Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
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10/24/07 11:16 AM
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Excellent progress in such a short time! bravo!!!
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
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10/24/07 07:10 PM
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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. ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbs.gif)
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 ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wave.gif) ![](http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b260/challenger19711/74%20challenger%20rebuild%2010-2007/MVC-906S.jpg)
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
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10/26/07 12:02 AM
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Awesome progress. ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbs.gif) 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!!
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
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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?????? ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shruggy.gif)
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!
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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. ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif)
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
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10/26/07 09:37 PM
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No updated pics for almost 24 hours! you're slacking!! lol
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Re: 74 Challenger rebuild pictures. Dialup Beware!
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10/26/07 09:49 PM
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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 ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbs.gif) What spot drills are you using please and how much are they each. ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shruggy.gif)
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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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??? is that the same car I saw... there is nothing left ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh2.gif) 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!
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10/27/07 04:09 AM
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??? is that the same car I saw... there is nothing left ![](/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh2.gif)
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...
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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!
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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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