Restomod charger pics

[conv67bdere]

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Holy cow is he a cutie . . . and he's going to be HUGE too . . . I might have to stick him in my truck and bring him home with me on the next visit . . . he's, for sure, a keeper ! ! Nice selection ! !

And the car looks incredible on the repaint ( and touch-up of your bothersome areas too ) . . . WOW ! ! !

Very Nicely Done ! ! !

 

[747mopar]

I'm getting an MRI tomorrow so hopefully I'll at least have answers soon, if only I could go back in time and listen to my elders.

Well good luck. And Amen to going back in time. I had my MRI and mine are all together so I was told they cant do anything. If they fuse 3 it will put too much strain on the upper and lower ones. All goes back to a day when I thought I could ride anything with hair on it lol... I get by OK could be worse. Just have to do things slowly.[/QUOTE]

Well now it's just wait, wait, wait until the doc see's me again to tell me what's up. Things have been getting better though, I can almost run full out again but not quite. As of now most back pain is gone but still have a nasty permanent Charlie horse in my *** which is making driving allot of fun. Thank God the wife drove me up because I was laying face down fully reclined on the way back errrrrr.

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Holy cow is he a cutie . . . and he's going to be HUGE too . . . I might have to stick him in my truck and bring him home with me on the next visit . . . he's, for sure, a keeper ! ! Nice selection ! !

And the car looks incredible on the repaint ( and touch-up of your bothersome areas too ) . . . WOW ! ! !

Very Nicely Done ! ! !

Thanks Larry, you'll have to get him away from my boy haha.

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Well today I played with the suspension a bit and am kinda happy but not completely. I took the springs to a local spring shop to get them evened out since one side was an 1" higher and get them de-arched for an additional 1" drop at the same time. After bolting them on it looked mostly unchanged but mostly my fault though, for one I torqued everything unloaded and failed to think about the effect that the changes would make on the front end. I measured the front, re-leveled it and loosened all of the leaf bolts bouncing it to get it settled in and it now sits perfectly level all the way around without any goofy blocks but is still about an 1" higher than I wanted. I'll talk to the shop about getting that additional 1" but for now it's going back together, It's been 3 weeks without a Charger and that ain't cool at all!

 

[usaroadrunner]

your lil puppy is cool as hell. he wont stay that way for long. the car looks fantastic again. you never know anything happened to it. everything is coming together now for ya. very nice.

 

[BigBlock61]

I think you have painting down. That came out great.

 

[747mopar]

your lil puppy is cool as hell. he wont stay that way for long. the car looks fantastic again. you never know anything happened to it. everything is coming together now for ya. very nice.

Even though I was calling it done last year it's really feeling done now, I've always been on the fence with the stance, had a handful of unattractive do dads, the jacked up leaf springs and just the lack of any call outs or any other emblems always had me feeling like it wasn't done. Benno helped me with the stance providing the ride height from his seriously sweet Charger, I got a new gas cap, new Charger emblem for the grill, custom call outs for the scoop and got the leafs all straightened out. Pretty happy

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I think you have painting down. That came out great.

I wish I did but at least this time it went smooth for once Haha.

 

[HawkRod]

The repair and the new pup both look great!

As far as a chip guard, I have been looking at 3M Paint Defender Spray Film. It is a clear spray that is removable. I want something for my car when I drive across country, and I would like to protect both the rockers, rear quarters and even maybe the hood a bit to from rocks and gravel. I haven't tried it, but that is probably my first choice to try.

Good luck!

Hawk

 

[747mopar]

Well I dropped the springs off at 5:00am after talking to them (another $60.00) but I'm not going to be happy until it looks the way I want so what do ya do? I decided to call them at 7:00am to make sure the guy I talked to relayed the message and give them my number for when they were ready, the guy says come and get them they're done "no cost". Sweet, not only was it quick but they realized they were supposed to be dropped the first time and didn't charge anything. I'll try to put them on tonight to see how it sits and with any luck my callouts should be here tomorrow too which is the next project (scoop is still sporting flat black primer so it needs painted). All in time for the big Mopar show at Summit Racing this Sunday.

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The repair and the new pup both look great!

As far as a chip guard, I have been looking at 3M Paint Defender Spray Film. It is a clear spray that is removable. I want something for my car when I drive across country, and I would like to protect both the rockers, rear quarters and even maybe the hood a bit to from rocks and gravel. I haven't tried it, but that is probably my first choice to try.

Good luck!

Hawk

Thanks, I'll look into that. If it's removable that tells me it's likely pretty safe as far as messing up the paint which is what I'm worried about. You won't regret it, the bottom of my quarters are all nicked up and will get touched up and protected eventually.

 

[chargin']

Great job on the repair,and have fun at the show!

