UPDATE, NEW PICS. Here's progress pics of my FY1 70 R/T

[JR]

Ok guys, heres current progress pics of my Charger. Its a factory U code 70 R/T. 440 4 bbl, 727, and 8 & 3/4 rear with 3.23. Its fairly well optioned with hood pins, tape stripe, Air conditioning, console and buckets, and more stuff I cant' remember off hand. I was going for more detailed pics but the camera died. Let me know what you think.

[Charger1973]

Looks great!  I love Top Banana.   

[Johnny SixPack]

Sweet!

Always nice to see a "70 coming together. 

Lookin' forward to more progress pix. 

[JR]

Thanks man, I appreciate it. Its coming along, lately Ive made good progress I'm wet sanding and buffing the paint now, it's like a mirror. I'm proud to say I have done every single thing to this car. It was a driver from 99 when I got it until 03. Then I took it completly apart to restore it. This is my first resto and theres a 68 RT right behind it to do. This one will stay mostly stock with a few updates like modern wheels, aftermarket guages in the factory holes, and a few other small things that arent permanant. But its been a dream of mine to have a Charger and build it from the wheels up and thats exactly what I'm doing. Body, paint, wiring, engine, interior. Everything will be done by myself.

[mikepmcs]

Awesome  Car!!!!!.   Now get that oversparay off the exhaust tips

v/r
Mike

[JR]

Lol. Yeah, the tips are kinda yellow. but I planned from day one to replace them since they are pitted and one is bent so I didn't mask them when I painted it. I'm getting some repros to replace them.
  The next thing I'm thinking of is giving it the hood blackout treatment. Its an early build so it didn't get that option new, but I think it looks badass so i'm putting it on. and I'm adding hood mounted signals, power windows, rear defrost, power trunk release, power locks, and even a remote for the locks/trunk.   
  The motor will be mostly stock with an upgraded cam, igniton, maybe headers. Its going to be a comfortable driver with a little more power than stock. I'm more concerned about reliability and comfort. My friends can all go build 10 second drag racers, I'll just smile and wave as I pass them on the highway. I'd like to go on the power tour and a few other things with it. It's way more fun to drive than to trailer everywhere.

[mikepmcs]

When you are ready to get rid of those tips, you can send em to me for sure.  i'd be more than happy to blast/sand em and spray em some kind of color that fits the general.  Even if it's aluminum, it will still look better than the exhaust pipe sticking out to me.

[Charger_Fan]

That's so bright you're gonna need shades!

Looks great, are you gonna put a vinyl top on it?

[hemi68charger]

Lookin' great !!!!  She really stands out...........

Troy

[tan top]

 good work    are you going to put a black vinyl on it or ....  would like to see more pictures  when your camera is working 

[JR]

Thanks for the compliments guys. Yeah it's a vinly roof car. Being a Texas car, the only severe rust on the car was under the vinly roof. I had to make the right hand sail panel from scratch since I couldn't find a donor. It was totally gone. I actually work for an auto trim design so my boss is going to handle the vinly roof for me. Thats one area I don't mind not doing. Maybe the headliner too...

It is a very bright color. Counting what I did It's only been repainted twice since new and it has always been yellow. It wasn't wearing any stripes during the last paint job though, but it has always been easy to spot in a parking lot with all that bright yellow paint.

[mikepmcs]

Yeah, no problem at the walmart there.  if you can't find it just look for the droves of people congregating in one spot.

Yup, that would be it!!!

[JR]

Oh yeah, Mike your first in line for those exhaust tips. Actually your the only one in line, congrats .
I'll let you know something as soon as I take them off. 

[mikepmcs]

 


Woooooohoooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shakey]

I also think it looks great!   

[Brock Samson]

i enjoyed those pics alot!  Love the longentudinal (sp?)  stripe... let's see the dash please?..

[472 R/T SE]

Nice ride you got there.  3 speaker dash I see, right on.  Awesome you went with the longitudal stripe, don't see many with them nowadays.

Make sure you stop by the Registry. 

[JR]

new pics guys. lets see if this works

[JR]

autometer ultra lites in factory cluster

[JR]

vinly top put on 2 days ago

[JR]

I just painted the hood stripes flat black 2 hrs ago..

[JR]

interior pic

There are some things I want to mention. The entire right hand sail panel was rusted away. A buddy and me had to make a new one completly from scratch out of a dart quarter panel. I got the flat year one piece but it wasn't much help.
The vinly top was put on by my boss who started his business 27 years ago doing vinly roofs. It's flawless and it makes the car. All I had to do to pay him back was help move furniture. It really pays to know people.
  I picked the ultra lite silver face guages cuz I had planned to put carbon fiber trim over the woodgrain. But the way its coming together, I don't think it would look right now. So the woodgrain may stay.
Its picked up a few dents since I painted it 3 years ago, but I'm going to get it done, and then go back and fix them. I'm ready to ride now.
The engine is a 30 over 440 block, with a 70 Six pack cast iron intake. Im getting the 440 source 500 kit to go in it. Mostly for the torque. I just want a fun driver.
I'm very proud of what I have done with it. When it's over, I can say I did everything but the vinly top, drivers seat, engine bottom end and tranny build. It's alot of work but it's also very satisfying.
Let me know what ya think.

[70sixpkrt]

Looking good. I have always liked the FY1 color.

[mikepmcs]

B-E-A-U-tiful!!!

[Dodge Don]

Looks like she'll be a great cruiser. My first 70 R/T SE was FY1 hardtop....lotta yellow.