74 Challenger Canadian Restoration

[daaboots]

Hi folks! I had a restoration thread over on cuda-challenger and figured I'd move things over here since this is where all the cool kids hang out these days

http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=98700.0

I'm gonna repost some of the pics and my comments so that this is a fairly complete restoration log.

[daaboots]

Started to find lots of hidden issues 

[headejm]

  to the site!

Good luck and keep us up to date on progress. ...and yes, all the cool kids are on here. 

[daaboots]

Pulled the glass out and ripped off the roof.

[daaboots]

It was right around this point that I realized I was in WAY over my head  Pulled the rear quarter panel off and found nothing but trouble every direction I looked. Looking back, I should have just gutted the car here and put it on a rotisserie so I could blast everything. However, hindsight is 20/20 eh!

[daaboots]

Started to patch the rocker panel next... that was a big job! Turned out half decent for my first attempt at making a patch 

[nsmall]

Keep at it and thanks for sharing.  Someone once told me " it's going to take everything I got" to finish my restoration and I thought he was crazy but by the time I was done I realized that I was some pretty good advice.

Maybe don't tear anything else down until you start putting some new parts back on.

Maybe @HP_Cuda can share some inspirational pics before his car was done.

[daaboots]

More work on the rocker panel and my first attempt at the wheel housing.

[daaboots]

Starting to question what I had done in life to deserve this mess, I pressed on an pulled out tail light panel and truck pan next  Pretty sure everyone said I should just crush it at this point.

[daaboots]

I debated long about how to proceed with the frame rails. The end sections were completely rotten and a patch was scabbed over at some point. I really didn't want to install full replacement rails and I didn't like the idea of the rail covers. So I decided to cut out the bad section and splice in a new section. My reasoning was that if I screwed it up I could always buy the full replacements anyways. It turned out really nice in the end!

[ClarkWGrizwald]

You are literally building an entire car. Glutton for punishment or....excellent fabricator!  Either way, get er done! Way to go!

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[nsmall]

I love your commentary.  Keep the updates coming.  You are one dedicated man, or maybe you are nuts at this point.

[Chryco Psycho]

 

[jringo8769]

Love the commentary and love the dedication
Hey life is never supposed to be easy
Great work so far
Thank u for including us along the way
Can not wait to see more
God Bless,John
Great to see another one saved too

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[blown motor]

Glad you're posting your restoration. All hale the 74s!! PM sent.