Here are a few pics of the Charger 500 with the Daytona cone in place!
Thats three nose shots,heres a couple of the rear of the car,and a few of my 70 R/T SE that has the new 472 crate hemi in it!
And one more of the mighty Hemi!
is that a real '69 C500?
Quote from: chargervert on December 15, 2005, 04:56:33 PM
Here are a few pics of the Charger 500 with the Daytona cone in place!
So, is there any
plastic in there? :D :nana:
just a little Bob,but don't tell anyone! :icon_smile_big:
Wow.
Cool project pics! That wing looks like it's been on there for a while.
Your garage sure has soft walls. :icon_smile_big:
Appears to be a real 500.Has the flush back window
Quote from: nascarxx29 on December 15, 2005, 08:05:33 PM
Appears to be a real 500.Has the flush back window
window plugs look good when correctly done as well.
Wow !!! Going to be another great creation !!!
Great job........... :cheers:
Troy
The car is a real 69 Charger 500 XX29L9B Its a 440 car. When I bought the car in 1994,nobody wanted 500s. Its too bad but they didn't get too much respect. When I got the oppertunity to buy an original wing,I decided to finish up where Creative Industries left off,and make a Daytona out of it! The window plug,and rear glass and trim are in good shape,and the pillar wind deflectors are nice too.The 70 Charger R/T SE I bought in 1982,It's a 440 4 speed Dana car.I bought the carte Hemi about a year ago.
are you goin to keep it that ugly yellow/beige???
The Y2 sunfire yellow is the original color,when I first bought the car,I didn't care for the color,but its kinda grown on me(like some kinda fungus) It's different! I beleve only 28 original Daytonas came that color. I don't know how many of the 392 500s were that color,but this is one of them. It looks more yellow in person! As for the garage having soft walls,the Chargers are in there temporary storage until I finish building the new garage! The winter weather isn't helping!
my personal fav colour on a daytona is ev2 hemi orange with black interior and white wing-MATT
If I decide to do the car any other color,I think I would go with F6 green,black interior,black stripe. The wing has been on the car since 1995. I have original wing washers too! Mike used them to template the ones he offers.
Hey Pete,
I'd have probably done the same thing with a 500 back then too. Today I don't know if I would for sure, but probably. It's like you said, the car isn't being cut up, so why not? Anytime a car needs work or isn't original anymore, I see it as fair game to modify or add some things it didn't have the first time around.
Good luck with it.
Thanks Bob,The car was missing its matching numbers motor and trans,and the body has those half quarters from the eighties on it. It also has some of the typical charger rust,just the center of the trunk floor,and the drivers side floor pan,around the gas pedal area.I bought two beautiful rust free California rear quarter panels,that have the door jambs,wheel wells,trunk extensions,and valence corners for the car. The wing is an original,and the nose is from Mike at Dayclona.I still have to fine tune it,but theres plenty of adjustment. I just stuck the grille in for the photo,it's not bolted in,thats why it's not aligned,and tight to the cone.The headlights function perfectly,even though one started to pop back up because the diaphram was so cold.It was about 12 degrees out when I took the pictures.
When I brought the nose cone home that I bought recently, I was very tempted to try a test fit on my car too. I had parked the car on it's casters with the nose forward in case I get ambitious over the winter, but without heat that ambition is a little low. I've got some other work to do on my Scamp & Road Runner that's a priority, but wanting to see the cone in place it getting under my skin. Maybe I'll get a few rolls of duct tape, give it a try & take some pics at night so it looks believable. :D
Bob,when I first got my mosecone from Mike,Before I assembled it,I hooked it on with bungee cords,just to see what it looked like!
Damn! I really have to get that garage built so I can get goin on those two cars! The 70 Charger is going to be the next one to get restored!
That is the first set of pictures of your 500 that I've ever seen. I haven't seen too many Y2 Yellow Charger 500's over the years, but I do know of 2 Y2 Yellow HEMI 500's. Can't think of any 440 cars off the top of my head.
