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i thought i better put some pics on now ive got some of it in my driveway & youll be able to see it needs a little bit of body work nothing to excessive & a paint job im aiming for sublime with a black bumble bee stripe ,can anyone please tell me the paint code for sublime thanks
cheers ian

Paint Code = FJ5
Name = Sublime
Chrysler Code = AY1FJ5
Ditzler Code = 2128

You don't like the original Dark Tan Metallic color? it looks like this :

http://www.aarta.com/pictures/images/aa ... ft6_01.jpg

http://www.aarta.com/pictures/images/aa ... ft6_02.jpg

The code V1W appears twice on the fender tag. Why?

I think the first one is V1W and the second one is VIW, could just be my eys though.

Christer wrote:The code V1W appears twice on the fender tag. Why?

Because it is a LA built car. The tags from LA always show the roof paint or vinyl twice for some reason.

thank for those pic of the brown cuda it definitely looks better than whats inside the boot but admit i didnt look to closely i will definitely consider it but i really like sublime also my vinyl roof & interior trim has been changed to black so originality isnt a big issue with this car for now
cheers ian
ps thanks for the codes dave

Great looking car Ian!
Keep us posted with the progress.

Sublime with black bumble bee stripe. Definitely the way forward

thats just too cool tony
cheers ian

gday guys
the charger club of wa wanted to interveiw me as im a member so i thought i'd share the results of there efforts with you all
cheers ian

"The code V1W appears twice on the fender tag. Why?" Christer


"Because it is a LA built car. The tags from LA always show the roof paint or vinyl twice for some reason." Dave

To clarify Dave's reply - LA built cars show the body paint first on the second line and the roof paint OR vinyl roof code first on the third line just like Hamtramck cars do. What is different is that the LA fender tags have the vinyl roof code listed again as an option code alpha-numerically up on line 4 or 5 or even on a second tag like my R/T SE

ianandjess wrote:gday guys
the charger club of wa wanted to interveiw me as im a member so i thought i'd share the results of there efforts with you all
cheers ian

Thanks for sharing! I don´t understand all of the abbreviations though. Can anyone help me? VC? CI? VH ute? VJ?

hi Christer
CI is the initials of the inerviewer
VC,VH,VJ are all models of aussie valiants the VC being an A body the other 2 are aussie only design but were pretty much based on A body a few were exported around the world in small numbers
the(red) shell at the top of the interview page is the VC
cheers ian

ianandjess wrote:hi Christer
CI is the initials of the inerviewer
VC,VH,VJ are all models of aussie valiants the VC being an A body the other 2 are aussie only design but were pretty much based on A body a few were exported around the world in small numbers
the(red) shell at the top of the interview page is the VC
cheers ian

Aha, I see! My questions weren´t so stupid after all (I hope). That was a relief.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN the old 67 vc valiant is done so now ive started on the challenger properly instead of just pulling a few bits off when i got time the roof is off just have to clean it all up rust proof it & weld the new 1 on hopefully there will be many updates over the next few months as i get stuck into it here are a few pics of the old val now shes done & the challenger as it stands tonight & a couple of my lastest $100 bargain a 71 vg valiant

I like em all Ian! Good Luck with whatever you decide but I like what Fat Tony said! (FT has the 'eye' for style)

Good time to get started down under, Ian. Winter in North Carolina, I understand it is summer down there.........Looks like a great project. Good luck and ask questions, Help is just a click away....

thanks guys ill be asking questions thats for sure , yep its summer starting to warm up nicely but you wouldnt know it the way the weather's been this last week but the dry months are still coming i hope to get the bulk of the body work done before the dreaded winter returns
cheers ian

ianandjess wrote:so now ive started on the challenger properly instead of just pulling a few bits off when i got time the roof is off just have to clean it all up rust proof it & weld the new 1

Do you swap the whole roof or just a part of it? I see that the middle section of the roof has been cut out.

gday christer im just reskinning it the actual frame is fine it was the vinyl roof that caused the problem hopefully in a couple of days ill be able to show pics of the new roof skin going on ill keep you all posted thanks for the encouragement
cheers ian

ianandjess wrote:gday christer im just reskinning it the actual frame is fine it was the vinyl roof that caused the problem hopefully in a couple of days ill be able to show pics of the new roof skin going on ill keep you all posted thanks for the encouragement
cheers ian

OK. I had planned a follow-up question if you would stiffen up the body while you were swapping the roofs. No need to ask that question then. Good luck with the job.

new roof sitting in place ready to start welding ill bring the mig gas home from work tomorrow the make a start i also started removing the trunk floor till i ran out of cutting wheels ill get some so i can put a good effort in over the next few days
cheers ian

And a frosty 'cold one' to 'aid' you along Ian! Keep us posted!

roofs all welded in place now just a few sml patches on the A pillars then ill tidy up the welds & thatll have the rust in the top 1/2 of the car cured , thankfully i bought patch panels for the rear 1/4s , trunk floor & bottoms of the fenders itll make the job so easy ive always formed my own from sheet metal but it takes to long & its not as good
cheers ian

Ian, are you going to finish the top in paint or Vinyl?

eddie im going to put the vinyl back on coz im going to keep the sml rear window i realy like that optoin
no progress today i got to pissed
cheers ian

ianandjess wrote:eddie im going to put the vinyl back on coz im going to keep the sml rear window i realy like that optoin
no progress today i got to pissed
cheers ian

That will look sweet Ian! Getting pissed is common place around here!

trunk floor is in ive cleaned it up since i took these pics once i put some thick black muck over the joins itll look just like the factory did it with the exception of the join in the middle
it is definately harder replacing the trunk floor than the roof

Nice work Ian!!!