I CHEATED! How I stripped my 69 Charger deck lid.

[QOTHL]

We all have our little secrets, if cheating with a stripper is one of yours, I'm not going to be judgmental, but a word of advice, don't put it out on the internet your wife might see it. The clean deck lid is pure genius, when your wife's trying to figure out where you were when you were with the stripper you can point to the deck lid and say you were working on that. All kidding aside that looks like a nice project you got going there.

Not sure how to address this - it's a funny comment and I appreciate the humor. I make no secret of it, I'm a woman, and, no offense, am glad of it! On some level I understand and agree that if given a choice I'd rather see a naked woman than a naked man, however, in most cases I'd rather not see someone naked at all. Unfortunately I've seen many women in locker rooms at gyms and 99% of the time I wish I hadn't seen them. Not that it matters but am not attracted to women.

 

[hanks73340]

I'm going to take the shell to them when the time comes. I think this is better than getting it blasted, what do you think?
How did it turn out? Looks like a Rallye. Did you do the work of have it done at a shop?

Our car is a True A57 car with numbers matching. This is why I decided to get everything dipped at AMC. They turned out great. Definitely better than blasting IMO. They also sealed the parts with rust inhibitor so no flash rusting. Highly recommend them.

 

[Chargerjase]

Thanks to y'all for putting up prices. Its a real help to others who are restoring a car. I know people treat these things as a bit of a taboo subject, but in this day and age, lets get the info out there.

 

[QOTHL]

Thanks to y'all for putting up prices. Its a real help to others who are restoring a car. I know people treat these things as a bit of a taboo subject, but in this day and age, lets get the info out there.

For the most part, especially among Mopar car people, I don't mind discussing what things cost. I usually will not tell anyone what I paid for a car but will discuss what things like this AMC costs because it is good for the cars and the company. I could mention where I got several sets of gauges restored, one place is great: Auto Instruments and then I can't say much for the other place that was twice as expensive...I get things like my wiper motor, AC parts, blower motor fan, PS pump, etc., done by Tommy White. He's not cheap but the results are worth it and I want it done right. He's been very helpful and patient with someone like me who really doesn't have a lot of experience. A lot of people like to paint these wiper motors black, which is what the shop did, but he will re-plate it correctly and it will work like new:

 

[Don selleck]

WOW! THAT'S AWESOME! (At the risk of overusing that word!) What show were you at? Did you do the work or had it done at a shop?

It was debuted at autorama in detroit this year before the obvious, i did the metal work had some body work done to it wasn't impressed ended up doing most of it had a friend tweak out some waves in the rear quarters and he shot it in his paint booth. i assembled and rebuilt the rest of the car. it was a tedious task but have to say it was well worth it. Met many cool people along the way. the akaline dip was a kick *** thing to have done, made it easy to work on, make sure you get all the dried debrie out of it. i put mine on a rotiserrie and you could hear the **** rolling around inside at the sandwich points of the metals, it was like the stuff on a corroded battery, I'm sure with a little moisture could cause

some bad issues, like where the rear quarters tie into trunk extentions. I had that car dipped in electrocoat primer in a tank by ft. wayne indiana, car was submergered with current through the body, will never rust. the rest is in my build thread shows most of the process.

 

[QOTHL]

Our car is a True A57 car with numbers matching. This is why I decided to get everything dipped at AMC. They turned out great. Definitely better than blasting IMO. They also sealed the parts with rust inhibitor so no flash rusting. Highly recommend them.

You don't see a lot of Rallyes. I have a #'s everything survivor '72 440 727 - beautiful car, absolute pleasure to drive.

 

[QOTHL]

It was debuted at autorama in detroit this year before the obvious, i did the metal work had some body work done to it wasn't impressed ended up doing most of it had a friend tweak out some waves in the rear quarters and he shot it in his paint booth. i assembled and rebuilt the rest of the car. it was a tedious task but have to say it was well worth it.




Did you lead the C pillar? That's what I'm planning on doing from now on. Where did you get your dolly or did you make it?

 

[QOTHL]

Thanks to y'all for putting up prices. Its a real help to others who are restoring a car. I know people treat these things as a bit of a taboo subject, but in this day and age, lets get the info out there.

Fantastic steering wheel restoration by Glaser Restorations. I've had a number of people ask about who did it and how good it looks. You be the judge! (I did the horn button)

 

[QOTHL]

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Did you forget to post something or did it malfunction?

 

[DeltaV]

Did you forget to post something or did it malfunction?

That's really weird. A malfunction. My cellphone has been doing odd things today. Gremlins.

