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70 Challenger T/A project - burnt #250648
03/11/09 01:59 PM
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Interesting category for posts. I'll add my project story. You can see from the photo above that my T/A had a very bad day back in June of 2001. Due to a spark and a electronic fuel pump a nice fire took off and took out the owner's garage as well. Up to that point the car had lived a nice life in NY and MA racing with a 440 6 pack in it (fender call outs had been modified to say 440 6 pak, know the car?). I'm told it only had 18K miles on it at the time of the fire.

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250649
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Here she is in January of 2004, shortly after I took ownership. I had removed the roof which was badly warped along with the bar that holds the courtesy light. The roof frame was fine.

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250650
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This will be worth watching....

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250651
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March of 2004. Lots of welding done. New roof installed with dome light support. New rear window finish panel, a couple of patches at the lower a-pillars.

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250652
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keep'm comming!


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Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: basketcase] #250653
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Can you please give some more info on what caused the fire?


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Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: 69bronzeT5] #250654
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Summer 2004, roof bodywork completed

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250655
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Okay, big decision at this point. My T/A is actually a significant T/A. The bulk of the T/As had their production completed by Friday, April 17th 1970. My T/A is one of 4 built after that day. My car was built on Tuesday, April 21st 1970 and is the 3 highest VIN of all the T/A's registered. It also only had 18K miles on it. The car when new was FK5 Burnt orange with a black interior and a console shifted automatic. But the original drivetrain was long gone and I only had the history back to 1990. I knew I wouldn't be happy with the car restored to original so I decided to build it my way. It would be EK2 Go-mango with a H6XW black and white interior and a 4 speed. Otherwise, I would always be looking at other cars and wishing I owned that one. Besides, I'm 47 years old. How many more cars do I want to restore??? So the Orange went on.

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250656
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Engine compartment, spring 2005, had to weld the bracket on for the clutch fork. This is the only e-body I've ever restored that didn't have the rust blowout by the hinges!

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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250657
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Quote:

...so I decided to build it my way. It would be EK2 Go-mango with a H6XW black and white interior and a 4 speed. Otherwise, I would always be looking at other cars and wishing I owned that one. Besides, I'm 47 years old. How many more cars do I want to restore??? So the Orange went on.




Amen Brother. Preach on!


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Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: 4speeds4me] #250658
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Engine compartment all cleaned and primed. I swapped out the radiator support, which was badly warped, and transfered the VIN. It came out great.

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Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250659
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Looking great !

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250660
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well it's Spring 09 is that T/A done yet what's takin so long????????

Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250661
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Jeff:

Nice job and good thing it survived the fire...

I would have left it FK5. That color is just awesome when freshly applied. But it's your car and if you wanted to paint it chartreuse, that would be fine with me.

Good luck and look forward to the progress pics.

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I can understand him not wanting to paint it "burnt" orange.

Sheldon

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New trunk floor in 2005

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Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250664
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Late 2005, patches done in the interior floors but overall they were nice. Notice that "hump" that wasn't there before.

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More late 2005, engine compartment painted and front suspension cleaned, painted, and installed.

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With the engine compartment done now I need an engine for it. Like I said, the original drivetrain was gone. I found a 1970 non-T/A 340 in Rhode Island out of a 70 'Cuda which I purchased and had rebuilt to stock specs.

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Re: 70 Challenger T/A project - burnt [Re: jeff968] #250667
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Summer 2006, after spending 2.5 years wire-wheeling, cleaning, priming, and painting without the aid of a rotisserie it was great to be bolting parts onto the car.

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