500/daytona rear window conversion

[chargerpeople]

hi all,

i heard years ago you can convert the rear window of a regular charger to a 500/daytona.. How !! is my question.

some body mentioned using a MONZA hatch for this ..

Any help!!

Russ

[70charger_boy]

use a vega hatch.  Try searching this site there are several posts floating around. Good luck

[daytonalo]

I heard that as well

[moparstuart]

  i wanna make mine with a pinto hatch   see if it will blow up ??

[daytonalo]

How about taking a Daytona wing , narrow it , and install on Vega

[Howie]

No that would be a waste of a good wing! Go get yourself one of those new nascar wings and modify it.

[70charger_boy]

How about taking a Daytona wing , narrow it , and install on Vega

    Yeah, the wing will cost more than the whole car.  Good one

[moparstuart]

  no maybe a pacer with a daytona wing     i think that would be trick

or a bubble style pacer hatch on my daytona   now that would be styling

 

[PocketThunder]

I heard that as well

[BigBlockSam]

use a vega hatch.  Try searching this site there are several posts floating around. Good luck 

thats the way to go .

here you go this thread will show you how its done. Rene

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,8271.0.html

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

I was thinking about installing a daytona fiberglass stinger wing on my 72 nova 4-door

[BigBlockSam]

I was thinking about installing a daytona fiberglass stinger wing on my 72 nova 4-door   

intresting ,----------------but stupid.   

[chargerpeople]

hi,

To those who had contructive replies-- thanks   so, the monza i found wouldn t work


The rest -- maybe you need to find different entertainment!!!

russ

[Howie]

You need a vega hatchback preferably without the vent fins in it. You also need a closeout panel for shortening your decklid and a set of daytonalo`s trunk hinges. You can see the link posted above.
                                                                                            Good luck grasshopper

[BigBlockSam]

and correct drip rail to change the radius of the hatch to match the deck lid . . Rene

[moparstuart]

71- 73 vegas have the vented hatch    use the 74-79 doesnt have vents

[hotrod98]

We've been using modified dutchman panels (upper body panels) from 71-74 Chargers for the front trunk lip to use the vega plug. Works pretty good. There's a thread on here somewhere showing pics of the one that I converted for Howie. There's also a thread showing the trunk lids that I've converted as well. If you're patient, there's enough knowledge on this site to help you build a complete daytona clone without having to go through a lot of BS. Good luck.

[TomP]

You're alive!  Nice to see you back.  You never answered my last PM.

[moparstuart]

hot rod do you just need to use the lip or do you have to use quite a bit of the panel also as filler ?

didn't know if the vega hatch was the right length of if it needed to be added on to

[BigBlockSam]

here's a pic pic of mines. the blue section is the 73 charger panel. Rene

[moparstuart]

cool so you just need the lip and a short inch or 2 section  great.    I have a 73 parts car  i will cut it long just to make sure and trim it later
thanks very much 

[moparstuart]

  renee  did you skin your hatch or use it innerstructure and all and just trim edges 

[Howie]

It is skinned. Larry(hotrod) did mine and I do remember him telling me that he seperated it. I spoke with him last night and he is busy getting things taken care of so he can open his shop at home and really get going working on car restoration and sorts.
                                                                                                Howard
When you line up that vega hatch you will need to add a piece at the top of the vega plug. I believe it is 2 inches or less.

[moparstuart]

  great  thanks

[BigBlockSam]

you will need to add a piece at the top of the vega plug. I believe it is 2 inches or less.
 

yea , the hatch doesn't sit at the top of the openning. you have to pull it down and leave a gap between the top of the hatch and the charger roof. you'll see what i mean when you do it. Rene

[moparstuart]

 maybe since larry(hotrod) only lives one state away i can  just pay him to  do my convertion if he gets his shop ready

[BigBlockSam]

i got work for him too but he's gotten complicated. 

[moparstuart]

  if they are good  they seem to alway be busy

[moparstuart]

rene what part of the country do you live in

[daytonalo]

Rene lives in north Jersey . I also live in Jersey , south to be exact , send your car to me , I will convert the whole car to a daytona , and paint it , you complete the rest . I'm just finishing up my car right now .

Larry

[moparstuart]

larry i would but your like 1/2 the world away from me

  thanks for the offer  tho   

[Aussiemadonmopars]

I would to but I am half the world away....

[daytonalo]

I think we need to look at a map

[Daytona R/T SE]

hi all,

i heard years ago you can convert the rear window of a regular charger to a 500/daytona.. How !! is my question.

some body mentioned using a MONZA hatch for this ..

Any help!!

