How much would this build cost. I mean no idea what a charger is worth + all the parts. Impressive build I would def want a slightly imperfect classic to do
Depends on the car. Every car has such a different value and then body work is also another huge factor. Just mechanical stuff alone such as brakes, suspension, fuel system and the rest of the underside of the car I'll be in it a couple grand just in parts
I have done a couple of restorations and it is NOT cheap. Also the car you pick will make a huge difference on the price of parts. A 67 Mustang or a 69 Camaro will be much cheaper to do than a 1970 Dodge Super Bee. Popular cars will have much less expensive parts, plus you will be able to find almost anything you want, with something not so popular you will be scrounging for used parts which will be VERY expensive. If I could give anyone a tip it would be to buy a car that needs little body work and only needs mechanical restoration. Body work is extremely expensive and time consuming. If you have all the stuff and you need for doing body work like an 80 gallon compressor (60 gallon min), lines, dryer, filters, paint gun, welding equipment etc.. and the skills, then the body work itself is not that expensive if all you need are some patch panels, body filler, and primer although the paint might be expensive depending on what you pick. Paint can vary a lot and can go from a couple hundred dollars a gallon to well over $1000 a gallon. A mechanical restoration, like this guy is doing here on this 73 Charger with full engine/transmission rebuild I would say would be a minimum of $7,000 and could easily go to $15,000 or more depending on what you do to the engine, what work you do yourself, and what work is done by the machine shop. If all the machine shop does is clean/bore/hone the block cut the crank and recondition the rods and you do everything else and reuse a ton of old parts, and you just buy a transmission rebuild kit and do that yourself and everything is good in the transmission and all you need is a new clutch you could get away with $7,000. If you have the machine shop build the engine, rebuild the heads and put everything together with new parts and have a professional rebuild the transmission and you use a bunch of premium components you could easily be into $15K for just the mechanical restoration.
You're using a sending unit ? Is it going to be fuel injected? I trust my mechanic pump over an electric pump any day. Its a very clean looking charger. My 74 was and kinda still is in way worse shape.
Wow that frames looks like it's in great condition still, that undercarriage coating looks pretty intact. Looking forward to watching your build.
Yeah frame rails are all perfect. Some scale and surface rust but still very solid
Good progress!
Thanks!
Those old lines would have lasted for another 40 years 👍
I'm not thinking so lol
Good stuff. What brand tank and sending unit are you using? Galvanised or stainless? Trying to decide on a suitable replacement for ours...
They are both OER brand. Alot of places carry them. I got mine through summit and it was free shipping
How much would this build cost. I mean no idea what a charger is worth + all the parts. Impressive build I would def want a slightly imperfect classic to do
Depends on the car. Every car has such a different value and then body work is also another huge factor. Just mechanical stuff alone such as brakes, suspension, fuel system and the rest of the underside of the car I'll be in it a couple grand just in parts
I have done a couple of restorations and it is NOT cheap. Also the car you pick will make a huge difference on the price of parts. A 67 Mustang or a 69 Camaro will be much cheaper to do than a 1970 Dodge Super Bee. Popular cars will have much less expensive parts, plus you will be able to find almost anything you want, with something not so popular you will be scrounging for used parts which will be VERY expensive. If I could give anyone a tip it would be to buy a car that needs little body work and only needs mechanical restoration. Body work is extremely expensive and time consuming. If you have all the stuff and you need for doing body work like an 80 gallon compressor (60 gallon min), lines, dryer, filters, paint gun, welding equipment etc.. and the skills, then the body work itself is not that expensive if all you need are some patch panels, body filler, and primer although the paint might be expensive depending on what you pick. Paint can vary a lot and can go from a couple hundred dollars a gallon to well over $1000 a gallon. A mechanical restoration, like this guy is doing here on this 73 Charger with full engine/transmission rebuild I would say would be a minimum of $7,000 and could easily go to $15,000 or more depending on what you do to the engine, what work you do yourself, and what work is done by the machine shop. If all the machine shop does is clean/bore/hone the block cut the crank and recondition the rods and you do everything else and reuse a ton of old parts, and you just buy a transmission rebuild kit and do that yourself and everything is good in the transmission and all you need is a new clutch you could get away with $7,000. If you have the machine shop build the engine, rebuild the heads and put everything together with new parts and have a professional rebuild the transmission and you use a bunch of premium components you could easily be into $15K for just the mechanical restoration.
You're using a sending unit ? Is it going to be fuel injected? I trust my mechanic pump over an electric pump any day. Its a very clean looking charger. My 74 was and kinda still is in way worse shape.
The sending unit it's what sends signal to the fuel gauge....