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Offline bigbrother

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My First Challenger Project! 1970 SE 383
« on: April 14, 2006 - 02:25:37 AM »

This will be my 1st Challenger and I need some advise\help. This car is from Iowa originally and is rusty! The frame ,trunk and rear floors are in good\saveable shape. The rear glass area is perfect. The front floorboards are gone
but the surrounding area is pretty solid, the front windshield area is rusty but fixable and there is some major rust around the door hinges and hood hinges. The quarter panels and trunk extensions for the quarter panels are shot as are the front fenders. The doors are excellent. I am thinking about buying a clone rust free shell (if I can find one). Would I need a 1970-71 body or would the 1972-74 shell work also. My car is loaded with 383,727,Fact. A/C,cruise,power windows,power seat,the SE package with houndstooth seats and the overhead console and the rear defog. I want to add a tilt or tilt\tele steering wheel and a factory am-fm,rally guage package and some 15" rallye or magnum wheels. My plan is to change color to FC7 and clone it to an RT\SE.




Offline Carlwalski

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Re: My First Challenger Project! 1970 SE 383
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2006 - 03:26:44 AM »


Sounds nice bigbrother, will be a great car once done and an awesome project.
Basically any question you ask will be answered by one of our board members.

Numbers and VIN questions, engine and tech, correctness...opinions are all here.  :swaying:

 :useless: Oh, wait....I see it now..... :sly: :clueless: :eek7: :roflsmiley: LOL!!!!

Just kidding, do you have any larger photos of your Challenger?


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Offline Hemi Challenger

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Re: My First Challenger Project! 1970 SE 383
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2006 - 04:43:27 AM »
Welcome to Cuda-Challenger Com Glad you found us and Stick around and ask all the question you want someone on here should answer them for you and Post all you want glad you found a Project car for yourself :popcorn:

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Re: My First Challenger Project! 1970 SE 383
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2006 - 07:24:35 AM »
Hey BigBrother, welcome to the board! Sounds like a really cool car you're working on.  I believe some of our more adventurous members have fixed those areas on their cars and might be able to shed some light on the best course of action.  You might want to post this question also in the "Tech Section" in the "Body Shop". 

Glad to have you on board.  Post some more pics if you've got any! :thumbsup:
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Re: My First Challenger Project! 1970 SE 383
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2006 - 10:32:30 AM »
Welcome aboard Bigbrother!   :wave:  Looks like you have plenty to keep you busy...    When you have questions, post them here and someone who has been thru it will assist you.  Gald you found us...   Keep us posted on your progress......    Oldschool

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Re: My First Challenger Project! 1970 SE 383
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2006 - 06:49:42 PM »
Welcome to the site, BigBrother! :wave:
1973 Dodge Challenger......................The ongoing project. (00/----\00)
1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
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