TomBo
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There ya have it so far.
I will keep posting pix as the car develops thanks for taking the time to look!
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Filled in the CHARGER emblem holes as well as the antenna hole
Here is the car a few days ago today being 12/30/07
Decided to replace the front shield & pull the rear one also to take care of issues
this is teh new front just covered with dust
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Now the new 1/4's came without any marker lights & as with General Lees we all know they can be marker delete or 68 painted over or 69's can be in there. I decidde to use the original marker lights & my bodayman added them back in.
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More replacement pieces...ended up with rear valance, rear tail light panel, Both lower 1/4's & one fron lower 1/4.
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Heres the replacement fender I grabbed
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Locate a hood but I still want a replacement as it has some issues
picked up a pushbar
BODYWORK STARTS
Realized it be better to replace some parts due to rust I went back to get metal at the local shows.
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woops a lil out of order there but thats the front bumper brackets I had to locate
Found some seats
Then winter hit once again
When spring arrived I still had to locate a hood but also made a deal with a local bodyman to do the car for me so he came to pick it up.
first time I drove it in 2 years!
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Yes those of you with good eyes thats a 70 hood still on there as I had yet to located a 68-69 hood at this point....for those that didnt cath that go head back & look I'll wait LOL.
My buddy John stopped over to lend a hand a few times & my house was a Charger fest LOL.
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THEN ON WITH THE 69 STUFF
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Then off came the front so it could be replaced with what I had so far:
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Parts collected some later to be re-placed by better parts like this fender as you will see in future shots...I found a better one
Bought a set of thess too.
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During all thius I attended local & not so local shows & sold Mopar parts to fund my project & left those shows with parts for the car remember the front end is still a 70 clip!
Here I am selling at E-town
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& more shots
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Then I painted the center cap
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Put in the console & then replaced the column sleeve & signal cancler whiel I was in there:
In my garage I had a nice woodgrain wheel so I decided to pop that in there as well while I was doing this process:
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Here you see the buddy seat brackets that had to be removed & replaced with the console brackets
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Replaced
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B4
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I also went from a column shifter automatic to a console/floor shift automatic
didnt replace the entire column just the sleeve
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I really like this stuff & b4 I just painted it I used a cleaner & then wiped it with rubbing alcohol to make sure there was no "fish-eying".
B4
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Here are some b4's & afters:
B4
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b4
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new tank goes in & sending unit:
OK here is the interior paint I used from SEM worked great:
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This is the shot when it arrived at my house
Pulled the bad 318 in there & replaced it with another 318 I had (you can see it in ther background):
Then the 1st winter arrived & worked stopped
Spring hit back to work:
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Hello everyone, I live in NJ & I have posted here & there on this site but have posted pix & more on a few other Dukes sites. I see alot of people that are on here & not on the other sites so I figured I share some shots of the progress.
Ok just as a background these shots have been over the last 2 yrs and I am gettin closer & closer to painting it, well here goes. (you comments are welcomed).
Here is my 69 yes its a 69 but its got a 70 clip on it as I traded the clip to a guy to restore my 68 Charger b4 I realized I wanted to do a General Lee.
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Name: Tom
Age: 41
Location: New Jersey (just over the Bridge from Phila.)
Occupation: Verizon, Fiber Optics Splicer
Married or Single: Married gonna be 10yrs in 08'
Children - 2 Children: 1 daughter & 1 Son
Favorite Movie: Christine, Saving Silverman, Hooper,
Favorite group: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (been to every concert in this area since I was allowed to go!)
Favorite TV show: DOH, Heros,
Hobbies: I hold an annual Mopar Car show, Collecting Mopar Diecast, Working on my old Mopars, Currently making a General Lee replica, heres a shot of it, "so far".
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Did you ever get a General Lee by the way & if so PLEASE post pics!!!