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toocheaptosmoke
11-16-2015, 11:09 PM
[office manager lady at work] "That is THE ugliest car I have EVER seen in my life... Why do you drive that?"

I said thanks, I'll actually take that as a compliment! Why not, it's a great commuter car!!


Has a spacious back seat

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/DSC03244_zpsswhjjway.jpg



Large trunk storage capacity.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/0516052007_zpsw47hazhl.jpg


Joe Dirt approved!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/DSC03072_zpsd6a6bc60.jpg




Decent tow rating too! What more could you ask for??

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/12046674_10206358401296295_2110949759010473094_n_z ps4xxlud8f.jpg

Meeke
11-17-2015, 08:37 AM
'69 or '70? What engine? Looks like it might have the SE back seat. Nice car, my buddy and I were restoring his '69 R/T SE with the same color scheme; weird green with a vinyl top. That ended when his garage burnt leaving not much more than the shell of the car even though it's salvageable. It's now sitting in a lean-to rusting away. Nice car, I'd love to have one.

joshs1ofakindxj
11-17-2015, 09:41 AM
I drive a tan 2000 Cavalier to work. It might look lame, but a free car that gets 30 mpg, costs $7 a month to insure, and hauls ass is no joke.

toocheaptosmoke
11-17-2015, 06:29 PM
Any free car is a good car! :nod:


Thanks, it's a '70, completely non numbers matching 318 auto car. Sucks to hear about the '69 R/T SE, but there's enough aftermarket metal to repair almost anything these days. Color was originally a dull gold with a vinyl top on mine, it's currently just rattle canned. All last summer it was like 4 different colors, haha. Has a 318 magnum engine converted to carb, nv3500 5 speed, exploder 8.8 rear end. I can actually get 20-21 mpg on the highway if I stay under 70. Rear seat was an $80 swap meet special from a '70 roadrunner.

Super Scout
11-17-2015, 09:00 PM
I drive a tan 2000 Cavalier to work. It might look lame, but a free car that gets 30 mpg, costs $7 a month to insure, and hauls ass is no joke.

In what world does a 2000 Cavalier haul ass. I applaud you for driving a hoopty, but c'mon.

ridgerunner97
11-17-2015, 11:01 PM
That's a wildly interesting conversion into that. Is the pedal assembly from a charger?

Meeke
11-18-2015, 08:43 AM
Haha, that's awesome! That beats out all of the other cheap beater cars posted on here. Post here if you decide to part with it.

joshs1ofakindxj
11-18-2015, 09:05 AM
In what world does a 2000 Cavalier haul ass. I applaud you for driving a hoopty, but c'mon.

It's got the big hammer 2.4L and, "it's got overdrive, just won't stall." - George Thorogood.

The_War_Wagon
11-18-2015, 10:03 AM
I drive a tan 2000 Cavalier to work. It might look lame, but a free car that gets 30 mpg, costs $7 a month to insure, and hauls ass is no joke.

I "inherited" a new, '95 Crapalier, when I married my wife in '96. It never got 30mpg, with a 5 spd. no less, cost hundreds per year in UN-warrantied repairs (damn warranty never covered ANYTHING), and it didn't haul ass - it WAS, "ass." :icon_butt: I wouldn't WISH one on my mother-in-law. The Crapalier is the ONE car that would SERIOUSLY make me consider a foreign car as an alternative. :wasted:

YMMV, of course! :080:

The_War_Wagon
11-18-2015, 10:05 AM
Thanks, it's a '70, completely non numbers matching 318 auto car. Sucks to hear about the '69 R/T SE, but there's enough aftermarket metal to repair almost anything these days. Color was originally a dull gold with a vinyl top on mine, it's currently just rattle canned. All last summer it was like 4 different colors, haha. Has a 318 magnum engine converted to carb, nv3500 5 speed, exploder 8.8 rear end. I can actually get 20-21 mpg on the highway if I stay under 70. Rear seat was an $80 swap meet special from a '70 roadrunner.

Drive it around Vegas for a week - Danny will spot you, and give $25,000 for it! :047:

toocheaptosmoke
11-18-2015, 09:09 PM
Clutch pedals are from another B body of that era, not sure what exactly. If the Count pays 25 g's for my car he's doing it wrong.:042:

If anyone want to waste some time you can read the whole build thread here,
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,92935.0.html

I'm sure there are at least a few purists out there cursing me out. :116:

The_War_Wagon
11-18-2015, 10:53 PM
Nice read. :004:

justin'sbig7
11-24-2015, 10:14 AM
That is hands down the coolest charger ever! A 68-70 charger is one of my bucket list cars... when or if you ever decide to part with it hit me up, absolutely love it!

muddeprived
11-24-2015, 11:16 PM
[office manager lady at work] "That is THE ugliest car I have EVER seen in my life... Why do you drive that?"

I said thanks, I'll actually take that as a compliment! Why not, it's a great commuter car!!


Has a spacious back seat

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/DSC03244_zpsswhjjway.jpg



Large trunk storage capacity.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/0516052007_zpsw47hazhl.jpg


Joe Dirt approved!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/DSC03072_zpsd6a6bc60.jpg




Decent tow rating too! What more could you ask for??

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b211/toocheaptosmoke/12046674_10206358401296295_2110949759010473094_n_z ps4xxlud8f.jpg

What was your office manager smoking? That is one of the coolest cars you could possibly own.

But damn dude, it's a spacious trunk but only when EMPTY. That's alot of SHIT in there.

toocheaptosmoke
11-27-2015, 06:03 PM
Haha, thanks guys. That's why you never go to a swap meet without a truck or trailer! As you can see, I just can't say no when there's a good deal. :080:

Tom'sToyotaFarm
11-29-2015, 09:05 AM
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69 RT 440, 4speed. Don't know if the numbers match, I'll have to check when I rebuild it, someday. It is a shell right now. It gets pushed out of the garage once a year to clean the garage out. It would be fun to have one as a beater to drive every day. If the body on yours isn't rotted out, there's always a lot of potential for these cars.

toocheaptosmoke
11-30-2015, 09:46 PM
Sweeeeet. :cool: