Brought over from the dark side

[Fla 66 cuda]

My son is the proud owner of a 1973 dodge charger se 440 bigblock 727 auto it's a project car not much to look at now will take photos next week when she comes home.

[Onk]

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!

Cant wait to watch the build of this thing!!

[SmokedRam]

awesome!!!!!!!!

[BAD HABIT]

so when is he gonna member up and show us pics along the way, cause that will be a SEM car....

[Storm Rider]

Another member for SEM. Congrats to you and your son. Can't wait to start seeing the progress.

[Onk]

He needs to join up, and then start a build thread

[AWE Daniel]

Awesome!

[Fla 66 cuda]

We will do a photo build as far as him joining up i'm talking to him about it,this is going to be a long process we are shooting for completion around mar. 2012,well be a when money permits type thing, we pick up next weekend and then do an inventory to see what's there suppose to be complete.I'm gonna be a busy fella for the next year,hopfully the result is worth it.

[TopB2972]

Thats awesome man. but i thought we were the Darkside

[Fla 66 cuda]

No he's a ferd guy

[NOTPAID4]

WOW, that will be a GREAT car when you get it restored! Best of luck with it!

[Fla 66 cuda]

Thank's we are excited and a little aprehensive at the same time but sheet metal is available for this one so we should be able to do it without a lot of stress,just i lost my garage for cuda, till we can put on the addition.But my sons vw is now out side he's a little pissed bout that, but he wants to help on the charger too.

[Stealth Mode]

Sweeeet. Someone to run the D1fitty against when it's finished.

[OklaHemi]

i love project cars, now if i could be paid to work on them instead of the opposite

[Fla 66 cuda]

We [me] are not looking forward to long hours in the garage but if all turns out good and the cuda turns out good, we may get some intrest from some body that will turn into a paying job.

[car_enthusiast63]

Great Project car you guys got there, deffinitely looking forward to seeing the project as it moves along, Its always fun and extremely time consuming, at least in my case with my 62 its been over a year and I'm not even half done yet.

[Fla 66 cuda]

I haven't even started my cuda yet every time we schedule the restoration another project takes priority, so it takes a back seat again but i don't mind helpin out my son so he can join me at shows with his own car to be proud of and who knows if it comes out like we hope we may get some outside work to finance my project, only time will tell.

[car_enthusiast63]

Thats for sure Lou, little by little and time will be the deciding factors sometimes. Well good luck to you and your son on the build, really looking forward to seeing the build as it comes along

[whoyadoc]

Outstanding project car. It has some great unique Mopar history that separates it from other Chargers:

"The 1973 Chargers sported all new sheet metal, though to the untrained eye only the rear roof C-pillars looked like the only difference from the 1972's. Also new were vertically slatted taillights and new grilles, and no more hidden headlights, even as an option. The 318 was still standard, with the 340 (available only on the Rallye), 400 ( 2 and 4 bbl. ) and 440 remaining as options. The SE models had a new roof treatment that had "triple opera window" treatment surrounded by a canopy-style vinyl roof. All other models had a new quarter window treatment, ditching its AMC Gremlin-style window in favor of a more conventional design."

It looks like it will be a long project, but well worth the time and sweat. I like to use visual aides to help keep focused and keep the motavation level high. Maybe a couple of 'Goal Pictures' in the garage might help. Here is a few...

http://www.semopars.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=854&stc=1&d=1302219025


http://www.semopars.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=855&stc=1&d=1302219123

[Fla 66 cuda]

Thank's for the history and motivation we are prepaired for the long haul we both have little patence but this is going to be a long build as time and finances permit type of thing, but we have learned that doing things right the first time saves you heartache in the end.She comes home this weekend photos will follow.We started on the garage addition tonite it will add 12 feet to the existing garage for a total length of 40 feet plus so both cars [charger/cuda] will fit with the door closed.