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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: 6T6Cuda]
#45662
10/24/07 11:16 AM
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Boca Raton, Florida
jpilone
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Excellent progress in such a short time! bravo!!!
-Jarrod Pilone '70 Plymouth RR Convertible with amazing custom paint(Tribute/Recreation/Whateveryouwannacallit) My Project Thread
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: 6T6Cuda]
#45665
10/24/07 07:10 PM
10/24/07 07:10 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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BTW: I have a cowl / firewall from a '67 'dart 'vert in my back yard if some of it has the sections you need, I am not sure as the e-bodys are quite a bit different... but some patches might work...
RAR II
Hey appreciate the offer. 
Thanks guys, I'm glad to share the progress.
Call me crazy, call me stupid or maybe silly. But I'm gonna blast some of the car right where it sits. I wanna do behind the quarters and prime it before I weld the quarters on. I don't want to move it, with no quarters, so this is what I came up with.  It's not done yet, I'll use a squire cage blower to keep a negative pressure in there when I paint or blast which should help keep the dust in. I only have a few minutes of blasting to do, but the tent is neccessary even for a few minutes. I made it so I can slide it right out of the garage out of my way after blasting.Plus I may use it outside in the drive when it comes time to do the whole thing. I'm gonna go drill some more spot welds in the trunk now. Cya 
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: Challenger 1]
#45668
10/26/07 12:02 AM
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Tri-Cities, Washington
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Awesome progress. You make me feel quilty about not getting work done on my '69 Coronet 500. It's been sitting in bare metal for almost two years, and I don't need to replace any sheetmetal!!
Last edited by VITC_GTX; 10/26/07 12:03 AM.
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: markz528]
#45670
10/26/07 08:15 PM
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UUUUGGGGGHHHHHH????? And how are you going to be blasting in there without an air supplied respirator??????
Get that wallet out and spend some money where it counts!
Funny you say that, I've been listening. I just spent some $$$ on safety.
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: moparmojo]
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10/26/07 08:51 PM
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What kind of rotisserie is that?.
It's a Auto Twirler out of Indy, er nearby Indy. 
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: Challenger 1]
#45672
10/26/07 09:37 PM
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Boca Raton, Florida
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No updated pics for almost 24 hours! you're slacking!! lol
-Jarrod Pilone '70 Plymouth RR Convertible with amazing custom paint(Tribute/Recreation/Whateveryouwannacallit) My Project Thread
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: Challenger 1]
#45673
10/26/07 09:49 PM
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Queensland, Australia
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Good evening everyone,
I've drilled a few spot welds, well maybe a bunch. I got the rear deck filler out and both trunk gutters too.Tail light housing is off intact! I have about half of the trunk floor spots drilled, hopefully I'll have the trunk floor out tomorrow nite. Then once I get both outer wheel houses off I can start to put it back together. Here's a picture.
Excellant work
What spot drills are you using please and how much are they each.
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: Hemiken]
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10/26/07 10:11 PM
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Cincinnati, OH
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??? is that the same car I saw... there is nothing left  I am curious how the rear section attaches to the body... I need a trunk floor in the '73 but I do not think I need to pull the entire rear end... I agree about the blasting in a closed area... - not fun and I have been using the "old" blasting media (playground sand and sandblasting sand...)... that stuff sucks... - gets in your ears, eyes, everything.... - gotten smarter and whare a mask now, but still... don't see the coal slag local here anyware... RAR II
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: 6T6Cuda]
#45675
10/27/07 04:09 AM
10/27/07 04:09 AM
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??? is that the same car I saw... there is nothing left
I am curious how the rear section attaches to the body... I need a trunk floor in the '73 but I do not think I need to pull the entire rear end...
I agree about the blasting in a closed area... - not fun and I have been using the "old" blasting media (playground sand and sandblasting sand...)... that stuff sucks... - gets in your ears, eyes, everything.... - gotten smarter and whare a mask now, but still... don't see the coal slag local here anyware...
RAR II
Hi Rick,
Yes blasting is hard nasty work, I've always wore a sand blasting hood and that keeps it off of me. I get blasting media from Western Hills Builders Suppy. The used to have silica sand but for a few years now only sell Black Lighting(coal slage) It works really well and is pretty cheap. Your welcome to stop by anytime to check it out. I hope to get back to work on it latter today. I have all the new sheet metal here except for one frame rail reinforment for the front.
Later today I'll take a couple pictures of my spot weld cutters. How much they cost? I'm not sure, I'd have to look up a reciept being I've had them for a while now. More later, Thanks everyone.
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
[Re: Hemiken]
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10/27/07 05:45 PM
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Hi, Can you post a picture of the cutter please. As i am in Australia and they may be called something different here than America. Is their any other name for these as i can look on e-bay aswell. Not trying to take over the thread but i will be doing the same method of panel replacement as Challenger125.
Thanks, Kenny. 
No problem at all,glad to answer any questions that I can. Yup those are the cutters, they work very nice and have held up. I'm still on my first one, and I used it dry because when I tried using cutting oil I could'nt see as well.
Good News! I got the floor out,and the inside of the rear frame rails are solid with very little rust inside. Still have the outer wheel wells to get off.
I drilled the wire hanger straps off the drivers side gutter that will be spot welded to the new pieces. I was too cheap to buy a new spare tire mount so I have to strip it from the old floor still.
Gonna go get those outer wheel wells off now.
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