in the NUDE

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left corner

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other corner

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ready to dissassemble and prep the front

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smooth right side sail

[BB1]

Nice skin     sexy

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left is lookin good

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right trunk stuff

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left trunk intersection...here you can see how the AMD quarter and trunk gutters fit nicely together and meet up with the original tail light valance

[WHITE AND RED 69]

Man those sail panels look perfect. Thats the way it should have been done from the factory, then I wouldnt have to redo mine. Great Job  

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[tan top]

thats  looking great ! all that fresh sheet metal  

Man those sail panels look perfect. Thats the way it should have been done from the factory, then I wouldnt have to redo mine. Great Job  

 thats true  , damn cost cutting  not using lead with a vinyl top  

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this shot gives a good look at the size of the leaded in sail panel seam.

that is Rolfe's assistamt Maya dressing the window deck in prep for new clips and glass

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looks so cool naked.





anyone that lives in Northern California or the Bay Area and you want metalwork and paint done. please consider Rolfe......he has done an amazing job and is highly detail oriented with the most reasonable rates you will find.

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this jusy popped up

http://clunkbucket.com/slicing-into-a-sixties-charger/

[69bronzeT5]

Looking awesome!!!! What colour are you going with? 

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semigloss black with white stripe

[Dans 68]

Simply stunning, Frank. You going to have her ready for MATS?    She would look extremely nice with Steve's '67 and my '68 cruising (jetting) down Hwy 5.   

Dan

[doitmopar]

  Great eye and skill for detail and perfection!!!!! :Ted

[WHITE AND RED 69]

Where in the bay area are the located? contact info? Im near San Jose and looking to have my sail panels leaded up like yours and wondering what the cost would be? This is a job that is out of my skill range and would like it done properly.

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man..dont know about driving to Vegas this year...I put in 4.56's a while back and it would be along drive at 60 mph the entire way. I will take the car to our Chiselers stuff, the Ohlone deal and any other stuff within say 90 miles ( Sacramento drag strip etc)...But Vegas is a long grind on 4.56...I wil be putting in the Richmond 5 speed overdrive sometime in the summer so maybe MATS next year.

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Where in the bay area are the located? contact info? Im near San Jose and looking to have my sail panels leaded up like yours and wondering what the cost would be? This is a job that is out of my skill range and would like it done properly.

Of off Canal Street near the east end of the Point Richmond Bridge right off the 580. a few miles north of Berkeley. easy to get to .

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=1st+street+richmond+ca&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8


the 'Iron Triangle'

give Rolfe a call:

1-510-943-2460

you can probably just go over and take a look at my car as a sample and talk to him etc. Rolfe is a great guy.

[Silver R/T]

Nice work

[mopar73]

Nice work

[Rolling_Thunder]

man..dont know about driving to Vegas this year...I put in 4.56's a while back and it would be along drive at 60 mph the entire way. I will take the car to our Chiselers stuff, the Ohlone deal and any other stuff within say 90 miles ( Sacramento drag strip etc)...But Vegas is a long grind on 4.56...I wil be putting in the Richmond 5 speed overdrive sometime in the summer so maybe MATS next year.

I'm sure you could easily find some 2.76 gears in a pumpkin somewhere...    they are a dime a dozen     

[Dans 68]

man..dont know about driving to Vegas this year...I put in 4.56's a while back and it would be along drive at 60 mph the entire way. I will take the car to our Chiselers stuff, the Ohlone deal and any other stuff within say 90 miles ( Sacramento drag strip etc)...But Vegas is a long grind on 4.56...I wil be putting in the Richmond 5 speed overdrive sometime in the summer so maybe MATS next year.

I'm sure you could easily find some 2.76 gears in a pumpkin somewhere...    they are a dime a dozen     

I actually have a set lying around...let me know, Frank,  and I'll drive them up! 

Dan

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would that slide into my dana 60 case?

[Dans 68]

would that slide into my dana 60 case?

In a word...no.   

See your car at MATS next year!

Dan

[Ryan]

Car looks good man!

[cobramike33]

What order did you replace sheet metal in the rear?

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sort of all at once, with multiple test fittings etc....got to slide the sail panels up under the roof first then sort of fit it all together front to rear everything got fitted with just clamps, then again with screws, then the welding...but all of it not just pieces. just pieces it will not work.

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allright..yesterday handblocked the first filler coat of primer with stink block, then shot 3 more layers of top primer..that will get blocked out today, then more primer tonight, then a wetsand before the paint.



the stinkblock ( or grille block) is pretty great. Its a coal and sulfur based material that crumbles and self-forms and it sort of varies from an 80-120 grit effect. Rolfe likes the old school shit, and it works great.comes in slabs and you just saw off the right sized piece.

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if all goes well, the car gets painted tuesday.

