Some paint on the PIG !

[firefighter3931]

After what seems like an eternity the 68 finally has some color on it. I had a difficult time choosing, but in the end triple black won out. 

The car started out as a rust free desert car but there were some old dents that had to be massaged out and a lot of fill was removed....my body guy said that the car should be about 20lbs lighter. 

The car got a lot of attention while at his shop with numerous offers to buy....one guy asked 5 times ! 

All total he had 115 hrs into this paint & bodywork and did a fantastic job....the car looks killer. 

Now the fun begins....putting it back together. I sure hope i can remember where everything goes.....




Ron

[bull]

Awesome Ron! I'm jealous. You're going to keep those wheels on it, right?

[Charger1973]

I had never seen a pic of your car before.  She looks real nice.   

[Charger-Bodie]

lookin good !!!!!

[69-DodgeCharger]

thats just amazing, loving it!

[Ghoste]

Looks great Ron.  You know, you're so busy helping all of us, I sometimes forget that you have your own projects.  Where the hell do you find the time?

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

i like the roll bar

[mikesbbody]

that looks too cool ron!    i love triple black chargers 

[Brock Samson]

  nice paint!  that second shot really shows the hundreds of hours of work!!!!  i was gonna tease ya' about yet another black charger but DAMN that looks good! 

i know your proud.. i am and it ain't even my car.. 

[8WHEELER]

Congrats Ron    looking sweet,  68 yet another good thing we have in common 

However, we will have to have a discusion on your wheel tire combo    

Most everything will come back to you, if not we are here for ya bud 

Dan

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Ron they did a fantastic job!   Keep us updated on the reassembly progress....

[TruckDriver]

 

[BrianShaughnessy]

 

Looking good!   You made the right choice with the color! 

[kamkuda]

Looking good!   You made the right choice with the color! 

I agree and the red strips looks awesome.

The body lines look perfect.  The paint looks awesome.

Time to make some room for her in the Garage.

[6pkrunner]

Very nice Ron. Gotta love triple black.

[rt green]

very very nice. i can see why that guy wanted to buy it!!!!!!!!  you wont be able to take it nowhere without people crowding around it.    bruce

[Chris G.]

Man that looks nice. It's glowing. The stripe looks orange on my monitor. Red or Orange, it works either way. 

I can't wait for the final product. You and Troy know how much I love those 68's. 

[plum500]

Awesome. Great combo and a fine looking Charger.

[dodgecharger-fan]

Beautiful!

Looking at that, I'm thinking I have to haul my car back up to your neck of the woods to get it painted..

[firefighter3931]

Thanks guys.....i appreciate the positive comments. 

The wheels will be gonzo ! 

The stripe is definately Red ! This car is like the exact opposite of Dan's car which i just luv. My 70 will be red with black stripes....just like 8 Wheeler's. 

Brian (1 hot 68) pointed out that there's too much flat black on the tail panel...that will be fixed. Thanks for pointing that out Brian.   


Special thanks for member and good buddy Kevin (Blown68) for helping with the transport and loading of the beast. 



Ron

[Blown68Coronet]

Hey Ron
No problem!! Always good to help a brother out!
I was going to mention your choice of wheels for the ol girl wasn't doin her any justice!LOL

She'll look killer with the Pro Stars and drag radials. Now we just have to piece her back together.

Lookin forward to the first ride!

[six-tee-nine]

oh yeah black with a red stripe....


Definatly my choise to when i get mine done.

[Steve P.]

Did anyone expect anything less than a perfect body and paint?? I think I'm going to be trailering my 65' a long ways to get her painted when the time comes..

She's nothing less than perfect Ron.     Now I realllly wish I had more time up home (AND A PASSPORT).. Maybe I'll grab my buddy Gary's boat and make a run for it.. Hahaha....

[Back N Black]

Looks awesome Ron! looks like my car got a evil cousin, even got the same wheels and tires.

[tan top]

 looks awesome  , would love to see more pictures as you progress            

[69bronzeT5]

Another amazing looking Charger. I cant wait to see it done!

[OttawaCharger]

Looking real good!  I'm looking forward to seeing it lined up next to Blown68Coronet's car. 

[472 R/T SE]

   Oh MY, that's breathtaking.  As said, no one should expect any thing less than perfect for you Ron.  And it shows. 

