New to forum, 69 charger finally getting painted after 22 years

[MJOEPFAFR]

good afternoon,
I'm new to the page i have a 69 charger finally getting put back together and in the shop for paint after 22 years of owning it. I joined hoping i can get some guidance w/ some of the finishing touches on my project. Ill be posting some ?'s soon, and hope you all can help. I have lots of photos on my fb page restoring my 69 charger and more to come. ~~ Jeff

 

[Tony Tee]

Welcome! And Nice ! Does it have a Hemi ?

 

[polywideblock]

g'day from Australia

 

[Hey-O]

Welcome from Missouri!! Nice year!!

 

[Photon440]

Hi Jeff, ...a big

 

[66383]

from Ky. What brand lift is that? Looks handy.

 

[HD539]

Welcome from the Pacific Northwest

 

[Islandkent]

Welcome Jeff! Yes this is the best site for info out there. DodgeCharger.com close second for info.
You and I Jeff are in the same boat. I bought mine in 2003. Dismantled it. Sat on it until 2017. Been in body shop jail ever since. Did managed to get it painted back in July but still at the shop waiting final touch ups and final polishing. Soon hopefully.
I pray that you wont have to wait as long to get your back. Good luck
Once more welcome Jeff!

 

[khryslerkid]

Welcome!

Looks like we missed out on all the fun getting it to this stage.

 

[GetX'd]

Welcome to FBBO from SoCal

 

[mr. b]

welcome to FBBO nice charger project

 

[Thrashingcows]

Welcome from the Great White North of Canada.

 

[Budnicks]

Welcome to FBB from NorCal Sierras

nice work so far
you can post the rest of the photos too

for those of US who don't/won't do Facebook

 

[davek]

welcome to the site,hope its not in paint jail to long

 

[MJOEPFAFR]

Thanks all! I guess I was late to the party with this forum for sure! I had joined others 15 or so years ago but I forget which ones! Someone at Classic Industries suggested I join this page, said I can learn a lot from it and I hope so!. I was asking them about proper mounting locations for the R/T emblem on the tail panel as well as, the charger script emblems on the upper quarter panels. So if anyone has some info please feel free to share it! I have seen some of the quarter panel emblems with rough measurements off of the vinyl top trim. But I do not have that trim so I will have to give them whatever I can find and see where it goes from there i guess.
Long story but I bought this car back in 98 when I was 17. it was a basket case. I sent it off for body work in 2001 and it went to paint jail for 2-ish years and when I got it back I was extremely disappointed. Cracks in the extremely thick Bondo started appearing everywhere.. and I decided to strip the car down.. I found so many more issues and then just started collecting parts until this year.. 2020 has been a roller coaster for many, and my story isn't much different, except my wife and I gave birth to our first kid a healthy baby boy back in May, and then with another crazy turn of events in June an opportunity to help out a family member and their body shop where business was slowing down due to Covid and viola! My charger sitting for many many years is now getting a new lease on life. I do have many progress photos on my fb page "restoring my 69 charger" hope its ok to share that here.. thanks again all!

 

[MJOEPFAFR]

welcome to the site,hope its not in paint jail to long

Thanks, it shouldn't be there too much longer!

 

[MJOEPFAFR]

Welcome to FBB from NorCal Sierras

nice work so far
you can post the rest of the photos too

for those of US who don't/won't do Facebook

I'll definitely see what I can do! is there a separate section or do I just add them here?

 

[MJOEPFAFR]

Welcome from the Great White North of Canada.

Thank you!

 

[MJOEPFAFR]

Welcome! And Nice ! Does it have a Hemi ?

I wish, its Flintstones powered at the moment but I do have a 440 that I had built 20 years ago that I need to go back through now.

 

[MJOEPFAFR]

g'day from Australia

Thanks!