1968 Charger restomod

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Dit word een bad ass Charger. Mooi mooi werk :good:
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Thanks Serge, I'll let Chris know that you like his work. :)
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Are you planning on jumping it Dukes style?
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Nah... I leave that up to certain Furds:

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Back seat is done, and I changed my mind on the gauges. I bought Dakota Digital gauges for this car and I'm going to use the stock cluster for my '69.
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Gauges fit perfect in the cluster! Nice!
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Mr. Lee wrote: 09 May 2018, 22:54 Gauges fit perfect in the cluster! Nice!
These Dakota digital gauges are really a quality product. The black housing is cnc machined aluminum.
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blade wrote: 26 Apr 2018, 18:13
So thats your buddy nice! He got a lot of chargers!! Saw that video about the blue 69 nice find! :good:
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Mooie tellers wist niet dat je die ook al digitaal had
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HemiMopar wrote: 17 May 2018, 16:25 So thats your buddy nice! He got a lot of chargers!! Saw that video about the blue 69 nice find! :good:
Chris owns 15 second generation Chargers. Most of them are projects.
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15 Chargers?! :OO:
that's impressive! I hope I can buy one when the right time comes.
Your project is nice to see as well! :happy:
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His collection of Chargers range from rusted out shells to rattie drivers. He's not in to show cars.
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Dashboard finished.
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After a bit of a summer break, work has been resumed. The battery tray holes are being welded up under the hood and then the car is going into the paint booth again to get the firewall, cage and trunk floor painted.
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Mooi werk!
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Thanks guys. :good:
The next step will be to open up the hood scallops like this:
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looks good!
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Wow, that looks nice :good:

Is it just to let the heat out?
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Mr. Lee wrote: 19 Aug 2018, 10:56 Wow, that looks nice :good:

Is it just to let the heat out?
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Heat extractors finished. Looks almost stock. :good:
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Sound deadening material and headliner in place.

Borgeson steering box, clutch/brake pedal mechanism, Wilwood master cylinder, restored wiper motor and wiper mechanism in place.

New door handles, mirrors, locks and re chromed vent windows are installed.

Vintage Air air conditioning system and dashboard installed.
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Komt best goed zo te zien. :yeah:
Die Borgeson zal ik eerdaags ook eens aanschaffen. Helaas hier niet te verkrijgen, maar wel een nuttige aanschaf.
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