Project Unicorn - 1968 Charger Restoration

[pat1969charger]

I did the drill bit thing for awhile then I bought a Blair spot weld cutter off eBay a couple years ago and it's great, does a ton of welds per cutter and is quick and easy. You are going awesome work here. I wish I had some floors or structure left to match panels to. Mine is all educated guessing.

 

[Twalker]

then I bought a Blair spot weld cutter off eBay a couple years ago and it's great, does a ton of welds per cutter and is quick and easy.

Cool, I’ll check it out. Thanks

 

[Twalker]

New inner and outer wheelhouses on both sides now welded in. Next up is to cut out the rear valence to make room for the new full trunk floor to go in.

 

[Twalker]

Trunk is in!! Just got some grinding to do now.

 

[JimKueneman]

I don't know but I have this feeling you have done this before...... My Coronet was not in bad shape so I got away with little metal work. Out of my whole build I disliked the metal work the most because I did not really have the right tools. This is making me think I could tackle something worse than my Coronet was....

 

[Glenwood]

Looking good!

 

[Twalker]

While I’m waiting for the new rear valence and corner pieces I decided to repair the left and right rear inner section of the rockers. So far on the passenger side:

 

[xs-ivv]

Awesome metal work! And fast too!

 

[Deanfitz27]

Have you decided what color you are going? vinyl top? Progress looks great!

 

[Matt J]

Great thread. Thanks for posting your work. I have a similar amount of work to do to my charger so this thread is a good source of information!

Thanks.

 

[Twalker]

Great thread. Thanks for posting your work. I have a similar amount of work to do to my charger so this thread is a good source of information!

Thanks.

Thanks! Do you have a restoration thread going?

 

[Twalker]

Have you decided what color you are going? vinyl top? Progress looks great!

Thanks! Black vinyl top is a for sure. Colour is narrowed down to black, red, purple or silver... haha ... having a hard time deciding. My wife wants it black, but I’ve had a black car before and it’s so hard to keep clean and shows the scratches. I have time to figure it out, still about a year away from paint. Lots more metal work to do and then on to body work and panel fit and mock up...have to put the tremec in and cut the tunnel and mock all that up, and the list continues ... won’t list it all because it can be overwhelming!

 

[Matt J]

Thanks! Do you have a restoration thread going?

I did start a thread 2 or 3 yrs ago but the project stalled due to lack of work space.
I've built a garage now although it's a bit on the small side. I then had to do some major work to my wife's car and then my sons car.
The charger will hopefully move into the garage in the next few days but I need to work on the house as well. I'm keen to get it done though.
Here's some pics.

 

[747mopar]

A lot of nice work going on here, keep it up.

 

[Twalker]

I did start a thread 2 or 3 yrs ago but the project stalled due to lack of work space.
I've built a garage now although it's a bit on the small side. I then had to do some major work to my wife's car and then my sons car.
The charger will hopefully move into the garage in the next few days but I need to work on the house as well. I'm keen to get it done though.
Here's some pics.

looks like you have your work cut out for you too! hope you can get back at it, update your thread if you do and I'll follow along.

cheers

 

[Matt J]

Will do

 

[moparnation74]

This is someone that knows how to replace metal properly......

Great work!

 

[Twalker]

This is someone that knows how to replace metal properly......

Great work!

wow, thanks - appreciate the support. I have a lot of updates to make on progress over the past few weeks. stay tuned!

 

[Twalker]

A lot of progress over the past few weeks. Here is one part. Needed to replace the rear cross member brace (the one that runs along the back of the frame rails and perches). Couldn’t bring myself to spend the $400+ on a new piece - by the time it’s shipped to me in Canada. So, I made my own ... pics below. I did put a new AMD valance on, and AMD corner pieces - all that fit very well. It’s almost finished being welded in now.

 

[Twalker]

I finished rebuilding both the driver and passenger rear section of the rockers. Really pleased with how they turned out, strength is restored and looks better.

Passenger side...