YACT: Look at what I am working on now?

[Quixfire]

Some of you might know that I restore classic muscle cars. I recently took on a major project of restoring a 1966 Dodge Charger 383 4 speed that someone else took apart. The car has only twenty thousand miles on it and overall in good shape. The car is missing it?s original engine but I was able to find a 1969 383 High Output engine to replace it. The interior is ripe with mildew and some of the carpet is damaged because of it. I thought I would post some pictures of the car before I started working on it. I don?t have any recent photos right now, but plan on taking some this weekend.

Whole Car
Interior minus seats
Replacement engine

BTW, I finally found my 1970 Torino GT Convertible.

 

[AdamSnow]

Nice man!! It seriously is my dream to be able to do that...

 

[Ornery]

Congrats on the Torino! Good luck with the Mopar. :Q

Hope you have some serious time and money on hand!

 

[CraigRT]

Dodge Charger... awesome.. one of the best muscle cars ever!!

 

[boyRacer]

Wait so you do this for yourself? ...and not as a service for anyone?

Hey that's cool...

 

[MichaelD]

MOPAR!!!! I love you, man. In a non-biblical, gearhead sort of way, of course. :beer:

I envy you. I have two dreams for my lifetime.

1. Own a nice house with land and a three car garage
2. Build a 70/71 Cuda/Challenger 440/Hemi reproduction from scratch


Waaaaaaaay back when...1988. I owned a 74 Challenger. Nothing special. Tor-Red color. Black vinyl top. 318 2-bbl, Slapstick Auto.

Unfortunately, it was an East-Coast Car. I.E. winters had taken their toll. Car was a rustbucket with a $150 Maaco paintjob. Looked great from 50 feet away, but the paint just covered the 33-rpm record-sized patches of rust.

Someday.....

 

[Klixxer]

Nice, and it is going to be nicer, but this will take time, i seriously hope you do take the time, you don't want to sit there turning the key and think, oh i forgot something, SQEEEEK, now i know what i forgot.

Heh, well i am sure you won't.

 

[StageLeft]

I wish I could do that

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Klixxer
Nice, and it is going to be nicer, but this will take time, i seriously hope you do take the time, you don't want to sit there turning the key and think, oh i forgot something, SQEEEEK, now i know what i forgot.

Heh, well i am sure you won't.

That would be the SQUEEEEK of "no oil in the motor" correct? :Q

 

[Sluggo]

Congrats on finding your Torino.

From the pic it looks like the back end is goobered up, or is it just an odd angle on the pic?

 

[Heisenberg]

Sweet car. I wish I had the time/money/knowledge to restore a car.

 

[TechnoKid]

amazing that the engine has a fram filter on it. Me personally, i'd go for a napa/wix.

Good luck on the restore.

 

[dizzle106]

cool

 

[pyonir]

Nice man. One day....one day i'll own myself a GTO. Preferrably a 64 or 65.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: bR
Wait so you do this for yourself? ...and not as a service for anyone?

Hey that's cool...

The Torino is for myself the Charger belong to one of my customers.

Originally posted by: MichaelD
2. Build a 70/71 Cuda/Challenger 440/Hemi reproduction from scratch

Your better off building 70/71 Cuda Convertible 440 Six-pack because they are very very rare compared to the Hemi equipped vehicle.

Originally posted by: Sluggo
Congrats on finding your Torino.

From the pic it looks like the back end is goobered up, or is it just an odd angle on the pic?

Thanks and yes the rear quarters are rusted. I planning on replacing both rear quarter panels, inner trunk sheet metal and the rear wheel wells.

Originally posted by: TechnoKid
amazing that the engine has a fram filter on it. Me personally, i'd go for a napa/wix.

It does have a Fram filter anymore.

Thanks everyone for the well wishes and I will post more pictures as the car progresses. Right now I am a week behind schedule on the Charger due to another vehicle failure.