 

[Bladecutter]

Dev...ijust saw the question You left about a shutz that won't penetrate feather & paint edges. #-M got all kinds of shutz guard...I'll ask russ about the brand we used under 67 Goat. can't remember brand right now. but it was also toned by mfg'r to set nicely into color ballpark. Another approach is hit your prepped area with a non-sanding waterborne sealer and let it kick , then squirt whatever it is You're shooting. It's what i do whenever i'm nervous about penetration & incompatible materials....no solvents can penetrate waterborne i've yet seen. For extra adhesion assurance, spray a thin to lightly medium coat of bonding clear over the waterborne....but the non-sandings are designed to provide good adhesion as long as the window for top coat is adhered too.

 

[Bladecutter]

747...just remembered name of underbody coat we used on goat...Raptor...pretty sure it's euro * has been around a long time, OEM's use it and they are diverse in product The Goat will be an anthracite....frame is powder coated to closely match the color code and the Raptor was toned to match the frame. Will have some potos of some of the build over the past two years uploaded before too long, starting w/ it on rotiss. a 'vert 67.....pretty much the pro-touring vein. Any way ask some reps about raptor prod...hell just review on line...must be a website.......if You can get a toned chip guard that is close to ball park, that's superior to laying a clear chip guard over Your color IMO.....i'm not fond of clears in general, & don't use them when i don't have too....a single stage will far outlast base/clear....look at all new car finishes ...5-7 seven years of normal exposure to elements and those top surfaces are on their way out..turn white, then flake and, clear's not paint,..no pigment...literally a plastik film...it wont last as long as paint with pigments. Doing a toned undercoat with metallics in it....everything is low and doesn't get direct sunlight. so you don't have a UV problem w/ metallics oxidizimg out......mettallics oxidizing is the only reason OEM shifted to 2 stage, then opaque colors got clear starting in 80's.....scam like income tax...how to get more money out of people...and make them spend it more often, making them think they have to...more work, more stuff to go wrong....more to Post Cure.....also saves a hell of a lot for mfg'rs in material if they don't have to stock the makings for single stage plus the urethane clears.

 

[747mopar]

Thanks Blade, a local supplier carries Raptor but it's a truck bed liner allot like I used on the underside of my car.

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On the road again!!!!!!!!!!!! It would seem the coast vibration is now gone and the new stance looks killer as well. My daughter and I are headed to the Summit show tomorrow and I'll try to get some good pics of the new stance while I'm there.

 

[usaroadrunner]

Thanks Blade, a local supplier carries Raptor but it's a truck bed liner allot like I used on the underside of my car.

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On the road again!!!!!!!!!!!! It would seem the coast vibration is now gone and the new stance looks killer as well. My daughter and I are headed to the Summit show tomorrow and I'll try to get some good pics of the new stance while I'm there.

the new stance looks killer and with NO PICS cmon 747 you know we are pic porns. i gotz to see it.

 

[MT_Mopar]

Ur killin us...LOL

the new stance looks killer and with NO PICS cmon 747 you know we are pic porns. i gotz to see it.

[video]https://youtu.be/ETN9eNOA6vw[/video]

 

[HYRDGOON]

Waiting for those pics! Hope you're having a great time at the Summit show!

 

[conv67bdere]

the new stance looks killer and with NO PICS cmon 747 you know we are pic porns. i gotz to see it.

Before there's a mutiny . . . here's a pic that 747 Mopar TXT'd to me from Summit . . .



Enjoy ! ! ! !

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Thanks Larry, you'll have to get him away from my boy haha.

LMAO . . . I don't think that's going to happen . . . I wouldn't think of taking him from you son ! !

 

[HYRDGOON]

Flawless!!!

 

[usaroadrunner]

thanks khan i know i can count on you, and people want to know why i call it the ORANGE GODDESS, cause that is just one sexy mopar.
i need to get on the text list too...lmao

 

[Bladecutter]

Line-X? Good deal on sorting out Your vibration....Happy Memorial Weekend. Looks fun....yeah it's get more tempting by the day to do something silly w/ the Dodge Fireball.........

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'the Chocolate Venus de Milo' LOL.....one episode i most often remember, but # 1 is when Homer made a Pig fly.....You're sure right about the Charger>

 

[747mopar]

Thanks Kahn, I just got back from the show and have to turn around and leave again (IN THE CHARGER OF COARSE) so no time to post again. I've got a few already and will get more, I promise I'll post some good pics tonight. 3 weeks without the car............... I'll be driving it ALL DAY LONG!

A huge THANK YOU to Benno, leaf springs can't exactly be adjusted around until your happy so getting that critical piece of info off of someone who already nailed it was very important to know how much to have the leaves de-arched. I hate copying anything but my car measures almost spot on to his now haha, what can I say I love it!

 

[747mopar]

Here's a few pics I promised, I think getting the rubber partially into the wells was the missing touch (me likey now). Put a few hundred miles on it today with no issues other than a small vibration still exist that I didn't notice until I got some freeway time but not nearly what it was but it's still there. Don't no where else to look to be honest, I'm stumped! I picked up some axle shims while I was at Summit, since it's so quick and easy I'll shim it to an absolute perfect match and if it still does it I can at least eliminate that which I'm fairly certain it isn't anyways.