SRT8 Roadrunner conversion, NOT a body over!!

[747mopar]

Well???

 

[Budnicks]

it's in body work right now. They are saying it will be ready for paint in a month or so. we'll see.....

Any updates ?

we're all sitting on pins & needles

Just curious really...

 

[snakeyes]

 

[Bb70charger500]

I hate paint jail!
By the way your a freaking beast with a welder man! I would never touch a project like this doing a full blown restore is one thing but grafting a 40 some odd year difference cars together man what a job. I thought about a similar project I found a rolled over Mitsubishi 3000 gt vr4 twin turbo awd . Cheap low miles I had my brothers duster that just let the /6 go in it. I looked and said I got torches and a welder .I probably could of pulled it off but I was much younger and my welding experience wasn't up to par and I decided for safety reasons I shouldn't try . I could one day after my backs fixed

 

[Richard Cranium]

Well???

That's a deep subject.

 

[CJD AUTO]

Sorry guys, never got a notification of replies to the thread. That being said, paint jail with no parole. Being told a "few months". This is what I got from the shop last week:

 

[Force Fed Mopar]

Is that ready for paint, or just stripped down?

 

[Average Joe]

Paint shop prison! That's the worst.

 

[CJD AUTO]

Some pics from the body shop...definitely expected it to be further along.

 

[CJD AUTO]

Working on the hood:

 

[Paul Boucher]

Man this thing is going to be SICK!

 

[dickdale]

any progress???

 

[CJD AUTO]

any progress???

Being told a "few months"...heard that a year ago.

 

[the mississippi madman]

In the paint slammer

 

[snakeyes]

couldn't they at least cover up some of the car without getting body shop dirt all over that sometimes is the hardest to get rid of when done it's going to look very nice when done

 

[biomedtechguy]

 

[dangina]

need to bump this for updates!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Well???

 

[rapidtransitric]

It's scheduled in at Tom Argue Designs, slated to start body, paint and interior on the 1st. http://tomarguedesign.com

hey Craig
are you sure tom argue is still around? they havn't updated their facebook page since 2016!!!

 

[Moparstyle]

Okay, a few pics didn't show.

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Back to it. Now to tie the firewall structure to the RR. Again, in layers, for strength:

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An example of the layers here. Tying the LX structure to the box beams and RR cowl and door support:

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And working the front. Was trying to keep the original core support for a little old/new continuity, but in the end just wouldn't work. Did manage to use the top:

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First order of business is to replace the front frame rails. Remember the frame shop got them in the correct position, but they are pretty mangled. Couldn't replace until I had the structure in the jig:

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And make a place for the fenders to mount and closeout:

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Time to put the back in:

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Excellent fab work