Saving another 68 Charger

[Ron 73]

Yes it does, You sure have come a long way, it all looks good and those LED lights really are going to add to your interior when your done.. great work man!

 

[SGTPaul]

Looking good! Looks like you might pass me soon.... :3gears:

 

[67steve]

what manufacter floor pan and sheetmetal have u been using?

 

[dfarmercse]

Great Job, she is starting to look better everytime I see it.

DF

 

[smyythe68]

I don't know sarge, I still think you got me beat, if nothing else in purchased sheet metal.:grin: Thanks all for the kind words, haven't had a whole lot of time to work on the car lately or be on the computer. I've been in St. Louis, Bellvue OH, and I'm going to Pittsburg tomorrow. Next check should bring the sheet metal fairy by my place though.
Steve, I have been using almost all AMD steel, aside from my main floor pan that I got from Sherman here in MI. It's a good piece of metal at a lot lower cost but you can tell some differences from an AMD piece. I did by a outer wheelhouse that was not AMD, BIG MISTAKE. After fighting with it:angryfire: I finally bought one from AMD and it went right in and lined up great.

 

[Basket case]

fantastic job. some of you guys have shear talent!
makes me miss my '68 Charger

 

[moparstuart]

fantastic job. some of you guys have shear talent!
makes me miss my '68 Charger

did you cook it also ? :sideways tongue:

 

[Basket case]

naw, it was sold off after I pulled the 440 and 4 speed to put into Freebird.

 

[smyythe68]

Got all my steel to finish the back end of the car, but does anyone have some pictures of where the trunk drop offs meet up with the rear crossmember?
Thanks!

 

[SGTPaul]

If you are wondering if the drop offs stop short of the rear cross member, they do. Pic from my car below for reference. Let me know if you need anything else.

 

[smyythe68]

Thanks! I studied that pic for a while on your post. It's hard to tell but, does the drop off tuck behind(towards the front of the car) the crossmember or in front(towards the tail).

 

[SGTPaul]

I don’t have a better pic. From front of the car to the rear it goes cross member, trunk drop off, and then quarter corner. There is a step in the rear portion of the quarter corner. The end of the drop off goes into and gets welded to the outer part of the step and the inner part of the step gets welded to the cross member. Hope that helps!

 

[paulsmart]

when i did my drop offs(trunk extensions is the proper name)i put all the welds along the seam and let the front and rear hang til the quarter was in place.that way there you can play with the height when you get to weld the extension to the lower quarter.i hope this helps ya

 

[SGTPaul]

when i did my drop offs(trunk extensions is the proper name)i put all the welds along the seam and let the front and rear hang til the quarter was in place.that way there you can play with the height when you get to weld the extension to the lower quarter.i hope this helps ya

Ditto.

 

[jess]

wow and i thought mine was a project
loooks great better than new!

 

[benno440]

how did you get the chrome rings around your gauges chrome again or is that a new trim?

 

[smyythe68]

how did you get the chrome rings around your gauges chrome again or is that a new trim?

Hello,
That's my original piece. I had it recromed and painted at a local plateing shop. I was just going to have it chromed and paint it myself but the price was right and saved me some time.

Cheers

 

[smyythe68]

Well it's finally a car again, quarters and filler panel are all welded in. Amazing how solid the car becomes when all the pieces are there. Gotta long way to go but have also come a long way. I am also working on some frame connectors. Using 2" square tubing and some injenuity. Was going to originally us the US car tool connectors, but I'm trying to save some cash.

 

[Propwash]

Looking sharp! Great work man.

 

[roadrunnerman]

Looking sharp! Great work man.

I couldn't agree more.