74 Charger SE build

[fredsmedina]

I have my 1974 Charger SE. It was originally my grandparents car(bought it in 1975, when it was a year old), and now it is mine! My plans for the car are putting a completely rebuilt 318 in there. The car will be a daily driver as well.

After doing all body and paint on my '67 Dart, I've decided that I'm going to let a pro do the body/paint/metal work on my Charger. I have to decide what color I want to go with though. As of now I'm thinking of going with a sublime or some other sort of green that stands out. and some black accents.

Any ideas for paint on this thing??

Within the last 2 weeks we've stripped the remains of the vinyl top. All bumpers and trim removed. Motor and transmission removed. Some glass removed. Really getting excited about this project! Finally giving her the attention that she deserves!

Decided today that we're going to go ahead and take off the fenders as well to take care of the inner fenders and do this thing right the first time. Right now we're prepping her to send off for sandblasting. going to sandblast the top(some rust holes developed due to the vinyl top.nothing too bad though). also going to sandblast the engine bay(and some of the suspension parts). and finally going to blast the trunk. just alot of surface rust in there due to leaky weather stripping over the years.

I used FABO a ton for everything while building my dart. Hopefully FBBO will be just as helpful on this Charger build!


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It wouldn't let me upload these recent images from the past 2 weeks working on her.. so I had to use a program to make a collage out of them.. It works though..

 

[roadrunnerman]

Nice looking charger.If you want a green that stands out, maybe something like an emerald green metalic unless you're looking for something more mopar range.

 

[fredsmedina]

here is a picture of my dart. Sour apple green metallic was this color I sprayed on here. The same color would pop. I just dont know if I should stick with a 'mopar green'. like a sublime or something..

I like green metallics..but even something without flake would look good.

also, ideas on black accents that I could add? I believe I want to do a custom black tail stripe(similar to the one that I did on my dart, except this one on the charger will be painted on), and the vinyl top will be black. what else could I do? the hood seems like it needs something to break it up since its such a big and 'flat' area.

 

[roadrunnerman]

Maybe do a blackout treatment on the hood like they did on the charger rallye's.

 

[Propwash]

Nice looking Dodge's! The folks here at FBBO have been more than helpful with my cars/projects, i'm sure they'll treat you the same.

IMO...I would keep the Charger as original (including the paint)as possible for family nostalgic reasons. Best of luck which ever route you go.

 

[Ron 73]

Sounds like a real nice Charger with some family ties include with it.. Good luck with all you have planned, I love the color on the Dart! thats a eye popper for sure...

 

[charger360]

if you hunt around online there was a 73 se done in green that had the black full length side stripe that was often seen on rallye chargers it looked good! nice solid car it gives you a lot to work with

 

[devins73]

mine is the pale green with black top i will post a couple pics when i figure out how to

 

[fredsmedina]

if you hunt around online there was a 73 se done in green that had the black full length side stripe that was often seen on rallye chargers it looked good! nice solid car it gives you a lot to work with

I'd love if you could find this..i spent 10 minutes looking, but no luck yet.

 

[fredsmedina]

I think I'm in love with FJ6 sassy grass green...anybody ever seen this done on a 73/74 charger SE?

 

[old tired rebel]

This is as close to a of one I could find.

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[fredsmedina]

old tired rebel, that is pretty close

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Beautiful car! Check out 71-74 Charger, SE, R/T, 500, SuperBee for some ideas on paint/hoods/options. Oh yeah, Rallye Chargers too. I love that body style!

 

[fredsmedina]

here is what she looks like at the moment. rear quarters and doors are all done and about ready for paint. engine bay is primered, and all of the holes that i will not be using are welded up. still need to do some very light bondo in the engine bay. all of the metal work and rust repair done beneath where the vinyl top will be sitting. should be getting my front fenders back from the sandblaster soon. trunk lid is all prepped for primer now. time to start on the hood.. front suspension is all painted chasis black now as well.

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a vague Idea that I have for my hood. I'm thinking I will paint the car as similar as I can to FJ6 Sassy grass. depends on the paint that they end up mixing for me. It will have a black vinyl top. A tail stripe across the rear and of the car. and a similar stripe to this one. except no strobe. It will be a black stripe, and the 'M' and 'Mopar' will be sassy grass. What are your guys thoughts on this combo? I have a guy who has done alot of custom stripe work, and he is going to be doing whatever I want. The stripes will all be painted on as well. done the right way.

 

[fredsmedina]

mine is the pale green with black top i will post a couple pics when i figure out how to

Ever figure it out by chance?

 

[fredsmedina]

I am actually thinking plum crazy now for the charger. with a black tail stripe and black vinyl top.. Thoughts on this? the guy painting it is really excited and enthusiastic about doing plum crazy on it. and with the pristine bodywork, I'd say it'd look awesome with a darker color..

 

[rsd859]

Just about any High Impact Color would look amazing I think. Its FJ6 for me. Be sure to keep us updated.

 

[fredsmedina]

a few pics. got her all painted! turned out pretty dam amazing.

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what are your guys thoughts on this custom stripe i'm planning on painting for the hood? I'm making the car one of a kind. already removed SE emblems, and the signal markers on top of the fenders. this is a real rough image that I made with the build in 'paint' program on my computer. I want to come in about 4 inches(roughly) from the edge of the hood, then make a 1/4" pin stripe. after the pin stripe, approx 7/16" of bodycolor (plum crazy) and then a wide flat black stripe that goes the whole width of the hood(minus about 4 inches on each side). Then within the black stripe I will have a body color mopar 'M' and the word 'MOPAR' underneath that. just like the official logo. the approx. dimensions of that will be like 16"x16". Just to make sure that it isn't too close to the centerline of the hood. The painted on decal will be at like a 45 degree angle (similar to the nice big 340 callouts on our mopars). what do you guys think??


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Got the motor all build, and paired up to the tranny! should be dropping it in her soon!

 

[charger360]

everything is looking great! you will be driving soon! I just finished mine a month or two ago and have been driving the wheels off of it. great job so far.

 

[roadrunnerman]

good looking motor going in to great looking car.