Hemi Rich
New Member
Good morning from the Pittsburgh area. New to this forum today. I just started my second Mopar project that I have been sitting on for a few years. It's a 66 Charger, 4 speed and an original Hemi. It has the original fender tag and original vin plate has not been touched. No other documentation though. I found the car in a neighbors garage while I was working on buying parts for my first Mopar project (70 Cuda and not my first mopar). The previous owner had been storing it since the late 80's with the plan to restore it. He was retiring and selling off most of his mopars and parts. But over the years he had collected an impressive amount of Mopar stuff. The auction he was going to have was cancelled due to covid and he decided to try to sell his hoard directly. My gain!
While talking about other things, he showed me around his garage and the charger was sitting there. I said "tell me about this one". Two weeks later it was in my garage.
Anyhow, I just finished stripping it down to a shell for dipping in another month. The process will strip all the paint and rust off the shell so I can get started on the body work. It's not in too bad shape. It will need new floors and rear quarters. I have two donor quarters to use. But the dipping will probably reveal other problems. It should be a fun project.
Pics are from the day it came to my garage.
A quick question - does anyone know what metal the vin tag on the drivers hinge pillar is made of and the metal of the rivets. Certain metals won't survive the dipping process and although I don't want to remove the vin tag for obvious reasons, I don't want to lose it either. Thanks for your help.
While talking about other things, he showed me around his garage and the charger was sitting there. I said "tell me about this one". Two weeks later it was in my garage.
Anyhow, I just finished stripping it down to a shell for dipping in another month. The process will strip all the paint and rust off the shell so I can get started on the body work. It's not in too bad shape. It will need new floors and rear quarters. I have two donor quarters to use. But the dipping will probably reveal other problems. It should be a fun project.
Pics are from the day it came to my garage.
A quick question - does anyone know what metal the vin tag on the drivers hinge pillar is made of and the metal of the rivets. Certain metals won't survive the dipping process and although I don't want to remove the vin tag for obvious reasons, I don't want to lose it either. Thanks for your help.
