Kurt's 1970 Charger R/T |
At the Body Shop |
Day One - Checkin' her out. |
Day 16 - Stripped and lookin good. |
Day 16 - Clean engine bay. |
Day 16 - Quarter panels were replaced years ago and checked out ok. |
Day 16 - Floor pan is in darn good shape except for a 3 inch hole behind the front seat. |
Day 23 - On the Rotisserie! |
Day 23 - Underside looks great for a 36 year old car! Just a couple of minor rust spots to repair on the frame rails. |
Day 64 - After rebuilding the air compressor motor, we're back in business. The sub-frame connectors are welded in and ready for grinding. Thanks to U.S. Car Tool for these pre-cut pieces. |
Day 64 - Here we had to devise a custom channel for the e-brake cable. This channel was built prior to installing on the car. |
Day 64 - A view of the back-side. |
Day 64 - We had two small areas to patch on the rear frame. We replaced the affected areas with the same gauge steel, ground down the welds and placed a thin layer of fiberglass filler over the top. |
Day 78 - The rocker panels were in excellent shape for 30 plus years of Nebraska weather. Although the last ten were spent in storage during the winter months. |
Day 78 - The wheel housings were a different story. I had to replace the outer housings when I replaced the rear quarters five years ago. We had a few minor areas to clean up. |
Day 78 - Here you can see the final step for the sub-connectors. The excess fiberglass filler was removed and she is ready for primer. |
Day 78 - What a beautiful sight! No more undercoating or rust. Time to squirt some primer and Plum Crazy! |
Day 87 - I've been waiting a long time for this day! This photo was taken without the flash. Note in the next several photos how the flash brings out the metallic in the paint. I think purple is one of the hardest colors to photograph. |
Day 87 - We had a few paint runs in the engine bay so we'll need to fix those. |
Day 98 - The new fuel lines are in place. We wanted to get these in before she came off the rotisserie. |
Day 98 - It's difficult to see but the new brake line is installed as well. |
Day 98 - Now the body gets a shot of black G2 primer over the bare metal. This will help us see any imperfections in the body work. |
Day 98 - Here you see what we've found so far. Not too bad. |