@@theguardian5961 A body shop won't deal with it because it is very difficult to get the rust to stop once it starts and getting it to look OK will be difficult. You can probably find a place that will take cash and patch it up and that might hold up for a good long time.
Bought a running 73 charger on my own at 15 for 600$. Guess the owner didnt know what he had. My dad sold it behind my back for a measly 3000$ after I got it upholsterd and painted. it's been 12 years and I'm still pissed.
20 years ago I dreamed of building one much like this, but with a gray interior, a power bulge hood, and a 408 stroker motor. Never got the opportunity, but seeing this revived the memory of that dream. Beautiful.
This brings back some good memories from my childhood I loved my parents charger I wish I could have kept it forever those cars that year were something special!
Gorgeous f’in car!!! You should try to find a set of the Rear Window Louvers that match the Rear Window Opera Louvers. You should also try to install the hideaway headlights! The set the whole 70’s MOPAR vibe off! Once again…this is a SUPER RAD 73 CHARGE SE! The blackout is FREAKIN’ SICK!!!
Day leak... that can be spotted with an old school propane rig: nozzle has tube coming off the back you can hook a hose to. Run that hose all around your system and if it picks up freon, you get a green tinge in the flame - gas gets suckd in by venturi effect. Pump seal most likely - they are carbon, and when bearings start to runout too much, the seal follows very quickly.
Man, gorgeous car, this particular year, I don't know why, I feel like from the side, it looks like a stretched out Cuda, are you considering doing any upgrades on the engine or do you want to keep it as stock as possible?
Main problem with 73-74's is that they've got land yacht front suspension (small shocks mounted inboard) hence it is very difficult to get the wallow out of the front end (I did it but it took actual race car shocks to fix it (fat dual adjustable Konis which just squeeze in the hole after a bit of grinding and they are not rubber mounted hence a bit of clunky clunky at slow speeds - oh and you have to take the LCA's off to change them) - but it fixed the wallow. If you don't mind the roof line at the C pillar of the 71-72, then that's a better starting point as far as handling goes (for me all the hassle fixing the 73 was worth it coz the roofline of the pillarless hardtop is so much nicer that the 71-72 - mine was originally a louvred SE like this one but I converted it).
The problem with the '73-'74s was that Chrysler attempted to make the car more of a luxury type car as opposed to the performance oriented car that it was previously. They mounted the front subframe and rear end on big rubber bisquits that only got worse as they deteriorated. Chrysler used to sell cast iron subframe bisquits to replace the rubber ones for stock car racers- possibly still available. Holes had to be cut in frame to access the nuts that retained the mounting bolts. Rear end marshmallow mounting could be remedied by using earlier shock mounting plates/U-bolt setup.
@@mickangio16 yes I bought and installed the Mopar cast iron subframe biscuits (they were bolt in - no frame cutting required - only time there's a problem is if the nut welded inside the frame comes loose). But the cast iron biscuits DIDN'T fix the wallowing front end - the main issue is the shock layout design (i.e. the 73-74's have small shocks (almost half size) with the shock base mounted half way along the LCA like a C body instead of right at the end of the LCA near the wheel as per the 72 and earlier Chargers and all A and E bodies. You can visualise how much extra force is applied to the shocks in this design because the LCA acts like a lever on the shock). The Petty and others race cars all had twin front shocks to alleviate the problem. Some of the aftermarket suspension suppliers still sell aluminium versions of those biscuits - they do improve the front end but they won't fix the wallow - to fix that you've got to fix the shocks (experience talking here)
Beautiful Car... how did you lower it if you don't mind me asking?... I inherited a 1974 Dodge Charger with a big block 400 but I love the clean low look you have acheived ... AWESOME !!!