I can't wait to see it all done and a dyno sheet.   

[firefighter3931]

Looks awesome Ron! looks like my car got a evil cousin, even got the same wheels and tires.

Eldon, as soon as i saw yours it pretty much sealed the deal for me. I had originally wanted a triple black car but was wavering because there so many other cool choices....it's freaking stressful trying to pick a color combo ! 

It's too bad you're so far away in NB now....man would it be cool to line your 69 and my 68 up together for a pic or two ! 


Looking forward to seeing yours come back together too.....keep up the good work bud. 



Ron

[firefighter3931]

  Oh MY, that's breathtaking.  As said, no one should expect any thing less than perfect for you Ron.  And it shows. 

I can't wait to see it all done and a dyno sheet.   

Thanks Mike, guys like you and Chris over at the registry as well as many others here have set the bar pretty high....i'm just trying to keep up. 

The engine is built and dynoed....has been for a couple of years.    I probably should have just done the body first but the project snowballed and i kept pulling it down further and further until there was nuthin left but a rolling shell.  Funny how that happens....


Ron


ps. Here's the dyno numbers on the 446.....these are engine, not chassis #'s

[aone415]

Beautiful looking car 

[Charger_Fan]

ps. Here's the dyno numbers on the 446.....these are engine, not chassis #'s

Looks like you had to wipe off a little drool on the bottom there, eh?

Great looking Charger Ron, can't wait to see that baby all done!

[kamkuda]

 

Looks like you had to wipe off a little drool on the bottom there, eh? drool5 smilielol

 

[Steve P.]

Looks like you had to wipe off a little drool on the bottom there, eh? drool5 smilielol

 

Ummmmmmm,, that may not have been DROOL....   

[Mefirst]

  Ron

Your ride looks absolutely 

Now you get that Pig of yours assembled during the winter.. We have allot of 1/4 mile racing to take care of come season 2008

Take care Buddy

/Tom

[bull]

If I'm readin that smudged sheet right it says your peak hp at the flywheel was 534 at between 5300-5900 rpm, right? What do you think that will translate to at the rear wheels?

[472 R/T SE]

25% reduction with an automatic bull IIRC.  Someone will correct me.

Ron, your HP numbers just don't seem to want to drop.  Impressive. 

[bull]

So roughly 400 hp @ the rear wheels then? That'll be fun.

[The70RT]

I just now noticed this tread. Awsome Ron. I bet you' will be proud to driving the pig around.

[firefighter3931]

25% reduction with an automatic bull IIRC.  Someone will correct me.

Ron, your HP numbers just don't seem to want to drop.  Impressive. 

Mike, that's the general rule of thumb with an auto trans....20-25%. The engine dynos will often vary in terms of power from one machine to the next so it's sometimes difficult to predict what the motor will do in the car....unless there is a history of HP to elapsed times with that particular dyno. Fortunately, that is the case with this unit....using the Moroso speed calculator and plugging in the weight and HP for the car the slide will give you an ET and mph. 

This dyno has a long historical relationship of power numbers and how that translates to elapsed times. The Moroso calculator is pretty accurate when using this dyno's numbers and predicting ET based on body weight. That might not work well when using other engine dynos...but it works well with this one.

So, based on the engine power #'s on the sheet and using 4000 lbs the sliderule says 11.00 at 120 mph. I'm thinking that this might be a little on the optomistic side because the car is being built as a dual purpose street/strip machine with less than optimal gearing (4.10's) and less than optimal stall speed (4200) so it won't be bang on. My gut feeling is that it will run in the mid 11's (11.50-11.30) at 117-118 mph based on what i've seen before. Who knows....maybe i'll be pleasantly surprised when the time comes to play a little. 



Ron

[firefighter3931]

Looks like you had to wipe off a little drool on the bottom there, eh? drool5 smilielol

 

Ummmmmmm,, that may not have been DROOL....   

You guys are freakin hilarious....lmao ! 


Now be nice or i'll have to throw you into the cooler ! 




Ron

[doctorpimp]

Very nice looking ride, Ron!

When do you figure you'll be done?

[Crazy Larry]

i was gonna tease ya' about yet another black charger but DAMN that looks good! 

Chargers were born in black...anything else is dress-up.

