Logitudinal stripe installation

[GoMangoBoys]

Can anyone point me to a video showing how to the put the side stripes on the 70 Challenger?  We are very close to being ready to do that.
Thanks.

[chargerdon]

I put one of the kits on my 74 challenger.   Kit is 6 pieces...one front fender, door, then rear quarter...x 2.    When i did mine, i just followed the directions...cleaned it well, then sprayed lots of water/soap solution...measured to get the center for the door first and just used the natural contour of the body high bend..   You can slide it around for a while, and then start using the squeegee to get out the air bubbles...   

I made one big mistake...until it dries it can be moved quite a bit, and its own weight can cause it to sag...so make sure it has dried enough to not sag before moving on.   When i did my rear quarter, when i wasnt watching it slid down in the middle about 1/4 of an inch and then when i noticed, i couldnt budge it back up.   I should have used more water/soap on it then...and got it to move...but i gave up.   Now while a lot wouldnt notice the sag...i do every time i look at it...     

[JH27N0B]

Even though the show can be irritating, there was an episode of Graveyard cars not long ago where Mark and maybe it was Allysa or Cousin Dougie were installing stripes on a Mopar.  It might even have been longitudinal stripes on a Challenger he was doing.  Despite his antics, he actually got detailed as to what techniques he was using to get the stripes lined up correctly and to get them smooth and without bubbles or ridges once installed.
They post GYC videos on YouTube so if you can find that episode, it would be worth a watch.

[GoMangoBoys]

Can anyone tell me how far below the body line ridge the stripe goes?

[JH27N0B]

The info is right here on the site! 
https://www.e-bodies.org/Resources/Engineering_Illustrations/Stripe_Tape_Body_Side_Challenger_RT_70.pdf

[EV2RTSE]

Here's a pic I took of that original Hemi Challenger from Carlisle a few years ago, and a link to some more good reference photos-
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-dodge-challenger-r-t-hemi/

[GoMangoBoys]

@JHN27N0B  Thanks.   Perhaps I am just slow, but I really don't understand that drawing.

[JH27N0B]

@JHN27N0B  Thanks.   Perhaps I am just slow, but I really don't understand that drawing.

I'm an engineer, at least I've masqueraded as one the last 35 years or so, so I understand engineering drawings pretty well. A lot of what I see on that drawing makes sense, however the one critical item I don't see defined is what the "zero inch line" is.
With that datum established, one could know where the bottom of the stripe is supposed to be along the entire side of the body.

[RUNCHARGER]

You're going to have to mock them up while still in the wrapping. See the lack of room for error between the rear marker light and where the quarter rolls over in the character line? Center the stripe there, then keep that dimension from the top of the stripe to the character line all along the length of the body. You can't really get a firm measurement from the character line down because of it's shape so you'll have to eyeball that, it pretty much is up as far as it will go without rolling over the top anyway. Of course your quarter stripes have to maintain that constant distance (or lack of) to the character line in the S-curve too, that will correctly place them front to back too. The front fender stripes also are critical to center front to back over the flared wheel opening.
I tape all the stripes on the car, stand back and eyeball it, maybe walk away and eyeball it again. Then I leave the quarter and fender stripes mocked up and install the door stripes first, if they're off at all the whole job will not come out correctly.
Sounds complicated but really it isn't. Make absolutely sure your fenders and doors are gapped correctly in their final spots of course. I wish I was there, we'd have them knocked out in an hour.

[RUNCHARGER]

I don't really have any detail photos of installation. But this 30 year old photo of when I brought my son home from the hospital shows how the stripe is up and hugging the s-curve, it really can't be any higher without rolling over the character line.
I just thought of something else I did. When you have them mocked up on the car in their final position, put pieces of masking tape on the body right up to the bottom of the stripes in several places. That will be your reference point for getting them on straight I always put them on dry but most other people like floating them on wet, do whatever you're comfortable with. I prefer the dry method because I think there is less chance of them moving by accident. I leave the right half of the stripe taped to the car (fairly well actually), then I slice off half the sticky side backing and without pulling hard at all, lay it down. Then I lay down the right side and when it's all in place second check for bubbles and pull it up again to remove them if necessary before putting on the pressure for the final stick. Ensuring there are no air bubbles though is probably where the wet method is superior. I've put hundreds of 30" by 50" labels on shipping containers and semi trailers, that's why I'm comfortable laying them on dry.