I have to agree with that one! It could be very worse.

They left the factory that way......1/2" gaps and rotting....

Haha! That is a great way to describe mopars! :G-Dub:

I love them..... have owned many of them..... but these weren't exactly the standard of fit and finish and rust protection. I can remember working for DAYS trying to get the doors on my '64 Polara 500 to shut without sounding like the door was going to fall off.... LOL


Nice project by the way!

Drivers inner fender is installed :gitrdun:

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As is the passenger..

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We reached out to US car tool for some of their unibody braces, the inner fender braces being one of them. They look sweet, too bad no one will ever see them after the car is completed.

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This car, along with all of our other current builds, all the metal and paint work is being completed at our new body shop! We just opened after the SEMA show and employ 6 men over there, at our new 9,000sq ft facility, on top of our 6,000sq ft performance and restoration buisness.

You do nice work, best of luck in the new place.

Thanks! The challenger is coming along for sure!

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First coat of primer applied!

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Here is the engine compartment after doing away with some useless holes and marks so we can get the smooth look throughout the firewall and inner fenders.

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US car tool front support brace installed!

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Brand new hood hinges and bolts fit! We are using 100% brand new bolts through this entire car!

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New door skin installed from AMD! Now just waiting on a new trunk lid.

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The guys are working hard to make sure that the gaps are perfect on this beast!

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Here is an example of a gap that is Wayy to big.. this was the case on both doors. Way to much room on the front and rear!

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Here shows the process of getting these gaps to where we want them to be.. Tons of work in this car to ensure this.

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Coming along nicely!

Looking good

Next coat of primer on!

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Doesn't it make you feel good to get to this point...

Yes! She is getting very close for sure. Can't wait to see it with some color on it.

Great Work! Did you convince the owner to go back to Plum Crazy?

Thanks! and, I wish! But the owner has good reason, as he wants to go sublime now to match his new 2016 Challenger.

All the inside of the car, roof and whole underside was first coated with a nice black epoxy to seal everything.

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Then, a nice thick and even layer of undercoat was layed down on the underside and fender wells.

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We have color!
 

It sure is great to see some color on this beauty!

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nice work!

That color really POPS! I really like it!

Thanks! And yes, Honestly I like it more than I thought it would. It is a variant of Sublime green to match his new gen challenger.

She's completely covered in green now! Looks soo good! Can't wait to get some new parts on this thing.

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Very nice work,like this color:trophy-1302:

Wow!

Thanks so much! We do truly appreciate it!

Wow

Absolutely beautiful and it’s my favorite color !




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Totally agree with Marty this colour is absolutely fantastic .... I am praying that you guys are putting on a set of bad ass black wheels to offset that awesome green.

Now thats just me, im sure others have their own opinion on wheel selection.

Cheers
Steve

Customer wants some nice Crager style to go with all his factory chrome.

Will look great in the end!

The car is finally all done at the body shop and ready to start getting some new parts.

Car came out awesome and I couldn't be happier with our crew!

(don't mind the body dust on the car)

Here she is starting to come together!

The upper and lower control arms were first dis-assembled.. then fully restored using new bushings and lower control arm stiffening plates.. We also cleaned up the K member and rear end housing and gave everything a nice spray of gloss black to accent all the brand new parts and make sure everything is protected, and nice looking for a long time.

We opted to run the complete Hotchkis suspension setup on this car, while retaining the factory suspension geometry.

We are running the Hotchkis strut rods, leaf springs, front and rear sway bars, and shocks all the way around.

PST supplied the brand new 2" drop spindles, torsion bars, and front end bushings.

On the fuel system side of things.. We are running a stock brand new tank, straps and sending unit.

For steering.. We needed to get rid of the factory sloppy steering.. so we went with a upgraded fast ratio Borgeson box with arms.. Connected to a fully rebuilt factory steering column.

After a lot of work.. The engine is completely built and set in the car. The engine is a stock stroke 440, with aluminum heads, intake, good cam and a few other little goodies to make some decent power for the owner's all around needs.

We painted the engine all 100% hemi orange to keep with some original look.

For stopping power, We got all the inline tube brake lines mounted up where everything should be, as well as a polished Wilwood master cylinder and Prop. Valve!

Coming up next is a very important step to a build like this.. Dynamat!

We love this stuff ever since using it on our Camaro build, and don't think we could build another car without it.

On this one, We full layed down Dynamat inside the doors, the full firewall, floor, inside of quarters, wheel houses and package tray.. this thing will be super quiet inside!

Cole, the car is coming out beautiful!









I still think the Owner is "Plum Crazy" for changing the color! lol:lol:

Thanks man! And hahaha.. It sure would be cool plum crazy.

Here are some pics from a few months back at the local NSRA show here in town.

We brought a handful of cars.. and the challenger was a main centerpiece.. people loved seeing a car in progress like that!

This things is going to look great when done. Keep it up, guys!

Nice work - looks fantastic. Love the detail and colors.