We were focused on the 66 Cadillac we were building at the same time as this car and decided to leave the interior stock. We made an even cooler video of the caddy, you can see it here czcams.com/video/uGzczuFIY78/video.html
That is sexy beyond sexy. Geez. I adore the 73 Chargers and 66 chargers they’re easily my favorite models and seeing this one brings me endless joy. That’s my dream car right there 💪🏽🙏🏽🔥
Actually we charged it for the new owner after he bought it and it worked fine. We didn’t before because, get this.. we didn’t have time. Building 20 cars at once with 5 or 6 people will do that
My cousin had a Charger in the 90's. I lost my driver's license one time, when I was driving him and some friends. The police said I was driving recklessly :) I got my licence back after three months... Funny now, not so funny back then :)
also I have the exact interior but my exterior color is Aztec Gold...or unGodly Brown if you ask me.. LOL Mine has 59,243 original miles and has sat for over 20 years
Not everyone wants a racecar (or wannabe). A perfect running/driving slow car is much more desireable to many of us than an attempted street racer that runs & drives like crap, pigs gas, and looks like a high schoolers first pride and joy. These cars are antiques, now. They don't have to be fast to be enjoyed and appreciated. Personally, the only thing that I don't care for is the wheel/tire choice but that is only my point of view- not the owners. Nice car.
PROUD to say I now own THIS exact car! Very well put together
What size motor is that? 73 SE Charger was my first car back in the mid 80's.
@@GeneOh it's a stock 318 motor (5.2L) but its having the hellephant crate motor installed
Bad to the bone Mopar, congrats man! Would you be interested to have your car story featured on our website and CZcams channel?
I will too, soon.. but the roof has rust, how do you think I could remove that? Any suggestions?
@@theguardian5961 A body shop won't deal with it because it is very difficult to get the rust to stop once it starts and getting it to look OK will be difficult.
You can probably find a place that will take cash and patch it up and that might hold up for a good long time.
Bought a running 73 charger on my own at 15 for 600$. Guess the owner didnt know what he had. My dad sold it behind my back for a measly 3000$ after I got it upholsterd and painted. it's been 12 years and I'm still pissed.
20 years ago I dreamed of building one much like this, but with a gray interior, a power bulge hood, and a 408 stroker motor. Never got the opportunity, but seeing this revived the memory of that dream. Beautiful.
Sounds like a bad ass car! Thanks for checking ours out!
@@RidesByRyan - It would have been a joy to build and drive. Thank you for showing this black beauty.
Beautiful fucking car. I am now 42 years old. This is definitely on my purchase bucket list. Thank you!!!
This brings back some good memories from my childhood I loved my parents charger I wish I could have kept it forever those cars that year were something special!
My first car when I was 16 in 1981 was a '73 Charger SE.
My first car at 16 was a 73 charger as well. Thing was loud as hell. Only 318 though
Gorgeous f’in car!!! You should try to find a set of the Rear Window Louvers that match the Rear Window Opera Louvers. You should also try to install the hideaway headlights! The set the whole 70’s MOPAR vibe off! Once again…this is a SUPER RAD 73 CHARGE SE! The blackout is FREAKIN’ SICK!!!
Thanks!
One of the best paint job I have seen so far! Nice!!
I wish i lived closer to your shop to have my 1973 charger done up. Nice work!
Thanks William!
Awesome paint great work I love the car
justin77782 thank you!
The only thing is the silver on the rims and that beige interior. Almost completely blacked out and I love it!
I had a 74 SE Brougham, buckets seats and floor shift. Best car I ever had.
wow that paint job is next level! well done fellas
High gloss black.. very brave
Nah.. if you’re good black ain’t no big deal
sweet outside! love seeing this car hooked up.
Thank you!
Day leak... that can be spotted with an old school propane rig: nozzle has tube coming off the back you can hook a hose to. Run that hose all around your system and if it picks up freon, you get a green tinge in the flame - gas gets suckd in by venturi effect. Pump seal most likely - they are carbon, and when bearings start to runout too much, the seal follows very quickly.
Man, that just looks sinister ;)
I found one today thinking about buying it
That is one damn FINE automobile.
Absolutely Gorgeous!
