Hauled this 68 RT home

[Edelbroke]

Can someone tell me what axle code "4" means, it has a 8 3/4 under it, From the fender tag it came with Redline tires? What would the correct rims be? Green car with green interior with a white trunk stripe. The motor was said to be from a 69 Roadrunner and it is a 69 HP engine, but having trouble finding the vin on the lower edge of the block. It doesn't seem to have that raised surface on the passenger side. I have cleaned the whole edge off front to back and found nothing. The radiator seems to be from a 1965 mopar with a 383 by the part number on top, its bolted in the correct holes. I did get the front bumper with brackets, and the drivers side fender.

[Bronzedodge]

Not sure about the tires, but group 4 "04" is 3.23 non sure grip I believe, for '68.

[70 sublime]

Did you look to see if there is a VIN on the engine block at the back on the top edge where it bolts up to the transmission by the firewall ? 

[Edelbroke]

No I didn't look there. For some reason I assumed the vin was on the lower edge starting in 69. Guess not... Found it! Had to removed the oil psi sending unit to get a good pic. It looks like I must have the sending unit from the 68 engine since it has orange paint on it. I think the engine is what I was told, out of a 69 RR, It has a Carter AVS H7 4429S carb. The engine numbers are: 8C160293.   sorry for the upside down pic. Wont stay rotated after I resize it.

[BLK 68 R/T]

No 440 4 barrel motors came in Roadrunners.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

It looks like I must have the sending unit from the 68 engine since it has orange paint on it. 

68 engines were turquoise, not orange.

No 440 4 barrel motors came in Roadrunners.

Correct in 68 & 69, but not 70. 68 engines were turquoise, not orange.

[Bad B-rad]

Nice, your off to a good start on the home work part of it!!!

I found it weird, that an R/T would have an open 3.23 rear?!!?!
(unless a 4 speed, then automatic dana 60)
I only had one R/T and it was a 4speed so it had A Dana 3.54.

I also love the column shifted trans!!!!!!
It is cool to have a 440 Charger R/T with the grandpa column shift!!!!!
Nothing like power shifting on the column, My 383 is column shifted, and I would'nt have it any other way!!!(unless its a 4 speed, DUH!!!!!)


Also I think 1970 was the only year for a 440 in a Roadrunner, and it was a six Bbl, no 4bbls.

[Edelbroke]

Well I don't know then, Can anything else be determined by the block vin?

[Bad B-rad]

WOW 5 guys beat me to it!!!,LOL!!!
I think 68/69 Roadrunner was 383 RR engine, or optional Hemi.
1970 383 RR, or 440 6Bbl, or Hemi.


I may be wrong.
But the casting numbers on the side of the block, and the numbers on the ID pad, (D=1968)will help.
I am not sure about the Vin #'s on the block, because I think its only a partial vin, and only sequence #'s, if its full vin, then it will help.
But they will only help with year.

[Bad B-rad]

If 8C160293 is the engine S/N, then all I can tell you is: 8=1968  build year   
C=Jefferson,MI (plant)
   
160293= build sequence number

[Moparpoolman]

8C160293 would be the last 8 digits on the Dash VIN if it were original to the car.  The trans would have the same number stamped in the same spot if it were out of a 1968 model year car, doesn't seem to be but there is a PK________number on the driverside rail on the trans that will tell you what it is.  The Engine assembly number looks to be October 20th which would be 1967 and a cast date of 1967 would be found on the block.  Oct 20th is a little to far away from the Feb. 19 1968 build date of the car to be original anyway. 

[Homerr]

The 1968 registry in my sig will run you through all the codes and tell you what they are.

[Edelbroke]

Here's the block casting number. 25364305    4 - 6 - 67.  
On the top pad it has a "D 440"  So this would a 1969 engine correct? With a casting date of 4-6-67??

[Bad B-rad]

on the top ID pad (yours says D440  )
The letter is the model year, the year always goes before the engine displacement.
A=1965
B=1966
C=1967
D=1968
E=1969
F=1970
G=1971
H=1972
J=1973
K or 4=1974

SO it is a 1968 engine, cast in 67, built in 68

[VegasCharger]

.....sorry for the upside down pic. Wont stay rotated after I resize it.

Right side up. 

[rarefish]

8G,   looks like a St Louis built Charger.

[6pkrtse]

Man, this looks just like I 68' I sold here in Michigan many year ago. I regret selling it. It was a sleeper from hell. It was about this rough in flat black primer but I had a built 440 in it with a 10" 3500 stall , 4:10 8-3/4 and a NOS Cheater 250 shot plate system on it. MSD box & a shift light hidden in the glove box. I will have to look for some pictures of it.