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Started by xs29j8Bullitt, July 04, 2013, 05:38:20 PM

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xs29j8Bullitt

July 04, 2013, 05:38:20 PM
This marks the official start of the restoration of my 1969 Daytona... Phase I  that is, the repair of the front frame areas of the uni-body structure.  On my way out the door for another 4th of July celebration, but wanted to get this thread started today!

First pictures for now...  :cheers:
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

xs29j8Bullitt

#1
July 04, 2013, 05:42:29 PM
Four more pictures... that's all for now...  :shruggy:
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

daveco

#2
July 04, 2013, 08:08:17 PM
Maybe not quite "Born on The Fourth of July" but how about "Rebirth Started on The Fourth of July" :icon_smile_big:

Oh, and by the way, WOLVERINES!!! :2thumbs:
R/Tree

moparstuart

#3
July 04, 2013, 09:44:33 PM
 cool glad your working on a wing next   :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:


     WOLVERINES!!        WOLVERINES!! 


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DprFYMvWXLo
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

A383Wing

#5
July 04, 2013, 11:58:39 PM
me thinks yer gonna need a few more "Ziploc" baggies

tan top

#6
July 05, 2013, 03:19:35 AM
   :2thumbs: great stuff      :scope:  :popcrn:   
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.0.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

moparstuart

#7
July 05, 2013, 06:20:39 AM
Quote from: A383Wing on July 04, 2013, 11:58:39 PM
me thinks yer gonna need a few more "Ziploc" baggies
bring back the telestrator   ,   :2thumbs: :icon_smile_big:
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

hemi68charger

#8
July 05, 2013, 07:50:23 AM
Awesome Allen !!!  Hope it is a painless and fun experience........  :2thumbs:
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

Dave Kanofsky

#9
July 05, 2013, 08:27:35 AM
Good luck on your resto!   :buff: :buff: :buff: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Is Ken doing this one too?

"God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:17, NLT

Racers For Christ Chaplain (www.teamrfc.org)

69_500

#10
July 05, 2013, 08:37:44 AM
Allen before you get in too deep on this one I think you should just sell it to me and let me hassle with fixing it.
:cheers:

moparstuart

#11
July 05, 2013, 09:04:38 AM
Quote from: 69_500 on July 05, 2013, 08:37:44 AM
Allen before you get in too deep on this one I think you should just sell it to me and let me hassle with fixing it.
:cheers:
Had to know this was coming   :rofl:
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

held1823

#12
July 05, 2013, 10:38:28 AM
Quote from: moparstuart on July 05, 2013, 09:04:38 AM
Quote from: 69_500 on July 05, 2013, 08:37:44 AM
Allen before you get in too deep on this one I think you should just sell it to me and let me hassle with fixing it.
:cheers:
Had to know this was coming   :rofl:

better yet, just part it out.

i know where the front end parts could be put to good use...
Ernie Helderbrand
XX29L9B409053

Mopar John

#13
July 05, 2013, 10:44:49 AM
Allen,
GREAT START! Take us along with more pictures!
MJ

xs29j8Bullitt

#14
July 05, 2013, 08:06:19 PM
Quote from: Mopar John on July 05, 2013, 10:44:49 AM
Allen,
GREAT START! Take us along with more pictures!
MJ

Will do!   For a start, here is a earlier thread with background information on my Daytona:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,85375.0.html

After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

JB400

#15
July 05, 2013, 08:29:51 PM
How big of a bag of popcorn do I need? :popcrn:  I want to get it now before the fun starts.

xs29j8Bullitt

#16
July 05, 2013, 08:40:25 PM
Quote from: daveco on July 04, 2013, 08:08:17 PM
Maybe not quite "Born on The Fourth of July" but how about "Rebirth Started on The Fourth of July" :icon_smile_big:

Oh, and by the way, WOLVERINES!!! :2thumbs:

DC.Com member "daveco" is the metal-working maestro that will repair the uni-body structure that was damaged in the 1979 "encounter" with a roadside pole....  not an auto-frame specialist by trade, Dave (daveco) owns a small shop that fabricates & repairs aircraft components (primarily helicopter), and specializes in the fabrication of components for special mission aircraft such as air ambulances and similar variants...

Here Dave starts the project by removing the rear axle (3.55 S/G 8.75), in preparation to build a repair fixture that will verify the final result not only meets the factory specifications, but exceeds them and shows no trace of the 1979 accident.
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

xs29j8Bullitt

#17
July 05, 2013, 08:51:27 PM
Quote from: moparstuart on July 05, 2013, 06:20:39 AM
Quote from: A383Wing on July 04, 2013, 11:58:39 PM
me thinks yer gonna need a few more "Ziploc" baggies
bring back the telestrator   ,   :2thumbs: :icon_smile_big:

Like this from the earlier thread?...  :icon_smile_big:

After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

A383Wing

#18
July 05, 2013, 08:55:54 PM
Quote from: stroker400 wedge on July 05, 2013, 08:29:51 PM
How big of a bag of popcorn do I need? :popcrn:  I want to get it now before the fun starts.

xs29j8Bullitt

#19
July 05, 2013, 09:05:20 PM
Quote from: Dave Kanofsky on July 05, 2013, 08:27:35 AM
Good luck on your resto!   :buff: :buff: :buff: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:
Is Ken doing this one too?



