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1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 17:09
by blade
A friend of mine has a shop in Las Vegas and he is restoring my '68 Charger.
Rather than copy and paste all the pictures, I figured I would just post the link to his topic on dodgecharger.com
To save some weight and because the fenders and hood were all busted up, I bought "bolt on" fiberglass ones. It's also getting a "bolt on" fiberglass trunk lid, so it will look stock.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index ... 366.0.html

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 18:01
by 68reaper
Nice build!!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 18:35
by blade
Thanks, it's going to be a '68 Reaper, Vegas style. ;)
I'm restoring the smaller parts myself. I'll post some pictures that are not in the topic.
Lower control arm braces welded on and new polyurethane bushings everywhere.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 19:19
by blade
K frame sand blasted and reinforced.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 19:27
by blade
Clutch and brake pedal assembly blasted and painted.
Windshield wiper mechanism blasted, painted and new seals.
Front turn signals before and after restoration.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 19:38
by jeffrey.....
Goed bezig!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 19:47
by blade
My buddy fine tuning a carb.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 21:15
by 68reaper
Nice! Where do you live in the VS?

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 21:17
by blade
In Arizona, 1.5 hours from Vegas.
I'm Dutch though... I can read and write Dutch but my phone doesn't know it and changes every word so I just use English.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 21:19
by 68reaper
Nice im going to Eloy in couple weeks!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Jan 2017, 21:24
by blade
You'll be about 3 hours away from my house.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 07 Jan 2017, 22:02
by blade
Lots of body work going on.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 24 Jan 2017, 23:56
by blade
Upper core support brace fabricated and ready to be welded in. The body now has 10 braces added, so it's as rigid as can be. No more panel warping or stress cracks.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 25 Jan 2017, 08:29
by Sixtyeight
Like it!

Jeroen

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 25 Jan 2017, 18:19
by blade
Making aluminum bumper brackets for the fiberglass bumpers.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 25 Jan 2017, 21:06
by jeffrey.....
Awesome! Looking good!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 03:28
by blade
First coat of primer.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 09:50
by 68reaper
Nice!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 14:26
by blade
Video my buddy recorded...


Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 14:50
by 68reaper
What color is it gonna be?

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 18:24
by blade
Flat (satin) black.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 01 Feb 2017, 22:15
by panther-pink
Mooi werk en mooi detail die 2 gas caps !!
Jaguar had dat ook bij sommige modellen.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Feb 2017, 00:29
by blade
I like it better when things look the same on both sides of a car.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Feb 2017, 00:31
by blade
:)

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Feb 2017, 15:13
by kingjoop
lekker bezig baas! :good: