1969 Charger RT Resto

[sixt9rsx33]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Looks very clean. Going back to the original color?</div></div>

Yes going back with R6

[sixt9rsx33]

Here are some pics after the car was soda blasted. A few spot areas will be sand blasted but nothing major. The ole' girl was backed into or something similar based on the bondo on the left rear quarter. I knew it was there so no surprise there. Also knew of the front right fender above the bumper getting tapped. The only real surprise is that the front left fender had been replaced. Apparently back in the day best I can tell it is a Chrysler piece. Also there are a few pin holes in the corners of the lower valance, but thankfully nothing major. The trunk pan is questionable. Just the center section needs to be possibly replaced. I will let Ronnie the painter let me know his thoughts.

[sixt9rsx33]

I want to try and save the original headliner. Maybe a mistake?? That is the reason the Charger emblems are still on the sail panel. The painter was going to remove the bottom of the headliner and then remove the emblems. We will see, maybe just install a new headliner?
More pics

[A12pilot]

The 593 is the axle code for a 3.23, non-suregrip rear which is what your car is equipped with. The other yellow numbers that may not be visible are the month/day stamp of the housing assembly, along with an inspector's letter or number. Look in the underside of the large center rib, drivers side, for the date of the 3rd member assembly. Should be 2 to 4 digits for day and month. Also, you'll find on the underside of the pumpkin paint stripes which indicate the gears installed. I think the 3.23 open would be three black stripes. If it was a suregrip, I think it was 1 orange and 3 white. I'm not 100% on those markings though....just going off memory. The back of the carrier housing will have a large &quot;B&quot; for B-Body, which Chrysler started using to mark axle assemblies in 1969 versus the assembly year. Like In 1968, they were marked with a &quot;D&quot;. There may also be a white circle with an X through it. Lots of opinions on what that means: inspected and OK....serviced.....sure grip. If it was a Suregrip rear, the filler plug would have an orange paint blip on it.

Hope that helps!

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

[sixt9rsx33]

Thanks Dave great info on my car.

[A12pilot]

Yes....That's 70. We're talking 1969. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dave

[A12pilot]

No, you didn't make it clear with the statement &quot; no AC with 4 speeds&quot;. At least that's not how interpreted it. See, my brain can't process implied thoughts. I can't think that deep! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] Now, if you said &quot;no A/C with Charger R/Ts with 4 speeds&quot;. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] then my pea brain would have understood Big difference! My misunderstanding, sorry about that.

But that chart isn't correct you posted either. Plenty of 383-2bbl Chargers out there with AC. I owned one. Here's the tag.....
69...383-2bbl, G-Code. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]
Unless that means 383-2bbl 4 SPD cars, and in that case, I haven't come across any 383-2bbl 4spd cars, much less ones with A/C. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img] And I believe the reason for that, no 383-2bbl 4spd cars that is, is that the 2bbl exhaust manifolds do not clear the Z-Bar for the clutch linkage. I know this because I converted that car to a 4spd and had to add HP exhaust manifolds. That 2bbl log dumped right where the Z-Bar mounted.

Cheers [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dave

[442w30]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A12pilot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My misunderstanding, sorry about that. </div></div>

Nah, it's all good.

Anyway, I believe the item I posted was a pre-production piece because, after 1968, Chrysler stopped offering a 4-speed behind the 383-2.

[cook_dw]

Cool project. Ive always wanted one of those cars.. Probably the General Lee influence growing up..

[sixt9rsx33]

The body dings are fixed and the paint process begins.