Dave Robsons Challenger R/T

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Thu Mar 05, 09 2:59 pm

almost there dave- the debut @the metro centre, 6 weeks to go ?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 05, 09 3:40 pm

It's possble mate. I think a run up to yours will be the first thing after the MOT. Just run it in a bit more before I change the oil.

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Thu Mar 05, 09 3:59 pm

look forward to it

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Mar 06, 09 1:13 pm

Dave, do you want this tidied me old mate?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Mar 06, 09 2:33 pm

Clivey wrote:Dave, do you want this tidied me old mate?

It does not matter to me Clive but I guess it would help anyone coming along and trying to read through it?

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Fri Mar 06, 09 2:39 pm

Well, I want to see Clivey with his pinny on, stockings, high heeled shoes and his feather duster.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Mar 07, 09 1:25 pm

Ivor, if that's the first image conjured up in your mind, I am more than a little concerned.

I will try and give the thread a bit of a tidy Dave, 40 pages is a long read and most epople want to read about the car and hat you have to say about it (I guess).

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Sat Mar 07, 09 2:35 pm

spoil sport Clivey, that and you ve obviously got too much time on your hands

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Mar 07, 09 2:59 pm

Time, is something I don't have a lot of mate.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Mar 07, 09 10:13 pm

Have had a bit of bother with one of the headlight bezels.

The passenger side has taken a couple of hits over the years. One from Linda swinging into a tight gate and one from a MOT guy in his own garage. It is easily done with a Challenger that has the power bulge hood because you can't see the passenger fender at all.

Anyway. It was professionally repaired.

Of course on this last re-spray my body man did a nice job of making the fender as good as possible and did a much better job than the repair lot had done.

However. Now I have come to fit the headlight bezel, the amount of damage done to it has been made a lot more obvious.

See photo.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Mar 07, 09 10:14 pm

Now I thought this would be an easy fix. And at first (after a few taps with a rubber hammer) I thought I had done it.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Mar 07, 09 10:15 pm

But this only distorted the openings for the headlights.

There should be an even gap around each headlamp unit.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Mar 07, 09 10:19 pm

Crikey. so whats the next move Dave?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Sat Mar 07, 09 10:19 pm

These are NOS bezels I bought in 1989 when they were still available.

There are only reproductions available now which I have heard are not great quality.

Plus I am skint.

So I have done the best I can with what I have got.

I ran out of black paint so need to buy some to touch up the scratches. My sheet metal screw in the corner of the trim pulled though the hole so I have had to stick a large head screw in there for now. Hopefully i can repair it enough for a smaller screw.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Mar 07, 09 10:21 pm

Its not very noticeable Dave. If you hadn't have pointed it out it would have taken a while to spot mate.