GORGEOUS!!!❤️
Put some hideaway lights on it and you got a pure classic.
very nice Dude. 10/10
Thanks!
Nice paint n body.
Looks good but not my favorite. Very well done!
Thank you!
Man, gorgeous car, this particular year, I don't know why, I feel like from the side, it looks like a stretched out Cuda, are you considering doing any upgrades on the engine or do you want to keep it as stock as possible?
very nice car. love the blacked out look... bumper work looks great, I hated that feature on mine.
such a beauty
Main problem with 73-74's is that they've got land yacht front suspension (small shocks mounted inboard) hence it is very difficult to get the wallow out of the front end (I did it but it took actual race car shocks to fix it (fat dual adjustable Konis which just squeeze in the hole after a bit of grinding and they are not rubber mounted hence a bit of clunky clunky at slow speeds - oh and you have to take the LCA's off to change them) - but it fixed the wallow. If you don't mind the roof line at the C pillar of the 71-72, then that's a better starting point as far as handling goes (for me all the hassle fixing the 73 was worth it coz the roofline of the pillarless hardtop is so much nicer that the 71-72 - mine was originally a louvred SE like this one but I converted it).
The problem with the '73-'74s was that Chrysler attempted to make the car more of a luxury type car as opposed to the performance oriented car that it was previously. They mounted the front subframe and rear end on big rubber bisquits that only got worse as they deteriorated. Chrysler used to sell cast iron subframe bisquits to replace the rubber ones for stock car racers- possibly still available. Holes had to be cut in frame to access the nuts that retained the mounting bolts. Rear end marshmallow mounting could be remedied by using earlier shock mounting plates/U-bolt setup.
@@mickangio16 yes I bought and installed the Mopar cast iron subframe biscuits (they were bolt in - no frame cutting required - only time there's a problem is if the nut welded inside the frame comes loose). But the cast iron biscuits DIDN'T fix the wallowing front end - the main issue is the shock layout design (i.e. the 73-74's have small shocks (almost half size) with the shock base mounted half way along the LCA like a C body instead of right at the end of the LCA near the wheel as per the 72 and earlier Chargers and all A and E bodies. You can visualise how much extra force is applied to the shocks in this design because the LCA acts like a lever on the shock). The Petty and others race cars all had twin front shocks to alleviate the problem. Some of the aftermarket suspension suppliers still sell aluminium versions of those biscuits - they do improve the front end but they won't fix the wallow - to fix that you've got to fix the shocks (experience talking here)
I’m not a big fan of the mid 70s chargers, But damn this one is sweet!
Why not? I’m just naturally curious.
Tonny Glez here I am a year later and honestly I’ve grown to love them much more!
Wow, good job.
Beautiful Car... how did you lower it if you don't mind me asking?... I inherited a 1974 Dodge Charger with a big block 400 but I love the clean low look you have acheived ... AWESOME !!!
Awesome car buddy!
Dion Aldi thank you!
Well done ad and video, everyone should learn to do this if they want to sell a car.
Great look to an old classic. However, what happened to the interior? Should be black buckets with a console.
We were focused on the 66 Cadillac we were building at the same time as this car and decided to leave the interior stock. We made an even cooler video of the caddy, you can see it here czcams.com/video/uGzczuFIY78/video.html
Well HELLO! Oh yes, nice video. What Cadillac? Looks like the same wheels? Nice job, great paint.
Sal Barruzza thank you! Subscribe to our channel, we build cool stuff like these all the time.
its the best charger design, black!! felicidades hermoso auto
But it needs a 440
found one with a 400 worth it?
@@xMrFuzZyKitteH yeah it is, they have more guts so u can stroke the motor
Is this the car for sale on trovit if so I am intrested in buying this the price you had on it was 5.7k correct?
Very nice car!!!! Well explained, I’m looking online at one right now...THANKS!
