71 Challenger R/T • 3 • The Dodge Challenger Message Board

by **70 340** » 31 Aug 2008 14:02

That looks like a strip and clean disc. You have to be careful to not stay in one spot for to long because you will heat up the metal and warp it.

by **christer** » 31 Aug 2008 14:06

70 340 wrote:That looks like a strip and clean disc. You have to be careful to not stay in one spot for to long because you will heat up the metal and warp it.

Do you mean the flap-disc?

by **Hezzel** » 01 Sep 2008 11:47

No problem boys , this is what i use

by **christer** » 01 Sep 2008 15:06

Hezzel wrote:No problem boys , this is what i use

I can´t say that we were very worried over you. It was simply just a thread hi-jack :twisted:

(sorry). I see that you are using a scotch-brite disc yourself. what do you think of it?

by **Hezzel** » 01 Sep 2008 15:41

Works fine i think , but as you know it´s a very hard work....

by **christer** » 01 Sep 2008 16:24

Hezzel wrote:Works fine i think , but as you know it´s a very hard work....

Hard work pays off! :thumbsup:

by **Hezzel** » 15 Oct 2008 11:53

Grinding is very hard work so i did some other work today....

by **Eddie** » 15 Oct 2008 15:35

Looks great Hezzel, keep up the hard work! Be careful on that airbox, I broke the corner tab mount on mine and had to send it away for restoration. The clips mounts on the fiberglass box were fragile.

by **Hezzel** » 15 Oct 2008 19:59

Will keep that in mind Thanks Eddie

by **DAYLEY/CHALLENGER** » 16 Oct 2008 2:34

Your heater box looks to be in real good shape. Look at what I went thru with mine......http://www.papadaveonline.com/images/Albums/24/ There a 20 pics to view.............

by **Hezzel** » 16 Oct 2008 6:33

Looks like alot of work you had, at least your done :thumbsup:

by **Jimiboy** » 16 Oct 2008 11:13

Keep up the work Hezzel.... :thumbsup:

by **Hezzel** » 16 Oct 2008 18:26

O yes Jim will do that in fact i teared it apart today and it´s in real good shape , even took the heater and evaporator for pressure testing and no leaks

by **DAYLEY/CHALLENGER** » 16 Oct 2008 23:40

When you get the box reinstalled and hooked up, I need to see the routing and valve configurations...

by **Hezzel** » 26 Feb 2009 19:30

At last my AC box is ready

and now i have to start grinding again.

by **Eddie** » 26 Feb 2009 20:01

It's a'work of art' :thumbsup:

by **dave-r** » 26 Feb 2009 23:04

Very nice.

I chucked most of mine in the trash to save weight... :s008:

by **Goldenblack440** » 01 Mar 2009 21:00

Wow, nice original car!-- the trunk floor looks like new- they usually rust out there. I am doing a 71 RT clone, so thanks for the nice big picture, i have copied them into my photo file. Some questions: is that a rim-blow horn-? nice woodgrain steering wheel anyway. Does it have electric windows? I see you have a rear demister (defog), is it a two speed motor? as i have just bought one from ebay but do not have the switch.

All your instruments and woodgrain fascia are beautiful and clear and bright, does the clock still work? if so does it keep good time (mine is very fast, by one minute per hour!)

What other nice options does it have?

by **Hezzel** » 02 Mar 2009 8:19

Hi Goldenblack , It´s the standard R/T steering wheel , no electric windows, and it´s a two speed defog motor.
The clock does´nt work but i have an extra clock that i bought several years ago . I will probably repair one of them when i´m closer to the goal line

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You can download the options list on page 2 on this thread.
And god luck with your cloning

by **Hezzel** » 29 Sep 2009 11:43

Small update: Have been grinding on and off for a couple of days ,first door is ready and the other is coming along just fine ...
/ Hezzel

by **Jon** » 29 Sep 2009 15:35

Looks like it's moving along. :thumbsup:

What's that white stuff on the ground? Sanding dust? :lol:

It's going to be time to take it indoors soon.

BTW: we just finished the last week of summer heat with 98+ all of last week. :s001:

Looking forward to the cooler weather here.

by **Hezzel** » 30 Sep 2009 6:55

The snow is here and yes it's time to take it indoors

Cause it's sure getting cold :s009:

by **Hezzel** » 22 Nov 2009 17:04

Have done some leaf spring work this week / Hezzel

by **dave-r** » 22 Nov 2009 19:41

Are you putting new zinc interlinings in?

by **Hezzel** » 22 Nov 2009 20:21

Yes Dave . Bought a leaf spring rebuild kit from YO

by **Jon** » 23 Nov 2009 3:12

Looks like a pretty solid base to work from with an undercoated body to boot. :thumbsup:

Are you blasting and painting each leaf?

Just had a thought, how's the ride height? Any adjustments needed prior to putting it all together? :idea:

by **Hezzel** » 23 Nov 2009 16:41

Jon wrote:Looks like a pretty solid base to work from with an undercoated body to boot. Are you blasting and painting each leaf?

Just had a thought, how's the ride height? Any adjustments needed prior to putting it all together?

I'm grinding and painting each leaf
Was thinking of doing this first and later buy new leaf springs cause it has bit low height. Engine and Paint on the car comes first.

By the way what color should i use on the Leafs ? Grey , black or??? Any suggestions?

by **Goldenblack440** » 24 Nov 2009 13:42

Hezzel wrote:
Jon wrote:By the way what color should i use on the Leafs ? Grey , black or??? Any suggestions?

Most leaves i have seen have been green, depending on the season though.

by **Goldenblack440** » 24 Nov 2009 14:07

sorry, i'm in a silly mood... not sure what factory colour was but i feel that simple gloss black looks great on all undercarriage. I wouldn't use an epoxy based one pack enamel or POR15, which is a ceramic fortified paint on the leaves because i think these paints are too hard and with the constant flexing, the paint might crack after a while. Maybe a good acrylic. The gloss tends to dull off a little anyway being exposed to everything under there.

Having said that though, i painted my leaves in a tough outdoor satin black (semi-gloss) acrylic. It is a tough flexible paint that is used on gutters and fascias of houses and for a touch-up paint on powder coated fencing.

by **dave-r** » 24 Nov 2009 14:10

Hezzel wrote:By the way what color should i use on the Leafs ? Grey , black or??? Any suggestions?

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