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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevman89
How do you like the VFN Hood?
I've had three deals with the original steel hood fall through, and am strongly considering heading the Fiberglass direction.
So far so good. It seems to fit well. It does not have the cowl lovers although. As you can tell I have had to do some touch up work to it.
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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 07:40 PM
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Merry Christmas to everyone! I haven't posted many pictures of the charger lately because they all look the same for the most part. However I have been working on it all this time and I think it is time for a progress report for the Holidays.

I didn't like some low spots in the roof so I had to bring them up some.
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I got the engine over to the shop and stored away for now.
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I wanted to put this unit with A/C in the car. but my car was a heat only car and the firewall had the wrong holes.

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So I went to my "parts" car and made a template with some news paper and spray paint.
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Transferred it to the car,

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and cut it out.
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Weld up the old holes and fit it in there.
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I Built my own paint booth behind the shop, but needed a way to pull the car around.
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My dad drove the tractor while I steered.
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I removed the hood, trunk, and doors for paint.
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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 07:40 PM
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I then started to mask off the out side to shoot the jambs. This was some time last week.
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I painted the back side of the hood, trunk lid, and doors out side.
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Saturday My brother helped me put the doors and trunk lid back on and re mask the car.
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Saturday Night I sprayed a Sealer Primer on the car.
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I had a lot of issues with dust last night and did not want to paint the yellow today. Also my paint gun was giving me some issues so I had to change guns mid spray. This is what she looks like now. Had I been able to paint it within 16hrs I would not need to scuff the primer. How ever due to lint getting on the car while I was spraying I will wet sand it and then shoot it with Yellow.

I think the lint came from the jump suit I was wearing, so I am going to buy another Tyvex one.

Once again Merry Christmas to Every one in MOPAR LAND, and have a safe and happy new year!
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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 08:56 PM
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Looking Darn Good....
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Old Dec 22, 2014 | 10:07 AM
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I'm impressed. Having owned two of the 3G Chargers, that's a lot of real estate to get right, you've got it going on.
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Old Dec 22, 2014 | 03:17 PM
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Looks like your making a lot of progress.
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Old Jan 20, 2015 | 08:18 AM
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Love the color!
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Old Jan 27, 2015 | 05:30 PM
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Looks great!
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Old Nov 14, 2021 | 06:51 PM
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Old Nov 18, 2021 | 07:18 AM
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Turned out nice.... Great Job !!!!
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Old Dec 3, 2023 | 07:57 AM
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Update on the charger. I trailer ed it a few times to a friend's house. He has a lift. I have tags and Insurance on it so I am driving it now. I had bought a new set of wheels and was saving up to buy some new tires before mounting them. One day while I was driving my old roller tires gave up. I had to buy some used tires quickly. I mounted them to the new wheels. They are too small, but I think that they look a lot better than what I had on there. I have been dialing in the timing and crab. Also working on the interior. I was taking my neighbor out for a spin when my heater core gave up the goods. Had to remove that and replace it. There is a vibration that comes in at around 55 to 65 mph. I got to track that down. The cam for the wiper motor broke off both tabs, so a quick repair with the tig welder sorted that out. I have taken my dog for a few rides, I think she likes it!


















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Old Dec 4, 2023 | 07:07 AM
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Very Cool.... Thanks for the up date and looks like you making good headway with your project.... Cheers
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