Childhood dream came true, I now own a '68 Charger (project)!

[MO68CHARGER]

A true barn find! Here's the kicker... its a R/T, least as far as I can possibly tell. Imagine my surprise when i looked at the dash VIN, fender tag and saw the XS29 on there! The radiator support and trunk lid match the fender tag. All metal appears to be original with very little rust. The guy I bought it from had it setting in his barn for over 25 years. (most) parts, dash, trim, glass, bumpers, grill, lights, and interior came with the car. Came with the original 727 and rear end. Unfortunately the original 440 is long gone. It will be a long process to get it back on the road, but my intentions are to take it as close to original condition as possible. Anywho, just wanted to jump on here, introduce myself and see what you all thought about my barn fresh '68 R/T!? Another one will be saved!
-AW

[keepat]

 Congrats, welcome and good luck with your new project!
Pat

[MO68CHARGER]

Thanks Pat! I see you have a Shelby as well... I had a '08 Shelby GT vista blue/silver. Glad to be back to a Mopar though!

[daveco]

Congrats on the project, looks like an excellent starting point

[Mopar Nut]

Welcome aboard!

Congrats, it's has good bones!

Have you checked the headliner for the BS?

[keepat]

Thanks Pat! I see you have a Shelby as well... I had a '08 Shelby GT vista blue/silver. Glad to be back to a Mopar though!

I really need to change that picture as all of those cars have been sold and replaced.  And you need to post more pictures of your charger!
Thanks
Pat

[Troy]

Looks good!

Troy

[MO68CHARGER]

Thanks guys, i'm pretty excited to get started on this car! I'll post a few more "beginning" photos. Also, if i post a pic of the fender tag, could someone help verify the original specs?

[MO68CHARGER]

a few more of the car...

[MO68CHARGER]

Here's what I came up with... could someone tell me if i'm wrong?

CAR: Dodge Charger R/T 2 Door Sports Hardtop
ENGINE: 440cid 4-bbl HP V8
TRANSMISSION: 3-Speed Automatic
TIRES: F70x14 Red Side Wall, Steel Belted
BUILD DATE: April 09.
AXLE: 3.23 Rear Axle Ratio
INTERIOR: Charger Trim Grade, Vinyl Bucket Seats. White on Red Interior.
PAINT: Monotone Charger Red Paint.
OTHER: White Upper Door Frame Color. White Bumble-Bee Sport Stripe.

MOLDINGS:
25: Drip Rail Mouldings
30: Body Belt Mouldings
78: Wheel Lip Mouldings

ABC OPTIONS:
H1: Power Brakes
R1: AM Radio
X2: Tinted Windshield Only

abc OPTIONS:
a5: Center Front Seat
b4: Bucket Seats
h7: Fender or Hood Mounted Turn Signal Indicators
m6: Driver's Outside Remote Operated Mirror

[Lennard]

congratz on your find, looks like an awesome project!

[MO68CHARGER]

No luck on finding a build sheet as of yet. So far I've only looked behind the glove box, under all seats, behind the seat panels. The bench and bucket seat vinyl is too far gone, so eventually when the vinyl is pulled off I'm hoping to find one under there?!  

[NickJ]

Congratulations! Good Luck!

[polywideblock]

welcome to the site      and the addiction    

[nvrbdn]

welcome to the party. nice looking project. will be glad to watch this as it progresses.

[Ghoste]

Congratulations!  It's a good feeling isn't it?

[JB400]

Congrats on living the dream.   Enjoy and keep us posted on the progress

[Lennard]

No luck on finding a build sheet as of yet. So far I've only looked behind the glove box, under all seats, behind the seat panels. The bench and bucket seat vinyl is too far gone, so eventually when the vinyl is pulled off I'm hoping to find one under there?!  

Some people found it behind the headliner.

[tan top]

 hello & welcome      

[Dino]

Very cool!  Congratulations and welcome to the site.   

[VegasCharger]

68s are great

Hello and Welcome

[skip68]

 
Sweet find.       Welcome to the site.   Great looking project.   

[TPR]

It's a good feeling isn't it?
Nice find, well done.
Now keep us posted with the restoration process.
TPR

[RallyeMike]

The bench and bucket seat vinyl is too far gone, so eventually when the vinyl is pulled off I'm hoping to find one under there?!  shruggy

Afraid not.

Congrats on your find.

[charger Downunder]

How cool is that looks like its rust free  Welcome aboard.

[Baldwinvette77]

That looks amazing! Enjoy the journey 

[MO68CHARGER]

Thank you all for the welcome! Looking forward to the journey of getting this car back on the road. I'll keep you all posted!

