Restoration thread 1969 St Albans charger

[Matt74]

That car could not have gone to a better home.
You saved it and are using it and have done a bang up job.

Glad you decided to keep it as after all that work I'm sure you would have regretted selling even if felt like the right thing to do at the time.

[mygasser]

it looks very 'general mayhem' now
neil.

General mayhem indeed. Wont be for long though, as plans next year should have her looking, well… somewhat different!

i thought you'd know what i meant
neil.

[Blue]

Sterling work as ever! These old cars can drive you nuts at times and it doesn’t always feel like the fun it should be…

[newsatten]

absolutely epic effort son !
Mine resto has stalled for the time being due to injuries,
Going to have another month off then get back on the mission!!!

looking back at the work gone into this machine is nothing short of incredible!
As Blue pointed out, sometimes these cars will exhaust you to the point of distraction, but when done and you smile every time you open the garage door! Every cut, every burn,
The endless headaches are suddenly gone!
Keep the pics coming ,

[Chargingatchya]

Great update. I love seeing “built in a driveway” stuff. Bet your other half is chuffed to bits with the interior all over the house.

Good to hear you are enjoying using it, that’s the important bit.

Keep the updates coming, the board is very quiet these days, it’s great to see a few threads with what work is going on.

You nailed it! In all honesty she has a point as two kids and two adults living in this workshop is a bit tight (see what I done there?! ) so constant bickering until they back in the car


All jokes aside I am still married so she has learned to accept it. Ha!

[Chargingatchya]

That car could not have gone to a better home.
You saved it and are using it and have done a bang up job.

Glad you decided to keep it as after all that work I'm sure you would have regretted selling even if felt like the right thing to do at the time.

Thank you for your kind words, appreciated!

[Chargingatchya]

Sterling work as ever! These old cars can drive you nuts at times and it doesn’t always feel like the fun it should be…

Thank you mate. Indeed I make you right but such a kick when it goes well. I was expecting a snag list to be fair. I knew I’d never get in and plain sail away. Especially with my mediocre mechanical skills.

[Chargingatchya]

absolutely epic effort son !
Mine resto has stalled for the time being due to injuries,
Going to have another month off then get back on the mission!!!

looking back at the work gone into this machine is nothing short of incredible!
As Blue pointed out, sometimes these cars will exhaust you to the point of distraction, but when done and you smile every time you open the garage door! Every cut, every burn,
The endless headaches are suddenly gone!
Keep the pics coming ,

Thank you for your kind comment. Sorry to hear of your injuries. Wishing you a speedy recovery. Get better and get her done!

[morgan]

So please to read this update having spent years watching it sit there outside that house...

What a job you have done - from the early pics you were posting i was a bit like 'yeah. Thats gonna be tough' but from the moment you started measuring and jigging I could see it was going places. And to get it to the point of driving and shakedown - i mean wow. And 2300 miles last year - I did less than 100 - worst year yet for Charger. Gonna get back on it this year !

Also, man could I identify with some of the stuff you described. I went through a phase of blowing orange boxes and voltage regs like light bulbs - also traced to a faulty alternator - but MAN it was frustrating. I remember saying to my buddy "thats it I'm done. Set fire to it and Bananarama! down the hill". Suffice to say, I eventually found it and we move on... These old cars man - they can drive you insane.
But for every moment of ARGGHHH there are a dozen of "OMG its a charger !" or "Thats my favourite car ever" or whatever. It makes someones day and in a small way makes my day too.

Anyway. Top work. Cap doffed. Hope to see it in person sometime.

Morgan.

[MattH]

True credit to you, an amazing story and 2300 miles is very impressive indeed for the first year.
Shame you couldn't make the NEC at the last minute, I think your car would have stolen the show. 2025 maybe, just don't paint it before then!