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Re: 72 Challenger Project
[Re: patosmith]
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02/05/13 11:37 PM
02/05/13 11:37 PM
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Nice work.
Dealing with rust and damage sure gets tiresome after awhile. Keep up the good work.
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Re: 72 Challenger Project
[Re: moparmojo]
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02/08/13 11:43 AM
02/08/13 11:43 AM
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Awesome work. I would love to see more pic of how you did the firewall replacement. Did you leave the majority of the front clip on while putting the firewall on?
I thought I had taken pictures with the firewall out but evidently I didn't. Here is one of the firewall clamped together ready for welding. I braced the car from underneath so there wouldn't be any movement then removed the old one by drilling out the spot welds.
The AMD stuff fit real well and it went together easier than I thought it would. I left the inner fenders on but removed the brace that attaches them to the firewall. Before I was done welding I put the windshield in place to make sure things weren't twisted and out of place.
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Re: 72 Challenger Project
[Re: patosmith]
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02/08/13 04:20 PM
02/08/13 04:20 PM
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Looks great Pat! Id love to know more details about the quarter panel replacement. Did everything align and fit well together? Did you encounter any issues?
I have a 72 Challenger where the quarters were replaced with patch panels back around 1990. Sheet metal wasn't great back then. I've always been disappointed with the fit and finish of the quarter work and was thinking about having it done again with the AMD panels. The blend on my car between the factory door and the patch panel quarter isn't great. Especially at the body line, the lines just were not as crisp as they should have been.
1972 Dodge Challenger
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Re: 72 Challenger Project
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02/08/13 10:30 PM
02/08/13 10:30 PM
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Looks great Pat! Id love to know more details about the quarter panel replacement. Did everything align and fit well together? Did you encounter any issues?
I have a 72 Challenger where the quarters were replaced with patch panels back around 1990. Sheet metal wasn't great back then. I've always been disappointed with the fit and finish of the quarter work and was thinking about having it done again with the AMD panels. The blend on my car between the factory door and the patch panel quarter isn't great. Especially at the body line, the lines just were not as crisp as they should have been.
The AMD stuff fit really well. I used the full quarter, not the partial one. It is more money but I rather break welds at the existing seams and re-weld than trying to patch the partial one in. Just take your time and make sure everything lines up before you weld it in. The full quarter meets at the roof, trunk gutter, tail, rear wheel well, door jam, rocker, the deck below the rear window and part of the rear window opening itself. Lots of areas to make sure the fit is right but once you clamp it everywhere (use lots of clamps) and double check, it fits real well. Where the roof meets the quarter panel, you will need to remove the lead to get to the spot welds. I replaced the lead rather than use a thick layer of filler. Just seems better to me. Eastwood has a good lead kit with a DVD. I learned on an old piece of sheetmetal I had laying around. Kind of scary appying heat to sheetmetal but I didn't have any problems. I think the trick is not to get the metal so hot it changes color. Feel free to contact me for more details if you like. I have replaced just about every piece of sheetmetal on this car.
Last edited by patosmith; 02/08/13 10:35 PM.
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Re: 72 Challenger Project
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02/08/13 10:34 PM
02/08/13 10:34 PM
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Looks great Pat! Id love to know more details about the quarter panel replacement. Did everything align and fit well together? Did you encounter any issues?
I have a 72 Challenger where the quarters were replaced with patch panels back around 1990. Sheet metal wasn't great back then. I've always been disappointed with the fit and finish of the quarter work and was thinking about having it done again with the AMD panels. The blend on my car between the factory door and the patch panel quarter isn't great. Especially at the body line, the lines just were not as crisp as they should have been.
Here is the quarter before installation. I painted the inside then used weld thru primer at the weld locations.
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Re: 72 Challenger Project
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02/09/13 11:22 AM
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Great work so far, looks like its come a long way. Keep up the great work, looking forward to seeing more progress. What are your plans for the drivetrain??
Thank you. I look forward to the body work to come to an end. I am more of a mechanic and I can't wait to get going on the drivetrain. I would like to get the car into the mid to upper 10's.
I have a 400 BB which I tore down to the bare block. If the block is ok the plan is to stroke it. A local tranny guy will build me a stout 727. The car came with a 8 3/4 rear with a 742 center which will need rebuilding with larger axles and possibly shortened. I may find a donor rear and put the original one away...
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