Door panels

I hate messing with these panel clips. I mean it, I hate them. I put the top panels on there but I'll have to take the driver's panel off to put the mirror on there.

I did get to drive the car around the yard. My wife got her very first ride in the car too. She didn't ride in it before the fire. I left some peel outs in great granny's yard. Can't wait to drive on the road. It's going to be fun.

On the key

This weekend dad and I dove into the wiring. Sorting, separating, taping, cutting, aaaaaaaaagh! Nothing has ever worked the first time, I mean, the car burned to the ground the first time!! Well, after all that fun, steering wheel in, dash lights working, I'm happy to say that when I turn the key it fires right up. No more hot wiring for now...

Door Poppers

One of the plans that we had from the day I bought the car was to keep the handles shaved. We never got to it before the fire. This time we wired them up and ofcourse it didn't work the first, second, or third time. We had to modify the latch a tiny bit and move a couple things, but I. The end everything works good.

SOLD!!!!! Marley

Well Marley is gone... I got everything I wanted out of her and then some, but in the end she had to go. I would have liked to have kept it to restore it with my son one day, but it would have sat for many many years to come. I placed Marley on eBay and wanted atleast 500 bucks in my mind... She sold for 860.00. I bought Marley for 1900, got the extra fenders, doors, and the important 69 grill (close to 1000 dollar value alone). I sold the back seat and some other interior pieces for 225 on craigslist. 1085 dollars is what I made back out of the 1900 I paid. Not a bad deal for all the stuff I took off of Marley in the end. Great deal. The gentleman I sold her to is going to use her to merge his 70 Charger into one car. He seemed like a nice fellow. Atleast I can say that I owned a 68 and a 69 Dodge Charger at one time, right? Onward!!

Hood and Trunk

I went ahead and applied a thin coat of filler to the hood and trunk lid to get it more smooth. Glad those puzzle pieces are back.

In March I believe, I dropped off the hood and trunk lid to get the metal work done by my wife's step father, who is also suppose to paint the car. He is a professional body guy for many many years. He buttered me up the day of the fire saying he was going to help me get the car back together... Long story short on that situation, I had to beg him two different times to just let me come and get the hood and the trunk lid so they would get done. Finally this past week I got them back, with some unexpected surface rust that wasn't there when I dropped them off, but oh well I was just glad I had them back. It took me 1 1/2 hrs to get the metal work done ( welding, cutting, etc..). They are back on the car where they belong. I'm disappointed, frustrated, and hurt by the lack of help that was promised by some people around me. I'm fine with doing the work myself, but don't say one thing and, well, you get the picture. It's funny how people always say after a tragic accident "let me know how I can help, or I will help you in any way" and then they are no where to be found. I'm not looking for pity. You are only as good as your word.

Windshield

I called a professional glass man to come put the windshield in, and I knew it wasn't going to work almost immediately... He didn't want to use the gasket, then he wanted more metal, then he... well, needless to say I just told him I'm going to wait. In my head I was thinking, he has no clue how to do it. With some Internet research, video tutorials, and more research... my dad and I went to work. The caulk used is tough to push out and extremely messy. It took some patience, but we should be set to go.

Shaved door handles

This weekend we got to work on the door poppers. We have all the equipment in the door and ready to wire up. We also installed the actual poppers as well. Once we get those all hooked up I can put the door panels on there.

Headrests

I found some headrests for 15 bucks at a local mopar swap meet. They were originally for a bench seat. The only difference is that the chrome leg pegs are super long compared to bucket seats. I simply measured the legs and marked where a bucket seat leg would stop, then I cut them off. Final step was to pit the legs to a grinder to indent them at the ends so they'll hold. Once that was compete I test fit them. Worked out great.

Once I was done with cutting them I repainted them and put new chrome around them. At that point I just put them in the car with a smile. I really like the looks of the seats. Glad to have the back in the car.