At it again! 1970 Charger resurrection

[Charger-Bodie]

coming along nicely!!

[projectanimal]

GREAT progress!!! 
We need to look Into a rebuild for our hood blinkers too.. 
Need to spend some more time on the 70 registry. 
Keep it rolling!!! 

[tsmithae]

Thanks guys! 

Need to spend some more time on the 70 registry. 

I will hopefully be ordering both quarters soon!

[Bob T]

Behold the resurrection! Man, you've been busy, good efforts and well written, its threads like this that make the site so informative
Until I saw the 999 model I expected it was going to be red , ha, having had two silver cars it would be right up there for pop .
Keep it up dude 

[JB400]

I'm not really digging the mirrors, but the rest of your progress looks great

Keep us posted

[tsmithae]

As requested...

As some may know, I had a knee injury at work a bit ago and I will be off work for a bit. Well, the doc. says that I shouldn't need surgery and after a few weeks of physical therapy, taking it easy, and not working I should be fine.  

What that means to me is grab a buddy or family member, get my ass in the garage as much as possible, and get as much done as I can while still taking it easy on my knee.

Here's the start of what I'm doing this weekend.

[tsmithae]

So far what has been completed this weekend is:
   -right rear footwell cut out and new one burnt in place
   -floor pan removed
   -rear tail panel reinforced
   -torsion bars removed (I made my own tool using a u-bolt, 2 8" pieces of 2x4, and a 1" rubber hose)
   -ground plug welds
   -ground plug welds
   -ground plug welds

What I now have to place an order for....
   -torsion bar crossmember
   -subframe connectors

And.... wait for it.......


pictures!

[tsmithae]

uhhh.... oops. 

[tsmithae]

Wound up chasing a couple pinholes which turned into this...



Test fit the outer wheelhouse and it look like it only need a little massaging.



Wound up test fitting the new quarter and I am very pleased with the fit overall.




Then some more Zero Rust before I start welding. Hopefully next weekend will bring more progress!

[Old Tired Rebel]

With all this work you are doing,she will be a beauty.

[tsmithae]

Thanks Rebel, I certainly hope she does wind up being a beauty after all the blood, sweat, and more blood that I have put in!

[Old Tired Rebel]

Thanks Rebel, I certainly hope she does wind up being a beauty after all the blood, sweat, and more blood that I have put in!

You're Welcome. What coating did you use before setting your quarter panel on?

[tsmithae]

I haven't burned the quarter in yet but I plan on using some undercoating of some sort... I hadn't gotten around to getting any yet.

However, if you're talking about the inner structure I have been using Zero Rust, its a real thick primer/encapsulator after treating with their prep to clean and treat the metal. 

[Old Tired Rebel]

Thank You I will look for it when I am ready.

[Finn]

Damn that's rusty. Kudos to you for sticking to it!

[myk]

I haven't burned the quarter in yet but I plan on using some undercoating of some sort... I hadn't gotten around to getting any yet.

However, if you're talking about the inner structure I have been using Zero Rust, its a real thick primer/encapsulator after treating with their prep to clean and treat the metal. 

I'll vouch for the Zero Rust; it held the rust at bay for years until I could afford body work...

[tan top]

   been busy , looking good !!     

[tsmithae]

Thanks for the encouragment guys!  I'm glad to hear that someone else is vouching for the zero rust. Anyone have suggestions for the undercoating for the quarters? I have all sorts of gravity and siphon fed guns, not aure what my largest nozzle is tho.  I am not opposed to spray bomb stuff either.  Also, I'm not a billionaire so a quality product for a good price is what I'm going for.

[tsmithae]

More updates and more pictures.  Enjoy.

I got the outer wheel well burnt in.





I test fit the trunk extension.




Did everyone else's extension look like this where it met the rear crossmember? 



I schutz'ed the quarter panel.



And, I found a pair of hi/lo horns in GREAT shape for a really good price and those came in today!

[Old Tired Rebel]

Excellent work.

[tsmithae]

Thanks!  Here's some more.



My only problem right now is that the extension is hitting the side marker and not allowing the quarter to sit properly... I am think that I will be needing to cut the welds at the crossmember and redo those after pulling the outer edge of the extension down more - Has anyone else had this issue or do the marker lights usually touch the extension? 





I did throw the quarter extensions, trunk, side marker, rear valence, and corner caps to double check fit and I anticipate being able to get it all satisfactory tomorrow.

[Old Tired Rebel]

I seen all the bracing you put in. Does it hurt to take the doors off before bracing the door opening?

[tsmithae]

It shouldn't hurt, I did it before I cut the floor out to be safe and make sure that the body didn't flex or torque on me as I was cutting everything out.  So far, so good!

[Old Tired Rebel]

It shouldn't hurt, I did it before I cut the floor out to be safe and make sure that the body didn't flex or torque on me as I was cutting everything out.  So far, so good!

Great I haven't gotten that far yet on mine. So I will brace it all up before cutting out any metal. Thanks.

[tsmithae]

  Can't wait to see yours come apart and get put together again!