mop@rman
Member
Hey everybody,
New to the forum but have definitely read a ton of posts over the years. Just wanted to share my project I’ve been working on over the last couple years.
My dad’s 1968 charger he has had since 1979. He traded for a motorcycle from a friend who ran the car into a ditch and bent it up. At the time a lot of rust repair and straightening had been done the which had lasted 45 years but was well over due for a proper job. (Minnesota car-man they rusted fast back then).
So my dad got sick and I started working on the car and got pretty far and really debated not tearing it apart but I knew I would never be happy with it the way it was. Pretty much rusted everything and my dad’s patches from 1979 were in rough shape.
Well he’s gone now. He passed away in August. I’ve had a hard time looking at the car now but finally am determined to get the car together, or at least painted.
This car has been through a lot. The original 383 is gone and has a 440 out of a cop car. My dad did a 4spd swap before I was born and we put a Dana 60 in it in close to 20 years ago. Since then car was saved from a house fire and well the car sat out after that for many years.
I’ve replaced a ton so far and getting close to being done with the sheetmetal. (But so far away) definitely not going for perfection, just a solid driver that I can work on as I go. Thanks everybody hope you like the pics. I have a lot more but here’s a few to get the idea. Currently I need to tackle the front frame rails and aprons.
New to the forum but have definitely read a ton of posts over the years. Just wanted to share my project I’ve been working on over the last couple years.
My dad’s 1968 charger he has had since 1979. He traded for a motorcycle from a friend who ran the car into a ditch and bent it up. At the time a lot of rust repair and straightening had been done the which had lasted 45 years but was well over due for a proper job. (Minnesota car-man they rusted fast back then).
So my dad got sick and I started working on the car and got pretty far and really debated not tearing it apart but I knew I would never be happy with it the way it was. Pretty much rusted everything and my dad’s patches from 1979 were in rough shape.
Well he’s gone now. He passed away in August. I’ve had a hard time looking at the car now but finally am determined to get the car together, or at least painted.
This car has been through a lot. The original 383 is gone and has a 440 out of a cop car. My dad did a 4spd swap before I was born and we put a Dana 60 in it in close to 20 years ago. Since then car was saved from a house fire and well the car sat out after that for many years.
I’ve replaced a ton so far and getting close to being done with the sheetmetal. (But so far away) definitely not going for perfection, just a solid driver that I can work on as I go. Thanks everybody hope you like the pics. I have a lot more but here’s a few to get the idea. Currently I need to tackle the front frame rails and aprons.
