1969 Charger R/T resurrection

[mopar4don]

Sounds like the flat black is the one you cant get any wax on. If you happen to get some on the matte there is a new product that will take care of it.

Well this past weekend I had big plans on getting my grill assembly together and set aside so I don't have to worry about damaging it. First thing I remembered is that the R/T emblem is still backordered for the headlight door, so that will have to wait. And then my original trim to grill fasteners were not in as good of condition as I thought they were after cleaning them up. So I ordered the stud/nut kit from Mega on Tuesday and it arrived today. 2 days and only $2. in shipping costs. I wish other vendors would treat their customers as well as Mega. On a side note, I bought the actual trim kit from Jeff @ 521 Restorations when I got all my sheet metal. There definitely is a thickness difference between the old and new, but it is not bad for a repo part made overseas. And it looks a whole lot better than my originals.





I also got the heater box gasket kit from Detroit Muscle Tech, so I have another project waiting for some of my time.





So with not being able to put the grill together, I decided to get all my interior trim freshened up. I used all SEM products to clean, adhesion promoters, plastic prep, and paint. I've used this stuff before and really had good luck with it. I use Landau black on all the soft trim and Satin black on all the hard plastic. One new thing I tried was the low luster clear on everything for a little better protection. After this I started on cleaning up some of the door parts.

Thanks Hunt,
Your how to's are REALLY helpful.
I know when I get to this point in my resto I can go back and see how the "pro" did it!:notworthy:
Keep those how to's coming!

 

[MoparMitch]

Hey H2E, Here are some Keystone's on a 70 Charger in my shop. Worked on it for a friend a while back. I really like the look!!

 

[hunt2elk]

Hey H2E, Here are some Keystone's on a 70 Charger in my shop. Worked on it for a friend a while back. I really like the look!!

I really like the look of that car Chicken. I even saved the picture of it on the hoist from when you originally posted it a couple of years ago.

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Thanks Hunt,
Your how to's are REALLY helpful.
I know when I get to this point in my resto I can go back and see how the "pro" did it!:notworthy:
Keep those how to's coming!

Thanks Don. You would think I am a stockholder in SEM, but here are the products I used on the interior parts.

 

[hunt2elk]

I got about a hour total this past week to spend with the Charger - just enough time to get the grill together and put on a shelf out of the way. Here are a couple of before pics of the back. I used this plastic dip made for tool handles on the pieces that needed a coating.

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And some of the finished project. All done except I am waiting for a new R/T emblem that is backordered.
Do any of you other Charger guys have some sort of clips on the headlight door pivot pins? My service manual says there are some, but mine were MIA. I'm not sure a guy even needs them as the doors fit fairly snug. They must be just a round push on retainer. The pins measure about .185".



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One other thing I forgot to mention is that the grill trim retainer kit I bought was short 4 of the special red studs. Luckily I had enough original spares to get by. So if anyone needs the same kit, make sure there are 20 of them included when ordering.


Also not sure why these pictures and text are ending up in a different order than I am posting - I swear I am not drinking.

 

[cdr]

AWESOME job on the grill,i just did mine last month.

 

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

Damn your grille came out great! And you're correct the headlights door pivot pins should have the round push-on retainers (like the one securing the pin in the parking brake). Finally making some more progress on my grille now that I got the engine in, hopefully it'll be on par with yours! Outstanding work!

 

[conv67bdere]

Also not sure why these pictures and text are ending up in a different order than I am posting - I swear I am not drinking.

Hunt2elk - Had this happen to me yesterday . . .

Edit your post - go to advanced ( if you preview it, the pic at the bottom is there, but it's not in the text portion )
Go to the top where the pictures are inserted ( from L to R, find the first pic of the bottom one - you have it in there twice )
Delete the pic from the photos included section - that removed my stray pic from the bottom.
( or delete both of them, re-insert it and move it where you want it )

Hope that helps . . .

Oh, and aren't you going to share what you're drinking with all the rest of your friends here at FBBO ! ! !

 

[hunt2elk]

Damn your grille came out great! And you're correct the headlights door pivot pins should have the round push-on retainers (like the one securing the pin in the parking brake). Finally making some more progress on my grille now that I got the engine in, hopefully it'll be on par with yours! Outstanding work!

Hey Speedy - Do they just get the push on retainer, or does a small flat washer go on first?

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Hunt2elk - Had this happen to me yesterday . . .

Edit your post - go to advanced ( if you preview it, the pic at the bottom is there, but it's not in the text portion )
Go to the top where the pictures are inserted ( from L to R, find the first pic of the bottom one - you have it in there twice )
Delete the pic from the photos included section - that removed my stray pic from the bottom.
( or delete both of them, re-insert it and move it where you want it )

Hope that helps . . .

Oh, and aren't you going to share what you're drinking with all the rest of your friends here at FBBO ! ! !

They actually are different pics, so I don't think that will help. The last one just somehow ended up at the end of the post. Coke straight up on the rocks - hard to get to goofy from drinking that stuff lol.

 

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

Nope, no washer that I know of, mine just had the push-on clips (like this one)

http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mSnGZY5XtyWb6PRIIOGOddQ.jpg

 

[hunt2elk]

Nope, no washer that I know of, mine just had the push-on clips (like this one)

http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mSnGZY5XtyWb6PRIIOGOddQ.jpg

10-4

 

[conv67bdere]

They actually are different pics, so I don't think that will help. The last one just somehow ended up at the end of the post. Coke straight up on the rocks - hard to get to goofy from drinking that stuff lol.

Humm . . . I had two pics with the same name - deleted the first one and the extra one at the end went away.
Try deleting the one that is extra at the end from your list . . . see if it helps.

Right now I'd take a coke on the rocks, it's stinking hot and humid down here . . . ugh !

 

[hunt2elk]

Right now I'd take a coke on the rocks, it's stinking hot and humid down here . . . ugh !

Hot up here too. We set a new record for today at 97 degrees. No fun working in this crap at all.

 

[conv67bdere]

Hot up here too. We set a new record for today at 97 degrees. No fun working in this crap at all.

Think we were about the same, but the humidity was about the same . . . outside for an hour and had to peel the wet shirt off me . . . but my k-member is OUT !
I'll take that coke on the rocks now ! ! !

 

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

In the high 90's over here in Oregon, too. Main reason why I waited til 9 at night to get my transmission in the car lol. Isn't it supposed to be September or something?

 

[cdr]

its always hot down here in TEXAS

 

[BigBlock61]

I'll take that coke on the rocks now ! ! !

Here ya go!

 

[conv67bdere]

Here ya go!

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Ahhhh . . . I'll take it . . . Thanks BigBlock61 ! ! !

 

[tallhair]

Wow the grill and heater core look like works of art h2e!

 

[hunt2elk]

Wow the grill and heater core look like works of art h2e!

I think the grill turned out ok, but the heater box will be a winter project for me. I'm so busy with the day job that I won't be able to get out in the garage very much in the near future. I guess that isn't all bad though - gotta make the cash to keep throwing into this money pit.

 

[tallhair]

I think the grill turned out ok, but the heater box will be a winter project for me. I'm so busy with the day job that I won't be able to get out in the garage very much in the near future. I guess that isn't all bad though - gotta make the cash to keep throwing into this money pit.

LOL I'm a dumb@ss .. didn't look closely enough at this photo and thought it was the done heater core up on the shelf and you were going to post your pics of the refurb later