Good work saving this car. The experience you gained will go a long way. Many time making what you need is most satisfying than just buying parts. Looking forward to seeing this completed.
That's awesome! I'm getting closer to getting my 72 Charger back on the road. I also bought a 66 Charger for my wife that I'm getting ready to do a 4 wheel disc brake conversion on.
And Thank You for not spending most of the video face talking into the camera like so many do. I would rather see the car. Keep up the great job!@@rowlandrestorations
You’re lucky you have a good garage to do that in!! A lot of people don’t have the garage, money, skill or support of anyone around them!! It’s more like negative comments from every damn direction!! It’s good you’re saving another car from a crusher!! Good job!!
Nice work. I just started giving my 74 some love about 2 months ago. I got all of the mechanical work done and I'm turning my attention toward the body next. Mine has a mostly solid body luckily but it does have the usual rust holes starting at the quarters and fender bottoms. I converted it to have the roll down quarter windows. So I have to fab up the drip rails for them next.
Very nice! The 73-74 chargers I think have the best side window profile, the ones without the louvers anyway lol. You can get aftermarket quarters at least. Best of luck!
I’m building a 72 Rally Charger it’s a400 cu in car but I stroked a 440 to 512 cu in with a factory six pack and installed a N96 hood scoop kit. The car is Y1 top banana. I’m almost done with it now. Good luck on yours definitely worth saving I’ve only seen one at a car show. So I guess now there’s 3 !
I hope this restoration doesn't stall. I always thought if I had a complete car I'd start with just getting it back on the road... it's a cool car. I hope you finish it
I hear that. You do get to enjoy it sooner if you go that route. I’ll be doing my best to get this finished within this year. Time will tell. Appreciate the support!
I'm a big Charger fan even though I'm currently resorting a 68 Cuda that I call Sketchy Cuda. Like you there are not a lot of aftermarket panels for that car so fabrication and boneyard parts are used often. Like you I as well I am video documenting the progress it's good to see another classic saved. After Sketchy Cuda I plan on doing a Charger or Satellite to make a RR clone.
Once you get to a good spot, take a look at US Car Tools chassis stiffening kit. Seriously, get the car straight, then at least do the subframe connectors & torque boxes. My '69 Dart Swinger has those pieces, the reinforced core support, and the inner fender braces that grab the top of the shock mount. It makes a big difference!
That is a precarious rabbit hole my friend! Haha. If I do those then it would quickly evolve into a modern front subframe with rack and pinion, coilovers, and a custom rear 4-link to replace the leaf springs. I absolutely support the restomod game though! Not sure yet if I’ll be doing that to this car or not. Your Dart sounds like beast! I’ll check out that place 👍
@rowlandrestorations some people do that, get all nuts...but I am optimizing factory stuff. S21 steering box, FFI parts (not all, no need), 11.75 rotor swap using '73-up K member/knuckles/ linkage, braced 8.75" w/ discs... A lot of the aftermarket stuff is too much for too little usefulness. Chris Birdsong did a couple episodes on how some of it was utter junk, too
@@olikat8 ah I gotcha now, I am upgrading some minor things like that too. I got a Borgenson quick ratio steering box, 72 mopar 4 piston calipers, and I’ll probably be changing the rear drums to disc. But I get what you’re saying now, just using some of the era-correct upgrades. Good stuff man 👌. Sounds like you really know your stuff
I drive by a beige Plymouth Satellite that looks to be of the same body style. It has sat unmoved, under a carport and on flat tires for almost 10 years.
The 71-72 plymouths are some of my favorite cars. The front bumper just looks so good! You gotta see about getting it up and running again! Might be a car you can save!
@@rowlandrestorations it’s all a learning process man. I went to school for Welding and Fabrication and I’m still learning more I didn’t in school 5 years later lol
@ 7:24 why its real good to dip these bodies add chassis, etch and seal, so much better the entire car is celan and it wont smell like rust all the time.. it wont smell, little new carpet padding it will smell brand new again, and stay for a while, all that old rust everywhere just makes for a bad smell and it keeps rusting, if you're trying to save a car its the only way, dip, repair, seal, or dip and seal then repair but at least dip and clean . . .
Keep up the great work! It's going to look amazing when it's done. I also have a 72 Charger Rallye 340 without most of the rust issues, but it's painted factory brown lol.
@@rowlandrestorations I agree and I've always loved the third gen's. I spent three years working on a 71 SE 383hp that I finally sold over the summer to help pay for a 70 Challenger R/T. Still love those Chargers though.