Russ

I didn't use a vega hatch.  I made my own plug, bought a reproduction rear glass, and made my own trim.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

Linkage:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,10669.0.html


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,21596.0.html


http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,29685.msg324490.html#msg324490

[moparstuart]

 larry why dont you come here to missouri them  i'll put you to work

    mail you a check last night    thanks man

[Howie]

And seeing that is one piece of artwork craftsmanship.
                                                                                        Howard

[Daytona R/T SE]

And seeing that is one piece of artwork craftsmanship.
                                                                                        Howard

Just throwing it out there for the newbies 

[moparstuart]

wow you are way more talented them me
good thing i can sell , then i can pay talented people like you to do my body's

  i have learned to stick to the mechanical stuff/ interior work  and leave body work alone 

[Daytona R/T SE]

wow you are way more talented them me
good thing i can sell , then i can pay talented people like you to do my body's

  i have learned to stick to the mechanical stuff/ interior work  and leave body work alone 

I can do most of the work, mechanical, interior, wiring, etc. I can fabricate almost anything, as long as it's metal, so I'm lucky.  But try as I might, I just can't get a spray gun to fit my hand, even though I used to paint big metal enclosures as part of my job several years ago, I get within 20 feet of a car with a spray gun and it just gets ugly, real fast

A man has got to know his limitations 

[moparstuart]

  well i know my limitations at least you can do the metal work

[Daytona R/T SE]

  well i know my limitations at least you can do the metal work

[hotrod98]

i got work for him too but he's gotten complicated.

Rene's right...my life has been a lot more complicated lately. I am alive...sort of. Most people know that I finally quit my job as body shop manager at a GM dealership. I don't have my new shop ready because I've been busy working on one of my rental properties to sell it to pay off my house. Here comes the complicated part...my wife has Alzheimers and can no longer work at her job as a Chemist. We're hoping that a new medication to be released soon will stop the effects of the disease. This has been a shocker for us...we're only 51 years old. She's doing pretty good right now and plans to help me with my new business. In fact, we hope to order our new paint booth in the next couple of weeks.

Tom...be sure and e-mail me again. When hotmail started their new software, they somehow lost a lot of my e-mail. I wonder how many e-mails that I may have missed.

As for the plug, the gap at the top between the plug and the roof is around two inches wide. Just adjust it up and down until the transition off of the rood is smooth. You can uses a steel ruler laid flat to get the contour needed. Also, I suggest cutting the dutchman panel several inches wide. It makes attaching it to the vega plug much easier. I have some decent pics that I can forward to anyone that's interested.

As soon as I get the shop set up, I'll start scheduling work in. I won't have cars sitting around for long periods of time like some shops since it will be my primary source of income. That's why I'm selling off some houses and toys to get debt free so that I don't have to worry about paying big bills every month. I've wanted to do this for quite a while, and it's taking more time to get it started than I thought that it would.

[TomP]

Larry,
  So sorry to hear about your wife.  That's a big load to carry.

  Can't wait to see pics and hear stories once you get your shop up and running.

Tom

[daytonalo]

I have never met Larry in person , spoke to him Via phone many times , class act !The news on your wife is down right tragic , I will pray for you both !!!!!

Larry

[hotrod98]

Thanks guys. We haven't given up hope yet. The FDA is fast tracking this new medication through the system. If she were to receive it within the next few months, it should stabalize her condition enough to lead a fairly normal life. We're actually looking forward to being able to work together in the new shop. The hard part will be keeping her from focusing on her bird clone. She's hell bent on driving that car next year. I mentioned selling her cuda to finance the bird and of course I got one of those go-to-hell looks. Oops.
At this point she has good days and bad days. Fortunately, for the time being, she has more good ones than bad ones.

[BigBlockSam]

hey Larry
i hope your wife gets the meds she needs. she sounds like a fun women and she's a great partner to you .it sure  makes life easier when you have a supportive mate. it's incredible what medicines they have now a days .

we gotta talk  about my daytona's progress  it has slowed to a stop . i have mapquest directions to your house in my favorite place in my computer, it's only a short 22 hour drive 

[moparstuart]

 best wishes and prayer's for your wife larry 
     i wish my wife loved my cars the way yours loves hers

[Magnumcharger]

I was thinking about installing a daytona fiberglass stinger wing on my 72 nova 4-door

See this thread for the completed version....
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,32991.0.html

[70charger_boy]

Lookie at what I found on craigslist
http://providence.craigslist.org/car/422746805.html

[BigBlockSam]

thats a Cosworth Vega . there worth bucks

[70charger_boy]

thats a Cosworth Vega . there worth bucks

What do you think I should offer him?