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Offline 72hemi

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My Challenger Before and After
« on: September 20, 2008 - 12:44:57 AM »
I was going through my pictures and found a picture of my 72 Challenger when I bought it 11 years ago this month. So I thought I would share with you what my car looked like when i brought it home and became a certified Mopar Nut. Sorry for the bluriness of the first picture but its a scan of a  4x6 print.
1972 Dodge Challenger 340 6 Pack 4-speed
1996 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe




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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2008 - 12:46:37 AM »
Nice work!  :2thumbs:

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2008 - 01:34:47 AM »
This is what I like seeing!  Beautifully done.  You guys take a POS e-body that someone discarded and neglected and left it for dead, and bring it back to life.  :clapping:
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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2008 - 02:22:38 AM »


MUCH better! :ylsuper: :ylsuper: :ylsuper:
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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2008 - 02:22:49 AM »
 :2thumbs:

Challenger - You`ll wish You Hadn`t

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2008 - 09:30:37 AM »
Looks great, but what about all the in-beween pictures?
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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2008 - 12:14:02 PM »
 :2thumbs:

The blue looks great.  Much better than some previous posts showing "dead" MOPARs. 

Thanks

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2008 - 12:19:37 PM »
Looks great, but what about all the in-beween pictures?

I do have them all, but because I built this car before I had a digital camera they are all physical prints. I can scan tehm and post them but it may take me a little while to do. This project was my first full restoration and I did it with my dad. Also should be noted that it was pulled from a wrecking yard in Cloverdale.
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1996 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2008 - 12:27:56 PM »
Nice job, look great.

How about some of the others you have done :picture:

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2008 - 12:49:57 PM »
How about some of the others you have done :picture:

Here are the other Mopar's I've done, in order that I did them. Sorry but I can't seem to find any before pictures of the 70 Dart and the 73 Duster. The Duster had a 383 in it and the Dart had a 318 in it. The 70 Challenger is next, but it may take a couple of years to complete because it is in Redding at my folks place and I don't go up as often to work on the cars like when I was restoring the green cuda. I've also done a couple of Chevy's and hot rods, but they have no place here.  :roflsmiley:
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1972 Dodge Challenger 340 6 Pack 4-speed
1996 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2008 - 12:51:26 PM »
Sweet.

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2008 - 01:28:50 PM »
Hey 72Hemi - is that your car I have on my web page? (http://web.comporium.net/~mchirico/)?  I found the pic on just by doing a web search -

Also , hope it was okay to use it - if not let me know and I'll take it down

I got room to post some more if someone wants theirs thrown up
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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2008 - 01:43:59 PM »
i didn't see my car on  your website, but if I missed it and it is on there you can leave it, I don't mind. Also thanks everyone I love restoring these cars.
1972 Dodge Challenger 340 6 Pack 4-speed
1996 Dodge Viper GTS Coupe

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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2008 - 02:10:18 PM »
Very nice, 72Hemi! :Cheers:

Marty73, the blue one you have on your site is Crcarch's very nice Challenger (he's a member here, too). :2thumbs:
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Re: My Challenger Before and After
« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2008 - 10:04:23 AM »
Lookin good John!

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