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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: YYZ]
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10/27/12 12:08 PM
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Bluffton, Indiana
Benji
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I'm impressed! YOU da man.  I will do an automobile paraphrase of something General George Patton said about dead soldiers. We shouldn't mourn for the rustbucket cars, we should be thankful we have guys like HemiChallenger who can breathe new life into them. Benji
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: Benji]
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10/27/12 12:43 PM
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Kirkland, Washington
Pacnorthcuda
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This thread is a jaw-dropper. Your fabrication skills are AMAZING. I can't help think that your skills could be better applied (I mean that in the best way) to a really high-end project. Save a trashed hemicuda, wing car, AC Cobra, GT40, Ferrari Daytona etc. PLEASE! This thread should be a BOOK, its that informative about what a talented human can achieve in his garage with skill and determination. I'm in awe. 
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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10/27/12 05:19 PM
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Bluffton, Indiana
Benji
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This thread is a jaw-dropper. Your fabrication skills are AMAZING. I can't help think that your skills could be better applied (I mean that in the best way) to a really high-end project.
Save a trashed hemicuda, wing car, AC Cobra, GT40, Ferrari Daytona etc. PLEASE!
This thread should be a BOOK, its that informative about what a talented human can achieve in his garage with skill and determination.
I'm in awe.
I agree 100% and yet we have the naysayers that claim no one should attempt to resurrect these cars once they are this far gone but instead crush them. I say once they are gone, they are gone. Save 'em while they can be saved. 
Benji
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: Pacnorthcuda]
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10/28/12 10:52 PM
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Candler,NC / Myrtle Beach, SC
JDMopar
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This thread is a jaw-dropper. Your fabrication skills are AMAZING. I can't help think that your skills could be better applied (I mean that in the best way) to a really high-end project.
Save a trashed hemicuda, wing car, AC Cobra, GT40, Ferrari Daytona etc. PLEASE!
This thread should be a BOOK, its that informative about what a talented human can achieve in his garage with skill and determination.
I'm in awe.
 And this is a young man in his early to mid 20's at best!
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: JDMopar]
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10/30/12 11:01 AM
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Millersville, PA
HemiChallenger
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Thanks guys! I appreciate the compliments. If you can find me a ultra rare project let me know...  I Would love to do something like that... Few more pics of update in the rocker area on the passenger side...  Before...  After...  Installed...  More pataches 
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: 69Cuda340S]
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10/31/12 02:32 AM
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big-block-dave
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Following and very impressed!!! Is there a post on here showing the '71 Super Bee resto? I'd like to see that one also!
I'm the CARETAKER of Weinstats '69 440 'cuda registry and have 104 of the 360 cars to date. 84 fastbacks/20 coupes. Always looking for new(REAL M-code) '69 440 'cudas to add to the registry so drop me a note if any are found or known. This isn't a publicly released registry. Thanks, Dave
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: dvw]
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11/15/12 04:17 PM
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Millersville, PA
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dvw Let say you take two cars, Car A is this car, a rusted 71 383 R/T Shaker car. Car B is a standard east coast car of same options, needing quarters, fenders, floors, firwall and cowl etc. Price calculations... Car A: Cost of car $3000 Cost of sheetmetal $12000 Total $15000 Car B: Cost of car $9000 Cost of sheetmetal $6000 Total $15000 Now were talking rough estimates here but i can tell you that those are real figure based off of a car i sold and this car. The cost is going to be roughly the same, yes you might be better off finding a "better canidate" but find me another 71 challenger R/T 383 shaker car is FJ6 in better shape. I highly doubt you could find another. At the end of the day your going to be looking at similar figures on both shells. So cost to me i dont see much of a difference unless your paying a restoration shop $75 and hour. At that point yes your looking at potentially a $10,000 difference. At the end of the restoration of this car there is going to be one more Challenger saved and on the road, not melted down to become a Toyota Prius. 
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: HemiChallenger]
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11/15/12 05:20 PM
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At the end of the restoration of this car there is going to be one more Challenger saved and on the road, not melted down to become a Toyota Prius.
And that is what it is all about, well said
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Re: Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T
[Re: aspenrt360]
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11/16/12 10:08 PM
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Manchester , Md.
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i have to ask, do you enjoy the work? i know i do, sure i get burn't out from time to time but i get a real feeling of satisfaction from saving these cool old car's
I am glad peolpe save cars like this!!
67 Dart GT 10.5,mild,446,727,906heads,minitubbed,leafs,caltracks,410's,3290#w/out driver,10:87
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