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1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project #1385371
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Well after hemming and hawing around for several weeks, I finally called the owner of the 70 Charger R/T listed on Ebay and inspected the car in person. Some of the photos appeared to have rust but from other angles it didn't. I was not prepared to buy over Ebay without seeing it in person and all it cost was 2.5 hours of my time plus gas. After inspecting it and seeing everything that goes with it, and verifying the fender tag, I bought it.

The car still has 100% of the original (unrestored - original EK2 paint) sheet metal, and although the proper resto would require replacing "some" of it, I've seen drivers on the road much worse than this one. The majority of the bad spots on this car are the front and rear floor pans and trunk pan. The dutchman panel under the back glass could use patching, but he included a brand new AMD panel. There is also a 3-4 inches of rust (bubbling rust) on the drivers side roof rail but it is nowhere close to rusting through. That's pretty much it.

He purchased (2) perfectly good (OEM metal) fenders, and perfect hood and deck lid as well as a front valance and rear tail panel.
The front fenders can be repaired, they are solid but banged up with surface rust on the top.
The hood is nearly perfect, but one of the hinge pads needs rust repair (he included a good one - but I think I'll use the original)
--> The original hood looks like it came with the rare hood pins (holes drilled in a square pattern) but they are long gone.
The deck lid is banged up a little but can be fixed with minimal repair (he included a good one)
The quarters can be repaired, but for a proper restoration I think I'll replace them.
The Sunroof is complete and in useable shape (some rust) including new seals and switches.
He included a complete interior in great shape, no rust and good padding. Just needs burnt orange covers, carpet, etc..

11/69 F-440 HP Block with 906 Heads, Good Steel Crank, with 6 Pack Rods, Intake, etc... 727 Auto with balanced TC, and Harmonic Balancer

It came with documentation and contact info from several of the previous owners.
It's originally a Tennessee Car I believe.
Fender Tag and Build Sheet.

Note: Ted Stephens (Stephens Mopar Performance) owned this car prior to the guy I bought it from and his name is on the previous title.

As I see it, the relatively rare "collectible" options on this car are:
EK2 paint with Burnt Orange Interior
Performance Hood Treatment 1.8%
Factory Sunroof 1.2%
RH side mirror .08%
Go Wing - Spoiler 2.1%
AM/FM Radio 10%

The (not-so) collectible options for an R/T are:

Column Shift Automatic with buddy seat
Air Conditioning
Cruise Control


Fender Tag Data:

26 END
N88 P31 R21 V21 V8X
H51 J25 J45 J81 M21 M31
B51 C21 C55 G31 G33
EK2 C6K4 FK5 211 M99220
E86 D32 XS29 UOG 1891xx

Decoded as follows:

E86 Engine 440 4 Barrel with 3.55 Automatic sure grip 675 built
D32 Automatic Transmission With 440 4bbl
XS29 Charger R/T
U0G U=440 4BBL 0=1970 G=Built in St. Louis
1891xx VIN Sequence
EK2 Paint Go Mango** 431 built 4.6% Paint - Hi Impact Chrysler Paint AY2EK2
C6K4 Vinyl Bucket Seats Burnt Orange 675 built 7.2% Color keyed interior
FK5 Door frame Dark Burnt Orange Metallic 881 built 9.4% Chrysler Paint AY2FK5
211 Feb 11, 1970
M99220 M99=Factory Sunroof 220= Sunroof built on Feb 20 112 built - 1.2%
B51 Brakes Power 3317 built 35.4% $42.95
C21 Center Armrest 1218 built 13.0% $54.45
C55 Bucket Seats
G31 Mirror Outside RH Manual Standard Type 75 built 0.8% $6.85
G33 Mirror Outside LH Remote Type Chrome 6531 built 69.7% $10.45
H51 Air Conditioning with front heater 4301 built 45.9% $357.65
J25 3-Speed Wipers
J45 Hood Pins 3205 built 34.2% $15.40
J81 Spoiler Rear 197 built 2.1% N/A Became available October 20, 1969
M21 Drip Rail Moulding
M31 Body Belt Moulding
N88 Auto Speed Control 403 built 4.3% $57.95
P31 Power Windows 806 built 8.6% $105.20
R21 Solid State Radio AM/FM 5.5 Watt 937 built 10.0% $134.95
V21 Paint Performance Hood 169 Built 1.8%
V8X Bumblebee Tape Stripe - Black
26 26� Radiator
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Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Texican] #1385372
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Looks like an awesome project . EK2 Go Mango is probably the most impressive color you could ever hope for on a 70 Charger , and with the sunroof ....that car has the "wow factor".
It's posts like this that make me wish I had kept my FJ5 Sub Lime R/T SE dealer demo . It came out of the Florence AL area, and I believe it is now up north, possibly Michigan.

Greg


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Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: BigMoneyLewis] #1385373
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Yup, cool car. I was bidding on it also, but the guy never sent me a pic of the fender tag after I asked. I have a 70 500/SE sunroof project now. Love the 70 Chargers. Good luck with your cool car. Terry


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Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Dodge] #1385374
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Greg at Great Lakes Mopar is restoring a very rare optioned 70 Charger R/T SE. Lemon Twist with white top. It is loaded with Power sunroof top. Power windows, A/C. Cruise control. Tinted glass. AM FM. Rear window defogger. Bucket seats and console. Etc. It is being put together with all NOS Parts. Car is painted. Engine and suspension are done. Rust fre car. He said he would sell as is also.

Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Dartman440] #1385375
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Holy smokes, just realized it look real similar to one of my other project 70 500 S.E. Charger's.

