ABANDONED Dodge Challenger Rescued After 35 Years Part 7: Rusty Floor Fix

"And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Romans 12:2

The Challenger gets a huge shipment from Classic Industries including a shiny new floor pan to fix some rust!

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[AlexTrain]

Even though I love modern stuff, the classics I admire for their honest simplicity and ease of rebuilding, maintenance, and immense modifying potential.

[LMacNeill]

0:40 -- does anyone else find that Richard Petty Dodge truck to be a *really* cool idea? Love it!!

[stoneyswolf]

Oh the joys of rust repair. Although it's not the most fun aspect of restoration there is a certain satisfaction when your done. I installed 65 full coupe quarters on my 64 convertible. When done in bare metal the replacement was none detectable my most satisfying repair to date took a lot of planning. You should consider hydroboost power assist for the breaks. I did mine for under $150 with a used swap meet booster. 150mph to 0 is much better now.

[onfiregarage]

Im restoring the same car as you, Challenger 1973 with 440 engine, Im glad we are doing the same project in the same time, do your best, videos looks great!

[squeeks]

Watching this helped me out a lot. Just picked up a ‘73 Charger resto project that’s going to need all the floor pans replaced. Makes me feel abit more comfortable with the job.

[Tervill]

Love Classic Industries. Use to look at those books for hours.

[Froto]

Put some rust preventative in supports under the pan before you zues it in.... Good job bro

[deaconblue]

I really want to see you finish this car. I actually like some of the styling changes that Dodge made to the Challenger in it's first iteration as I like it in it's current styling. The sales dropped off in '72 through the end of production in '74 so you see fewer of them surviving. Nice work!

[cobramustang]

Great job love how you take these old abandoned mopars and make them nice again

[junkman]

Good tasks so far. I suggest use as much as you can from the new
sheet metals and cut out as much as you can from the rusted.
Check prior welding if the new are electrically or chemicaly e-coated.
When you can wipe the black coat off with thinner its cheap stuff
and needs re-sealing. Seamsealer is a valuable option after welding.

[plymouthduster]

Great video Mr. McCool. Classic Industries is definitely a great place to get parts from. I am currently working on restoring my first car a 1973 Petty Blue Plymouth Duster. I had to replace the same floorboard areas you are and my spare tire area. Got all the stuff from Classic Industries. Looking forward to seeing your next video.

[newmanoutdoors]

i had a 1973 with a 318 and a 1974 with a 340, I loved those cars nice rescue and restore .

[patrickhoy]

A son that your Mum and Dad must be extremely proud of. A genuinly fabulous young man.

[ItsJustFranko]

Thank you so much for mentioning Classic Industries, just saved me the headaches of trying to find parts for a 1969 plymouth valiant.

[notologo]

Maaaan you dont know how i was waiting for this episode its a looong time

[bobbygaulden]

I watch junkyard digs everyday. I'm so glad you showed up on his show one day so I figured out to follow you also. Good job

[TorqueWagon]

Well worth the wait, Dylan! I got a lot of useful info about body panel replacement in this video, and it should come in handy if I ever decide to dive into that sort of work on either of my project vehicles that need it. Side note, don't you love it when things like shifter knobs get all the focus while the work you're doing in the background is all fuzzy? I don't know how many times I've been editing video days or weeks after I finish working on something, only to find out that the camera was focused on an oil line or sensor wire instead of the stuff I was actually working on. Thanks for providing great content. I'll look forward to the next one in this series.

[BauregardSenior]

Fantastic to see a restoration of such a nice car :) Thank you Dylan!

[tedburke]

Wish I was still young enough to do that stuff, it's very satisfying work

[Andrewdtucker]

This project is awesome. I really can't wait to see everything come together.