1968 dodge charger rt

[wollfen]

I like the metal work done on this car, you cant pic the weld seam at all, is it lead wiped?

 

[snakeyes]

well it sure looks like a lot of work has been done lately ,looking very good keep it up guys and keep updating :headbang:

 

[wollfen]

Alrighty, I had better post some new pics huh? i have been making slow progress, this car just had so much rust i kept finding more and more and spent so much time chasing it all around. i finally got there though, the body is done!

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More pics for yas.

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[Ron 73]

Looking pretty good, rust is disappearing! Front end parts and rear end look great!

 

[BigBlock61]

Looking pretty good, rust is disappearing! Front end parts and rear end look great!

Ya gotta love when the rust goes away.

 

[roadrunnerman]

Looking pretty good, rust is disappearing! Front end parts and rear end look great!

Couldn't have said it better. That underside looks good. The repairs that you are doing up top are coming along great. Little by little is the way to go. Before you know it, the car will be in primer.

 

[wollfen]

Notice the rotisserie is made out of two engine stands?

 

[roadrunnerman]

Notice the rotisserie is made out of two engine stands?

I didn't notice till you said something.

 

[Ron 73]

Got me to! Thats pretty cool...

 

[wollfen]

Cheap too, i have less than a hundred bucks in the rotisserie, that meant more money on the car! i am going to be sanding back the body during the week and ready it to apply Eastwood black epoxy primer all over it. Then i will do the body filler to make sure she is nice and straight.

 

[Budnicks]

Nice 68 Charger R/T Project, that was my 1st car, I had a dark green, with black vinyl top & interior 68 Charger R/T, I purchased in 1974 @ 15 y/o from a single mother, 20 something neighbor lady for $350, I loved that car, one of a dozen 2nd gen 68-70 Chargers I have owned... Good luck on your project, keep up the great work....

 

[wollfen]

Thanks Budnicks, i am looking forward to when i can put some color back on her and get the body fully done so i can then focus on the restoration and reassembly of the smaller parts to put back in as i go, its a process. i have noticed that for all the work you put into bodywork in a car and how long it takes, it really doesn't show when you look back. i cant believe its taken me almost a year to this point, ugh.

 

[wollfen]

Alrighty, a bit of an update for you all, the body is in one piece again and back on its wheels, suspension all renewed and tight, i spent the last few weeks refurbishing the paintbooth I have here, it hadnt been used in over a decade and all the electrics were dead. As for the car, Im not really happy with the paint, if you look at the front drivers fender and see the reflection, you will see what I am aiming for, so Ill rub it all back and do it again, this time in the paint booth.

 

[747mopar]

That is one of my favorite colors for the Chargers (dark green). I know where your coming from on the paint "it's a pain to create a perfectly clean dust free atmosphere let alone lay that much paint perfectly". I actually had my best results with just plastic curtains and the old siphon feed guns "oh well". Your car actually looks really good to me, can you wet sand and buff it? Keep up the good work.

 

[wollfen]

Wow, been a long time since I updated this thread, the car is gone and I have moved onto another project. It is another 68 Charger (My fourth) and I am currently in ownership of a 69 Sport Satellite too. Stay tuned.

 

[wollfen]

Picked up a bunch of parts for the charger too.