Spent an hour with seam sealer to seal up the newly installed section.
Lost about a week with Cadillac project.
Reassembly to start next!
2017 Dodge Challenger SXT - Mostmint #45
Moderators: MostMint, wxo, Fred32v, Basement Paul, ttamrettus
Re: 2017 Dodge Challenger SXT - Mostmint #45
Rear axles installed, ebrakes assembled properly
Big round of welding. Almost done. Missed a couple small welds, and still have to put the sheet metal on the bottom of the A-pillar in the door jambs.
Made contact with the junkyard in Dover - the dash is in - so I went to pick it up.
Spent an hour with seam sealer to seal up the newly installed section.
Lost about a week with Cadillac project.
Reassembly to start next!
Spent an hour with seam sealer to seal up the newly installed section.
Lost about a week with Cadillac project.
Reassembly to start next!
[quote="Basement Paul"]Is that a mint rocketship on the hood?? :shock:
-BP[/quote]
-BP[/quote]
Re: 2017 Dodge Challenger SXT - Mostmint #45
Wow! Major visible progress! Can't wait to see more!
Re: 2017 Dodge Challenger SXT - Mostmint #45
Video update #6: https://youtu.be/8V3NAxxBQRc
[quote="Basement Paul"]Is that a mint rocketship on the hood?? :shock:
-BP[/quote]
-BP[/quote]
Re: 2017 Dodge Challenger SXT - Mostmint #45
Installing things on the car:
• Transmission tunnel insulation and driver side heat shield
• E-brake pedal
• Interior firewall blanket
• Some wiring harnesses. Trying to figure out where the harnesses are supposed to route, and attach to the car presents some challenges
• Main under dash HVAC assembly. Some additional adjusting to firewall to get a good fit/seal
• Front struts and upper control arms. The LF upper control arm had damaged threads on the ball joint. I debated taking it back but it was faster just to fix it with a bit of grinding, filing and a die
• Sheet metal for bottom of A pillar and part of frame rail fitted and clamped in place
• Brake pedal
• Gas pedal
• Hood hinges and hood latch cable
• Manual park release cable
Started on the dash work
• Decided it will be easier to move the cover to my existing frame. The wiring harness on the junkyard dash had some after market mods, moving the harness looks quite involved since it winds all around the dash
• Removed the pad from the junkyard assembly
• Discovered this assembly has a passenger airbag and also a key fob. The first dash I ordered was not to come with the airbag. As it turns out this one was about $100 more and this explains why.
Other
• Did some prep work for expanding foam – closing up some holes and labeling points to add the foam
• When I went to install the brake booster I found it had a dent in the bottom from the crash. This explains the lack of brake assist when I was lot driving the car last year. I thought it might have been pinched brake lines.
• Transmission tunnel insulation and driver side heat shield
• E-brake pedal
• Interior firewall blanket
• Some wiring harnesses. Trying to figure out where the harnesses are supposed to route, and attach to the car presents some challenges
• Main under dash HVAC assembly. Some additional adjusting to firewall to get a good fit/seal
• Front struts and upper control arms. The LF upper control arm had damaged threads on the ball joint. I debated taking it back but it was faster just to fix it with a bit of grinding, filing and a die
• Brake pedal
• Gas pedal
• Hood hinges and hood latch cable
• Manual park release cable
• Decided it will be easier to move the cover to my existing frame. The wiring harness on the junkyard dash had some after market mods, moving the harness looks quite involved since it winds all around the dash
• Removed the pad from the junkyard assembly
• Discovered this assembly has a passenger airbag and also a key fob. The first dash I ordered was not to come with the airbag. As it turns out this one was about $100 more and this explains why.
• Did some prep work for expanding foam – closing up some holes and labeling points to add the foam
[quote="Basement Paul"]Is that a mint rocketship on the hood?? :shock:
-BP[/quote]
-BP[/quote]