Might want to look at sectioning your bulge into that hood..
Trunk looks like it might be a rusty mess but I have to dig down through a lot of rat crap and dirt to confirm. Trunk lid corners are rusty but I guess it is worth fixing these days. Both bumpers are pretty nice but the chrome is not great and will need replating. Has a lot of the AC parts my car doesn't, three speed wiper (I think), good ash tray. Probably more. Came from your neck of the woods.Awesome!! How's the trunk ? Front bumper looks good, how's the rear bumper? Should be allot of good parts there...
Thief!!! Congrats! good find.. I need another parts car like I need another hole in my head... If you don't need the rear bumper I might be interested, sent my core into to a plater fifteen years ago & he closed the shop... Should have grabbed another good core back then but didn't...Came from your neck of the woods.
That's what I was thinking. What I think I will do first is see if I can form up some pieces to replace what the p.o. cut out of the bulge and if that part comes out okay, then swap the skin onto the bones of this hood. I might end up with a spare rear bumper. This one has dings but is not beyond fixing. The R/T was hit in the back and the fender is bent but the bumper doesn't look bent. May have been replaced. I think they are both candidates for straightening and plating. Not sure who is still in business in this area.Might want to look at sectioning your bulge into that hood..
Wasn't there a Stockton Plating? Guess they are gone. Saw ads for Bumper Boyz but don't know anything about them.Platers in California???? LOL...
Well, there's "The Bumper Boyz" AKA "Senor' Hacks Allot"...... Pass....
Sherm's Plating in Sacramento does great work, expect to pay $5000 per bumper.... Pass...
My plan is to either send them back to Tri-City.... Tennessee/Kentucky area... Or possibly Ogden Plating in Utah..
I've also considered buying Repops but I'd really prefer not to...
Didn't realize someone felt the need to cut on the original hood.... The fun never ends...
That is a lot of closed businesses. Hate to send parts out of state, but I guess that is getting to be the only option.Damn.. What a shame... I'm sure it can be fixed butttttttttttt........
Yeah, there was Stockton Plating, Delta Plating, Stanislaus Plating, Modesto Plating.... And probably a couple dozen more....
But the California EPA has regulated & penalized plating shops relentlessly..
I knew the owners of Stanislaus plating, both the one who owned it from 1966 through 2000 & the one who owned it from 2000 till it closed in 2011..
And one of my close friends BIL owned Delta plating...
Fact is the BIL recommended the shop that wound up closing & keeping my bumper....
How long ago was that? 4K from Sherms is a bargain.. Then again Charger bumpers are 1/3 the size of Coronet bumpers... My buddy with a Chrysler 57 300C paid Sherms 10K back in 2006 just for his bumpers...I used Sherms 2 bumpers , bumperets front and rear, tail light trim for 69 charger. I cut the bumpers (french them in 1/4“) and had the bold holes welded up and added studs and they straitened the bumpers also made me pick them up and try on my car before chroming. Couldn’t ask for better service 4000k but they look so good and there local.
This was 2 years ago I was dealing with the owners. And they explained to me that I should let them clean the back side and straighten them before I had cut them but they got them rite. They did me rite, it’s worth calling them.How long ago was that? 4K from Sherms is a bargain.. Then again Charger bumpers are 1/3 the size of Coronet bumpers... My buddy with a Chrysler 57 300C paid Sherms 10K back in 2006 just for his bumpers...
You can do it, just do everything that you can yourself. Do all the sanding and dissassembly, body work, before you take it to the painter, so they can final sand it and spray it. Buy all the paint yourself, and save the mark up (and the BS about "$5000 per gallon paint). Use all the original parts that you have, straigthten them out yourself, and shine them up. Look for used parts that are not perfect, but good enough for a driver. A few flaws are like "battle scars" of a 50+ year old car. Enjoy the car for what it is. It takes all the fun out of it when you spend too much money. After all, they are just "toys" now. You should be able to "restore" the whole car for 10k.I am in a different league than a lot of you gentlemen when it comes to this car and my budget. Even at 4k I would seriously have to give it a lot of thought (and probably sell off some stuff) before I would pull the trigger on that. 10k is a solid "No". I don't have the skills, the budget, or the burning desire to build a show car. I am shooting for very nice driver quality. I am hoping to keep paint and body under 10k (which might be a crazy, delusional hope at that).
I've dealt with them a few times on projects, mostly exotic 50's & 60's European stuff... They are good people, do high quality work just kinda pricy for a cheapskate like me..This was 2 years ago I was dealing with the owners. And they explained to me that I should let them clean the back side and straighten them before I had cut them but they got them rite. They did me rite, it’s worth calling them.