JAAK's 1969 R/T

[69rtse4spd]

 , great looking car.

[jaak]

Here's some updated pics. I'm pretty much finished for now, got a few odds-n-ends to do (wiper blades, dome lens, fix a trans leak), but should have it ready to hit the road when spring hits. Just hope its some inspiration to some of you guys starting or mid-way through a project. I did everything myself (my wife lent a hand when I needed it), took me a few years and was on a budget. It's not OEM correct or 100% perfect, but I'm pretty proud of my first ground up project.

Jason

[Charger-Bodie]

.....And Proud You should be!!! Great job Buddy.

[maxwellwedge]

Yes indeed! Great job.....even though your wife probably did more tha you did!            

[bsakal]

Nice job!!! 

[lexxman]

The car looks amazing. Now it's time to enjoy all the work and you have good reason to be proud

[Back N Black]

Car looks awesome! love the color.

[greenpigs]

 


Now make sure to drive it as much as possible.

[tan top]

wow  ,  looks awesome in that   color combo      nice work 

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Awesome! Congrats dude! Been following this thread for a while

[skip68]

Your car is gorgeous.   Love that color.     

[projectanimal]

Beautiful Car and great job with restoring it!  we're on the same path, so it's nice to see yours from beginning to end (knowing there is really never an "end" to these projects).     
Look forward to the Spring time pictures and hearing your next step! 

Cheers

[Mikesmoparperformance]

Great job! But why did you not use the 69 seat covers? Overall the car looks awesome!

[stripedelete]

Great job! Much to be proud of.

[kokxville]

Beautiful,i love it.

[jaak]

Great job! But why did you not use the 69 seat covers? Overall the car looks awesome!

Thanks for the props, guys! On the seat covers....budget constraints. I got the whole set for under 200 bucks back a few years ago from Chris McMahon. He has since started making them similar to 69 pattern, but if was after I bought mine. I think these are similar to a 68 GTX pattern.

Jason

[bill440rt]

Looks fantastic!!! 
You definitely have something to be proud of there. Great job!

[jaak]

Well, I have been driving around the town I live in seeing how the car runs, and making a list of 'odds-n-ends' I need to do to drive around and enjoy this thing during summer/fall. One thing I noticed is my gauges are not accurate, I hooked up a mechanical temp gauge while leaving the factory one hooked up...when showing 230* on dash gauge, it showed 170* on mechanical gauge. My oil pressure was reading low too. I decided since it will probably be a while before I can have my gauges rebuilt/calibrated, I decided to install aftermarket (at least temp and oil pressure) for the time being. I have looked at several gauges over the last couple of weeks, I want them to be electric, and I wanted something that would match the car, sort of retro looking. I wanted autometer, but couldn't find what I was looking for. I actually decided on SunPro Retro Line Gauges, mainly because the look so similar to the factory gauge and have the same 'sweep'. Well since I haven't installed A/C stuff you (will probably be a couple of years), and I deleted the radio, I made a metal bracket that goes where the AC/heat controls go. I got them installed today, and tested....temp is good and oil pressure is good! I think they look decent.
SunPro Retro Line....


Installed in my Charger....



My right front parking lamp wasn't working, so I chased it down and found a bad connection in the wiring, repaired that today too. Also my headlight doors stopped flipping up, it was a simple fix, the vacuum connector came loose from the switch.

Both parking lamps working!.....


And last but not least, got to post a pic of my little helper out in the shop today....


Still got a few little things to take care of, but I'm pretty much ready to burn the roads up!
Jason