Restoration of an origonal owner 73 Challenger Rallye

[burdar]

Here's a few more pics.

[Bullitt-]

YeHaw    Wish the top of mine looked that Good... 

[4THECHALLENGE]

Wow! Now u have a plate to eat off..   super progress

[70shaker6pk]

Looking great!  i bet your excited, i would be!!

[dutch]

that looks super clean         at first I thought the were black&white pictures... 

[burdar]

Your not the first person to think those were black and white pictures. 

I think once the blue engine is in there, the silver will really pop.  We'll just have to waite and see.

[74chall]

That is SICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCK 

[troutstreamnm]

Verrrry Nice  I just love this stage of a project.  You see real progress and the dirty part is behind you.  Great job 

[burdar]

Got a few more small parts done.  Nothing really important...just thought I'd post some more pictures.  I got a little overwhelmed last night.  I moved boxes and boxes of Challenger parts from my parents place to mine.  I need to get everything in one place.  Moving all of those boxes made me realize that I have a crap load of parts to organise and restore.  One thing at a time I guess. 

I did order a heaterbox gasket kit from Detroit Muscle Technologies.  It should be here soon so I can work on restoring the box this winter.  It doesn't look like too bad of a job.  I'll post before, during and after pics of that once I'm done.  Here are some more pics.

Before shot of the prop valve.


After soaking in Evapo-Rust for a few days.


Cleaned and painted.  I'm not that happy with how this turned out.  I might spring for a new one.  It all depends on how visable it is when everything else is in the engine comp.

[burdar]

I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.


 I had my father-in-law weld up the bottom of the shaft that was all worn and then I smoothed it all out.  I installed a new plastic bushing in the trans bracket so this should solve the problem of the trans not always going "fully" into PARK.


and done...


The main bracket was just soaked in Evapo-Rust over night and then rubbed lightly with steel wull.  The pivot shaft was wire brushed to get rid of the factory undercoating.  All the parts were then sprayed with a matte clear.
 

[burdar]

This next part was pretty bad.  It turned out OK.  It is impossible to find a great one and none are made new.  It mounts to the inside of the rear shock x-member so it's not very visable.  I think it will work out OK.
 

After a weekend of soaking in Evapo-Rust.
 

It took many soakings to get this tank to come clean.  I soaked it for a week and then wire brushed it...let it soak for another week and wire brushed it.  It did come clean but was very pitted.  I had two pinhole leaks in it after cleaning too.
   

I called on my father-in-law again and he brazed the two pinholes.  After a few coats of primer and spot putty, I painted the tank with Eastwoods zink gas tank paint.  Finally a few coats of matte clear.
 

[burdar]

And finally for now...the rubber inner fender splash sheilds.  These came out looking really good.  I had no idea what they would look like since they looked so bad before cleaning.  I just used some Black Magic tire cleaner.  A few applications and scrubbing with a stiff kitchen brush made them look almost new. 

I'm still working on all the little clips.  I think I'm going to spray them with a chrome spray paint that I have sitting around.  Once you spray a clear onto the chrome paint it changes to more of an aluminium color....very close to how the clips were origonally plated.   

before


after
 

[Bullitt-]

Nice work...here's a little fuel line kit I saw that might come in handy
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mopar-1970-70-1971-71-1972-72-Barracuda-Fuel-Line-Kit_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5881e53aebQQitemZ380136405739QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

[burdar]

That probably will come in handy.  The sending unit ground strap rusted away long ago...one of the reasons the fuel gauge didn't work.  I could also use those hose clamps.  Quite a few of those were used on the car.

[4THECHALLENGE]

Thanks for tge inspiration... Your car is looking wow!!