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Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: L7VERT] #1617746
05/10/14 06:55 PM
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That's a BEATUIFUL car!

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Thank you for posting this. I'm currently mid-resto and would like to set the thing of fire every time something doesn't fit or look right.



man that's so true! everything is a stumbling block every day! I cant believe how long its taking me to do things that should've taken a few hours.

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: LimeliteAero] #1617747
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I cant believe how long its taking me to do things that should've taken a few hours



...and I thought I was the only person that took 8 hours to do a 30 minute job! But it may have been caused by some of this stuff....

8140290-LCA.jpg (208 downloads)

Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617748
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or some other things that few will ever see...


Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617749
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and even less would care about...


Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617750
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....

8140297-IMG_2724.JPG (200 downloads)

Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617751
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Sorry guys, got carried away, last one...

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Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617752
05/10/14 07:24 PM
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Don't be sorry! These kind of threads are always a treat to see!!!!

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: Lou_Steger] #1617753
05/10/14 11:07 PM
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I can relate!!! yours is 20X nicer than mine though!! Well done - congrats

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: cal_gecko] #1617754
05/11/14 12:33 AM
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Beautiful Challenger, congrats

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: Colin Frolick] #1617755
05/12/14 10:14 AM
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Looks awesome. Good on you for building what you want ! I finally got my 70 Sport Satellite done last year. Owned it for 13 years, collected parts for 10 years, and finally took 2 years to totally restore. Built the way I wanted for me! Enjoy the driving pleasure!!!!

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Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: a12rag] #1617756
05/13/14 08:21 AM
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Awesome result, well done for sticking with it.
And thanks for the encouragement, I took mine off the road about the same time ago (13 years) for a 'one year' resto....yeah right. Twin children and lots of health issues later and I'm still not done, maybe at 85%. So good to see I'm not the only one and there is light at the end of the tunnel!!

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: Gavin] #1617757
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Great job. I like lots of detail myself.

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617758
05/14/14 07:39 AM
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Nice


81 Dodge Ram My dad bought brand new... my 17 year old sons project
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited .....my wife's baby
Durango....my DD
Caravan...an awesome parts hauler
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Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: mopar383] #1617759
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Thanks guys, I appreciate all the compliments... here's a few more pics...

8144296-Challpainted3.jpg (178 downloads)

Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617760
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.......

8144298-IMG_2728.JPG (178 downloads)

Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617761
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I have the interior finished finally, I will try to get some pics of the insides and post them today. Last one for now..

8144301-IMG_2736.JPG (185 downloads)

Yeah, it's hopped up to over 160...
Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617762
05/14/14 09:28 AM
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Great job and way to stay with it!!Beautiful car, love seeing the details and your hard work.

Show us more if you have em.

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: jt4406] #1617763
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Beautiful job. Mine is 3 years and almost done, but I didn't do a Rotisserie Restoration. It's great to see these Mopars come back to life.

Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: mopar70rtse] #1617764
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Great looking car jt4406. My car has been in our family for almost 30 years now. Hasn't been running since '91-'92. I'm finally in the stage about where you posted your pictures. I haven't given up but there sure has been days. Often thought will it ever get the restoration it deserves? Time, $$$, and patience and the love of Mopars is what has done it for me. I have many components now rebuilt, restored for it. Now, just waiting for my body guy to be done, which should be in a matter of days, then the fun begins.

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Re: Restoration taking forever? don't give up!!! [Re: 71rm23] #1617765
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Looks like a very nice resto job. Takes alot of time but worth it in the end..

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