7584282-New70Charger.jpg (747 downloads)

1963 Belvedere 440 Max Wedge Tribute
1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 Six Pack
1970 Challenger R/T, 528 Hemi
1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL
1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383
1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440
1996 2500 RAM 488 V-10 4X4
2004 3500 Dually Cummins 4x4
2012 Challenger R/T Classic.
Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: 6PKRTSE] #1385376
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Congrats that will be one amazing car once completed. What is the plan?


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Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: RalphsRapidTrnst] #1385377
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That Charger will be stunning when finished! What a cool project.

Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Texican] #1385378
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That is going to be a terrific looking car, my favorite year and color.

Keep us informed on the resto!

Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Fern] #1385379
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You have a great project there... Get'er done..


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Quote:

... I was not prepared to buy over Ebay without seeing it in person and all it cost was 2.5 hours of my time plus gas. After inspecting it and seeing everything that goes with it, and verifying the fender tag, I bought it....






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Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Texican] #1385381
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Nice project car, love 70 Chargers,....bone stock resto?, or alternate?,...if so that car would look sweet in Black, black stripe/black vinyl and burnt orange interior, ralley wheels, 4 spd...just

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I posted it on here when I saw it for sale, I loved it. I'm glad someone got it..

Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: RalphsRapidTrnst] #1385383
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My plan is to rebuild this car the way it rolled off the assembly line, with the exception of better than stock body and paint, front disc brakes and upgraded suspension. I think the color and options on this car were good enough and rare enough to bring back to life.

I've already documented and photographed this car thoroughly,
hopefully, I'll have it tore down this weekend and taken to be sandblasted this weekend and start on the metal work.

Wish me luck

Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Texican] #1385384
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Will be a looker. The EK2 is a great color. The sunroof will be especially cool. My own 70 maintains the stock look - even the 14 inch factory wheel covers. If you need any digital shots for reference, feel free to PM me.


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Making some progress on the resto.
Metal work coming along slowly....
Had the car sandblasted / media blasted and replaced the floor and trunk pans. Hopefully laying down the DP90 tomorrow.






Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Texican] #1385386
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Is the, "dodge" script an option? My T/A has it.. same condition..
or dealership installed. ???

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Glad to see some progress!! Keep it going.

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Quote:

Is the, "dodge" script an option? My T/A has it.. same condition..
or dealership installed. ???




My understanding is that it was not an option but an after market or dealer add on. It was definitely added back in the day.

Re: 1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Texican] #1385389
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Sunroof cars rock!

Can't wait to get started on my 74 Sunroof! Keep us posted!


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I'm having a big problem finding sun roof parts (or replacement sunroof assembly)

I've looked at EBay, Craigslist, Kijii, etc...
I have researched the original company that manufactured and installed them (ASC - still in business but no longer have information on parts)

I have looked for similar (70's era) cars that have power sunroofs (VW, Mopar, etc) and I get close but at the end of the day, it's either a manual sunroof car or it's already sold.

Several of the internal parts, tracks, aluminum guides, etc.. are either missing or corroded too bad to reuse and I'd prefer to take out the entire power sunroof assembly if possible.

The only other option that I can think of is to replace it with a modern sunroof assembly.

I'm open to ideas or suggestions....

Thanks in advance
Mike

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The project is coming along slowly but surely. Had to wait in line for my Mopar paint and body expert to fit me in, but it's worth the wait.

We plan to put it on the rotisserie and cut in the bottom side and jambs, etc... with the EK2 paint this week and next, at which point I'll take it back to my shop and install the suspension, driveline, wiring, interior, vinyl top, glass, etc...

The grille is complete and might score a 7 out of 10 for condition, but definitely needs restored and painted. I'll start on that soon.

All metal work done, sealed the body the DP Epoxy primer, then primed with slick sand and guide coated.

Here are a few pics taken this week.















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Excellent !!!


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Great progress! Were you able to get the sun roof parts?

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A few updates. Making progress slowly.

My current activities:
Restoring and testing my dash wiring harness (90% complete)
Restoring my dash
Installing new gauges
Prepping for paint (original burnt orange looks ok but dirty & faded)
Installing relays, switches, lights, etc..

Restoring AC/Heater box
Assembling K-frame and suspension
Assembling engine (80% complete)
Burnt Orange Interior (Complete and ready to install)





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Great progress! Were you able to get the sun roof parts?




Yes, Through ingenuity and fabrication

I'll start testing it all in place soon then worrying about the fitment of the seals and vinyl top.

Thanks

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A couple more photos.





UPDATE Fresh Paint -1970 Sunroof Charger R/T Go Wing Project [Re: Texican] #2268312
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March 12, 2017 and we finally have some fresh EK2 paint laid down and it's looking great ! Still gassing and we'll leave it sit for a while before cutting/buffing.

Here are a few photos:














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Beautiful color.

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Looks Awesome!

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Very cool!

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Looking great !!!


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Great to see it in color

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Well the day has finally come where I can say it's almost done (haha).
Running, Driving, Assembled, and only missing a few small items that should be arriving in the mail next week.

I kept the original options and features it was built with when restoring the car.
The motor was built to be drivable and is only a little over stock with Edelbrock RPM 75cc heads, Holley 750 Carb, and Stock Exhaust Manifolds and Accurate Exhaust.

Maiden voyage went well, nothing caught on fire or fell off. It didn't overheat or break down. Starts east, idles great, shifts good, cooling system works great. A/C works good (gotta finish duct work), and Sunroof works great !

It's a pleasure to drive.

It has a small ping / diesel under heavy load (WOT) and I've adjusted the carb jets and backed off the timing a little and that fixed most of it. Probably need to back it off 2 more degrees (32).

Still working a hideaway headlight door relay problem, but the doors do open !

Getting close.

Here are a few photos...

charger.jpgCharger2.jpgcharger3.jpg
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Very nice!

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It looks amazing!


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How did you solve your sunroof issues?

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