Restoring a 1971 Charger R/T

I am restoring a 1971 Charger R/T. The car has the A54 option (front and rear colored bumpers) Are these rubber bumpers? What makes a rubber bumper? Can i coat mine? Are they just painted?
I also need a set of doors for this car
Thanks for your help!

There is a bit more to the option package, see A54 at http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/DealershipDataBook/1971/71_Charger0021.jpg

There is a cutaway view of a 1970 Barracuda urethane covered bumper at http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/serviceHighlights/70%20sh%20217.jpg

Very helpful! Thanks for the reply

The rubber on the Charger bumpers was much thinner than the Cuda/Challenger elastomeric bumpers. About the equivalent of heavy rubberized undercoating. Here are a couple photos of an original A54 car....

That photo bucket link didn't seem to work....... (What a surprise!)

Let's try this route......

Wow! Amazing, thank you for the help. Can they be re-created or do i need to find a pair?

I am one day going to try using some rubberized undercoating to see if I can get a smooth enough texture and then spray color over that once set. I would try to contact Mike Goyette (Dayclona) He is a Guru on the reproducing of things! Super nice guy too!

Great info, thanks again. Do you know of any doors?

I've got a friend with at least a couple sets. I PM'd you my email address.

I have spare front bumper, I am in need of right door for 71 charger r/t

Would the 71 GTX have the approximate same thickness coating on it’s bumpers?

from what i have seen yes,very thin coating,and i have had original sets here for dodge and plymouth to compare.

John D what are some of the details on your car? colours? air grabber? stick or auto ? etc

I wanna know the color too!

John D. Don't forget the A54 Chargers have a unique jack hook specific just to the colored bumper option. I used to have one and I have pics on my home computer if you need to see what it looks like. Eddie

the jack hook

The color is awesome! I am trying to post pics, i dont know how... soon i hope

Also, i am overwhelmed by the assistance on this web site! Thank you Everyone!!!

There were a limited number of colors available with rubber bumpers, some more awesome than others. Why not tell us before you figure out how to post pics?

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

Wow,that is a killer machine John D!!

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

Hope you can get some photos of your car hosted and posted. Sounds like a great machine.

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

A couple pictures for reference. Also the center back section of the front valence.

Here are some pics of Johns car.......

More.......

more again...

last

I lied.......

One of the nicer R/Ts I've heard about in recent memory.

The only way that car could be more desirable is if it was a six pack or Hemi with a sunroof!

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.

Your Interior guy looks like a hard worker :-)

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!

What's the SPD on the fender tag?

Very nice, will be following this resto.