3 years ago I had sold my FJ 5 70 R/T to buy some solar panels on the roof of our barn
Watching the Ontario Kijiji classifieds everyday for the last couple of years has payed off
I came across a 70 Charger project that was not listed in the classic car section but was just listed in the regular parts section
The ad was 5 hours old when I saw it but was the first to reply at 3:00 in the afternoon
Said I would like to come that evening to see it but the seller was busy so we set up a time of noon the next day
Car was 2 1/2 hours away from my house :(
Was the first there and bought it on the spot
Another guy showed up but I had already payed and was loading loose parts in my truck
Unfortunately the owner had passed away and it was an estate sale and the son was cleaning out the garage as the house was sold
There were so many boxes and stuff to move I was glad to not have tried to move it all in one trip
So since every one likes pictures here are a few of my adventure that I completed today
This is what I saw when I went to look at it
Stopped to check the chains ( had to add one bolt to front fender ) and grab some lunch
Got home pulled the 69 out for now to sort out the 70
The 70 had no rear end when I picked it up and the K frame was in the front and the suspension only half hooked up ( disc brakes on the front :2thumbs: )
Glad the trailer had a winch and I managed to get a couple wheel skates under the frame to roll it on with
So got it unloaded and slide into the shop
Some of the parts that came with it
Each picture is different stuff
No motors came with this car just ended up piling parts on top of them to save space
Dash looks to have been redone already ( Nice and white not the regular yellow look to it )
The car has no fender tag and the VIN shows it was just a 318 car originally
The body has been totally sand blasted and there is zero original paint left on it
I have some pictures that came with the car and it was guess what ?? Originally dark green ;)
Has the A/C firewall and dash that it originally came with
So the plan for now will be to get 4 wheels under it and seal up all the exposed metal till I can get back to it
Question
There are a lot of AMD black parts on it now
What will need to be done to the black to get paint to stick to it and what will be the best sealer to use around the black to seal up around the ground down spot welds ??
Hood and front valance are totally bare and need something on them too
Tomorrow is supposed to be rain so I will have time to snoop through the rest of the boxes :cheers:
Also came with nice re chromed ? or new front and back bumpers
Plastic grill is nice with no missing fins and just a couple cracks ( one each side ) by the top of the door opening where the plastic is narrow
Congrats. Looks like that will keep you busy for a couple weeks
:cheers: Congrats! Looks like a great project.
Very nice! Congrats! It looks like all the rusty panels have been taken care of for you as well.
I'm glad it went to a good home. :2thumbs:
A lot of them are not so lucky. I saw a super nice 66 Charger end up getting scrapped as well as a 51 Packard. The kids just see an old junk car. Estate sales are a good place to look too. We have had good luck over the last few years and saved a few.
2 years ago my wife and I bought a 41 Ford Business coupe and a 48 Ford F100 from one estate sale. They were in the barn and the owner had died. Both we headed to the crusher. We gave $500 for both. The scrap guy had already taken the Model T before we got there and was on his way back for another when we expressed interest and bought the last 2 vehicles in the barn. They didn't even advertise them, they more interested in selling furnature.
I scored a 74 Checker for next to nothing. It was listed on CL as "old car" $200. It was "sold" but I left work and went over anyway. The guy that was coming to get it was a scrapper, I put money in hand and promised to have it gone before he even got there. The owner had died and a realtor was selling the house. I put a battery in it and drove it home. I gave it a bath and was at a car show in it 2 days later. I drove it to work yesterday, fun car to own.
My latest is a baby blue 79 Ford Wagon, single headlight version, fewer than 500 were built. It was being sold because the owner had died. It was cheap and raised the attention of the demo derby guys. That's another good place to watch, the derby groups. I was able to jump on it and save it. It is mint other than a bad transmission. I will fix it and be the care taker add long as I'm able to.
Nice find and glad that you acted quickly. :2thumbs:
Nice score! :2thumbs:
Yes every single piece that could have had rust on it from the firewall back has been replaced with AMD black parts
A couple spots still need to be welded up
70 front fenders and hood and valance are original parts and need some help but the worst has been taken care of
Has boxes and boxes of new little bits for it ( door handles wind shield washer bottle ... )
Even new chrome front and back bumpers
About the only motor stuff was a carb and a power steering pump
I have nothing for a rear end so that is my first thing to round up just to get it to roll
:coolgleamA: :popcrn:
Just goes to show that all Charger projects arent 15k shells. Unless you only look on ebay. Good score.
Maybe you'll find the fender tag in a box or envelope. Good Luck & Congrats. LEON.
Quote from: hemi-hampton on September 22, 2018, 11:45:42 AM
Maybe you'll find the fender tag in a box or envelope. Good Luck & Congrats. LEON.
