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1969 Charger R/T resurrection

tallhair said:
Looks great H2E and I'm really liking that coil bracket the more I see it!
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It is just a generic bracket and I made the piece on the right side. This darn RPM manifold has caused a couple of fitment issues on this car. I am going to have to use a dropped air cleaner base so I can get the hood closed. I tried a K&N and a Holley with 1.25 drops and it will be very close, so I picked up one with a 1.5" drop. I think this will work, but it would hit the coil when mounted in the standard location, so I experimented with the vertical mount and think it looks ok. I should mention that I am also using a .25" carb spacer that gave an extra 15 hp on the dyno, so I definitely want to retain that.
 
Ah I see that now .. simple be effective. Good luck on the drop base .. show pichers haha
 
Spent the weekend getting the rest of the sheetmetal bolted on. I will spend a few more hours getting the gaps a little better, but they are fairly close now. I have never seen the car as complete as it is right now, so this is getting kind of exciting seeing it all come together.

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WOW H2E . . . Ok, wow doesn't do it justice . . . You've done a incredible job on your restoration ! ! ! Looks great ! ! !
 
Thanks for the kind words guys. I'm to the point that I have to make a decision if I want the car wet sanded and buffed. I have kind of a mixed camp around here and was wondering what your opinions are. It came out real nice, but of coars there is a uniform orange peel on the vertical panels. The bodyshop that sprayed the exterior doesn't like to buff whole cars, just fix the runs in the clear. They think leaving it alone is the easiest to maintain, leaves a wetter look, doesn't attract as much dirt, doesn't need to be waxed every month, leaves more of the uv protectors in the clear, and as it sits now is far better than the factory sent them out. Two of my buds who have done bodywork in the past looked at it and said they would not buff it if it was their car either. On the other hand, the kid who did the bodywork feels that every car should be buffed to get it looking perfect. Bare in mind that this will be a driver and I don't care to polish it every time I want to take it out for a drive. Thoughts and opinions on this??
 
Your great novel is coming close to the end off the book. Your thread and all the pics off detail off this car will sure to be a help on here for a lot off people like myself.Everything you chose to make the car stand out looks awsume.i will be using a lot off your ideas on my project and off coarse ever one else here.As far as paint n buffing goes you built this car the way you wanted it show n go. doesnt mater any way once you get this sucker moving all they will see is your tailites any way ha ha
 
hunt2elk said:
Thanks for the kind words guys. I'm to the point that I have to make a decision if I want the car wet sanded and buffed. I have kind of a mixed camp around here and was wondering what your opinions are. It came out real nice, but of coars there is a uniform orange peel on the vertical panels. The bodyshop that sprayed the exterior doesn't like to buff whole cars, just fix the runs in the clear. They think leaving it alone is the easiest to maintain, leaves a wetter look, doesn't attract as much dirt, doesn't need to be waxed every month, leaves more of the uv protectors in the clear, and as it sits now is far better than the factory sent them out. Two of my buds who have done bodywork in the past looked at it and said they would not buff it if it was their car either. On the other hand, the kid who did the bodywork feels that every car should be buffed to get it looking perfect. Bare in mind that this will be a driver and I don't care to polish it every time I want to take it out for a drive. Thoughts and opinions on this??
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It sounds like the majority of your circle has spoken on the subject and they say leave it alone. Now what do you think? Is it good enough as it sits? Can you live with the amount of orange peel that it has now? If it's going to be a driver then I'd lean towards leaving it ans it is. You already have the WOW factor cause that's a good looking car. But as always, it's just my opinion.
 
Well are you happy with it Joel? Would it be something that would bother you down the road? Just my opinion here, but there's nothing much finer than a dark or black car with a mirror finish. I do agree the car looks pretty dang sharp, just the way it sits. Do you know how many coats of clear went on it? If there's several layers, a bucket of water, some sand paper and then on to a nice buff job does and would make a pretty big difference. Heck even going with a good 3 step compound process like 3M's Perfect-it would make a nice difference. I don't know if I agree about reducing UV protection or the car staying cleaner. It's a black car, it's gonna pick up dust and dirt just like any other black car. I would imagine there's multiple coats of clear and just by leveling off the top, I don't see how you're eliminating very much of the UV components in the clear. And yes, you will be waxing the car once a month anyways..;)


I'm not trying to sway you one way or the other, just approaching it from the other side. In the end, you're the one that needs to be happy with it for years to come. Myself, after spending that much time, effort, money on all that great body work and making the panels straight, I would want the best paint possible to reflect all the hard work done and really make the car pop. Not saying your car doesn't do a tremendous job of that already (it's a stunning car), but if just a little smidge of doubt is hanging on your mind about it one way or the other, do what you feel is right. Black is a high maintenance color any way you look at it, but the payoff when she's clean is renowned.
 
Yeah I agree with Prop, black cars need to be flat and smooth. Have the kid buff it out, you wont be disappointed. I don't buy the UV deal either, sure when your wet sanding and buffing you are taking off some clear but that shouldn't affect the UV properties of the clear. That's its job. I highly doubt your car will never see a garage again, and will sit out in the sun all summer long.
Get that sum bit@h smooth!
 
H2E . . . As always, Prop has many words of wisdom in his comments . . . I'll try and give you my $0.02 . . . and that's probably all it's worth . . .

You've been working very hard on your car and you're approaching Spring and the chance to enjoy driving it ! ! What I'd like to suggest is that you leave the decision of wet sanding the whole car for the time being and focus on finishing up that "beauty" so that you can drive it and enjoy it this year - after all that was your goal. Drive the car, attend the shows, show that bad-to-the-bone" car off and spend the Summer thinking about it. You could field the comments that you get from the shows as guage . . . to help you in your decision. At the end of the year when she needs to go back into hibernation, then you can wet sand it, or just leave it as she is - after you've made your decision.

That keeps you on track for the Spring completion, and the enjoyment of driving it - and gives you some time to think it through . . .

That's my suggestions - the best of both Worlds and you still meet your Goal and get it completed by Spring ! ! ! Either way - she'll be a beauty ! ! !

G'luck with your decision . . . ( smile )
 
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