Introduction to my 1968 Charger, long overdue...

[Charger_Fan]

Thanks for sharing your pics, that's really cool that it's as rust free as it is. Do all the power windows work as well? Any idea why the small strap is screwed to the top of the steering column cover?

Back when my '70 was our daily driver, the A/C worked awesome...almost TOO awesome, it would freeze the hell out of us if we left it on high too long. It also got the engine bay really cooking on hot days, and if we didn't turn off the A/C before heading up a long hill, the engine would vapor lock & die before we reached the top. Ahhh, good times.

[VegasCharger]

Thanks for sharing your pics, that's really cool that it's as rust free as it is. Do all the power windows work as well? Any idea why the small strap is screwed to the top of the steering column cover?

Back when my '70 was our daily driver, the A/C worked awesome...almost TOO awesome, it would freeze the hell out of us if we left it on high too long. It also got the engine bay really cooking on hot days, and if we didn't turn off the A/C before heading up a long hill, the engine would vapor lock & die before we reached the top. Ahhh, good times.

When I got my Charger the driver's side front and rear power windows worked good. The passenger side front power window worked okay and the passenger side rear power window barely worked and not even full travel up or down.

Since then I fixed the rear RH window. It needed track/roller repair and the motor rebuilt. The previous owner(s) made a mess in attempts to repair the window and probably just left it alone. Looking back I wished I went with a new Dorman pw motor instead of having the OEM repaired (what a nightmare). I spent too much $$$ because I ended up having two services touching my motor to get it fixed. Eventually I will end up replacing all 4 pw motors with the Doorman replacements. I will save the originals.

The driver's side rear power window works the best, I almost want to leave it alone.

Any idea why the small strap is screwed to the top of the steering column cover?

Great eye and good question. Realistically this whole car in general had a bunch of makeshift idiotic repairs. In this case the PO(s) tore the steering column down and when it came to putting it back together I guess they couldn't figure out how to re-assemble the upper portion of the steering column so they use pop rivets, a brass tab and some long screws to secure the housings together (see pics). I torn it down and in the process of putting it back together. I filled the drill holes with epoxy, sanded and paint.

Thanks for asking.

[Charger_Fan]

Any idea why the small strap is screwed to the top of the steering column cover?

Great eye and good question. Realistically this whole car in general had a bunch of makeshift idiotic repairs. In this case the PO(s) tore the steering column down and when it came to putting it back together I guess they couldn't figure out how to re-assemble the upper portion of the steering column so they use pop rivets, a brass tab and some long screws to secure the housings together

Oh good grief!

Your repair job looks really good though, nice work.

[BDF]

I like the car & story  !
Thanks again for posting pics for me 

[Hemidog]

I love rough looking Chargers, especially ones that are that rust free
Also love the Slayer shirt 

[VegasCharger]

good stuff   

Thanks TT 

I like the car & story  !
Thanks again for posting pics for me 

You're welcome. Anytime you need me to post pics in here you let me know.

I love rough looking Chargers, especially ones that are that rust free
Also love the Slayer shirt 

Thanks.

Me on the left and Kerry King of Slayer on the right. Total random and rare coincidence meeting him at an off the beaten path bar in Las Vegas.

[1974dodgecharger]

badass...love it.

[VegasCharger]

badass...love it.

Thanks   

[VegasCharger]

Here are pics of the trunk floor area shortly after I bought my Charger. I removed the factory floor mat and started scaling the flakes with a screwdriver and gave it the probe test to see if it would poke through. It held up and no protrusion. Then I took one of those paint stripper disc on my angle grinder and removed most of the floor paint/rust down to bare metal. The last two pics are what the floor looked like after down to bare metal. Up close you can see some very slight cavities. I mean if it were to be media blasted would it protrude through? Make the metal thinner? I don't know and I'm not having that done anyway. I will try to find the best solution to preserve it moving forward. And being in the desert climate definitely helps.

[VegasCharger]

 

[68pplcharger]

Damn you charger is solid as hell... 

[comet_666]

good stuff   

Thanks TT 

I like the car & story  !
Thanks again for posting pics for me 

You're welcome. Anytime you need me to post pics in here you let me know.

I love rough looking Chargers, especially ones that are that rust free
Also love the Slayer shirt 

Thanks.

Me on the left and Kerry King of Slayer on the right. Total random and rare coincidence meeting him at an off the beaten path bar in Las Vegas.

I met him at a show in Albany NY, was very cool. My favorite band of all time!

[Charger_Fan]

That's one of the least rusty original trunk floors I've seen yet! Very cool.

[VegasCharger]

That's one of the least rusty original trunk floors I've seen yet! Very cool.

Thanks 

When I went to remove the fuel tank and knowing how the sheet metal for the trunk floor was on the top surface, I was curious of how it would look on the underside stuck between the tank and the tank mat. Let's just say I was very surprised.

[BDF]

That is SOLID! Nice car 

[Mytur Binsdirti]