73 Challenger restomod

[dave73chally]

So my buddy is doing my bodywork and is going to re-shot and blend all of the green where needed, he's also going to paint some parts satin black then clear it all. Here is my paint scheme, what do you think?

sublime - body, rear valance, bumpers
satin black - rt hood, front header panel, rear tail panel, rocker lip, rear abs spoiler, front abs spoiler

[WildJones]

So my buddy is doing my bodywork and is going to re-shot and blend all of the green where needed, he's also going to paint some parts satin black then clear it all. Here is my paint scheme, what do you think?

sublime - body, rear valance, bumpers
satin black - rt hood, front header panel, rear tail panel, rocker lip, rear abs spoiler, front abs spoiler

I think if you follow what you did with the Emax Challenger photoshop, then it would like wicked good.

[Bullitt-]

I like what your doing, thought the colored bumpers as in the picture above were a little much.
Saw this video & at 2:18 there's a yellow '70 with a blackout treatment on the topsides that caught my eye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=suAxDX7oa_4

[dave73chally]

Got some new parts 

Hotchkis UCA's



Stinger fiberglass(aka AAR) bumpers


Had an extra set of trunk brackets so I copied becks kuda build idea:

[daaboots]

How's the quality of the fiberglass bumpers? Might be something I can consider.

[dave73chally]

They seem really nice, quality is good and accurate mold to the originals. Definitely need a few hours of prep eork, there are indents where you can drill for bolts but I'll be going smooth so have to clean that area up. They weigh about 4lbs each so thats a huge plus

[dave73chally]

I installed new hotchkis leaf springs over the weekend. No issues during the install, nice fit and finish. Am I going to run into fitment issues with a 275/60/15 on the rear now? I didn't lower the car off the jack stands as it's getting bodywork done so I'm not sure how it sits just yet...

[YellowThumper]

I installed new hotchkis leaf springs over the weekend. No issues during the install, nice fit and finish. Am I going to run into fitment issues with a 275/60/15 on the rear now? I didn't lower the car off the jack stands as it's getting bodywork done so I'm not sure how it sits just yet...

I have that same size tire on my 74. On rallye custom widened to 8-1\2 width at the bead. Fits With no issue.
what width and offset do you have?

Mike

[dave73chally]

15x8 with 4.5" bs. They fit fine when I had my espo springs but the there was about an inch gap between the top of the tire and fender lip. Now the tire is going to sit in the wheel well with the hotchkis springs. Wasn't sure if I'd have rubbing issues but guess I'll find out

[YellowThumper]

Mine at ride height. No issues so you should be good to go. Roughly the same offset and you have slightly narrower rim.
hope link works.

[dave73chally]

Looks great, thanks 

[dave73chally]

Brad, where did you purchase your lunati cam and lifter kit from? If I'm not buying locally, I usually purchase a lot of my parts from summit and jegs because they match other online prices and returning is easy. The 60312 cam is out of stock everywhere except direct from lunati and they are charging $40 more 

[brads70]

Brad, where did you purchase your lunati cam and lifter kit from? If I'm not buying locally, I usually purchase a lot of my parts from summit and jegs because they match other online prices and returning is easy. The 60312 cam is out of stock everywhere except direct from lunati and they are charging $40 more 

I got mine from an E=-bay seller. Cheapest price I could find.

[dave73chally]

Pulled the trunk and rear window, cut out the deck filler panel and started prepping the patch panel. Now thinking of tearing the car completely apart and bringing it to bare metal to find all the issues. Was originally planning to keep the car on the road as long as possible but everyone told me this would happen...

[dave73chally]

Home from the body shop, I'm very happy with the work that was done. All the rust is gone and some stuff was shaved.  I need to tweak the overall fitment of the bumpers and rear valance but it's minor. Does it look like the rear valance can come up more?

The hotchkis springs sit nice and the ride was a huge improvement over the ESPOs.