68 Charger restoration question

QQBlue1 · Apr 1, 2016

I have a simple question regarding the driver's side door. What is the purpose of this hole pictured? I think the the control of the remote mirror belongs in the perfectly round hole to the left, which is not pictured. I'm I right or wrong?

The second picture is just for fun. What started out as a job to get rid of the bad metal around the rear window and quarters seems to quickly be growing into a big project! :eusa_think: I'll show some more pictures as we go along.

Moparsal · Apr 1, 2016

Yes , for the mirror, nice car.

Sixpactogo · Apr 1, 2016

I believe that little 1/4" hole is for the upper door garnish that snaps on. There should be 3 or 4 holes along the upper door for those clips

vitamin c · Apr 1, 2016

The upper door panel pad, correct??

QQBlue1 · Apr 2, 2016

That is correct. It is where the upper door panel pad goes.

I have another question. What is the word on undercoating products? I have new trunk drop-downs and am looking at where the old quarter panels had factory undercoating on the inside. I'll be making a few minor modifications to the car and so I'm not looking for factory correct, but I still want to approximate the factory look where I can.

Sixpactogo · Apr 2, 2016

My car needed repair panels in that area too. I just sprayed in some rattle can rubberized undercoating to hide the welded joint.

5wndwcpe · Apr 2, 2016

QQBlue1 said:
That is correct. It is where the upper door panel pad goes.

I have another question. What is the word on undercoating products? I have new trunk drop-downs and am looking at where the old quarter panels had factory undercoating on the inside. I'll be making a few minor modifications to the car and so I'm not looking for factory correct, but I still want to approximate the factory look where I can.

Resto Rick has a nice product that closely resembles the stock undercoating. Bear in mind application plays a huge role in how it turns out.

http://www.restorick.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Undercoat

QQBlue1 · Apr 13, 2016

Check out the amount of filler on this fender . . . I wish had taken a picture earlier to show how thick it actually was!

747mopar · Apr 13, 2016

WOW! Makes you wonder if they ever saw a body hammer? I guess once you find that it's a must to strip it all down to metal cause I wouldn't put anything past the person that did that haha....

QQBlue1 · Apr 15, 2016

It is remarkable how many dents and fender benders three coats of paint and load of bondo can cover up :BangHead:

Anyhow, I am certain I once saw a thread here on how to restore a 68 Charger Grill, but for all my digging around I can't seem to find it. Am I dreaming or is on here? Thanks!

showard · Apr 15, 2016

looks like a great project that you have. I know that there were a few threads that talked about restoring grills. I did post some about the way I rebuilt my grill. Not sure that the way I did it was the best way but it might give you some ideas. from page 6 to 9 on my charger restoration dream car. http://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/my-charger-restoration-dream-car.78137/page-6

QQBlue1 · Apr 15, 2016

Thanks for the link! I am 99% certain your thread is one of the ones I had viewed previously as I remember your pictures and discussion of the fiberglass backing. I am very impressed with how you fabricated the broken/missing tab from your grill. I haven't even considered fixing that . . .

QQBlue1 · Apr 15, 2016

Here is picture of the progress. First we set out to replace the quarter panels and, maybe do a little metal work around the rear window . . . It seemed like such a simple plan!

72Fourspeed · Apr 16, 2016

QQBlue1 said:
Here is picture of the progress. First we set out to replace the quarter panels and, maybe do a little metal work around the rear window . . . It seemed like such a simple plan!
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The best laid plans.....And vice versa. Car will be nice, keep going.

QQBlue1 · May 5, 2016

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We are getting close to putting the new quarters on the car and we were initially planning to spot weld the quarters at the roof seam, but over the last couple days have considered putting lead back in there. Do any of you have any recommendations or advice? Thanks?

QQBlue1 · May 23, 2016

I am wondering about the body lines on my 68 driver side fender. What is pictured is the lower front and rear sections of the fender. If you look at both pictures you'll see the black line marked on one, and and gleam on the other, what looks to be a subtle body line that breaks at a 45 degree angle. Am I seeing this right? It is hard to compare this to the passenger side fender because we have already done the body work and have it in primer. Thanks for the help!

Dans 68 · May 23, 2016

If you don't mind going over to the Dodge Charger site here is the link you want.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,39926.0.html

Dan

QQBlue1 · May 24, 2016

Thanks Dan, although I didn't find anything about 68 fenders that site is a treasure trove of information.

cdr · May 28, 2016

the black line should not be,

the other line goes with the line in the door, also i see filler under that body line, the fender should have a low area under that line, most people fill it with bondo, but the depression follows the door & rocker.

QQBlue1 · Jun 24, 2016

Are the front and rear side markers on 68 Chargers the same? I ask because the rear marker fits body line through the quarter panel which makes sense. But on the fender the body line fades before the marker, yet the markers on my car could still accommodate a body line. I don't see this as a huge issue, I'm just curious.

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