74 Challenger Canadian Restoration

[ChallengerHK]

You must be motivated; you are moving pretty fast 

[daaboots]

Thanks! I'm really hoping to have the body work and the interior done by this fall so I can hit some car shows. I'll do the engine and engine bay over the winter. Other than that it only needs some ball joints, engine tune-up and I'm good to go!

[anlauto]

Please remove the interior before you start welding

[daaboots]

My latest video 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak9IY1SM2wo

[anlauto]

Neat video...I'm surprised you haven't set the car on fire yet,,,,

[RallyeChally]

Looks good .. Cool video , i'll be following as i'll be starting on mine soon 

Mike

[daaboots]

So would there be any issues with removing my quarter panels now? I'm worried that with the roof off things might flex out of place. I still need to drive it in and out of my garage (only about 30 back and forward).

[Topcat]

I believe you still have your drivetrain in.
That's good.

However, it probably wouldn't make any difference.
The drivetrain is loading the chassis.

When I did mine, I put 3 sets of jack stands in 3 rows to support the chassis evenly.
I felt it was the best way to support the chassis while replacing the quarter panel.

The dutchman is what the quarters ride off. I replaced it first.

[daaboots]

I'm still pulling panels off. Progress is slow, but I'm moving forward still.





I finally managed to get one of the rear quarter panels off. The wheel well lip is pretty much gone, and that inner fender part in the rear is a complete mess. I'll need to fix them or buy new ones. I should be able to fix them up hopefully.










I bought two rear quarters, a roof, and a floor pan for the rear driver side.

[Chlngrcrzy]

That all sure looks familiar.   keep at it   

[daaboots]

Another update video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX2JbRUvljI

[RallyeChally]

Coming along ..  getting stuff done   

[Sleepychallenger]

Very nice. I love the video thing you've got going on. So what is the orig color? What are you going to paint it when you are done.

[daaboots]

The original color is some type of burgundy. We haven't decided on a color yet. We both like Plum Crazy, but I kinda want to do it metallic red.

[dougs bs23]

looks like great progress, but I'm sure by now you've already seen that "budget" isn't associated with mopar restoration, as we all know that nothing is cheap with these cars.