What did you do to your Mopar today?

Cranky · Dec 27, 2019

Working on the lower door hinge.....weight reduction

Loaded two pics as one might show better clarity. Still have more to do on that one but need to come up with a good way to hold the parts steady in the vise.

SSmoothie · Dec 27, 2019

Went to the shipping terminal to inspect my Hellcat engine, they will deliver next week.

Ceedawg · Dec 27, 2019

SSmoothie said:
When to the shipping terminal to inspect my Hellcat engine, they will deliver next week.

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Ceedawg said:
Got the bottom back on, top maybe tonite or tomorrow View attachment 885351 View attachment 885352

got the top on and spot welded up. Lead the ends tomorrow

BDF6 · Dec 27, 2019

I used it to jump-start a Chevy at the Kwicky Mart :bananadance:

Cranky · Dec 27, 2019

Cranky said:
Working on the lower door hinge.....weight reduction Loaded two pics as one might show better clarity. Still have more to do on that one but need to come up with a good way to hold the parts steady in the vise.

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Unmachined hinges=1182 grams.....75% machined hinges=825 grams. 825 grams is 29 oz and change while 1182 grams is a little over 41 oz. I'm thinking that there's a good chance to get this hinge to be 50% of original weight. These things were designed to hold up some pretty heavy doors and my doors are no where near the weight of say an E body door weighs plus mine have been lightened somewhat too.

71charger_fan · Dec 27, 2019

Over two years after stripping it down for paint, I finally delivered my '71 Charger to the paint shop.

Ceedawg · Dec 28, 2019

Ceedawg said:
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got the top on and spot welded up. Lead the ends tomorrow

One side leaded in, took awhile, learning.

vintage chromoly · Dec 29, 2019

Pressed on my new green bearings from the doctor today.
Pressed in new studs as well.

T2R9 · Dec 29, 2019

Finished the Power Wagons interior. Restored door panels and installed. Down to minor things now.

Fran Blacker · Dec 29, 2019

Jacked up Satellite to work on a problem with backing plate(s) rubbing drum. Get an annoying swish swish at low speed. Not brakes dragging, backed them off no change. Looked at it a month ago and saw right backing at 4/5 o'clock looked very close to drum and at top a larger space. Going to check axle side play just in case I didn't get it tight enough. If that's ok going to loosen axle retaining nuts and see if I can move backing plate toward the 11 o'clock position.

Richard Cranium · Dec 29, 2019

I walked by mine a few times again today. Will do the same for the next couple of weeks until the new garage is finished.

Fran Blacker · Dec 29, 2019

Richard Cranium said:
I walked by mine a few times again today. Will do the same for the rest of the week too.

They're still in Horse Barn 1 I'd assume? Horse Barn 2 looks like decent temp during the day for sheetrock and mudding. :thumbsup:

Richard Cranium · Dec 29, 2019

Fran Blacker said:
They're still in Horse Barn 1 I'd assume? Horse Barn 2 looks like decent temp during the day for sheetrock and mudding.

No, I have three of them in the 2-car attached garage, one at a friend's house and another at my son's house.

Cranky · Dec 29, 2019

One lower hinge was 2.6 lbs is now 1.4 lbs! Need to debur and maybe do a couple of more holes but that might net only about an ounce or so. So long as I can still remove pounds, I will but it's running out of areas lol. One big one is the trunk lid inner structure unless someone wants to donate a fiberglass lid.

Still have the cheap glass hood that was bought 27 years ago and will need to do some work to make it nicer. Just might get this thing down to 2750 without a cage in it and that's the goal. Lots of mods have been done to it and even though not much work has been done recently, I did do things to it from time to time during it's 20 year hibernation. The car was 3370 before doing any work and got it down to 2950 without me in it. The factory AC was still in the car and working at that time....

Cranky · Dec 29, 2019

Richard Cranium said:
I walked by mine a few times again today. Will do the same for the next couple of weeks until the new garage is finished.

Did a LOT of that to mine over the years. Trying hard to do something on it several times the week at least....

Ceedawg · Dec 29, 2019

Cranky said:
Unmachined hinges=1182 grams.....75% machined hinges=825 grams. 825 grams is 29 oz and change while 1182 grams is a little over 41 oz. I'm thinking that there's a good chance to get this hinge to be 50% of original weight. These things were designed to hold up some pretty heavy doors and my doors are no where near the weight of say an E body door weighs plus mine have been lightened somewhat too.

There was a guy over on moparts who got his 65 dodge down to 2700 pounds making all kinds of light weight stuff and not gutting it. Can't remember his handle but a very long post.

Cranky · Dec 29, 2019

Gotta 'massage' everything to not gut and get that light. Got some pointers from a couple of stock class racers years ago like trimming half of the springs from the passenger and rear seats, no insulation or undercoating anywhere and the list goes on and on lol.

bearman · Dec 29, 2019

Cranky is on a diet. Well lighten up bumper brackets and don't forget what you told me. Nylon bolts and nuts. If you pull the inner lining out you will have to build a lighter one or the center of the trunk lid will bow inward not good. Also pull door panels off and then use whole saw to inner door frames. Then put covers back on.

Cranky · Dec 29, 2019

bearman said:
Cranky is on a diet. Well lighten up bumper brackets and don't forget what you told me. Nylon bolts and nuts. If you pull the inner lining out you will have to build a lighter one or the center of the trunk lid will bow inward not good. Also pull door panels off and then use whole saw to inner door frames. Then put covers back on.

Sumtin like dis?

bearman · Dec 29, 2019

Okay you are ahead of me. Keep it up your doing great

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