I have looked through all the papers ( guy had a couple binders of history on the car ) but no fender tag
By the VIN it was a 318 car but by the paper work the guy had a couple different 440 motors in the car in the past heading towards an R/T clone
So I will not feel bad if it gets painted FJ 5 in its future :2thumbs:
Quote from: 70 sublime on September 22, 2018, 01:18:32 PM
So I will not feel bad if it gets painted FJ 5 in its future :2thumbs:
Sounds like a good idea, in my unbiased opinion.....
nice pile of junk you got there buddy :P :cheers:
Quote from: Baldwinvette77 on September 22, 2018, 09:03:34 PM
nice pile of junk you got there buddy :P :cheers:
YOU are the expert on what junk is :hah:
Finally got enough parts together to get 4 wheels on the car so I can move it
Will not be much action on this one for a while as I will be working on my 69 Charger project
Great score!!! :2thumbs:
:cheers:
Nice score & glad you saved it.
Well a little update
I have been rounding up a few parts while tinkering on the 69
The 69 works great even though it looks like crap I am thinking I will just leave it be because if I take it apart might not get back on the road for spring
So will get the 70 back in the shop for this winters project
Got a nice set of black bucket seats with the 6 way adjuster :2thumbs:
Got them from a forum member :2thumbs:
Said they used to be in his buddies Superbird when he picked them up
A833 pistol grip :yesnod:
Also got the proper cross member with it
Still have to sort out a clutch and flywheel set up for it
A little story with it
I had a hernia last winter and my repair operation kept getting bumped so when I went to pick this up I still had not been fixed up yet
Thought o well seller could help me load it
When I got there the seller was in a wheel chair and had no legs
So I could not screw myself up much worse than I was I lifted in myself
( lucky I bought it when I did because I could not lift anything like this for a very long time after the operation )
Well I had some cash show up that I was never expecting to get back and just happened to see this for sale so ......
This spring I drove my 69 100 miles from home to meet this guy which also drove 100 miles to meet me half way ( he drove a 72 Dodge Monaco )
Well now I have a 4 speed and a 6 pack just need the big piece for in between
I sold off a few odds and ends and got some cash rounded up
I ended up with a 1972 Marine block that had just came back from machine shop before I picked it up bored 60 over
Got a set of closed chamber heads
6 pack rods
New pistons
And a steel crank that was turned 10 under and is drilled for the 4 speed :icon_smile_big:
Very cool !!!!
Nice, congrats on the haul...should be a fun project!
Well we finished the last odd jobs today in the farm shop so I will be moving the car in for the winter project very soon
Have a bit of house cleaning and couple big blocks to get stored out of the way to make some floor space then play time begins :2thumbs:
So one of the first things I will need to sort out is the floor was welded in by former owner then pulled apart again on the passenger side front seat area by the rocker
Question
Is the pinch rail that starts by to door hinge and goes down to run along the top of the door sill then back up the back of the door frame again a square box ? As in measures the same across side to side at every location ?
Well to start the new year off right I thought it was the perfect day on January 1 2021 to move my car from my house garage to the farm shop
To move the car I rolled it out of the garage then cranked the wheels as far as they would go and let it go down hill to get turned the right direction
To move dead stuff around we have an old 8 foot long piece of pipe I just threaded a piece of chain through
Bolt one end to the K frame of the car and the tractor has a hook welded on in the middle of the loader for the other end
Had to get off the tractor a few times to steer the car but slow and steady got it there
I was going to say in one piece but as you can see it is in many pieces
Last picture is January 2
Ha ha guess I picked the right day to move it
Jan 2
This car is a part done project that I got from an estate so I have no clue the status of things so figure I should get some parts together and see how things are fitting
So yesterday I scrounged up the hood hinges and got the hood on
Doing this by myself I usually use the engine crane to hold one end but it was stuck behind the car
So a block of wood and the shovel proved to be the right amount of length to hold the point ( no I would not do it this way if everything was painted pretty )
Got it half fitting but could not get the fenders to sit flat as they should
They just wanted to roll in some
I had another fender as the passenger one looks kind of ugly so thought I would give it a try
Also remembered the car came with a chunk of the rad support as the old owner had changed all the front pieces with new parts
Hmmm
Got to looking at the panels that go from the rad opening to the inner fenders
Do not look the same
I guess he used 68 69 style and not 70
There was no place to bolt the fender to the panel
Also no hole for the battery tray either
Guess he kept the old part as a pattern of where to add a couple holes in his new pieces
So tomorrows project will be to get front apart again and make some holes and attach the threaded blocks like it had originally
I feel this may be a theme with this car
Put stuff together and take apart again to make adjustments
I already know there are no holes for the stainless trim clips around the back window
update
Just getting the fenders and doors lined up
Hood needs to move ahead just a slight bit more on pass side
Cool project !! How is the frame rails and underbody look ?