I am using a new paint, it's a lacquer based single stage semigloss black. we shot some test panels and it flows real nice. manufacturer claims it wont chalk up under UV light. its some sort of industrial use paint.

some people will ask, 'why after all the metal work would you not do a shiny paint' and the answer is:

1. the 7500 bucks that would cost is better used on a nice Richmond drag racing level 5 speed manual transmission.

2. car is a daily driver and will see some drag strip time, so that shiny paint would get ruined right away,wasting that money.

[jaak]

I have read about using those stink blocks (aka grille bricks) before, never tried it though. I hear its the bomb for blocking complex surfaces.

Keep up the good work!

Jason

[tan top]

looking good !
never heard of then blocking bricks before  !

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they work friggin amazingingly.

[lexxman]

It's looking good,It will be nice to see some color.on it.

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some finishing touches before we paint tonight:

corners:

[lexxman]

It's looking nice ,now won't paint it with the corneras on will you?

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nope.

[Brock Samson]

 lookin good frank,.. general lee i think chargers were made to reflect light... but primer suits you man. I think you should put a smoke hangin out of the drivers' side grill.. 

[Patronus]

cool to see someones else's at the same stage as mine...exactly actually.
'cept I think I will let mine sit for awhile, maybe outside during that days to heat and cool a few times...
to weather so to speak... Any advice on the nuts for those corners? as they don't seem to hold well via the tapered alum?
what are you thinking interior? custom dash/gauges?

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re-install my stock black interior. radio delete. 4 speed console delete. no weird gauges, except for my digital tach that looks like a stock one from Restorations by Julius.

[Patronus]

mine:

[ktneifert09]

How long can you keep it "in the nude" without worrying you're going to paint over micro-corrosion which grows into macro-corrosion?

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not worried at all. the shop is bone dry at all times and everything got a real good going over.

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ok...3 coats of primer and 1 coat of sealer and rolfe applies the first coat of paint:



this will dry over the weekend then the whole thing gets nibbed with 1000 grit and a final 2 coats will be applied...badges for test look only...

[Dans 68]

She looks great, Frank! Keep them progress pics coming! 

Dan

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its starting to look pretty good. I may have to rename the car from The Scow to something else now that it is bondo free.

maybe Ghetto Warrior.....

[lexxman]

It's looking good so far.

[NMike]

any updates?

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yep big update no pics yet as I have been traveling....Rolfe tried spraying the new water based crap( california has outlawed real paint) every which way and could not stop it tiger striping , so finally i said fuck it make it GLOSS black...so went with the last of pre-change 'real' black paint Rolfe had stashed and a clear over that.

car was successfully reshot and is now in the cut n polish phase.While I havent seen it reports indicate it is lookin good. I dont know if I will like it with a shiny paint job, but , gotta have something. Ill take plenty of pics when its done.

[Brock Samson]

    

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the changeover to the water bourne paint is proving to be the final nail in the final nail in the coffin for alot of the smaller. classic car painters around here. the stuff is like garbage and I know of at leats 3 dudes that are throwing in the towel and quitting the biz, as this fiasco on top of lean times in general has made it an untenable position.

[Rolling_Thunder]

the changeover to the water bourne paint is proving to be the final nail in the final nail in the coffin for alot of the smaller. classic car painters around here. the stuff is like garbage and I know of at leats 3 dudes that are throwing in the towel and quitting the biz, as this fiasco on top of lean times in general has made it an untenable position.

Yep - The person who painted my Charger was swapping over to the water based stuff (shit) as he painted my car - mine was the last one he did before switching over...    he has since complained about what it is - his major complaint is the same....    tiger striping. 

[chargergirl]

sexy...won't you lose time with a stick...or it just feels right?

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I never learned to drive an automatic.

[chargergirl]

We'll have to compare times. My die hard never buy something you can't shift husband has a 4000 stall converter, reverse manual shift Cheetah vavle body, 456 spool in his '65 Belvedere. He has to shift...but no pedal to push. Is that what you are talking about?

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no..I just have never owned an automatic drive car. The Charger is a factory 4 speed...one reason I bought it. the fancy racing automatics will always beat me, but, I like to shift manually...what can I say im goofy that way.

the altered wheelbase 65 coronet im building will be an auto tho...to make it 'correct' so I guess I will have to learn to adapt.

[chargergirl]

no..I just have never owned an automatic drive car. The Charger is a factory 4 speed...one reason I bought it. the fancy racing automatics will always beat me, but, I like to shift manually...what can I say im goofy that way.

the altered wheelbase 65 coronet im building will be an auto tho...to make it 'correct' so I guess I will have to learn to adapt.

Every time Mark drives my auto truck he clutches air...cool to keep the car as original as possible. The Belvedere was built to be a race car so many things changed...they didn't come with a roll bar. Seen stick beat auto a few times there is always a way. Your car is sweet.

[Texaco]

Holy sheet! I am jealous of your ghetto warrior! Curious whats the penalty for using real paint in CA? Do you know if NV allow "real painting"? I am in Sacramento area so wondering if I should risk the fine or find a booth in NV.