Challenger getting work at last - 7 year on update.

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Fri Apr 25, 14 3:46 pm

Looking great Matt as Ivor said you have made so much progress recently its been such a long time since that car has seen the road all power to you mate..

Ivor wrote:
Blue, Will and the other MMA members are making with their cars it's getting a bit like the good old days!

Yep couldnt agree more everyone

68Roadrunner · Post by **68Roadrunner** » Fri Apr 25, 14 9:40 pm

fantastic progress matt, hope you make your deadline, richard

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Fri Apr 25, 14 11:04 pm

Looking forward to seeing this Matt.
Well done

Post by **MattH** » Sat Apr 26, 14 8:52 am

Thanks for the positives feedback,
Ade the hood took a fair bit of work but worth the effort I think.
Ivor, you are right, 2009, it was nearly sold as a re-shell for a 71 R/T.

James, you need to rattle the gate harder. If the garage door is up I am there, just probably buried under wet or dry paper and filler dust.
James, will need to try and book you and Andy for the screen fitting soon, possibly a week from now?

Whole car wet flatted yesterday, 8am - 10pm, with just breaks for food and forum! Now to tidy the garage, mask up and spray the final thin primer coat.

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Sat Apr 26, 14 9:16 am

I'll call in on my way back from Marks this morn

don't tell Wendy

I'll say traffic in the village was bad

Demon James · Post by **Demon James** » Sat Apr 26, 14 9:19 am

MattH wrote:
James, you need to rattle the gate harder. If the garage door is up I am there,

What you need is an automatic gate with audio entry

Now who could do that?

raven68 · Post by **raven68** » Sat Apr 26, 14 7:59 pm

Nice work Matt and great progress. As a matter of interest where did you get the TA hood scoop from as we fancy one of those..... but didn't want to fork out for a full glassfibre hood version.........

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sun Apr 27, 14 8:43 pm

Fantastic effort to get the project snowballing to completion..........Really look forward to seeing this in the metal!!!

Post by **MattH** » Mon Apr 28, 14 7:24 am

raven68 wrote:Nice work Matt and great progress. As a matter of interest where did you get the TA hood scoop from as we fancy one of those..... but didn't want to fork out for a full glassfibre hood version.........

I was very lucky that a member on here had a second hand one.
They are available as a scoop only in the US, I found it easily, will try to find the link again. but it is a lot of work to cut the hole and make it fit , and its a B*****d to paint.

Hans at Six Pack Speedshop can do the whole glass T/A hood at a good price apparently which would be lots less work.

Post by **MattH** » Mon Apr 28, 14 7:25 am

Just had a 4 day weekend and got some big progress.

J5 Sublime really is a BRIGHT colour!!

Few runs to flat off and then one last coat.

Scooby · Post by **Scooby** » Mon Apr 28, 14 8:09 am

Matt that's great progress as you said you nearly sold it once..... You've come a long way mate.....

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Mon Apr 28, 14 8:17 am

A great milestone and achievement, Matt!!!

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Mon Apr 28, 14 8:21 am

Green with envy

I presume you're painting the roof black?

And reproducing the other cool stuff like the black on the scoop, T/A stripe, the '77s' & Dodge decal?

Post by **MattH** » Mon Apr 28, 14 10:04 am

RobTwin wrote:Green with envy

I presume you're painting the roof black?

And reproducing the other cool stuff like the black on the scoop, T/A stripe, the '77s' & Dodge decal?

the roof is black and masked off, the small decals and R/T stripe are in my box of bits and the large numbers and lettering are to be made in that place round the corner from Stu.

Front snow plough I shall be tapping up the Bassingbourn/Whaddon posse!!
5 1/2 weeks to Brands Hatch

mustangbooks · Post by **mustangbooks** » Mon Apr 28, 14 1:56 pm

It's great to have a car that's all one colour, isn't it?! Well done, coming on in leaps and bounds now.

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Challenger getting work at last - 7 year on update.

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