Sixtyeight
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1968 R/T Charger Restoration from scratch...
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« on: August 27, 2007, 04:13:57 AM » |
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Hi, For fun I started on the restoration of '69 grille I had lying around. It was very broken and damaged, trim was very dented, bent and corrosed. After many, many hours this is what came out...  For more pics (before and after) see: www.charger.nl/grille.htmJeroen. |
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keepat
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2007, 05:15:05 AM » |
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Great job! looks awesome!  |
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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2007, 12:36:01 PM » |
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Wow, that looks really great! How are you on '70 grilles?  |
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« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2007, 01:49:28 PM » |
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Just patience, patience and some patience...
Jeroen.
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'69 SE 3X green
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« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 02:41:59 PM » |
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Hey jeroen
Do you have any tips tricks concerning the center trim piece. Mine is shot just like yours was. The rest of my grille is not damaged.
I'm curious how you undented that piece or better said with what materials......
I'm kinda lucky to have 2 grills for my '69 so i can practice a little.....
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Greetings from Belgium, the beer country
NOS is nice, turbo's are neat, but when it comes to Mopars, there's no need to cheat...
'69 SE growing towards an R/T clone with a 512 stroker and 18 spline 4-speed/Dana60
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« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 03:55:45 PM » |
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If you can find some straight pieces of steel, aluminium or iron that fit in the dent or in the dented shape. put it on a iron block and hit it with a hammer. Till you get the shape back piece by piece. Sand it till all little deformations left are gone (be carefull not to go through). Sand the old chrome layer off and then polish it with a electric polisher (as much rpm as possible)...
this and a lot of patience will do the trick...
Jeroen
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Silver R/T
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« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 10:13:26 PM » |
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nice job
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http://www.cardomain.com/id/mitmaks  1968 silver/black/red striped R/T Like the tiger, you can see his stripes but you know he's clean... 2001 Ram 2500 CTD 1993 Mazda MX-3 GS SE 1995 Ford Cobra SVT#2722 If you don't have the best-you're just running with the rest
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2007, 08:28:01 AM » |
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Please describe the products and/or materials you used to achieve this restoration.
I have a 1968 Charger grille that I need to restore, and need the direction.
Thanks.
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« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2007, 01:47:19 AM » |
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Hi,
I used 2 component kneadable (workable) steel, fiber glass mats for strength, clay to make shapes (moulds) of broken pieces and cast plastic to mould new parts on the grille.
Jeroen.
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