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Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519465
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Just Curious.. what do you think,
do you think you should have pre-loaded the chassis before you hung those quarters.??
i accually could nt sleep last night, thinking about that.... i usually make mine a roller,with motor in, hang quarters,weld, take it apart then put it back on the rack.. finish up the welding.. what do you guys think?? I dont want to bust your bubble......... just a thought.. jc

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Even though XV's connectors need a little work, after they are installed I think they look much cleaner since the are formed instead of 3 pieces welded together IMO.
I installed some on my 70 Roadrunner and they needed very little work to fit but my car also has all of the original floor pans.

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: JS29R0B] #519467
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I do also believe they will look more factory except that they are welded and not flanged and spot-welded. I'm still grinding but I'm almost ready to start welding them in.Tomorrow I'll have them all welded in. I just really have to take my time as they aren't in a grinding friendly place so my welds have to look good.Wish me luck!

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Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: 68427vette] #519468
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can you post a photo of the shrinker/stretcher you are using.....

and i'll send you a link to the "shaker car" soon. eeekkkk

how was your cowl bottom, door hinge area.....


Door hinge area and cowl bottom weren't too bad. I'm going to be fixing the minor problems there soon so stay tuned!
Here ya go. This thing is worth every penny!





Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519469
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So the frame ties are in finally. It took about 10 hours total time but I'm not exactly racing through stuff here. If I had itto do over again, I'd have made them from scratch but only because I know what I know after having installed them. If i had never installed them I wouldn't know how to make them so it was worth it all in all.
I'm just going to let the pictures speak for themselves.
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Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519470
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Very nicely done I can't wait to see this when it's finished

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519471
01/23/10 10:09 PM
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I just saw where all your patience comes from! If you can fly an RC helicopter,you can do anything!

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: Skeez] #519472
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Jake

thats some serious welding skills you have, obviously you have past experience.

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Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: ] #519473
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I noticed the r/c helis and plane. Gotta have good, steady hands to fly one of those helis!!! Beautiful work!

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Just Curious.. what do you think,
do you think you should have pre-loaded the chassis before you hung those quarters.??
i accually could nt sleep last night, thinking about that.... i usually make mine a roller,with motor in, hang quarters,weld, take it apart then put it back on the rack.. finish up the welding.. what do you guys think?? I dont want to bust your bubble......... just a thought.. jc



Well, I've stared at it quite a bit as every bit of input counts. I personally don't think that having the suspension and engine in would really affect anything because the car just sits on top of all of that stuff. I may be wrong but I hope not. Anyone else have an opinion on this?

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: 68SportSatvert] #519475
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I noticed the r/c helis and plane. Gotta have good, steady hands to fly one of those helis!!! Beautiful work!



It sure does take some concentration! I've crashed all of them but the biggest one-they're a handful for sure!

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: ] #519476
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Jake

thats some some serious welding skills you have, obviously you have past experience.



Thanks Superfreak! Yes, I've been welding since I was a kid. My Dad, his Dad and his brothers all had welders and torches and stuff like that so if something metal in the family was broke, it wasn't for long!-Jake

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: Skeez] #519477
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Very nicely done I can't wait to see this when it's finished



Thank you Skeez! Comments like this give me the confidence I need to keep this thing rolling along.

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519478
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The work is turning out great

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: DusterKrazy] #519479
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Awesome job Jake!

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519480
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So I'm not going to be working on her 'till I can kick this crappy cold but I was wondering if any of you might have a couple pictures I could see of what this area used to look like. It's one of the next areas I'd like to attack but I don't know how it's supposed to look. Thanks in advance!



Anyone got this? I can't find a good pic and it's coming up soon on my list of to-dos.

5759954-cowlpiece.jpg (172 downloads)
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Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: Skeez] #519481
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Very nicely done I can't wait to see this when it's finished




And at the rate he is going it will be done soon!!!!! Great job

Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519482
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Hope this is what you need. I scanned it from a picture of a 71 I did a while back. Hope this helps.
Exceptional work on the car Jake.

Joe Sr

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Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: joewhite440] #519483
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I've also got a pic of the corner of the firewall/windshield for comparison:



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Re: Jake's Challenger/Rust [Re: jake71] #519484
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Holy schmomboly!

Man, you sure this is your first crack at a major metalworking project?

Amazingly impressive.

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