bg1767
Well-Known Member
I have had my 69 Charger for about 16 years. It has been a good reliable driver, but I recently started the full restoration I had planned on doing since I got it. It is a 440 727 auto that should be B5 blue with black interior, vinyl top, and tail stripe. It has the original 440 and I believe is mostly stock. The 727 is a from a 68 full size 350 HP car I believe. Long ago the 8.75 rear end was swapped with a unit with smaller brakes and 2.69 gears for highway cruising.
The car has been completely dismantled over the last few months and the body and larger body parts are out to be blasted and epoxy primed. I did remove the trunk floor and lower 6" of rear quarter panels before taking it for blasting. So, I am currently shopping for replacement sheet metal and plan to focus on refinishing every part that should be B5.
I plan on going mostly stock but will be looking for suggestions on engine, brakes, sub-frame connectors a little later. First I would like to focus on getting back to B5 blue and will have some questions on colors for parts that are rust brown now and I don't know what color they used to be.
Here are some pictures from when I got it 16 years ago. It barely ran due to a flattened fuel pump push rod that took some time to discover.
The car has been completely dismantled over the last few months and the body and larger body parts are out to be blasted and epoxy primed. I did remove the trunk floor and lower 6" of rear quarter panels before taking it for blasting. So, I am currently shopping for replacement sheet metal and plan to focus on refinishing every part that should be B5.
I plan on going mostly stock but will be looking for suggestions on engine, brakes, sub-frame connectors a little later. First I would like to focus on getting back to B5 blue and will have some questions on colors for parts that are rust brown now and I don't know what color they used to be.
Here are some pictures from when I got it 16 years ago. It barely ran due to a flattened fuel pump push rod that took some time to discover.