Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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05/18/19 01:40 PM
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First thing that bugged me when I got home with it was the bent corner on the driver's side front corner where the inner fender meets the radiator support. It was still on the trailer when I did this last summer... View from the top looking down... I got an old 2x4 and a hammer/dolly and starting tapping away. It's not perfect, but I don't care...
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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05/28/19 11:05 PM
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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07/02/19 11:41 PM
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You are certainly making progress. Keep up the good work.
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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07/14/19 09:38 AM
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Before I cut out the trunk floor, both rear frame rail needed patched near the top of the arch. Before aftermarket parts were available for these cars, someone had stripped this car. Apparently they really needed the shock absorber mount/crossmember, but instead of grinding welds to remove it, they used a torch. In the process they cut out sections of the frame rail. I didn't want to replace the whole frame rails so some sections were traced/cut and butt welded in. Before... After
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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07/27/19 12:26 PM
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thanks CSK! I've been trying to find/buy a used rotisserie for the last 3 months and I can't get to one before its sold. I've emailed the seller within 2 hours of listing and it's always already sold. I told a friend and he said "why don't you just use mine?". I didn't even know he had one! So I picked it up and got the Charger mounted. Now I can cut out the trunk floor pan and remove the last of the undercoating from the rear frame rails.
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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08/03/19 05:14 PM
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Last edited by 70B5Cuda; 08/03/19 05:15 PM.
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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08/18/19 01:31 PM
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So I guess this is no longer a budget bomber??? Nice to have friends that will lend you things.
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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08/19/19 10:18 PM
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So I guess this is no longer a budget bomber??? Nice to have friends that will lend you things. The scope ALWAYS creeps, but my goal is to keep this as budget oriented as possible. I'm not joking about doing a budget paint job either
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: 1968 Charger....budget bomber
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08/23/19 11:34 AM
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"Budget paint job".........Look at the paint job Pat did on his charger, I would class that as budget so if you set up like he did then you will have no worries at all. I will be painting my car as well and setting up a make shift booth in my garage. (22'-7"x 25'x 12'-2")
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