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My '68 Charger restoration

Yea Donny :tongueflap: (couldn't help myself)

I don't think any of us knew your inventory. I could see some of your talents on the roof work and I am in envy of all that I have witnessed on this site that have the time and patience to resurrect any of these cars in this condition. Hats off to ya!:tiphat:
 
thats exactly why i always hate hearing someone say its a parts car only its not saveable. anything is saveable in the hands of the right person. heck the guy that i got a lot of my missing parts for my car has over a dozen maybe even 2 dozen old mopes that he thinks are only good for parts and almost everyone of them could be restored if someone had the skill and wanted to spend the money
 
No. You have a good plan and set up! I erred assuming you don't have this sort of equipment; my mistake! However, most people don't have this set up. Pics...lots of 'em! You can use sand and not warp sheet metal, the dangers of sand is enormous amounts of free silicas are released, and sand is not as good an abrasive as A.O.
 
detmatt1 said:
Quik progress, remember the wife said you have 10 years to build it.:rolling:
Nice project and I am sure glad my roof was not in need of any work. Bummer that you are accross the country, I have a leftover non a.c. cowl section, that would work nicely for you. You will see #'s like those on every stamped sheet metal part on the car, part #'s is my guess. `68 Chargers are my favorite, thanks for saving this one and good luck. You can bet I will be watching this one!:grin:.
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The left is usually odd numbered and the right is even. The left is always the highest number if I remember correctly.
 
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Donny said:
No. You have a good plan and set up! I erred assuming you don't have this sort of equipment; my mistake! However, most people don't have this set up. Pics...lots of 'em! You can use sand and not warp sheet metal, the dangers of sand is enormous amounts of free silicas are released, and sand is not as good an abrasive as A.O.
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No "err" involved, most people don't have acces to that type of stuff. As far as the silica goes, though not as good, I have more of it than I know what to do with. Do you think I should buy some aluminum oxide for the bad areas and burn the sand on the largely undamaged parts? I'm planning on blasting the body next Saturday.
 
With sand being so cheap, but the risk so high (Silica), and, sand not being designed to cut like A.O., my adage is 'why use it'? But, with a pressurized helmet, good air, have at it, sounds like a plan.
 
Chemical Dip and E Coat; great, but, who does it? The cost to start up is so high, the market so limited, and the municipalities would tear you up on this and that regulation on this toxic brew you'd have to keep on hand. But, from what I understand, it gets on every nook and cranny whereas I could only hope to be that thorough in my Media Blasting.
 
Well you are right on the that it is costly and there are limited people to do it. The "local" place I go to is 40 miles from home in Franklin, WI. Restoration Specialists, they do a whole car for $3500 thats an initial dip, you do your body work and they dip it again and then e-coat it. I use them for minor parts and parts I want to strip without the hastle of wire brushes and methyl ethyl dichlorinate. One downside to the dip and e-coat is that you need to put seam sealer EVERYWHERE! I was told not to do it because it would eat the seam sealer out of the car but, hell in my opinion it would be better than dealing with 30lbs of sand falling out of the rockers everytime I put the cut-off wheel to the shell.
 
:skeptical: Well my Charger didn't need rockers, but each car has been oxidized differently. The media blaster didn't do a good job of cleaning it out.
 
Yeah, there won't be many areas left more than one panel thick by the time it is fully cut for blasting. Had company over last weekend and this weekend is my anniversary, so the car will hae to wait, but I'm continuing to collect and prep replacement panels in the mean time.
 
your wife doesn't care for you much does she?, I have a rust spot in my trunk the size of a dime and I'm "freaking out"?

I guess I'm spoiled being from L.A.!

but your also in California, how/why on earth did you get such a rusty car?,..you must love a challenge!
 
...why? A few reasons. First, it didn't deserve to die such a pitiful, cancerous death after having been abused for decades in the Mexican desert. Second, I do enjoy a challenge, and my '67 is all but finished and has been for years. Third, and most importantly, it was in my starting price range. I know I'll have more in it than it's worth in the end, but that was never really a consideration. I want to build it how I want it, and never have to worry about preserving the #'s matching stigma. She'll love me for saving her from the grave.
 
67Charger said:
...why? A few reasons. First, it didn't deserve to die such a pitiful, cancerous death after having been abused for decades in the Mexican desert. Second, I do enjoy a challenge, and my '67 is all but finished and has been for years. Third, and most importantly, it was in my starting price range. I know I'll have more in it than it's worth in the end, but that was never really a consideration. I want to build it how I want it, and never have to worry about preserving the #'s matching stigma. She'll love me for saving her from the grave.
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I would love to see the car when it's done, I remember cars that had minor fender benders back in the late 70's/early 80's, that were sent to the scrapyard,it made me sick!

bringing this car back is a good thing for sure,especially being a '68 (my favorite year charger)
 
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