My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")...mostly original paint

[hemi-hampton]

"I don't get on anyone else's build thread here and say anything looks bad...it's just tacky."

OH, I have plenty of people insult my Restorations, like your lower control are the wrong color, to dark & your sway bar aint factory size thats to big & your front shocks shouldn't be blue, ect., ect., ect., I've gotten plenty of insults over the past 15 years in here. Here's just one of many post. LEON.

P.S Notice i used the Raptorliner on Floors so not against it.

P.S.S. Notice Tufcat must of insulted the car 10 different times.


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,60195.0.html

[70B5Cuda]

OK, The only one reason I said I didn't like it, because some day some one like me is probably going to have to spends weeks in there trying to chisel that out of there because down the road someday someone would want it Restored with a shiny Trunk. Having spent a week before trying to scrape out Undercoat from inside a Trunk on a car that someone thought would be a good idea to hide the rust for resale it's not Fun. It Looks nice, I just cringed at the idea of having to remove it. LEON.
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yeah...I've uncovered lots of hidden sins before...but one of the reasons I document my threads on public forums is so that if I ever decide to sell, I have a public record of the work done and the condition of the sheetmetal before it was covered. I fix things. I don't cover them.
and as far as opinions go, I don't care if someone asks me why I did something a certain way...it was more the "bad idea" and barfing emojis that hit me the wrong way. If someone down the road does want to restore this car and go concourse, they are going to strip the whole body down anyway.

And I'm sure that people nit pick your stuff all the time...which is wrong in my opinion. I was raised that if you don't have something good to say, then you don't say anything at all. Although others may nit pick your efforts, you will not find me doing that...ever.

[hemi-hampton]

OK, I apologize, I should of never posted all those emoji's. My Mistake.   LEON.

[70B5Cuda]

OK, I apologize, I should of never posted all those emoji's. My Mistake.   LEON.

No problem...and I think you do nice work. I love glossy painted trunks but I just have different goals/intents for my cars.

[John Milner]

The undercoating looks great and will protect the metal very nicely for years to come.  I like it. 

[70B5Cuda]

Thanks TT!

I have been slowly picking away at interior. I have a new Legendary carpet that has been rolled up in a box for 13 years, so it is taking lots of time to form it to the floor pans....hence the sand bags in the picture. The rear upper seat had a clear plastic cover on it that was half on/half off, which is why it has a dirt line that runs from corner to corner. The rear seat cleaned up pretty well, but has some yellowing/staining.

[VegasCharger]

Thanks TT!

I have been slowly picking away at interior. I have a new Legendary carpet that has been rolled up in a box for 13 years, so it is taking lots of time to form it to the floor pans....hence the sand bags in the picture.....

An auto battery on top of a slat of wood also work great as a weight provider.

[funknut]

Cleaned up nice!  If you haven't tried it, I had some good luck brightening up some white vinyl with Super Clean.

[moparstuart]

Cleaned up nice!  If you haven't tried it, I had some good luck brightening up some white vinyl with Super Clean.

Totally Awesome from the Dollar tree works great to , it has a little acid in it so i alway neutralize it with water after use .   

[70B5Cuda]

Thanks for the suggestions for cleaning products. I'll see if I can find some.

I installed the rear wiring harness, taillights, rear bumper, and this antique tag I bought on ebay. That tag is now my permanent tag.



I also cleaned up the door panels

[Mytur Binsdirti]

Forget the door panel, what's with that footwear?   

[Kern Dog]

Yeah....THose shoes look a little...."Urban".   
Are you really good at playing basketball and cooking Bar-B-Que ?

[timmycharger]

Nice !love the license plate!

Yeah....THose shoes look a little...."Urban".  
Are you really good at playing basketball and cooking Bar-B-Que ?

Wow.. KD spending too much time over at Yellowbullet it seems..

[moparstuart]

I love the 68 Kansas yellow and black plates.   Mine

[Kern Dog]

Nice !love the license plate!

Yeah....THose shoes look a little...."Urban".  
Are you really good at playing basketball and cooking Bar-B-Que ?

Wow.. KD spending too much time over at Yellowbullet it seems..

It was a joke, snowflake. Remember what a joke is?

[70B5Cuda]

LOL-some people get distracted easily. Those are NIKE running shoes with reflective material. The camera flash makes them looks a lot more wild then they are.

[Kern Dog]

 

Just having some fun.
I do like the textured trunk floor even if the purists don't. I am not a custom car guy by any stretch and an OEM correct car is beautiful but not my thing either.
Thanks for the updates. 

[hemi-hampton]

Reminds me of the Fast Times at Ridgemont High Shoes.

[Kern Dog]

Vans....a favorite for the skateboard, surfer and stoner crowds!

[70B5Cuda]

Rear window and trim are installed. I cleaned up the window but left the vintage radio station sticker.

[70B5Cuda]

Spent some time cleaning and polishing the engine bay. The passenger side is in much better condition then the driver's side so don't expect as good of results on the other side!!

[70B5Cuda]

Finally pulled all the original front suspension parts out for refurb/replacement. So many rusty cotter pins...I'm also trying to figure out what I want to do for front brakes. This thing has drums on all four corners and that's not fun.

[tcs69rt]

Looking good! In the 90s we used 409 spray to clean a white bench seat, I will have to try some Super Clean soon. 

[hemi-hampton]

If you want to lighten Rust near Battery Tray & not remove Paint go to Hardware Store & buy Navel Jelly or Zud (mix zud into paste) & spread over Rust. This will remove the Rust & not damage Paint, These 2 Products contain Oxalic Acid which is the best Chemical Rust remover. LEON.

[70B5Cuda]

If you want to lighten Rust near Battery Tray & not remove Paint go to Hardware Store & buy Navel Jelly or Zud (mix zud into paste) & spread over Rust. This will remove the Rust & not damage Paint, These 2 Products contain Oxalic Acid which is the best Chemical Rust remover. LEON.

Interesting...thanks! I'll try it