The uni-body repair is going to be done by DC.Com member "daveco", but I hope to have Ken do the restoration... I am absolutely pleased by  his work on my Charger 500... after a night of "Blue Thunder", breaks a morning of "Red Dawn".. I HOPE!
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

xs29j8Bullitt

#20
July 05, 2013, 09:25:08 PM
Quote from: 69_500 on July 05, 2013, 08:37:44 AM
Allen before you get in too deep on this one I think you should just sell it to me and let me hassle with fixing it.
:cheers:

I have recently sold the following:

1968 "383 HP" Polara
1968 "318" Charger
1969 "383" Charger
1970 440 Six Pack Charger R/T
1970 Hemi `Cuda
1990 D-150 Club Cab Pick Up

... and I am trading my Y2 1969 440 Charger R/T to daveco for the repair of the Daytona uni-body.

Also, I have recently acquired most of the remaining parts needed for the Daytona in two "package deals", so I am ending my effort to trade for a turn-key Daytona, and launching parallel efforts to restore my triple black 1968 Hemi Charger R/T and my Daytona... What? ... ME Worry?!?...  :shruggy:  :eek2:  :lol:
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

moparstuart

#21
July 05, 2013, 10:08:30 PM
Quote from: xs29j8Bullitt on July 05, 2013, 09:25:08 PM
Quote from: 69_500 on July 05, 2013, 08:37:44 AM
Allen before you get in too deep on this one I think you should just sell it to me and let me hassle with fixing it.
:cheers:

I have recently sold the following:

1968 "383 HP" Polara
1968 "318" Charger
1969 "383" Charger
1970 440 Six Pack Charger R/T
1970 Hemi `Cuda
1990 D-150 Club Cab Pick Up

... and I am trading my Y2 1969 440 Charger R/T to daveco for the repair of the Daytona uni-body.

Also, I have recently acquired most of the remaining parts needed for the Daytona in two "package deals", so I am ending my effort to trade for a turn-key Daytona, and launching parallel efforts to restore my triple black 1968 Hemi Charger R/T and my Daytona... What? ... ME Worry?!?...  :shruggy:  :eek2:  :lol:
you are a brave man  :)      :2thumbs:
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

xs29j8Bullitt

#22
July 06, 2013, 03:50:40 PM
Quote from: moparstuart on July 05, 2013, 10:08:30 PM
Quote from: xs29j8Bullitt on July 05, 2013, 09:25:08 PM
Quote from: 69_500 on July 05, 2013, 08:37:44 AM
Allen before you get in too deep on this one I think you should just sell it to me and let me hassle with fixing it.
:cheers:

I have recently sold the following:

1968 "383 HP" Polara
1968 "318" Charger
1969 "383" Charger
1970 440 Six Pack Charger R/T
1970 Hemi `Cuda
1990 D-150 Club Cab Pick Up

... and I am trading my Y2 1969 440 Charger R/T to daveco for the repair of the Daytona uni-body.

Also, I have recently acquired most of the remaining parts needed for the Daytona in two "package deals", so I am ending my effort to trade for a turn-key Daytona, and launching parallel efforts to restore my triple black 1968 Hemi Charger R/T and my Daytona... What? ... ME Worry?!?...  :shruggy:  :eek2:  :lol:
you are a brave man  :)      :2thumbs:

Well, the Daytona is going to spend a while in the Intensive Care Unit of DaveCo (mostly funded by the Y2 1969 Charger R/T trade) while the triple black Hemi Charger R/T finally begins it's long overdue restoration with the initial funding from the sale of the Hemi `Cuda, which will also be the source of funding to payoff the final bills of the restoration of my Charger 500... as well as a few other mini-projects and other bills.  By the time the Daytona is ready for Ken's restoration talents, hopefully the Hemi Charger will be nearing completion...   :2thumbs:  :shruggy:  :scratchchin:

Changes are in the works for most of my collection...

In the pictures below:

1)  The 1970 year model 426 Hemi is removed from my Hemi Charger R/T to be sold with the 1970 Hemi `Cuda...
2)  The 1970 Hemi `Cuda awaiting pickup by it's new owner, scheduled to occur a week from today...
3)  My 1970 Challenger T/A is nearing completion of a mild make-over, more of a revival... not a restoration...
4)  My 1969 Charger 500 is nearing completion of it's extensive restoration... quite the learning experience...
After 8 years of downsizing, whats left...
1968 Charger R/T, Automatic, 426 Hemi
1968 Polara 4Dr Sdn, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1968 Polara 4Dr HT, Automatic, 383
1969 Charger 500, 4 Speed, 440 Magnum
1969 Daytona, Automatic, 440 Magnum
1969 Road Runner, 4 Speed, 426 Hemi
1970 `Cuda, Automatic, 440-6BBL
1970 Challenger T/A, Automatic, 340 6 Pack
2004 Ram, Automatic, 5.7L Hemi
2009 Challenger SRT8, Automatic, 6.1L Hemi
<This Space Reserved for a 2016 Challenger SRT Hellcat, 8Sp Automatic,

moparstuart

#23
July 06, 2013, 08:26:46 PM
  wow awesome you are moving right along   :2thumbs: :2thumbs: :2thumbs:
GO SELL CRAZY SOMEWHERE ELSE WE ARE ALL STOCKED UP HERE

hotrod98

#24
July 07, 2013, 10:34:18 AM
He needs a unibody fixture like mine. We just back halved a Charger and that car is dead on perfect. Makes piecing a car together a breeze. We built that car in five days. My 70 Charger is going on the fixture next to start my F&F Daytona project.

Can't wait to see pics of your progress Allen.


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