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    Offline Challenger_7

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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #105 on: January 28, 2008 - 11:11:51 AM »
    Quote from: troutstreamnm on January 27, 2008 - 10:45:12 AM
    Thanks for the encouragement, it's appreciated.  Getting honest pics of an A4 car is tough.  Lighting is a major factor and all the pics that are "bluish" are when the garage door is open using indirect natural light.  Direct natural light and, oddly enough, flurosent light give a truer color.  Trust me, it's A4!
    Hi, you are doing superbly well and it is looking greater by the day :droolingbounce:
    On taking the photos, I also faced similar problems till my daughter showed me how to cure it :-[. See if your camera has a White Balance adjustment, somewhere through a "Menu" or "Function" button and play with it. You should be able to get a much truer color, but you may need to change the setting again if you change the light source.
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    Offline troutstreamnm

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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #106 on: January 28, 2008 - 08:18:12 PM »
    Thanks Challenger_7, I'll see if my digital camera has the capabilities.  I guess it would be good to try and get better quality pics.

    Well, I have some bad news as far as the pocketbook is concerned  :(  My heater core has some rust around the edge indicating some weeping of fluid has been happening so I need to get a new core and not chance a disaster.  Also, my steering colunm that has a busted-off stud and stud extractor in the puller plate for the crush can so I may have to destroy the can to get it off.  Need to maybe consider a rebuilt colunm, but need to do some more research.  :swear:  OUCH...I wasn't planning to have to deal with these items.  Part of the fun I guess!
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    Offline troutstreamnm

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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #107 on: February 02, 2008 - 11:44:32 PM »
    Well I decided to get a new heater core just to be safe!  Installed that today and cleaned and painted the heater/AC box and put it all together with new gaskets.  I also put on new insulating foam on the vent doors to replace the rotted out old foam.  Not too exciting  :sleeping: , but a little work done before the Superbowl!
    « Last Edit: February 02, 2008 - 11:46:25 PM by troutstreamnm »
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    Offline hemiken

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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #108 on: February 03, 2008 - 01:08:34 AM »
     :clapping: It is exciting................. Every little bit helps buddy. :2thumbs:
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #109 on: February 03, 2008 - 06:23:26 AM »
     :2thumbs: I need to do that to.... :eek4:
    « Last Edit: February 03, 2008 - 03:41:19 PM by hezzel »
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #110 on: February 03, 2008 - 06:38:08 AM »
     :cheers: that looks sweet good job on cleaning up your heater box... :cheers:
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    Offline Chlngrcrzy

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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #111 on: February 03, 2008 - 03:51:59 PM »
    Great job on the box. :2thumbs: I hope that when i start on mine i can hold my lunch down. :puke: mice worked it over in a big way. :eek4:
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    Offline troutstreamnm

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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #112 on: February 03, 2008 - 10:53:03 PM »
    Mice!!!  Hopefully you only have mummies and not organic soup!  :eek4: I had no critters in my box.  Just a bunch of baking soda from the soda blast job on the body.  Boy am I glad I removed and restored the heater box.  It would have blown soda all over the new interior  :scared:  Got the heater box installed today before the game.  Now I need to figure out where some of the firewall insulation pads go  :clueless:  A couple pieces don't seem to fit anywhere  :dunno:
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    Offline hemiken

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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #113 on: February 04, 2008 - 04:54:19 AM »
    Here you go buddy, hope this helps out.
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #114 on: February 04, 2008 - 09:20:09 PM »
    Thanks hemiken!  The one on the left side of the heater box could be one I need to look for.  Is this a pic of your Challenger or Cuda?  The drivers side looks a bit different then my 71 Chally.
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #115 on: February 04, 2008 - 10:01:06 PM »
    Looks like a non AC car there ken.....
     :cheers:
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #116 on: February 05, 2008 - 01:51:35 AM »
    Quote from: troutstreamnm on February 04, 2008 - 09:20:09 PM
    Thanks hemiken!  The one on the left side of the heater box could be one I need to look for.  Is this a pic of your Challenger or Cuda?  The drivers side looks a bit different then my 71 Chally.
    Trout
    Not pics of mine, just pictures i have kept for referencing from. :chatting:
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #117 on: February 16, 2008 - 08:17:26 PM »
    Forgive me for I have sinned  :crying:  I bought a cheap sound deadening kit and it's a POS.  I had to cut it up just to fit and then it didn't cover the entire floor and it looks like sh*t.  Only saving grace is that no one will see it.  What a waste of money and time  :swear:  Anyway, on a positive note, I got the brake booster, pedals and parking brake in today as well as the defrost duct and rear spoiler.  The dash frame and main wiring is next!  A bit more progress so life is good.  :thumbsup:
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #118 on: February 16, 2008 - 08:20:15 PM »
    Here's some pics of the rear spoiler so the rear end is pretty much finished  :bananasmi
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    Re: 71 Challenger Project
    « Reply #119 on: February 16, 2008 - 08:25:59 PM »
     :bananasmi Looking sweet buddy.  Are you putting stripes on aswell :drunk:
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