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Offline hamicr

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iowa barn 73 challenger
« on: September 16, 2008 - 04:13:22 AM »
here we go you all know i just got this sweet beast from a barn in iowa. now it's time to do the fixing. here is the plan keeping as true as i can.  :screwy:
there are not many left that have not been swaped or souped up.  :violin: so i going to stick to the build sheet i found in the car look a pic. and i hope a can show you all how well it gose or get help when i'm  :banghead: and :stirpot: on ideas. so here are the starter pics will get more as i go. wish me all the luck.




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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2008 - 04:25:17 AM »
Looks pretty cool!  :thumbsup:  I like the Keystone Klassic rims!  I have a set too!
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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2008 - 05:53:03 AM »
good luck looks like a good time  :2thumbs:

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2008 - 09:31:12 AM »
Looks like a very nice car to start with,,, keep those pic's coming.
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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2008 - 01:46:18 AM »
If your going stock and dont want those rims and tires i will buy them off of you. Let me know :thumbsup:

Looks like a nice project you got there  :worshippy

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2008 - 03:19:38 AM »
 I was :working:this weekend as i just got more parts in, carpet, more trim. real nice stuff. and lets not for get the seats covers too. being  :useless:hear is some for your  :popcorn: had a good time doing it too.
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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2008 - 03:54:37 AM »
more work done over the weekend while i  was:working: i looked closer at the top and the pics from grasshopers rebuild post lead me to  :thinkerg: that some one has been under the top. its off set to the outer edge not good. so off it came, :poopoke: and not sure how to head from here.  :1zhelp: best bet is to pull windows, but i have never done one any hints out thier.
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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2008 - 08:39:33 AM »
Wow. You are doing good work. I love the blue interior

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2008 - 08:43:48 AM »
Wat was the original color? It looks like Gun Metal Grey under the top.

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2008 - 10:53:32 AM »
What I would do:

1) Remove the trim - carefully, I had the tool

2) Pull the glass front and back

   - You can do this (I did it my first time), but make sure you take your time and are paying close attention.  I first took a putty scrapper and scrapper along the weather stripping to get as much off as possible.  You don't have to apply any pressure, just make sure the edge of the scrapper is sharp.  After you remove what you can, I examined the windshield and found a spot where I could feed my wire (I used a cheese wire cutter) through and then tied it to a handle.  Slowly worked my way around. 
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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #10 on: September 23, 2008 - 02:29:33 AM »
Wat was the original color? It looks like Gun Metal Grey under the top.
frist thanks for the coment on the blue inter . as for the top it looks more like a baby bule but some one has been under the top before, the rear piler has been redone and they filled it full it is clear out to the body line. going to have to fix that.

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #11 on: September 23, 2008 - 02:31:01 AM »
ambitions2  thank you for your input i did get the trim off ok but now need to try your way so thanks again

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2008 - 02:15:16 AM »
What I would do:

1) Remove the trim - carefully, I had the tool

2) Pull the glass front and back

   - You can do this (I did it my first time), but make sure you take your time and are paying close attention.  I first took a putty scrapper and scrapper along the weather stripping to get as much off as possible.  You don't have to apply any pressure, just make sure the edge of the scrapper is sharp.  After you remove what you can, I examined the windshield and found a spot where I could feed my wire (I used a cheese wire cutter) through and then tied it to a handle.  Slowly worked my way around. 
:ylsuper: :working:worked great you mite need to add a box of gloves and remove any thing you don't wish to get drity because you will get drity doing this job. thank you and will adding the new pics soon. i will have to edit them for the net now that the car is naked...... :smilielol:

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2008 - 04:24:20 AM »
 :swear:after the fun time of removing the winsheild and back window. did not see any point in not puting a coat of paint on it. of course i would not do just that it is all going to bear it all after the two hours of sanding and find the car should have  :wave:on the way by. but it is all for its own good. so here are the lates. and if you have a hard time with nakedness on here you better not look.

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Re: iowa barn 73 challenger
« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2008 - 12:12:45 AM »
this is the late's up date for you challenger lovers out there.

after weeks of sanding and cut out old pacths and puting on real parts here it is in its new blanket of gray. hoping the weather will warm up a bit so i can paint it its true color tell then i'm going to work it over and over tell there is no mistakes any where lol