[70 sublime]

Congrats on the find

Where do you call home ??

[MO68CHARGER]

Central Missouri, half way between KC and St Louis.

[67440chrg]

Welcome from west of you in mo. Your car looks like a great project.

[MO68CHARGER]

Currently I'm doing inventory of all usable original parts. I'll dig through the forms, but any suggestions for the best parts suppliers? Original and repop.  Trying to keep as original as possible but will have to find/replace some things. This car had the fold down center console.. which is apparently missing. :/ i'm sure that won't be the easiest to replace.

[Dino]

You mean the buddy seat with armrest?  They're not hard to find but don't buy the first one you see, they can be had in very good shape for not much money.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2054502.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xmopar+buddy+seat+charger.TRS0&_nkw=mopar+buddy+seat+charger&_sacat=0

[MO68CHARGER]

You mean the buddy seat with armrest?  They're not hard to find but don't buy the first one you see, they can be had in very good shape for not much money.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2054502.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xmopar+buddy+seat+charger.TRS0&_nkw=mopar+buddy+seat+charger&_sacat=0

Yes, that is it. I wasn't aware they were interchangeable with other mopars of that era. Thanks for the heads up!

[nvrbdn]

I actually seen 3 of the buddy seats in a junk yard in Arizona when I was out there about a year ago.

[moparstuart]

Welcome from west of you in mo. Your car looks like a great project.

yup me to welcome from KC

[68pplcharger]

Congrats and welcome aboard

[Mopar Nut]

One of the best upgrades to can make would be new wiring. YearOne sells the best plug and play original factory repop wiring.

[Ghoste]

If you have original wiring that should be almost mandatory.

[MO68CHARGER]

One of the best upgrades to can make would be new wiring. YearOne sells the best plug and play original factory repop wiring.

Yes, it's all original wiring. And being that all the wiring for the car came stuffed in plastic bag, I'll be buying the kit!

[MO68CHARGER]

Well overdue for an update on my car! Spent the last year or so doing the body work. She is now painted! Once we stripped her down we realized how much crappy body work was covered up ended up doing it right and put two new fenders, two new full quarters and new deck lid on. All good solid metal now! Went with the factory original 331 red. Very happy with how it turned out. In the process of building the 440 now. Really hoping to start her up this summer! I'll post a few pics...

[MO68CHARGER]

bodywork in progress... lots of new metal

[MO68CHARGER]

color sanded, back in my garage and ready for the engine assembly.

[NHCharger]

Nice.  Funny how these projects double in size. Paint looks  .
Are you painting the tail panel black?

[MO68CHARGER]

Thanks! $3k in additional metal and here we are!

I think so. we finished it nice enough to leave it the body color though.

[Baldwinvette77]

wow that looks great!  love the colour combination

[69wannabe]

Look's great!!! Is it me or does that red look orange?? Can't go wrong with new quarter's and new front fender's!! I did the same thing on my charger, I drove it for several year's with lot's of body filler in the quarter's. Finally put two new quarter's and two new fender's on mine too. Did you find a correct year 440? I know around my area 440's are pretty hard to come up with especially if you are looking for a specific year model. Keep us posted on your progress!!! 

[MO68CHARGER]

It does look orange in the bright sun. We had the color mixed according to the PPG codes to match the original 331 "red". From what I can tell they weren't many painted that color in 68. It's a really bright color but I love it. Found a 1970 stamped 440 that is at the machine shop right now. Getting excited to get the motor in it!

[69rtse4spd]

Nice & welcome to the site, love the tow truck also, 3/4 heavy. 

[Charger-Bodie]

Love it.

[hemi-hampton]

Looks good. Congrats.   LEON.

[68RT440]

Looks great! I just noticed in your fender tag post that your car had a Scheduled Production Date of April 9th. My car's SPD was April 15th. Our cars are almost related! lol

[MO68CHARGER]

Thanks guys. It's pretty cool seeing it come together. The  truck pulling it is my buddy's '72 forest service with a cummins swap. Great tow rig! Picking up up grill tomorrow from Rod Glaser in Ozark, MO. he was recommended to me on this forum and has been great to work with.

[MO68CHARGER]

Looks great! I just noticed in your fender tag post that your car had a Scheduled Production Date of April 9th. My car's SPD was April 15th. Our cars are almost related! lol

Yep. That's awesome! Where are you located? I'm in Columbia, MO

[68RT440]

I'm just south of Cleveland Ohio.