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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: John D] #2627874
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Originally Posted By John D
WS23,6XW,AO1,AO2,A34,A54,C16,D21,E86,FC7,G11,G36,H31,H41,J25,J45,J55,M05,N25,N42,N85,N96,P31,R11,R31,S77,S83,V1W,V6X,W23,Y14,T46

$5,062.05 Thats the car in a Nutshell - Pics soon


Congrats on your find. It's always good to see another '71 Charger come back to life!

As a fellow '71 R/T owner, I thought I'd help out a bit by running this info through a decoder to make it easier for everyone to see what he's restoring. Sounds like a very cool car when done:

WS23:
Dodge Coronet,Charger
Unknown
2 Door Hardtop

: Unknown
Unknown
Unknown

: Sequence number

E86: 440 cid 4 barrel V8 (High Performance) 375hp
D21: 4 Speed Manual Transmission
FC7: Exterior Color
D6XW: Trim - Luxury, Vinyl Bucket Seats, Black/White
: Int. Door Frames
: Build Date:
: Order number

V1W: Full Vinyl Top, White

A01: Light Package
A02: Driver Aid Group
A34: Super Track Pak w/4.10 ratio
A54: Colored Bumper Package

C16: Console w/Woodgrain Panel
G11: Tinted Glass (all)
G36: OS Dual Racing Mirrors
H31: Rear Window Defogger
H41: Heater w/ Upper Level Vent
J25: 3 Speed Wipers

J45: Hood Tie Down Pins
J55: Undercoating with Hood Pad
M05: Door edge moldings
N25: Engine Block Heater
N42: Chrome Exhaust Tips
N85: Tachometer

N96: Fresh Air Hood
P31: Power Windows
R11: Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
S77: Power Steering
S83: Rim Blow Woodgrained Steering Wheel (Rim Blow)
W23: Road Wheels
Y14: Sold Car

Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: GB5andGY8] #2627991
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Wow,that is a killer machine John D!!

Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: John D] #2628050
03/02/19 08:42 PM
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Thank You! and thanks for the pic of the jack hook. I will bet that is going to be fun to find.
BTW my son played hockey in Kelowna.
John

Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: John D] #2628138
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Hope you can get some photos of your car hosted and posted. Sounds like a great machine.


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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: John D] #2628753
03/04/19 04:49 PM
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Sounds like a very nice car..,,

I'll try to dig up some pictures of my former survivor white '71 Charger R/T. One thing easy to say and often overlooked in the restorations of '71s is the blackout treatment on the lower rocker pinch welds and leading edge bottom portion of the hood.

Troy


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'69 Charger 500 440 - 4speed - 3.54 Dana
'70 Road Runner 383 - 4speed - a/c (now with 440)
Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: hemi68charger] #2628764
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Originally Posted By hemi68charger
Sounds like a very nice car..,,

I'll try to dig up some pictures of my former survivor white '71 Charger R/T. One thing easy to say and often overlooked in the restorations of '71s is the blackout treatment on the lower rocker pinch welds and leading edge bottom portion of the hood.

Troy


Yup, and lower leading edge of front fenders

RadiatorBlackout-1.jpg

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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: John D] #2628774
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A couple pictures for reference. Also the center back section of the front valence.

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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: steve70] #2628904
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Here are some pics of Johns car.......

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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 71 Charger R/T] #2628907
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More.......

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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 71 Charger R/T] #2628918
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more again...

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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 71 Charger R/T] #2628921
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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 71 Charger R/T] #2628922
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I lied.......

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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: John D] #2628924
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One of the nicer R/Ts I've heard about in recent memory.

Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 71 Charger R/T] #2628926
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The only way that car could be more desirable is if it was a six pack or Hemi with a sunroof!

Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 71 Charger R/T] #2629116
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Cool Charger. My friend was able to achieve the rubber bumper look by having all the chrome plating sand blasted off of his bumpers. Then he smoothed all the edges with a DA sander,then he applied several coats of high build epoxy primer,and blocked them several times. He blasted the bolts too. Then he applied the basecoat,then several coats of clear,and left them as sprayed. This gives the bumpers a plastic coated appearance. I just bought a 71 Charger R/T that is a factory Hemi Orange car with a white top and interior, and I plan on using his procedure to do the bumpers on my car.

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70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi 70 Charger R/T convertible 70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack 69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar 68 Charger 383 68 Charger 318 71 Charger R/T 70 Challenger convertible 71 Challenger convertible 71 Cuda 340 09 Challenger R/T Classic
Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 71 Charger R/T] #2629139
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Originally Posted By 71 Charger R/T
more again...


Your Interior guy looks like a hard worker :-)

Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: 65pacecar] #2629182
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You guys better get crackin on that charger,looks like your co pilot is ready to go! U code 4 speed cars are my fav of them all,most power/fun,most reliable,cheaper than 6bbl or hemi,best bang for the buck in my opinion!

Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: ogopogo] #2629212
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What's the SPD on the fender tag?


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Re: Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T [Re: steve70] #2629220
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Very nice, will be following this resto.

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