Don's 69 Charger Rust Belt restoration

[fy469rtse]

Don,
your more than welcome , been watching this from the start , and like Mitch , you didnt loose the faith when car was a lot worse than first thought
most would have given up, 
your hard work is starting to pay off , car will be better than new

[mopar4don]

Those quarters I bought back at Christmas time.....
here they are being test fit on the thing that might someday be a car!

[mopar4don]

I am pleased with the fit

[cdr]

    

[Ghoste]

That has to be a pleasing sight Don. 

[Cncguy]

Don, this is the first thread I look for when logging into dodgecharger.com. I'm so looking forward to updates. Keep up the great work!

[mopar4don]

Hey Don, How come you didn't use the rockers from the coronet?

The coronet rockers were a bit different on the ends, not to mention where the b-pillar joins at the rocker.
I will try and get a couple of pics for you.

Here are those pics I promised

[mopar4don]

couple more

[Cncguy]

Thanks Don for the look at those Rockers. I think I'll just cut patches out of mine.

[freddyd02]

Awesome build! So glad i stumbled upon this one 

[mopar4don]

Here are a few pics of some misc parts in the booth getting some epoxy applied.

[fy469rtse]

better than new ,
any one for a thousand piece jigsaw puzzle, with no lid picture as a guide , Don's your man 

[mopar4don]

better than new ,
any one for a thousand piece jigsaw puzzle, with no lid picture as a guide , Don's your man 

Kinda like this?

[mopar4don]

On to the next fix, the tail panel.
My original was really bad but I picked this one up this past fall. I really thought this would be good. Until I blasted it!
Before blasting

[mopar4don]

After blasting

[mopar4don]

It had some issues... but luckily I had a few extra pieces that I could get some patches from.
This is the original tail panel that I used to patch the RT side.

[mopar4don]

Here is the right side patch and how I fixed it.

[mopar4don]

I really like to get my patches to fit with no gaps if possible. (I get less blow through when welding a tight patch)

[mopar4don]

This pic shows good weld penetration from the back side.

[mopar4don]

I didn't get a fully completed pic, but these last two show it real close to being done.

[Stevearino]

Based on what you have repaired up til now you will be able to patch that tail light panel with your eyes closed and one hand tied behind your back.

[mopar4don]

Based on what you have repaired up til now you will be able to patch that tail light panel with your eyes closed and one hand tied behind your back.

Thanks Stevo, But I need all my senses when dealing with this car!

[keepat]

Great work! Nice job salvaging that tail panel with parts from the original panel!
Pat

[fy469rtse]

Don , hate to add to your work ,
but trial fit your tail lights, even the factory was off , and on some cars you could see the lights were uneven, its the buckets ,
repop panels even worse than the originals , hopefully all good 

[mopar4don]

Great work! Nice job salvaging that tail panel with parts from the original panel!
Pat

Thank you Pat. Trying to save money you know.

Don , hate to add to your work ,
but trial fit your tail lights, even the factory was off , and on some cars you could see the lights were uneven, its the buckets ,
repop panels even worse than the originals , hopefully all good 

fy469rtse, that is a good point, I hadnt thought of.