1968 Charger restomod

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Re: 1968 Charger restomod

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blade wrote: 22 Jul 2020, 03:06 It still needs bumpers, a full interior and a bunch of others small things, but today Skynyrd drove under its own power again since about 1984.
What a badass car. Great job Lennard :good:
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Well, due to Chris being very busy with customer cars and me being very busy with working... my car isn't finished in 2020 like I had planned.
I picked it up, parked it in my garage and I'll work on it whenever I have time.
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Wat wil je nog doen dit jaar😂
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jelmoer wrote: 07 Jan 2021, 11:27 Wat wil je nog doen dit jaar😂
Finish my 1968 Charger.
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Wat moet er nog aan gebeuren dan? Zo te zien is ie al klaar... ;)
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Dickdale wrote: 08 Jan 2021, 09:14 Wat moet er nog aan gebeuren dan? Zo te zien is ie al klaar... ;)
Alignment, a/c charged, stereo hooked up, 3 point seatbelts installed, full interior installed, bumpers installed, etc.
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that's one week of work!
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Dickdale wrote: 08 Jan 2021, 16:47 that's one week of work!
Sure, but it's my hobby.... not my job. :)
I bought a house on a soccer field size property a year ago and I'm planting trees in my yard, pouring concrete sidewalks, etc. next to my full time job and working on my cars.
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Mesh installed inside the hood scoop and fiberglass bumper mounted onto the custom made aluminum bumper brackets.
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Do you paint the bumper black?
Corners looks a bit skinny.
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The bumpers are painted silver. They are fiberglass, and not an exact copy of the real thing.
I might just put new steel bumpers on it when it's starting to bother me.
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Well, the look of the fiberglass bumpers started to bother me... so I bought new steel ones.
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😂 sorry lenard shouldn't have brought it up. this looks much better don’t you think. 😎😎😎
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Ed wrote: 15 Feb 2021, 11:08 😂 sorry lenard shouldn't have brought it up. this looks much better don’t you think. 😎😎😎
You were and are 100% right Ed, this looks way better. :good:
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En die paar kilo's extra trekt het wagentje denk ik toch wel😉
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jelmoer wrote: 15 Feb 2021, 23:14 En die paar kilo's extra trekt het wagentje denk ik toch wel😉
Well... I wasn't sure about that.
So I did use the aluminum bumper brackets, just in case. :)
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blade wrote: 16 Feb 2021, 05:39 Well... I wasn't sure about that.
So I did use the aluminum bumper brackets, just in case. :)
😂ja grappig!
En anders weer gaten boren in de steunen om gewicht te sparen zeker👍🏻
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No, that might make them to weak to carry the weight of the steel bumpers. ;)
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Het blijft een mooie verschijning..
En nu dan de allerlaatste puntjes op de i?
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jelmoer wrote: 15 Apr 2021, 22:52 Het blijft een mooie verschijning..
En nu dan de allerlaatste puntjes op de i?
Yes, lots of small stuff to do still.
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Hooptie is done.
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En nu genieten of een nieuw project op komst?
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Dikke bak hoor!

Alleen dat stuurtje is niet mijn ding. Niet een mooi origineel woodgrain stuurtje erin?
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jelmoer wrote: 16 Jan 2022, 20:18 En nu genieten of een nieuw project op komst?
Both, I still have my '69 R/Tse that needs to be restored.
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