Re: Installing challenger quarters and trunk pan
[Re: mklott]
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03/16/12 03:04 AM
03/16/12 03:04 AM
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I'd do the roof first. Not remove it all at once or you'll have more parts to have to adjust to make it all fit.
68 Road Runner, 69 Belvedere, 71 Challenger Vert 340 barracuda, 01 Ram CTD, 95 Ram, 04 Ram, 85 Daytona turbo Z 66 GTO, 06 Magnum RT AWD. 07 Ram CTD, 07 Ram
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Re: Installing challenger quarters and trunk pan
[Re: mklott]
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03/17/12 01:27 PM
03/17/12 01:27 PM
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Go buy a bunch of harbor frieght jack stands and get some 4" x 4" blocks of wood for additional hight. You can use 3 pair to support the car. A pair at the front cross member, a pair near the front spring hanger area on the frame and a pair at the back of the frame rails (you will need the blocks to get the additional height here. Level it all out with shims or what ever. I would tackle the dutchman panel first, but don't weld it along the flanges to the quarters. This will give you a good reference to attach the quarters to. All of this assumes you have the car stripped down to the shell. Once you start adding the weight of the various components, you may need to add additional bracing before cutting anything off.
Then take off the quarters and tail panel. You can get full access to the trunk floor from there. Take lots of measurements. If you know someone with the same car take measurements off theirs too. I measured three different challenger bodies and the measurements from the same points varied as much as 3/8".
If you are doing quarters and trunk extensions, get you rear valence out before you weld it all in so you can make sure you have the right fit. As mentioned before, the roof goes on last.
68 Road Runner (383/4speed, post car w/decor pkg) - Major Project 69 Road Runner w/472 Hemi & 4 speed. 70 Challenger R/T SE EF8 w/ V9J, U - A32 - Major Project 2023 Ford Mach 1
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