Modern Bullitt build

[RIDELIKEHELL]

  I still have the issue of MOPAR MUSCLE in the garage with your previous 68 Pat! Awesome work

[keepat]

I still have the issue of MOPAR MUSCLE in the garage with your previous 68 Pat! Awesome work

Thanks! You are a great judge of silver 68 Chargers as it takes one to know one ;-)

[keepat]

Drove to Reilly Motorsports yesterday to pick up the front and rear suspension for the charger. Bill Reilly is a great guy and he had everything ready for pickup! Also stopped in Hazleton PA for the best chili dogs at Jimmy's! I will post a few more picture of the RMS part when I get them out of the boxes.
Thanks
Pat

[moparnation74]

Pat, I would love to try that dog joint sometime.  My wife is from PA so the next family trip we will stop by.  Thanks for posting.

[keepat]

Assembled the shocks using anti-seize and chased the threads on the upper control arms. Nice working on clean new stuff instead of old rusty stuff.
Thanks
Pat

[Dino]

If ever you get tired of this car...      

[Canadian1968]

White cupboards in your garage !!??? You are one tidy / clean mechanic ! Mine would be cover in an hour !

[keepat]

I assemble the new front wheel hubs, hats and the rotors. I used the same Wilwood 13" 6 piston brakes on my last 68 Chargers and they worked great!
Thanks
Pat

[keepat]

Picked up the new motor for the charger and watched a few pulls on the dyno yesterday at Indy Cylinder Head. The folks at Indy were great accommodating our dyno session and pick up on a Saturday.

The motor spec are, Aluminum 6.1 GEN 3 block that has a 4.125 bore and a 4.050 stroke, which makes it 433 ci. The crankshaft and H-beam rods are from Comstar. Diamond pistons are 10.5 to 1 and the 6.1 heads are fully CNC. Comp cam Hydraulic roller cam .572/.576 with .240/.244. MSD ignition and Fast EFI dual throttle bodies.

On 92 octane she had an average of 635 hp and 536 Lb ft of torque.
I'll post a few pictures later today

Thanks
Pat

[keepat]

Here are a few pictures and a video of the dyno.
Thanks
Pat

[Baldwinvette77]

God i love shiny objects 

[Ghoste]

Any idea what the complete engine assembly weighs?

[keepat]

Any idea what the complete engine assembly weighs?

When Indy removed the motor from the Dyno they weighed it without the alt, AC, PS, & flywheel and it was 470 lbs
The weight savings from the motor should help offset the added weight to reinforcing the chassis.
Thanks
Pat

[Ghoste]

Its still enough though isn't it?  What with all the alloy and such. 

[keepat]

I put the Moser 9" rear together, I ordered 3.70 gears and a Detroit Truetrac differential.
Thanks
Pat

[moparnation74]

 

This is a TV show in itself!

[bigdsul]

 

Damn, this build is amazing! Can't wait to see more pictures!

[RIDELIKEHELL]

Nice Rearend! That's what my 68 needs Pat  

[bill440rt]

I've got the same 6-piston Wilwoods as well, they are excellent! 

Pat, I am amazed at how fast this project is coming together with all the neat stuff you are doing. This is going to be an awesome car!! 

[69bronzeT5]

I'm  here.....

[keepat]

I've got the same 6-piston Wilwoods as well, they are excellent! 

Pat, I am amazed at how fast this project is coming together with all the neat stuff you are doing. This is going to be an awesome car!! 

I used the same Wilwoods on my silver charger and I was very happy with them also! The only difference was I used red calipers on the silver Charger but with this car I chose to go black so with the custom wheels it would look more like the hubcap. As for the speed of this project I'm sure things will slow down quite a bit when I get to the body work and paint.
Thank you
And I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
Par

[Mike DC]

Its still enough though isn't it?  What with all the alloy and such.

A stock iron B/RB wedge is around 650, very roughly.  A 440 with the AC compressor will be a few dozen more.  A bare-bones 383/400 will be a few dozen less.

With tube headers, aluminum heads, intake, and water pump housing, an iron-block B/RB motor will be about 100 lbs lighter than stock. 

[tan top]

  nice work  , looking good     

[keepat]

I move the Charger to Kurt's Hot Rod shop to start the really dirty part of the restoration. I will do the body work and paint here as we did on my son's Mustang.
Thanks
Pat

[TUFCAT]

That's got to be the nicest looking Charger I've ever seen with patch panels!