 

[QOTHL]

Does that dip process remove the dum-dum between the panels that prevent drumming, and can you get in there to replace it?
Nice job by the way!

Yes, it removes it and the restoration guy says it can be inserted by drilling a small hole and applying it then epoxy the hole closed.

 

[RT68440]

Stripping and e coating is definitely the way to go. I just had the process done on my '68 shell a couple of months back. I'm extremely happy with it:

 

[QOTHL]

Stripping and e coating is definitely the way to go. I just had the process done on my '68 shell a couple of months back. I'm extremely happy with it:

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That looks great! Where did you have that done? Are you going to lead the C pillar?
They e coated my car at AMD Installations but would do it this way next time.

 

[QOTHL]

It was debuted at autorama in detroit this year before the obvious, i did the metal work had some body work done to it wasn't impressed ended up doing most of it had a friend tweak out some waves in the rear quarters and he shot it in his paint booth. i assembled and rebuilt the rest of the car. it was a tedious task but have to say it was well worth it. Met many cool people along the way. the akaline dip was a kick *** thing to have done, made it easy to work on, make sure you get all the dried debrie out of it. i put mine on a rotiserrie and you could hear the **** rolling around inside at the sandwich points of the metals, it was like the stuff on a corroded battery, I'm sure with a little moisture could causeView attachment 951138 View attachment 951139 View attachment 951140 View attachment 951141 View attachment 951142 View attachment 951143 View attachment 951144 View attachment 951145 some bad issues, like where the rear quarters tie into trunk extentions. I had that car dipped in electrocoat primer in a tank by ft. wayne indiana, car was submergered with current through the body, will never rust. the rest is in my build thread shows most of the process.

I had my last car sand blasted - that was the decision of the shop and I really didn't know any better. I had it on a rack and was cleaning the undercarriage and noticed sand coming out of the holes in the frame rails. I started digging it out and there was pounds of stuff in there. Pissed me off. The car is usually trailered and I do drive it but even with careful planning I've been caught in the rain. How long will it take to be a problem? I don't know. Thanks for posting the photos. I'll go look at your thread.

 

[RT68440]

That looks great! Where did you have that done? Are you going to lead the C pillar?
They e coated my car at AMD Installations but would do it this way next time.

Thanks! I had it done up in Detroit at a place called International Paint Stripping. As for the lead seams, I'm not sure yet. I've been contemplating everything from lead to All Metal to panel bond.

 

[hanks73340]

You don't see a lot of Rallyes. I have a #'s everything survivor '72 440 727 - beautiful car, absolute pleasure to drive. View attachment 951148

Thats one gorgeous 72 you have.

 

[QOTHL]

Thanks! I had it done up in Detroit at a place called International Paint Stripping. As for the lead seams, I'm not sure yet. I've been contemplating everything from lead to All Metal to panel bond.

Not familiar with All Metal, just had a lot of old school guys say that using lead is the way to go. Definitely not using panel bond - it's good stuff but if I can choose, I'll do lead. I hope I can find some place closer but Detroit isn't a bad drive.
Can I ask what it cost for the e coating? How long did it take for them to turn it around?

 

[QOTHL]

Thats one gorgeous 72 you have.

That was my first classic - saw the photos in the listing and was pretty much in love, then really fell for it when I saw it. When I first started taking it to shows it was pretty much overlooked. Then lately, it seems that the judges have been Mopar guys and actually know what it is. These cars are like my children and I am passionate about taking care of them. This Charger is different from the 2nd gen cars that are temperamental; they may let you drive them or they decide they don't want to do anything. This '72 says: let me carry you. It loves to drive and cold weather doesn't bother it at all.
Do you have photos of your car you can post? I'd love to see them!

 

[hanks73340]

That was my first classic - saw the photos in the listing and was pretty much in love, then really fell for it when I saw it. When I first started taking it to shows it was pretty much overlooked. Then lately, it seems that the judges have been Mopar guys and actually know what it is. These cars are like my children and I am passionate about taking care of them. This Charger is different from the 2nd gen cars that are temperamental; they may let you drive them or they decide they don't want to do anything. This '72 says: let me carry you. It loves to drive and cold weather doesn't bother it at all.
Do you have photos of your car you can post? I'd love to see them!

Here ya go...

 

[QOTHL]

Here ya go...
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OH MY GOD! That's BEAUTIFUL!!! Don't get bent out of shape - that's beautiful and I don't usually like white cars but that looks GREAT! I generally don't like Hemi orange cars but love it on a 'Cuda! This is a '73, right? Did you do the work or have it done?