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westcoastdodge
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'68 Charger RT

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ok guys,thought i would share my 68 charger restoration,car was found on ebay and imported by me in 2017,stuck in a field and last tag was 1983 so suspected a little work would need doing.
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Re: '68 Charger RT

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when car finally arrived started the stripdown to see the rust :shock:
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quick walkaround vid here :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hbtiwg ... =RayCairns
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Lots of work But not impossible, keep posting them updates :thumbright:
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Lots to do but that’ll be worth it without a doubt.
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cheers guys,floor was all cut out(most of it fell out anyways)some replaced rotted left hand frame rail complete with inner fender cut from a donor,some localized repairs done to rear frame rails,not too bad tho,inside of frames painted/weld thru primer used at weld points.AMD catalogue is my freind :lol:
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finished ripping out all the floors and replaced with loverly amd panels all new now from the bottom of the bulkhead to rear panel,couple of repairs to rear shock brace and frame where it was pulled from,still a mountain to climb at this point :shock:
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couple more :thumbright:
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rear frames painted inside,floor strenghethener installed then rear floors =D>
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Re: '68 Charger RT

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got a few of my pics back to front,new at this posting malarky :lol: :lol:
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Wow :shock: :shock: Well that's.....coming along nicely :thumbright: =D>
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Nice bit of work going on =D>
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Rapid progress 😎
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Cracking work keep the updates coming :salute:
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Some serious work there son, =D> =D> =D>
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