1970 Dodge Charger Restoration/Overhaul
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After all this time, we've finally gotten to a point where we can start the restoration of the "Mighty Dodge" (don't that term remind you of Al Bundy?).  After relocating to the South, the car has sat for almost 2 years doing nothing but being a lawn ornament, and has gotten on my nerves enough to finally push me into action. 
 
We will be doing a restoration and overhaul of this car, focusing mainly on the mechanical aspects of the car first, then moving on to the cosmetic aspects of the car after its been made mechanically sound.  My philosophy has always been that it doesn't make sense to focus on cosmetics if the car doesn't even run, so I must have the car drivable before we go ahead and do any kind of body/interior work. 
 
Another reason for speeding up the date of the overhaul is the idea that we also have another project that is pending right now, that is the conversion of our Ford Ranger to run on a 4 cyl Mazda diesel powertrain.  Right now the only drivable vehicles that we have is the Ranger and an F-350 diesel truck.  If I went ahead and put the Ranger down while doing the diesel conversion, we would be dependent on one vehicle, and that is usually when the problems occur - when you only have one vehicle at your disposal.  So this way, by getting the Dodge overhauled, we will be making streetable another vehicle, giving us three usable vehicles, which would then allow me to put the Ranger down for the time that it takes to do the conversion. 
 
We will be posting updates and adding pictures as we progress through this job, to show everything that we discover as we move through the whole overhaul process.  There are some things that we have done prior to officially starting the overhaul, such as gutting the interior after the invasion of some funky mold, as well as some patching of the floor with welded on sheet metal, but thats all just a drop in the bucket compared to what all will be done by the time this car hits the road again, so again, stay tuned to see what kind of mess we make tearing this car down and putting it back together!!

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