The Roach

[chargervert]

True. After looking at the big front bumper, they needed to make sure that customers knew that they weren't sitting in a Chrysler 300.

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The competition never sees the front of a Charger anyway, so it doesn't really matter!

 

[Photon440]

The competition never sees the front of a Charger anyway, so it doesn't really matter!

A six cylinder Valiant would beat a six cylinder Charger.

 

[RemCharger]

A six cylinder Valiant would beat a six cylinder Charger.

In Australia?

 

[Fran Blacker]

You to sick to work on the Roach?

 

[Richard Cranium]

You to sick to work on the Roach?

Yeah, taking a break for today. Going to start in on wiring this weekend. Aaaaand, my upholsterer let me down this week.

 

[eldubb440]

Yeah, taking a break for today. Going to start in on wiring this weekend. Aaaaand, my upholsterer let me down this week.

get yourself well, the car will be there

 

[davek]

Hope your guy comes threw soon for you Mark,get well the cars not going anywhere.

 

[eldubb440]

is upholstery jail a thing?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Hope your guy comes threw soon for you Mark,get well the cars not going anywhere.

Thanks, I’m on the mend. It seems like I had a 12 hour grip yesterday. Talked with a fellow from Long Island today that I met at Carlisle last summer who did the same installation in a 68 Charger and I got a few pointers from him.

 

[Richard Cranium]

is upholstery jail a thing?

Nope, it’s not really holding me up. Just one more thing that I want checked off the list.

 

[chargervert]

A six cylinder Valiant would beat a six cylinder Charger.

Chargers had the Charger 225 engine, some Valiants had the smaller slant six.

 

[Richard Cranium]

The headliner got installed this afternoon.

Pictures coming tomorrow after I clean a few things up.

 

[davek]

The headliner got installed this afternoon.

Pictures coming tomorrow after I clean a few things up.

you got that excited ?

 

[Hey-O]

No! Enlighten me please?
I was told a story one time, by a guy who worked the St Louis plant from 1960 through the time I knew him in 1990. He said their was a spot called the 'undercoating pit' and a guy would be in there with a spray gun and apply undercoating as the assembly line came by. The first **** guy would look at the build sheet and follow guidelines for applying undercoating/sound deadener; partial undercoating would get that, full would get sprayed in all the places it was supposed to as well. Well, the second shift guy would get trained he'd perform it as shown to get checked off and then as soon as things got flowing and the big bosses left at 3 or so, every car got undercoated front to rear, lol. And if someone called in sick and got put spraying, who knows what they did. Lol. He told me countless stories, the worst came during contract negotiations.

The 5 why's did and will always put you in a trick bag. Saying I've seen it all is arrogant, but I've seen it all. I worked in every square inch of those plants and worked for everyone. For all I did, I made no difference.

 

[Richard Cranium]

you got that excited ?

That much closer.

 

[themechanic]

 

[Richard Cranium]

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Considering I got the car back home on 10/11/24, I'm making pretty good time.

 

[themechanic]

Considering I got the car back home on 10/11/24, I'm making pretty good time.

Yes, you are. Much quicker than I am. Just razzing ya.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Cleaning parts while waiting for paint helps.

 

[Richard Cranium]

As promised ….