Quote from: chargervert on December 16, 2005, 01:28:20 AM
It also has some of the typical charger rust........and the drivers side floor pan,around the gas pedal area.
I didn't know that brass could rust!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lolexplode: :lolexplode: :smilielol: :smilielol:
Quote from: genlee1970 on December 19, 2005, 10:07:14 PM
Quote from: chargervert on December 16, 2005, 01:28:20 AM
It also has some of the typical charger rust........and the drivers side floor pan,around the gas pedal area.
I didn't know that brass could rust!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lolexplode: :lolexplode: :smilielol: :smilielol:
Al,Thats too funny,The former owner of my 500,(who shall remain unnamed) has come a long way with his body work,since the early eighties!!!!! Now,instead of using an old rusted scrap of sheet metal,and some brass wood screws,to repair a rotted floor pan,he does it the right way!!!!!I am going to have it bronzed(screws and all),and hang it on his garage wall!!!!!!Better yet I think you solved my holiday gift mental block I was having!!!!!!
Hey 69 500,You asked for pics,there they are! I know that they made 28 Y2 Daytonas,but I don't know how many Y2 500s were built! The body on my 70 R/T SE is far better than the 500,The R/T has all of its original floor pans,trunk floor,and is very solid underneath.It also has a right NOS rear quarter,and all of the best body parts I had back in 1989,when I restored it the first time.It just needs a light resto,to bring it up to our current standards.The bar has been raised quite a bit since 89!I can't wait to drive it with that Hemi in it!It is also getting an electric sunroof,that came from an unsalvagable 69 R/T.I have to finish my wifes Challenger convertible,and the 70 R/T SE before I get to the Daytona project! I have almost everything I need to build the Daytona!
I'll do some digging and see how many Y2 500's I have run accross. I would venture to say it is probably around 10-15.
Thanks 69 500,I would really like to know the numbers!
Well I'm a far cry from having all the numbers. The only information I have is of cars I've seen personally at shows, or I have recently been getting some information from other owners of 500's. Just trying to come up with a culmitive list like they have for the Daytona's and such, but for the 500's. Seems they were overlooked for many years, and not really traced or anything like that.
Damn $$$$$$$$$$$
wish my project was comming along that well, and that I had that kind of bank roll :icon_smile_big:
Pete, how many years you been working on the 500 now? About 15, or at least that is how long you have had it?
Beleve it or not,I spent a lot of time waiting for the parts that I ordered for the car,from a vendor,that I said I wouldn't talk about anymore! That wasted about five years of time on that,and the project got bumped to the back burner!But sometimes things work out for the better,and I ended up with better parts to build the car with. I don't have a huge dollar budget either,but I learned the hard way that I have to get the best parts I can within the alloted budget for the project.I bought the 500,in 1994.I have eleven Mopar projects,only so much,can be spent on each one!
Damn dude, 11? i got 2 and i cant keep up!
Yeah 11 projects to do,thats why I had to learn to do all my own work!No one can afford to pay to have someone restore eleven Mopars! Atleast no one who hasn't hit the lottery!
Quote from: chargervert on December 23, 2005, 08:48:20 PM
Yeah 11 projects to do,thats why I had to learn to do all my own work!No one can afford to pay to have someone restore eleven Mopars! Atleast no one who hasn't hit the lottery!
Well if you ever want to ahhhhh hm move a project.... Let me/us know... :yesnod:
Tom
I am downsizing a bit,a gentleman from Florida is supposed to buy my 70 six barrel Road Runner,but I am only selling it because the new garage has run over budget!The car was supposed to leave on December 17th,but his shipping got screwed up,and I haven't heard from him since! I haven't gotten one dime yet.I'm gonna call him tuesday to find out if he's for real,or just pullin my chain! I figured he was pretty serious,when he came up all the way from Florida,to see the car!