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Received the seatbelts back from Snake-Oyl. Like a dummy I didn’t take any before pic’s of the belts by themselves….got one that show’s the interior, u can see a bit of the belts there.

Went to drop off a few pieces of molding to the body shop and they had a 68 Charger parked next to my girl. Got a few pic’s of them and a few other cars they had out front. Also went to the Spring Fling this past weekend and took a few pic’s, see em … Read more

Finally finished restoring the Grille. After completing it I discovered the tab that connects the center section to the left end section was broken off and missing….you can see it when its put together which really blows, now I gotta find a replacement center section and restore that…. BEFORE AFTER

Received the replacement valve covers today. Got some pic’s of em beside the old one’s

APR 2, 2004 – Received the exhaust manifolds back from Jet Hot Coating where they ceramic coated them. Now they should last for years without rusting. Also picked up my brake booster and master cylinder from getting powder coated. Looks great but I think the cylinder needs to be a darker grey to give it … Read more

Delivered the car to the restoration shop, Gage Auto (no longer in business…checked Oct 22nd, 2022), that is known for its restorations. They will be doing the rest of the body work such as making all the lines of the car perfectly straight, getting all the little waves out of the metal, applyinjg the filler, … Read more

Have a few pic’s of the Grille progress. So far I’ve cleaned and sanded, then applied a coat of Bulldog Adhesion Promoter which helps the paint stick to plastic. Then I applied a coat of SEM High Build Primer Surfacer which provide superior adhesion to plastic. I’ve primed everything did one coat of satin black … Read more

Went to my mechanic yesterday and took some pictures of the engine. Its pretty much done as you can see. Looking good huh? Below are the valve covers which are too far rusted to save. So Im now in the market for some new ones. In other news I received a estimate from Snake Oyl … Read more

Received my order from Galen Govier today. Put the window sticker on the front page as you have already seen. Had him make up a new fender tag also, unfortunately he messed up. The build date on the original is 116 (Jan 16, 1969), the new one has 115 instead. Took 4 months to get … Read more

Received the headrests today from Krusin Moon. Check em out Plus, most of this restoration is being done by other’s but I decided to tackle the Grille myself….here are some before pic’s….I will update with my progress as I go along. The center section of the grill is broken. The guy I bought the car … Read more