That is sexy beyond sexy. Geez. I adore the 73 Chargers and 66 chargers they’re easily my favorite models and seeing this one brings me endless joy. That’s my dream car right there 💪🏽🙏🏽🔥
❤❤❤
I Love This Car!
Yeah, looks awesome!!!
God damn beautiful!!!
Nice asss car but those rims need to go!
what kind of black paint did you use for the paint job...single stage black ? looks awesome! !
Luci Tube Thank you! It’s a base clear black that was wet sanded and polished.
Cool ryan name brand of paint?
Mark Morris we used Martin Senour base and DuPont clear.
Pure evil looking car ,dammm nice , at 6:04 front window it looks like its frozen :) ,
what kind of window is this on it ?
Nice job........ Great finish ...what is the size of rims and Tyers overall and how much you lowered it thanks
I hate when people say ,"we didn't have time." I bet there was refrigerant every damn where under the hood of that car..
Actually we charged it for the new owner after he bought it and it worked fine. We didn’t before because, get this.. we didn’t have time. Building 20 cars at once with 5 or 6 people will do that
Imponente belleza
Very nice car!
My cousin had a Charger in the 90's. I lost my driver's license one time, when I was driving him and some friends. The police said I was driving recklessly :) I got my licence back after three months... Funny now, not so funny back then :)
Love your car, enjoy it!! I just got a really rough ‘74 that I’m going to bring back and make a monster out of... *MOPARorNOCAR*
also I have the exact interior but my exterior color is Aztec Gold...or unGodly Brown if you ask me.. LOL Mine has 59,243 original miles and has sat for over 20 years
I'm sixteen and I want to get one of these but idk maybe
They’re still out there cheap if you keep looking. It’s great to see the younger generation still into these old cars!
@@RidesByRyan yeah I've been looking for a few and I've liked old cars since I was young thanks
DAMN! sweet dream car 🥵
about the shape I can't say any more !!! that's fantastic awesome , Great ,handsome...Lol
I love it
Sweet!
I know of a 72 charger 340 i believe and there's only surface rust for 16k
But is the body straight? Are there any ripples or waves in the paint?
Gorgeous looking Charger What's the Engine Size
Where did you get your parts from? I'm having a problem looking for the parts
Nice.
Done right
what is the asking price?
Pissarrio it’s sold at auction already sorry
I’m able to buy this same cat for 5k. It has no rust is it a good buy????
What the worth of a car like that ?
I hate when people put on custom wheels on such a beautiful masterpiece
what did this car sell for ?
Where did you get the side window Louvers?
Nice For what it is. Wheels are my only dislike. Nice ride.
fireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
هي قويه ورائعه
Needs a big block and cragers
What kind of paint was used...single stage black and a coat of clear? Looks beautiful guys!!
Mark Morris thank you! It’s a base clear black that was sanded and polished.
Is the car still available
How much did it sell for?
What kind of hemi she has in her
No slap stick . Nice car but not for my
what motor what trans what rear duh
That was all listed in the auction that was tied to this video.. some 6 years ago when it was posted. Duh
how much you want for this junk ?
Sounds like a mild mannered 318
Jonathan Thomsen until it runs into a phone booth to change.. ;)
@@RidesByRyan it's nice to see a smooth running small block instead of the normal big block
from the outside it is very good but from the inside is shit
Fucking Murked Out Brah! Caguamofukinbunga!!!!!
A girly man small block car. But I knew that when I saw the 120mph speedometer. Big block speedometers go to 150.
RCWorks yes, you’re so much more manly and cool. Can you ever forgive us for building such a girly car? lol
Not everyone wants a racecar (or wannabe). A perfect running/driving slow car is much more desireable to many of us than an attempted street racer that runs & drives like crap, pigs gas, and looks like a high schoolers first pride and joy. These cars are antiques, now. They don't have to be fast to be enjoyed and appreciated. Personally, the only thing that I don't care for is the wheel/tire choice but that is only my point of view- not the owners. Nice car.
318 car lmao
se modles suck