1969 Charger R/T resurrection

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

I'm really liking the copperhead pearl! There was also a mopar feature on tv one time where they showed a copper sunset '68 Charger and damn was it sharp. Either of the two I think would be awesome

And outstanding job with the console tops, looks great! What did you use replace the woodgrain?

 

[hunt2elk]

And outstanding job with the console tops, looks great! What did you use replace the woodgrain?

Got a kit from Performance Car Graphics for $17.00. I see Classic Industries is selling it now also.

 

[Ron 73]

Wow!! I really like that Nuclear Orange color. I'd like that color on my next street rod maybe.

X 2.. Talk about a color popping out at you, that on a Charger body would be absolutely beautiful!

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Black or the other, wow Elk, im glad im not the one having to decide! With your Charger body style, talk about a tuff decision..

 

[hunt2elk]

Here is a picture of a 70 RR that is claimed to be painted FK5. I think something extra must have been added to the mix though. I sometimes wonder if I should pick something that was available closer to the year the car was made.

 

[Gpuller]

Here is a picture of a 70 RR that is claimed to be painted FK5. I think something extra must have been added to the mix though. I sometimes wonder if I should pick something that was available closer to the year the car was made.

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That's it! Your color choice is done. (in my opinion)

 

[northerndave]

That's a nice color.

I'm going to take a crack at your question about something extra being added to this "FK5".

The original paints on our cars were single stage paints, meaning everything was done in one shot (short of the primer of course)

The color had the flake and the shine, all in one in very simple and honestly very crappy chemistry compared to what we have available today. I took my drivers door off my 69 RR over to a local body shop in the back of my truck. We peeled back the original door weatherstripping to expose some original factory paint for the very first time out in the sunlight. We then sorted through many fan decks until we found the best possible match in a modern base/clear. The modern likeness of my original T7 is going to look way nicer than T7 did in 1969.

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[Wylde1]

WOW!!!! I just went through every page. You guys have some incredible skills tackling a job like that. Just simply freaking awesome! I wish I had the ambition, skills and talent to take on a project like that.

I used to throw up a little when someone would mention the words Orange and muscle car in the same sentence. :icon_puke_r: :icon_puke_l: uke: :icon_thumbdown: But you have definitely changed my mind with some of the colours you have posted. The CopperSunset or Copperhead pearl get my vote. The video of the Ghost Works Garage '69 Charger in 2006 GoMango looks good too. The orange Cobra really pops. Someone mentioned House Of Color Tangelo Pearl but to me that is too bright of an orange. I like the darker hues. See this thread on FABO for a Tangelo Pearl Duster. http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=126627 Did anyone mention Prowler Orange yet?

Please don't paint it black. My '71 Demon is black - boring black. There's plenty of black Chargers out there already. But if you do paint it black, I'd go with a red butt stripe instead of white. Ironically, the original colour of my Demon was orange that a previous owner changed to black.

So now that I've ticked off owners with orange or black cars, I'd pick the orange over the black. I really don't think there'd ever be a problem selling an orange Charger once someone see's this build thread and how well it is constructed. Good luck on your choice and have fun with it. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumleft: :headbang:



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[hunt2elk]

WOW!!!! I just went through every page. You guys have some incredible skills tackling a job like that. Just simply freaking awesome! I wish I had the ambition, skills and talent to take on a project like that.

I used to throw up a little when someone would mention the words Orange and muscle car in the same sentence. :icon_puke_r: :icon_puke_l: uke: :icon_thumbdown: But you have definitely changed my mind with some of the colours you have posted. The CopperSunset or Copperhead pearl get my vote. The video of the Ghost Works Garage '69 Charger in 2006 GoMango looks good too. The orange Cobra really pops. Someone mentioned House Of Color Tangelo Pearl but to me that is too bright of an orange. I like the darker hues. See this thread on FABO for a Tangelo Pearl Duster. http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=126627 Did anyone mention Prowler Orange yet?

