off to the shop
 

closer

off to the shop
 

getting closer

:drool: That's all I got to say.

That had to be the scariest trailer ride I could ever imagine. I'd be rolling along at walking speed to get it home in one piece.

Yes it was a scary ride but we got her to the shop safe and sound.

Charger RT Resto
 

I have not posted in sometime. I am still waiting on the suspension resto....tick tock...tick tock....:shocked:The engine is about complete. Very excited about this build. :headbang:Nothing over the top just fairly stock with an emphasis on the heads to produce nice low end torque for fun driveability and good burnouts!:burnout:

The rear tailpain trim is all original just removed polished and screwed back on the car. So nice to have a rust free car:wink: Same story with wheel well trim. Polished and screwed it right back in the factory holes.

The driveshaft was soaked in a tube of Evap o rust pulled it out and there was this white square painted on the tube. Not sure what that means. I painted it back on. There were two other areas that appeared to have paint on the shaft but apparently the evap o rust removed that paint during the process:frown:I am still researching this and hopefully will figure out the other colors so I can reapply.

Today will install the heater box, and a few more items under the hood. Still waiting on a few trinkets under the hood.

Tailpan trim

Engine

Try again

few more

last one

Got the heater box and master cylinder installed this morning. I have a few detail items to do under the hood.

Looks just great. Love the vinyl top with this color scheme. Keep the pix coming!!!!!!!!

:worship: :drool:

I really like this cars.. Great job and keep it up!!

beautiful work!

If you are going for "factory built" the master cylinder and cover should be painted gloss black.

Hey Lee thanks. On a 1969 drum brake car the cover is yellow zinc and the body is cast natural. On a 1969 disc brake car everything including booster is painted black

Lawrence

Grill is ready to be installed in the frame. The factory actuators, hardware and fasteners all re used.

Hide-aways are cool!!!!!!

Coming along...lots of orange paint...

Engine compartment

Sumptuous! What a great red! I know all of the closet Mopar guys are drooling behind their screens!

Drooling!!

The red is beautiful:-)

Ryan

...told you so!

Thanks guys....appreciate it..

I am trying to put the car back to OEM specs. If anyone sees anything incorrect please let me know. All comments are welcome. This is my first Mopar Resto so a slow go to say the least. A12 Pilot has been a ton of help thus far. Thanks Dave!

Lawrence

Looks beautiful. The only problem area I see is the red paint on the shock absorber bushings on the inner fenders. Need to be natural black rubber with the large cad-plated washer on top.

Thanks Steve. I failed to mention that I had that on my list to correct. Thanks for pointing that out. Please let me know of any other issues as I post more pics.

I got the K member back. Here are a few detail pics. Hope to get the rear end back soon. Once I get that back project should pick up steam.

Few more
Constructive criticism is welcome!!

Lookin' good. Cant wait to see more progress.

Looks great! I think the red paint should cover all of the face of the drum including the lug nut area where the wheel mounts. On my previous Mopars, that was actually the only place where the red would still remain after a few decades as it was protected from the elements by the wheel face. The cosmoline they used for dipping the lower controls arms in, was a much heavier molasses-ier (if that's actually a word) looking substance. I used spray-on amber rustproofing when I used to do mine. I had to do many coats to get the caramel brown finish correctly.

This stuff is good: https://www.tat-co.com/Products/Repa...r-Rustproofing

You might want to install the upper control arms to the Body/inner fender structure before you drop the body onto the subframe. The weight of the drum already attached to the A Arm might make installation difficult.

Lawrence,

Looking good! You did good on the brake drums. They were not painted on the mounting surface or the wheel stud area. See attached factory document.

Looks great! Keep up the good work!

Cheers

Dave

Interesting to see what the factory recommended versus what the assembly line workers actually did at high speed. I'll try to dig up some photos from my archives.

Yes.... and I think you'll find for every ONE example that you find, you'll find 10,000 done correctly. That's the document that says how it's supposed to be done, man. He's going for what was correct. That's what's correct:biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

Thanks guys. Yea I was not so happy with the spray cosmoline I used. That is three heavy coats. I may see if I can spray more on the lower control arms for more apparent coverage.

Dave, thanks for all the help thus far. Your knowledge is impeccable. Sure I will be bugging you more in the future!!!:headbang::headbang:

I would concur with that. Do it how it was SUPPOSED to be done had they given a damn on the assembly line that day. :-)

Exactly, Steve! We all know there were always exceptions to the rules when it came to "Get that car down the line!":thumbsdown: You're always safe with how it was "Supposed" to be done, unless your individual car shows different and you can show that. Every brand has it's individual nuances...and seems Mopars take the cake!!!:frown:

All good stuff!!!!! And Lawrence, my "impeccable" knowledge is just regurgitation from everyone else I've learned it from!!! I'm happy to help, and more happy to LEARN from the other guys that have forgotten more than I'll ever know!:burnout:

Now....lets see the ever so popular "drop" of the car onto the k-member!!!!

Cheers

Dave

Updates please....i know you have them Lawrence. Don't make me jumpseat up there! :drool:

See you in a few weeks at MCACN!

Cheers
Dave