My 1969 Dodge Charger SE R/T

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I am cursed by the computer Gods, and thus, have turned to start on a new hobby...I have always valued my ability to be intuative, and pick, up on new things...I have never been a mechanic type, and figure that as age comes over me, I may as well pick up a new hobby, why not learn to work on cars..?

And what more beautiful a car than a Vintage Dodge Charger..? For those non car types, this is the same car the Duke boys drive... /:D" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt=":D" />

I have a relative that has a 1969 Dodge Charger R/T, Special Edition...It has the 440 Magnum engine in it...From here on out, maybe at least until it gets cold, I will spend my weekends learning the ins and outs of cars, and will hope to restore this vehicle to near mint condition...I say mine, but in actuality it belongs to my cousin...I am kinda hoping that if I work hard, he'll let me buy it from him... /:D" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt=":D" />

So, as my attention turns to something new, I will probably be on AF a little less...I have always liked cars, and think this is a wonderful opportunity to learn a new skill, and have something to do with my son...I can't just give the boy a massive porno collection, lol...Hopefully, this will be able to do together for a long time...He hung out with me yesterday, and we rode in the other Charger my cousin had...It was also a 1969 model, but has the 383 in it...It is beautifully restored, I'll post pics of it in this thread probably this weekend...I'm going to be posting pics of the SE R/T also, and detail my progress...

The first thing I have to do is find a back rear panel for the car...

#2

me and my dad bonded by rebuilding a 1974 Norton Commando he imported the day i was born.

have fun with the car man...

#3

Best thing you'll ever do man!

My son and I work on "our" COBRA every weekend. I wouldn't change any of it for anything in the world.

Enjoy!

#4

I work for a car repair shop right now so good luck with repairing it! I can't wait to see the pics

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Yeah! Where are the pics?!? You claim to have this new love and you don't have any pictures?!? WTF?

Congrats man. I am SO jealous of you right now. I had the pleasure of riding in the shotgun seat of one of those jewels back when they weren't "classics". A friend of my dad's was on deployment and asked my dad to take care of it for the 6 months he was out. We'd take it out once a week to "clean the carbon off the cylinders". LOL That was a transparent excuse to take the baby up past 100 mph on the back roads around here.

Enjoy and be safe!

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nice to hear 'bout the father n son bonding.

hope to be able to do that when i have kid(s) of my own.

good luck, man! ...and yeah, where r the pics of father n son bonding ? /:D" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt=":D" />

#7

'69 Charger...

...you MotherFucker you....

you couldn't have picked a better car to learn the ins and outs of...

...cept maybe a '69 Camaro or Chevelle...

#8

Whew! That's one fine automobile to make your project. I'm jealous. Do keeps us up to date on your progress by posting lotsa pics!

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QUOTE(RIMFIRE)....My son and I work on "our" COBRA every weekend....
Is it just me, or does this sound like code for something else..... LMAO

Think I'll hit the Gostosa section and go "work on my cobra".... TFF

Sounds like a great Hobby, AYHJA. Good luck with it.

I have a niece who decided one day that she didn't want to be the helpless chick at the side of the road...so at 16, she took apart her mom's old car to see how it worked and then rebuilt it so that it worked. She won multiple contests in school and knew mechanics better than any of the boy's her age.