After all these years always checking for just parts I just got into this posting area. I finished the car on May 3rd 2010. I will post pics from start to finish. I wish I seen this area before. This car started out being an LA built car that I picked up in Burbank Ca. It was a weekend warrior with ony 62,878 miles. It is a very unusual one of 5 built in this color combo. 383 4 speed R/T. Very early LA built car. 107XXX. Built 9/25/69'. F4 Light Green Metallic with a V9J Chartreuse Stripe(SublimeFJ5) 383 Magnum 4 speed. Am Radio. A04 (basic radio group). Black interior, Rally wodgrain dash. Three speed wipers. Bucket seats and console. Hood pins. Both chrome racing mirrors.Tach. Dual exhaust and tips. It was a 12 second car. Someone painted it light blue. The body was absolutely mint. Super straight and rust free. 4:56 Locker 8 3/4 rear. It had a built 66' 383 with a solid cam. 915 heads. Headers. deep oil pan. It was switched to an automatic with B&M shifter. It had the first generation of Aluminum Centerline Racing wheels. This first photo is in California just before it was shipped to Mich. Now the Super Challenger rebuild. It is going back to original colors. It has a Dean Nicopolis custom built 528 Street Hemi with lots of goodies and speed secrets on pump gas. Keisler 5 speed trans.New Strange 4:10 Dana 60. ALL XV Motorsports Level II supension. Level II 6 Piston brakes. XV Stainless steel headers and Stainless steel 3" exhaust. XV frame ties (Very Nice pieces).18" Custom made HRE Wheels. 295/50/R18 rear. 245/50/R18 front. Recaro seats. Afco Hiflo Radiator. Shaker Hood. Spal electric cooling Fans. XV Hydro Boost system. XV Tilt Steering column. XV Power windows. XV Tinted glass. Every nut and bolt was touched on this car. I wanted to make this car a thumper with super handling and keep it pretty much trouble free on pump gas. Here is Photo one. I would like to Thank all that were involved with me. Especially a very good friend and fabricator Jim Ellsworth to without him and his input this car would not be what it is.John Buscema and his crew at XV Motorsports, Peter Bergman and Scott Landis. Brad Rutkowski for laying down some smooth as glass paint. Greg Dutton for doing the laser straight Body and getting all the gaps perfect. Paul at Roseville CP. Dean @ Mancini Racing. And a Super Thanks to the Late Great Hemi Guru Dean Nicopolis and his family who did the heart of this car which was the key to going with XV Suspension with such a good engine why not handle like a monster.

Thanks to All,
Dean

Here the process begins.

What color is that on the underside? That is the same color I want to do the underside of my car. Thanks

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almost ready for paint.

Paint begins.

Getting there.

Really really nice paint.

This was a real nice body to begin with.

Stripe being taped off.

Stripe is done.

More stripe

WOW, that's COOL! I LOVE IT!

[William Shatner Voice on] Must...have....more....pics..[William Shatner Voice off]

Cool!!!!

sweet so far!

I skipped a few pics. Here is where we started to weld the XV components.

The front.

After getting all the welding done and everything fitted good in the car we took it all back apart and fitted the body all back together. I had Greg Dutton who does top show cars and prototype cars do all the door jambs and gaps. All were done to the exact gaps all the way around. This car was the cleanest and most straightest body I have had.There were no rust issues even in the glass channels. This car just had the usual Assy line big gaps.

More prep

Getting there