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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: HPMike]
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07/07/08 11:39 PM
07/07/08 11:39 PM
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And now a picture to answer the question of why the tank isn't in the car now. This is what happens when you leave a half a tank of gas in there for 20 some-odd years.  Looks like rust but it isn't, it's some nasty crystallized remnants of whatever fuel was in there at the time. Believe it or not, the tank itself is in perfect condition. If there was a way to remove this crap, you could easily put it back into service. You should see the pickup. Looks almost like Miss Belvedere.  NOS in there now.  MB
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: Mike Mancini]
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07/07/08 11:51 PM
07/07/08 11:51 PM
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Hi Mike,
Is your build sheet coded for a sound deadening package or anything like that? Any shots of the surrounding floor panels?
MIke
Nope
Just a plain old garden variety stripped out, radio delete, Super track pack Hemi Challenger. Floor is original grey primer. Heavy undercoat in wheelwells and frame rail areas in the back.
MB
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: Mike Mancini]
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07/08/08 12:09 AM
07/08/08 12:09 AM
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Thanks for sharing the pics. Was the car local to the east coast all its life? Are you sure it wasn't applied by the dealer to protect from the salted roads. seems funny the factory would undercoat only in the areas snow and slush get kicked up at constantly??
Mike
Jersey car from day one. The original owner took delivery of the car practically off the transporter as I am told. Also, I might add that the undercoat on the tank is the super heavily textured variety that you only seem to see on original cars. The stuff the dealer used was the spray bomb type that goes on much thinner(and darker). BTW this is not unique to my car. I also have seen the same on other survivor cars. I have a picture of a 71 Cuda that I worked on that is the same way.
MB
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: anlauto]
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07/08/08 01:16 AM
07/08/08 01:16 AM
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based on the above two photos, the front valance on 70 Challengers must have been installed AFTER the fenders got there coating of sound deadener sprayed on, where-as on 71 Cudas the front bumper and valance were in place because the front signal light housing was almost always covered to some degree.
The differences could be endless.
Alan,
Any info you have on this would be greatly appreciated. We found what appeared to be some light road tar on the valance but could have been mistaken as to whether it was a very light overspray of undercoat. Anyone else have any documentation on Challenger front valances?
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: THESHAKERPROJECT]
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07/08/08 01:18 AM
07/08/08 01:18 AM
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David Walden
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Were the front side marker housings on 70 Challengers gold zink ??? I know the originals on my 71 were galvanized or stamped from galvanized sheet .....but yours look to be a gold color . Were some Gold zink ?
Yes. All of the 1970 original samples I have seen are gold zinc!
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: Paul Jacobs]
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07/08/08 01:33 AM
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Paul, it's late.....don't you have to go to work tomorrow!!  Good to see ya!!
....there is nothing like driving my 1968 Hemi Dart around town and having people looking at you like you're nuts!!
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: hemi70se]
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07/08/08 12:54 PM
07/08/08 12:54 PM
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Another pic of the rad end
Doesn't appear to be the radiator end.
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: hemi70se]
#77179
07/08/08 01:12 PM
07/08/08 01:12 PM
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David Walden
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Another pic of the rad end
This is not the "rad" end. It is the 90 degree end that goes to the thermostat water outlet.
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