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Offline MJS73

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *UPDATE*
« Reply #30 on: July 21, 2007 - 06:07:51 PM »
Just received word that I'll be getting my car back on Wed 7/25.  Also, the car will be making its public debut at the Mr. Norms's Mopar Show at the Volo Auto Museum on 8/5.  The body shop doing the work is buying display space and will have seven cars there, mine among them.  Also there will be the '78 Road Runner that was in Hemmings a year or so ago (the same body shop did that car).  Anyone else going to that show?

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #31 on: July 21, 2007 - 06:11:35 PM »
Paint is done!





Yes, I know that the shop reversed the stripes on the rear quarters from side to side.  That's going to be fixed next week.

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #32 on: July 25, 2007 - 11:32:10 PM »
Paint is done!





Yes, I know that the shop reversed the stripes on the rear quarters from side to side.  That's going to be fixed next week.  And the tailpanel and taillight surrounds are body color because I never did like the argent there.

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #33 on: July 25, 2007 - 11:36:56 PM »
Looks like something the factory would have messed up.  Of course they had letters to read R/T or TA.

Even with the letters... :lol:

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2007 - 12:40:18 AM »
The paint looks great.  Glad to see you got it back.   :2thumbs:
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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #35 on: July 26, 2007 - 01:20:18 AM »
The Challenger looks great you got to love white Challengers with black stripes.


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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #36 on: July 26, 2007 - 07:55:28 AM »
That car is begging for a set of rims....... :burnout:

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #37 on: July 26, 2007 - 09:35:23 AM »
Wow!  I love that black vinyl, really sets it off.  Very nice!   :bananasmi :burnout:

BTW, them magnums look awesome on there, as well as the tailpanel, I like it!   :burnout:

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #38 on: July 26, 2007 - 11:31:29 AM »
That car is begging for a set of rims....... :burnout:
  :iagree:  IMO, with the '71 style stripe, you need a more aggressive looking set of rims/tires.

Ya think it might be Rally time?  :clueless:
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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #39 on: July 26, 2007 - 04:59:03 PM »
After fixing the side stripes, I think it will look great.  :2thumbs:



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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #40 on: July 26, 2007 - 05:23:02 PM »
car came out awesome. They did great work 4 sure!
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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #41 on: July 27, 2007 - 01:16:20 AM »
Looks great!!!! :2thumbs:
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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #42 on: July 27, 2007 - 10:12:59 AM »
 :drool: Man did they do an awesome job.had to look at it for a while, while  :clueless: then notice the stripes too.i bet your really fired up to get her back home and now you can take her out and go cruising and  :burnout:

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #43 on: July 27, 2007 - 11:36:43 AM »
Thanks, everybody.  The whole time the car was in the shop I was second-guessing whether I should have put the vinyl top on it, but I'm really happy with it.  Of course, the first thing they did when they got it was lay out the vinyl top and drill the holes for the molding clips, so it was a done deal.

The car had 14" Rallyes on it when I got it, and I bought the 15" chrome Magnums last fall, so the Magnums will be on it for a long while.  I wanted to keep it stock but add some bling, hence the chrome Magnums.

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Re: My Challenger In The Body Shop *DONE*
« Reply #44 on: July 27, 2007 - 02:11:21 PM »
Aside from the stripes, it turned out looking awesome!!! :grinyes: :2thumbs:  It'll be very nice once they get the stripes redone. :cheers: :burnout:
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