ish, and that's why no one has mentioned it. There will be many little tweaks I'll be doing to make the car my own, with the plan being that it will all look right. Nothing jumping out as different, at least to non Gen 2 specialists.

[smithenhiven]

Very nice, great job.

Do you happen to have any more shots of the rear, as if you're looking straight at it?  I really like the blacked out tail panel.

[darbgnik]

late build 70 chargers had them as option described as 71 model Mirrors, about 60 cars delivered from factory with it. i like them

I couldn't tell you if it did. The build sheet has a 3 below the REMOTE MIRROR DEL section in GLASS - MIRRORS. And the VIN is 168009, and I haven't researched where that is in the build date. I decoded a bit of the broadcast sheet years ago, but since the car isn't a #'s or even very correct car, I've forgotten most of it. It's a shame, the broadcast sheet is in almost perfect condition on my car, where it doesn't matter....

[darbgnik]

Very nice, great job.

Do you happen to have any more shots of the rear, as if you're looking straight at it?  I really like the blacked out tail panel.

Sorry, I don't at the moment, at least not since it's been painted anyway. Were you looking for some specific detail I could find? Or just want a better look at the finished product?

[smithenhiven]

I was more curious about the finished product; the angle of that last pic on the prior page kinda shadows over red of tail lights, would be neat to see how it all comes together with the red tail lights more prominent.  That's one thing I always liked about the 69's is the blacked out tail panel, neat to see that done on a 70.

[funknut]

Awesome color!  Paint and body work looks excellent.

Congrats. 

[darbgnik]

I was more curious about the finished product; the angle of that last pic on the prior page kinda shadows over red of tail lights, would be neat to see how it all comes together with the red tail lights more prominent.  That's one thing I always liked about the 69's is the blacked out tail panel, neat to see that done on a 70.

Here's a pic of the rear from when I bought the car. It came blacked out, which is where I got the idea. Also, the blacked out tail panel matches the carbon fiber tail light panel on my new Viper.

Also managed to resize a pic of when the car first arrived in my old garage years ago.

[keepat]

Nice Viper! I see a Maryland tag on the yellow super bee, is that where you bought your Charger?
Pat

[darbgnik]

Nice Viper! I see a Maryland tag on the yellow super bee, is that where you bought your Charger?
Pat

Yup, bought the Charger off of a guy named Alex in Maryland. I didn't ask him where it came from before he got it though. He says he bought the Charger for parts, but when he got it, it was too nice to part out, so he sold it to me. Makes sense if that's true, as my car is really solid, and mechanically solid as well. Basically replaced a leaking steering box, and one rear wheel cylinder to make it 100% for an Out Of Province inspection, the most stringent inspection up here in Canada. Then I drove it for a year like that.

I still have the front disc conversion in boxes, for when the car comes home in the spring. And a 3.55 Suregrip center section to replace the 4.10 in there now. I also plan on an EFI system, with a Tanks Inc EFI tank. Still undecided on FITech or Holley Sniper. Seems to me, the Holley might have better support up here, north of the border. Then it's just little things to play with, which is the reason I bought the car, like a 67 arm rest on the console, maybe install another tail stripe, relay kit for the headlights, higher output alternator and upsized wiring, etc......


Seems like whoever did the mechanical upgrades knew what they were doing. It was an AC car, so it had a 26 inch radiator already(I think), but looks like HD leafs out back, custom made high capacity oil pan, long tube headers, electronic ignition, with one of those ridiculously big Accel super coils, lol. High stall torque converter, lumpy cam. Hot Rod cutting edge, circa 1990, I figure. 

[TPR]

Love it!

TPR

[tan top]

 

[69rtse4spd]

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[Dino]

The car looks amazing! Nice work! Looking forward to the rest of this thread.   

[birdsandbees]

COOL Stuff!   

[darbgnik]

Thanks for all the kind words guys, I appreciate it. I hope it moves forward in the next couple of months as quickly as it did in the last few.

I forgot to mention, the bumpers on it now are repro AMD jobbies, and the door handles are reproduction units as well. I hope the chrome lasts, as they sure are shiny now. I guess time will tell. All the window and gutter trim are original, which the body shop polished up and reinstalled. I decided to leave the wheel well moldings off, I think it looks better. My grille was actually in pretty good shape when I got the car, with just a couple crack on the perimeter. The shop repaired it, and repainted it. They also cleaned up the rear tail light lenses and sprayed clear on them. They look new now as well.

I think I'll hold onto the factory front bumper, in case the AMD unit doesn't pan out, I could always re-chrome it later. The rear bumper was tossed, as it was pretty bent up, as well as the front valence. Actually the front valence was the last piece of metal I was waiting on. The original looked good till they started cleaning it up for paint. Turns out it was pretty bent up, and already had some bondo in it. And of course, when I ordered it, I waited months for it on backorder..... I finally gave up and found an eBay seller with one in stock, and cancelled my local order. Then it went into paint.

[XS29L9B2]

very nice work

[Kern Dog]

Hey... You guys ever heard of Speedcore? They are making CARBON FIBER fenders, bumpers, etc for 70 Chargers!

[Laowho]

Prep work aside, is it me or do some colors just make the contours flow and lines pop so crisply? We're committed to keepin our B5 blue but I've always thought it'd have black primer beneath, in case the hue or tint factors into this. Guess I'm just surprised such a light color could turn out so well-defined. Beautiful.

[darbgnik]

Hey... You guys ever heard of Speedcore? They are making CARBON FIBER fenders, bumpers, etc for 70 Chargers!

Yeah, I emailed them about their bumpers actually, but they didn't get back to me with pricing, so I took that as a sign........ If their bumpers were close to the repops, I would have maybe gave them a try. *edit* Just saw the link in the Bullitt thread. They didn't have pricing up when I was shopping. I think those prices are very reasonable, you never know, I still might give those a try in the future!


Thanks again for the compliments. My rear panels shipped from Legendary yesterday, hope to have them in a week or so. That should be the last of the parts..... for now! lol

[darbgnik]

Just took delivery of the 3.55 Sure Grip 489 center section I bought a while ago. A friend delivered it from over 500 miles away. I must say the gears look good to me?

Took a few hours with scrapers, wire bushes, scotch-brite pads, and brake cleaner to get the years of sludge off of it, but it looks the part now. Coated it in zinc spray, then gloss gray. Looks pretty similar to the sand blasted and cleared center section in the Road Runner thread to me. I'm happy with it. And didn't think to take a before pic......

[Kern Dog]

Is it new or a used one? Gear pattern looks okay from here!
Cone diff=NON rebuildable. I hope it performs well and that you didn't have to give too much for it.

[darbgnik]

Is it new or a used one? Gear pattern looks okay from here!
Cone diff=NON rebuildable. I hope it performs well and that you didn't have to give too much for it.

It was used. I paid $900 CDN, so like $18 US??? lol. But labor rates up here are killer, so paying for a gear swap would cost similar.....