'73 Challenger Rallye Restoration

[moparleo]

Snazzy music !

 

[Bill]

Thanks guys! Music is Dick Dale and Talking Heads. Dick Dale lives in your neck of the woods Leo but was born over here in my neck of the woods.
I love, love, love this car! Next to my wife and family this is the 2nd (or maybe 3rd) coolest thing I have ever done in my life.
Just received this in the mail from an ebay purchase. I don't think I have the proper faceplate to accept this radio. Seller said it is for an E body?

 

[challenger6pak]

Not Ebody. 71-74 Bbody. Send it back as Not as Described.

 

[challenger6pak]

E body radio.

 

[Bill]

View attachment 23532E body radio.

Argh!!. My fault. Description said nothing about an E body. Sure do look a lot alike. I may get a piece of ABS and try to make it work. Or, if someone is looking for a B body AM radio I only paid $28 for it plus shipping.

 

[challenger6pak]

Put it on FBBO. If it works, it is worth more than $28. You should be able to get most, if not all of your money back, including what you paid for shipping.

 

[challenger6pak]

The C body radio looks alot like the E body radio. Look for the rectangle on the left and the square on the right side of the front lower part of the radio. I think the C body is two squares.

 

[74chlngrTT5.9]

Very nice Bill. I completely understand obsession with driving them.

Mike

 

[Bill]

Love this! Greg Brady driving dad's Cuda vert.

 

[moparleo]

Bill,
Another thing to look for when checking out a radio is to turn it over, upside down. Now there must be 2 threaded mounting holes in the casting. If there are no holes, it is not for an E-body.

 

[Bill]

Working on dash trim and HVAC.
I have the SEM plastic paint system. Was wondering how to get the white highlighted areas painted??? Was thinking whiteout???
How do I get from this.

To this

 

[Bill]

This is what I have to work with not. Any ideas on how to get the white on? Teeny, tiny sponge brush??

 

[quapman]

White paint pen. Dab it on carefully. You might want to dab it on something to get the excess off first.

http://www.staples.com/Sharpie-Pain...,kpid:896656&gclid=CJWwkvCA2skCFUKQHwod1noLBw

I've never used a "Sharpie" like this, but you get the idea.

 

[Bill]

Thanks quapman!! I'll get one tomorrow at Staples. It is amazing how lost I would be without this forum steering me in the right direction.

 

[moparleo]

Hobby shops sell paint pens that are designed just for this. I used a white for the lettering and silver for the outlines. They come in several colors. Testor's brand or Sharpies enamel. Both work great. Practice on something else first. It takes a light touch.

 

[Bill]

I purchased the paint sticks at Staples. I painted the highlighted letters and square with the white paint. It looked awesome! I was on my very last (last, last) little part that needed to be done and a big drop of white paint came out of the pen and ruined what I had done. ARGH!!!. I repainted the black on it and will try again.

 

[Bill]

Been working on the interior panels. (Before and after).

 

[quapman]

I purchased the paint sticks at Staples. I painted the highlighted letters and square with the white paint. It looked awesome! I was on my very last (last, last) little part that needed to be done and a big drop of white paint came out of the pen and ruined what I had done. ARGH!!!. I repainted the black on it and will try again.

You apparently have my same luck with these things.

 

[moparleo]

New arm rest pads, wood grain decal for the center chrome trim and window weather strip will finish it off. http://www.classicindustries.com/product/mopar/parts/md310.html
http://www.classicindustries.com/product/mopar/e-body-challenger/parts/me1041.html

 

[74chlngrTT5.9]

Looking good there.
Guess I need some SEM now...

Mike