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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Thu Dec 10, 2020 12:41 pm

Thanks for the response :beer: . I hope you didn't think I was asking you directly. Looking at my images, I think you're right. The ones I took with my phone sideways are showing in the correct orientation. The ones I took holding my phone straight up are showing sideways.

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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Wed Jan 06, 2021 2:15 pm

I'm still plugging away. I got the replacement crossmember welded in and in epoxy. I also hit the inside of the frame rails with epoxy, as far as I could. I then installed the front floor pan. I just need to grind the plug welds. I also have the rear foot wells in just for fitment check. I need to drill some holes in them for plug welds, grind coating off where it will be welded and get them in.
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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:24 am

Still getting things done. I got the rear foot wells welded in. I just have to grind and sand the welds. Hopefully I’ll be able to start getting the firewall in soon. Thanks for looking!
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Re: sorta new

Post by 71Beeper » Sat Jan 16, 2021 9:27 pm

CT, will you be putting in a 4 speed hump? or leaving it an auto tranny?

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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Wed Jan 20, 2021 12:36 pm

Hi, I will be keeping it an automatic. Thanks for looking!

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Re: sorta new

Post by 71Beeper » Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:21 pm

Any thoughts on putting in frame connectors?

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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:11 pm

Yes, I’m planning on putting in a torque box set form US Cartool or similar.
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Re: sorta new

Post by 71Beeper » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:26 pm

I would assume the US cartool one will be good - I know they will be thick steel as their chassis stiffeners are.
I bought my torque boxes from Restorick.
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But my question to you was are you going to install frame connectors? or are you going to buy the complete chassis stiffening kit from US cartool?

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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:32 pm

I’ve read that those are very good too :beer:

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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:40 pm

Making progress: I started mocking up the firewall from AMD. It this the an E body piece that is supposed to be correct for B bodies with AC. It is very close but, there are a few differences:
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These mounting tabs are different, so I removed them:
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Also, there’s a center tab that’s not correct:
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The biggest difference is the top flange that mounts to the cowl. I had to remove this flange from my original and weld on:
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I’m waiting to do the final weld-in of the firewall until I get a new windshield. I want to make sure the flange I welded on is in proper alignment with the cowl and windshield. I don’t want any bad surprises!

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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:47 pm

Here’s the firewall and cowl mocked up. I need to do some more repair work on my cowl:
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I also replaced the lower section of the driver’s windshield frame which many have done on this site.

Original:
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Donor:
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Welded in:
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Re: sorta new

Post by sdweatherman » Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:57 am

Definitely some major metal work going on there - but looks great so far.
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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:58 pm

Yes, more than i thought there would be. Thanks for the compliment.

This weekend I replaced the left cowl side piece. I tried patching my original but I was chasing blow-throughs in several spots. I decided to purchase a cheap Goodmark replacement panel that fits the cuda/challenger. I took a gamble hoping it would be close for my needs. It wasn’t too bad. Mostly I wanted the panel for the circle punched into the panel.
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I cut off what I needed. The circle was further over to the right on the repopped panel so, I had to cut it to fit properly
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And then I welded it in and put a new flange on it:
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I also got the firewall in. I purchased a spot welder from Harbor Freight to make the job easier:
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I’m going to wait until I get my new windshield from ECS (6-8 weeks) before I install the cowl. I want to make sure the windshield fits properly before welding everything solid. I have plenty more work to keep me busy until then.

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Re: sorta new

Post by 71440 gtx » Thu Feb 04, 2021 12:53 am

:beer: nice job :beer:
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Re: sorta new

Post by ct71rr » Mon Feb 08, 2021 5:17 pm

More progress: I got both inner fenders in this weekend.
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I also replaced the cowl to fender brackets with AMD E-Body ones. They are almost exact. The only difference is that they are about 1/4” narrower than the originals.
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