Please don't paint it black. My '71 Demon is black - boring black. There's plenty of black Chargers out there already. But if you do paint it black, I'd go with a red butt stripe instead of white. Ironically, the original colour of my Demon was orange that a previous owner changed to black.

So now that I've ticked off owners with orange or black cars, I'd pick the orange over the black. I really don't think there'd ever be a problem selling an orange Charger once someone see's this build thread and how well it is constructed. Good luck on your choice and have fun with it. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumleft: :headbang:



Wylde1.

Thanks for the kind words. I am with you on liking the darker/burnt oranges also. That is one thing that bothers me painting it any shade orange is the reference to the GL it will get.

 

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

Thanks for the kind words. I am with you on liking the darker/burnt oranges also. That is one thing that bothers me painting it any shade orange is the reference to the GL it will get.

I'm painting mine black and still worried all I'm going to hear is "all that thang needs is a rebel flag on the roof and 01 on the doors!" Probably gonna happen to us either way unfortunately lol

 

[hunt2elk]

I'm painting mine black and still worried all I'm going to hear is "all that thang needs is a rebel flag on the roof and 01 on the doors!" Probably gonna happen to us either way unfortunately lol

I remember as a 7th. grader the DOH being my favorite TV show. Probably had a lot to do with Daisy.

 

[northerndave]

That was a big deal for me too, friday nights man, DOH.

 

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

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Not sure which color this is, but damn that looks awesome! Probably the sharpest one posted so far.

 

[hunt2elk]

Not sure which color this is, but damn that looks awesome! Probably the sharpest one posted so far.

That is the Dupont Hot Hues Copper Sunset and just a great shot of the car. Here are some more of the same car. The picture you posted is the one that caught my eye originally and made me start thinking about this shade. I ran across it on the dodgecharger.com site and hope it is ok with the owner to repost his pics. I think the 2013 Copperhead pearl is fairly similar.

 

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

Wow that's just gorgeous, I think that's the way to go elk. that might be the exact car I saw in the mopar feature on tv, either way it was a copper sunset '68 and seeing it in motion driving on the street with light hitting it differently as it took turns and stuff, just looked awesome. Imo that is definitely the best copper color from what's been posted so far.

 

[northerndave]

Wow is right! Spectacular!!!

 

[747mopar]

That's sweet, I don't think you can go wrong with that color. I'm already constantly getting the whole Dukes thing, "put an 01 and a rebel flag on it" "don't think so". People are also telling me to paint my Torino like the Starsky & Hutch car "not going to happen. In the end I always believe that if your going to build a car you build it exactly the way you want regardless of what anyone thinks. I personally don't like to leave things alone, if you don't like one particular thing about a car then change it, for me it's the interior "mainly the dash" that I really don't like on the 68-70 B Bodies, everything else is gorgeous. What are you doing for wheels?

 

[hunt2elk]

Not exactly sure on the wheels yet, except I do prefer 15". I have Crager SS's on my other cars and may go that route. Some pics. I've been seeing have the old Keystone Classic's which are what I used as a kid. These still look good to me, but I've heard the new ones aren't exactly like the originals.

 

[northerndave]

I have old keystone classics but they are 14's and they are uni's.

I want to go to a drilled fit, no love for the uni here.

Actually I been looking at a cragar SS non uni lately.

 

[Basket case]

hard to beat Cragar SS. I've had three sets of the unis over the years. Never had any trouble. Just give them a quick check once in a while.

 

[hunt2elk]

Well mother nature is not cooperating with me as far as getting the shell pushed outside and blasted. It has rained, sleeted, snowed almost every day here for the past week. We still have a foot of snow on the ground. It just shouldn't be like this in the middle of April. I envy you southern guys who are out driving your cars. I did get to try a product out for the first time though. Cleaned up my air cleaner and sprayed it with Eastwood Wrinkle paint - this stuff works great.