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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Steve Wood on May 03 2011, 10:01:42 PM

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Post by: Steve Wood on May 03 2011, 10:01:42 PM: so we pulled the engine out of the Challenger.... discovered one of the inner fenders was rusted out over a large area and covered with bondo on one side and undercoating on the other.

Then we knocked off the angle iron patches to see what was under them. Whoever welded them with a stick welder is a worst dirt dauber than me...anyway, this is what we found...I guess I know what the front end was so flexible
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Post by: Charlief1 on May 04 2011, 01:41:05 AM: Looks like my bud Greg has been to visit you Steve. We don't even let him near a welder of any sort because of the way he screws it up.
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Post by: $1987 GN$ on May 04 2011, 08:34:03 AM: That was the typical weak point in em sad to say not sure why.

You have your work cut out for you there.

Had a 72 Dart and in 79 it was like that, actually it broke and fad it fixed was never right after that.

AJ___
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Post by: Steve Wood on May 04 2011, 09:37:53 AM: seems to be a common collection point for water on them....one of several
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Post by: gordyzx9r on May 04 2011, 10:36:46 AM: Wow, that looks bad.

I've seen about 5 '70s Challengers here in the past month...4 running and 1 sitting in a field collecting time.
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Post by: Steve Wood on May 04 2011, 11:05:29 AM: +the last one sounds like me cept I sit in a recliner and collect my time...
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Post by: nocooler on May 05 2011, 05:30:14 PM: eek....look at those pretty control arms

Steve you just can't get a brake on that thing can you?
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Post by: Steve Wood on May 05 2011, 08:19:08 PM: well, I have done the brakes LOL, but, they don't work very well....I think this car epitomizes the old saying about buying pigs in a poke...
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Post by: daveismissing on May 05 2011, 09:24:40 PM: But its a hobby , Steve :)
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Post by: Steve Wood on May 05 2011, 11:48:19 PM: girls are a hobby...cars are a life
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Post by: nocooler on May 06 2011, 09:16:35 AM: good thing the brakes don't work well - it looks like a hard stop could have folded the k member!
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Post by: $1987 GN$ on May 06 2011, 09:21:11 AM: Quote from: "Steve Wood @ Thu May 05, 2011 10:48 pm"
girls are a hobby...cars are a life

Ok, we know cars are a life.

Which girls are a hobby Steve? Anyone you have in mind there?

AJ___
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Post by: DCEPTCN on May 06 2011, 06:02:24 PM: Quote from: "Steve Wood @ Thu May 05, 2011 8:48 pm"
girls are a hobby...cars are a life
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