Looking at a 70 charger today

[91r/t]

Hello All,

Going to look at a 1970 charger 500 383 4 speed car today. The car has a 8.75 in it with 3.55's a numbers matching 383 and 4 speed claimed. The car is in New York so I can only imagine what I am going to find . Any specific areas on these cars other than lower rear quarters and trunk and floor pans I should be looking for?

 

[Dako]

Lower corners around the rear window...trunk extensions (underside of rear quarters)...where the rear bumper brackets attach to the car...obviously ALL the sub-framing of the 'unit-body' framing. Hopefully you will get lucky and find this car is not original to the geographic area, or that it was spared exposure to the harsh winter environment of that region. Good luck!

 

[Ron of Chicago]

I second what Dako has said.

I would also look at the inner rockers and the lower rear dog leg of the front fenders where the debris likes to hide and keep things moist.

Hope you get a good one.
Ron

 

[kt340sport]

I had a 70 r/t s/e , lip of trunk lid, lower bottom of fenders , around back window.

 

[91r/t]

Yea the guy said hes owned it since 1976 so I'm not getting too excited hah. just going to take a peek at it cuz you never know.

 

[MoparBill]

I left my # a few times on that one...good luck!!

 

[Donny]

Prolly just plan on changing those areas out mentioned above, they all rust there, and, being so old you can count on it.

 

[Basket case]

the rear valance, trans crossmemeber,tops of fenders. but all the bad areas are repoped nowadays. good luck!

 

[91r/t]

Yes Bill he said hes got about 40 unanswered phone calls and that the car is all there. Wants around 7,000 for it needs quarters, rear panel, trunk pan and says rest is good which I am thinking he needs to look again. Bottom line I do not want a 70 enough to shell out hat much coin for a complete resto. I rather shell out a few more for a 68 or get an A body.

 

[Dusterkrazy]

I have one...or part of one! ROUGH as a cob!!

There were only 1,335 N code (383 Hi-po) 4 speed Chargers made in '70. That would definetly be a car to fix.

+1 to all the rusty areas mentioned. The dutchman area on these cars are likely place for rust to camp out!! But of course mine is rusted everywhere!!

If the car has/had a vinyl top, you will probably find more rust than you want to!!

 

[MoparBill]

From what I saw in the ad, that is definitely a good car to save. Sounds like it'll take a buttload of cash to restore, but those cars are far and few between.

 

[Dusterkrazy]

If you do fix it, keep in mind that they made the fewest amount of 2nd generation Chargers in '70. They are not common at all.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

What part of NY?? I'm on long island:grin:

 

[91r/t]

It is in Buffalo NY