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The long process: Restoring my 68 *Video added*

Started by Reezee, January 28, 2018, 05:15:31 PM

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Reezee

Hi All,

I figured, since you guys love pictures so much, I'd start sharing what we are currently doing to my 68. It's gonna be a long build, mainly because it takes a long time for money to roll in :icon_smile_big:. But we'll take it step by step.

Sorry for the size of the photos.

You might've seen these pictures earlier of how I got the car:






I thought long and hard about leaving at is and just get running and drive the wheels off of it, mainly due to budget. But I knew that wasnt the ultimate dream that I've always had. So, we decide to just tear it down and get it blasted.



One a couple of noticable dents




Some Bondo in the left quarter, but replacement piece was delivered with the car  :2thumbs:




One of the two pinholes in the left quarter:


Pitting and pinhole in the roof skin:




But overall, I am very lucky with how solid it is:




So now metal and body work starts. It will need the rear valance replaced, take out all the dents around the car, replace the messed up part in the left quarter, convert the '69 fender to a'68 fender along with a looooot of little holes to weld up because of the landau top and the side trim all along the car.

What can is say? One step at the time  :icon_smile_big:
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

Baldwinvette77

awesome project, and man, those are wicked pictures  :cheers:

birdsandbees

WOW, wish we'd had that much metal left after blasting mine!  :lol:

..and it is a long road back. Good luck !  :popcrn:
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1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
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mopar4don

Reezee welcome to the brotherhood,
Wow that looks like a really solid car, what is its history?

redmist

What are the holes down the rear quarters? Look like some sort of trim holes.
JUNKTRAVELER: all I've seen in this thread is a bunch of bullies and 3 guys that actually give a crap.

VegasCharger


Reezee

Quote from: Baldwinvette77 on January 28, 2018, 05:18:15 PM
awesome project, and man, those are wicked pictures  :cheers:

Thanks! I'll try to keep posting as much as I can.

Quote from: birdsandbees on January 28, 2018, 05:53:56 PM
WOW, wish we'd had that much metal left after blasting mine!  :lol:

..and it is a long road back. Good luck !  :popcrn:

Thank you! I feel very lucky for having this much left to work with.

Quote from: mopar4don on January 28, 2018, 06:18:41 PM
Reezee welcome to the brotherhood,
Wow that looks like a really solid car, what is its history?

I dont know it's exact history. I bought it of someone in Montana. Which isnt the driest state for these cars. He bought it from a friend of his and planned on restoring it, unfortunately he had to sell and I got to buy it. No fender tag or build sheet. Was a plain jane 318 car. Now has a 440 that doesnt run and a 4 speed that the car would need to be converted for. So when I get to that point, it's probably going to be a 727 anyway.

Quote from: redmist on January 28, 2018, 11:22:55 PM
What are the holes down the rear quarters? Look like some sort of trim holes.

They are. It had the sideline trim in it with alot of rivets.

Quote from: VegasCharger on January 28, 2018, 11:47:07 PM
Welcome aboard!  :2thumbs:

But landau top??

:cheers:

Somewhere along it's 50 year history someone probably thought it would look great :eek2:
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

moparchris

Good luck with your project.  I hope you keep the U.S. Daisy mag wheels.  Those look great especially if you're going for a "back in the day" look.

Reezee

Quote from: moparchris on January 30, 2018, 06:16:40 PM
Good luck with your project.  I hope you keep the U.S. Daisy mag wheels.  Those look great especially if you're going for a "back in the day" look.


Thanks Alot! You might hate me though, I just sold them with a bunch of other parts im not going to use to fund the restoration :-\. At the end of the build it is gonna be a black Charger on black steel wheels. As you can see, I will end up with a very original car  :icon_smile_big:
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

Reezee

So we got some more work done. The trunk area still needed sandblasting and it had a pretty messed up rear valance. Unfortunately, the trunk was in worse shape than expected and will need replaced. However, this is the "worst" unexpected metal/rust setback we found. So I am still counting my blessings. Some ridiculous oversized pics below.

The Valance:


Everything in the right valance corner is a bit out of whack:
https://scontent-amt2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27629475_1805930532815723_2337744066604780776_o.jpg?oh=88e111483cf34c7dbbed9393df21ba89&oe=5ADEAF8F

Some damage behind the valance too, aswell as the taillight panel:


At least these guys are clean:



The center section however... Not so much:








Lower rear window corners need a bit of work too:




So, next step is fixing all of that!
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

six-tee-nine

If I look at these pictures, I seem to step back in time a few years on mine... ::)
Dont feel bad, all trunk floors of a Mopar B body seem to look that way after a couple of decades.

Hang in there and be patient. You'll get there eventually.
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...


Mytur Binsdirti

The OP needs to figure out how to shrink the pictures down.

Reezee

Quote from: Mytur Binsdirti on February 06, 2018, 07:30:03 AM
The OP needs to figure out how to shrink the pictures down.

If someone is willing to educate me, please do. I upload them in their fullsizes through Facebook, since imgurl and such are all messed up.

Quote from: six-tee-nine on February 06, 2018, 07:11:29 AM
If I look at these pictures, I seem to step back in time a few years on mine... ::)
Dont feel bad, all trunk floors of a Mopar B body seem to look that way after a couple of decades.

Hang in there and be patient. You'll get there eventually.

I will, new metal is already on its way  :icon_smile_big:
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

green69rt

Has the car been on a frame machine?   Just looking at the damage and the "crinkles" in the sheet metal, here and there, it might have been in a rear end collision in the past.  Do the rear frame rails look ok and the spring hangers?  Some of the damage looks funny, or maybe it's just shadows.

Reezee

Quote from: green69rt on February 06, 2018, 08:44:00 AM
Has the car been on a frame machine?   Just looking at the damage and the "crinkles" in the sheet metal, here and there, it might have been in a rear end collision in the past.  Do the rear frame rails look ok and the spring hangers?  Some of the damage looks funny, or maybe it's just shadows.

Im guessing it is the shadows. Frame seems to be straight as an arrow, aswell as the spring hangers. If I get around to it, Ill snap a few pictures of them.
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

Reezee

It's been a while since I posted. Currently waiting on the shop to start metal work and for some replacement panels to come in.

It did give me time to finish this video: https://youtu.be/pz-tsDyFwTk. I hope you guys like it! Love to hear what you think.

Richard
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

tan top

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,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

Lennard


Reezee

Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

VegasCharger


CRW-FK5

Great video.  Looking forward to watching the restoration.

Reezee

Hi All,

It's been a while since i've posted any updats in my car, but we did actually get work done in the last year. I've made a new video about it, which you can find here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9uIVJE2L6g

Hope you guys enjoy it!
Thinker of thoughts such as: "What have I gotten myself into" & "This car is going to be so awesome when it's done"

Follow my restoration on:
YouTube under Richard's Resto
Facebook.com/MoparRichard
Instagram.com/MoparsInEurope

tan top

 looks awesome !  good video thanks for sharing  :cheers: :2thumbs:
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,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html