'71 RR resto project

[rrTor-Red]

Rear end, before and after. Friend of mine has been a Chrysler mechanic at the same dealership for 35 years. He built his own NHRA drag racer and it's a screamer. With his credentials, he offered to rebuilt my rear end and tranny for me. I had the rear end housing powder coated, some might not like it. I did the brakes and brake lines myself

 

[Charger72]

Very Nice, keep up the great work.

 

[rrTor-Red]

Very Nice, keep up the great work.

Thanks. As with any of our cars, it's been a labor of time, $$$, and patience. I have a bunch more to post

 

[gary h]

Very Nice ! ,Great Progress!

 

[Cncguy1]

Looking great! Can't wait to see it done.

 

[747mopar]

Very nice! I'll be starting on a 72 Satty in the not so distant future so I'm taking notes. Where's some of the areas to look for hidden rust?

 

[rrTor-Red]

Very nice! I'll be starting on a 72 Satty in the not so distant future so I'm taking notes. Where's some of the areas to look for hidden rust?

Rear quarters, behind the rear wheels. On the fenders behind the front wheels AKA "Dog legs". After you get the front fenders off, look at the corners of where the fenders attach to the fire walls as seen in my pictures. Anything else, you should see in plain sight. If you're doing a full tear down, either media blast or have the car chemically stripped to see any and all bad areas

 

[747mopar]

Rear quarters, behind the rear wheels. On the fenders behind the front wheels AKA "Dog legs". After you get the front fenders off, look at the corners of where the fenders attach to the fire walls as seen in my pictures. Anything else, you should see in plain sight. If you're doing a full tear down, either media blast or have the car chemically stripped to see any and all bad areas

It's really solid but it will be completely stripped and put on the rotisserie. I've got a guy that will handle the blasting but am going to check on getting it dipped if it's an option around here.

 

[moparnation74]

This will be a nice ride when completed!

Love that color! Body shop did a great job and your parts look great!

 

[rrTor-Red]

Moparnation, something you said in the opening statement of your build when you said "Behind every car and especially a classic car there is sometimes an amazing heart felt story. Those stories and the associations with the owners, families, and friends carry on for a long time and hopefully forever. From good times and tragic events these cars sometimes experience it all with us. When this relates to a classic car it gets attached to a particular make, brand and model. The one in particular of course is a 1969 Plymouth GTX....."

That's the same thing I feel behind my resto of my car. No, it's not a number's matching car, nothing really "special" about it but at least it's not a rust bucket. It did come with A/C, power brakes, power steering, hood mounted turn signals, and a factory cassette player as stated before. I'm keeping all of the things it came with but with a twist like modern A/C and brakes. More importantly to me was this car became a part of my families life, my life, and it was always there. I'm not doing this to "flip" my car. I'm doing it for the love of Mopars, this car, and determined to see it on the street again.

 

[moparnation74]

Moparnation, something you said in the opening statement of your build when you said "Behind every car and especially a classic car there is sometimes an amazing heart felt story. Those stories and the associations with the owners, families, and friends carry on for a long time and hopefully forever. From good times and tragic events these cars sometimes experience it all with us. When this relates to a classic car it gets attached to a particular make, brand and model. The one in particular of course is a 1969 Plymouth GTX....."

That's the same thing I feel behind my resto of my car. No, it's not a number's matching car, nothing really "special" about it but at least it's not a rust bucket. It did come with A/C, power brakes, power steering, hood mounted turn signals, and a factory cassette player as stated before. I'm keeping all of the things it came with but with a twist like modern A/C and brakes. More importantly to me was this car became a part of my families life, my life, and it was always there. I'm not doing this to "flip" my car. I'm doing it for the love of Mopars, this car, and determined to see it on the street again.

You and me have the same passion for the hobby.....I love all makes and models from OE projects to rat rods and everything in between. Whats makes it even better are the stories behind them and new one being created. Then you throw in people like yourself that does the majority of work themselves and I commend all of that....

The people in the hobby that piss me off are the ones that make false claims or bag on someones ride because they think their poo poo do not stink.....

 

[rrTor-Red]

I agree!

 

[rrTor-Red]

When I started tearing my car apart, I've found that this car has had somewhat of a hard life until my dad bought it. Again,there was a 2 year gap from when my dad tracked down the 2nd owner, from the original. In that 2 year frame, the engine was changed and underneath the car had some weird damage. I cannot explain how. Anyway, this is how I found the tranny crossmember. You can see that it was held in place by only 2 bolts! Also, you can see where the crossmember didn't meet 2 holes in the body. I corrected this with the correct crossmember and new hardware.

 

[rrTor-Red]

My painter had this little prize for me. He had a GTX car that he took and painted, with the same paint, as my car. I think it's kinda neat. Yes, it did come with a vinyl top.

 

[rrTor-Red]

Trunk lid and trunk compartment painted painted. Trunk looks red in this picture but it sure is Tor-Red

 

[rrTor-Red]

Driver's side

 

[rrTor-Red]

Hood, trunk, side of car.

 

[rrTor-Red]

I know I'm out of sequence here, so please be patient. I should've showed more of the car, as I can, that this was really good not to deal with rust. So here is a few

 

[rrTor-Red]

More

 

[rrTor-Red]

Now, with the help of my friend, he made sure my car made it back from the body shop since I wasn't home at the time