[Blown68Coronet]

Looking real good!  I'm looking forward to seeing it lined up next to Blown68Coronet's car. 

How many car length's?

[firefighter3931]

Looking real good!  I'm looking forward to seeing it lined up next to Blown68Coronet's car. 

How many car length's?

Strait up.....i'll just slice that big belt under your hood   


Ron

[Blown68Coronet]

Looking real good!  I'm looking forward to seeing it lined up next to Blown68Coronet's car. 

How many car length's?

Strait up.....i'll just slice that big belt under your hood   

     

[runningman]

Looks nice, I can't wait to get mine done

[Steve P.]

Hey Ron, get your garage cleaned out and install an AC unit and I'll be up...  We'll have it together in no time..

No beer till the end of the work day though.....     

[R2]

Nice Work Ron,,,,,,,I like the red stripe with the black,,,,really sets off the car,,,,I agree,,it will look killer with the Prostars and BFG's,,,,especially the 295/65/15's...... did you go with a 8" or 10" rear rim ?? i cant remember,,,,

What rear suspension will it have ? stock springs,,,heavy duty,,,,super stock,,,,caltracs ? again, i dont remember which ....

I will order you up some mirrors,,,,so you can lay them around, under the car,,,, ? LOL,,,,,she is going to be quite the cream puff,,, lol 
Seriously,,,,its going to be great,,,,hopefully it will be at Norwalk in September,,,,

Someday,,,we will have to get a photo of the 2 girls together,,,,

Do you need anything else to finish the car ?? sounds like it is getting close,,,,wish i could be there to see the transplant operation (aka engine install).....take some pics....i want to see them.... again,,great job....

[firefighter3931]

Douggie,

I went with the SS springs and 15x8 Prostars...same as yours.   One guess where i got that idea from ? 

No Creampuff here....this car is gonna be a driver....those rear quarters will have some rubber on them ! 

I'd luv to get a pic of out cars together.....for sure it will happen at some point. 

I've got pretty much everything for it....just need some time to put it all back together 



Ron

[R2]

Norwalk ? ,,,, get thrashin there.........

[SeattleCharger]

aw dang, that is beautiful,  and in the eleven's?  wow, sweet azz ride firefighter,  you deserve to have that car, thanks for all your help on the site     

[Brightyellow69rtse]

damn im chimin late here car looks killer Ron! im not brave enough to take on black paint lol. my old truck was black that cured me on black paint. i could never keep it clean.  that motor has been waiting very patiently for that car. i will be personally insulted if i do not get the first burnout pic emailed to me lol.
             someday id like to get my yella car out to one of the big shows snag a pic with the two together for a nice wallpaper    or if you drive 1000 miles the wrog way and end up in my area lol. anyway beautiful Ron, go stomp some chebbys........Mike

[firefighter3931]

Norwalk ? ,,,, get thrashin there.........

I'm coming to Norwalk....with or without the car ! I hope to have it there but if not....i'll just crew for a certain 65 Plymouth ! 


Ron

[firefighter3931]

aw dang, that is beautiful,  and in the eleven's?  wow, sweet azz ride firefighter,  you deserve to have that car, thanks for all your help on the site     

Thanks Nate, it's been in the works for a looooong time.....finally starting to come together. 


Ron

[firefighter3931]

damn im chimin late here car looks killer Ron! im not brave enough to take on black paint lol. my old truck was black that cured me on black paint. i could never keep it clean.  that motor has been waiting very patiently for that car. i will be personally insulted if i do not get the first burnout pic emailed to me lol.
             someday id like to get my yella car out to one of the big shows snag a pic with the two together for a nice wallpaper    or if you drive 1000 miles the wrog way and end up in my area lol. anyway beautiful Ron, go stomp some chebbys........Mike

Mike, how ya been man !  Hope all is well down there in Mass. 

Don't worry, i'll send ya a smokey pic when it's powered up....hopefully i'll have enough juice under the hood to turn the tires over. 

You ever go to Lebanon Valley ? How about Epping ? What's the closest track to you ?



Ron

[Brightyellow69rtse]

Ron, ive never been to either but i looked into it and im dead center between the two. epping is 100 miles form me lebanon valley is like 105. charger still needs seat belts and even if i did that mt et would prolly put me in a unbrakeable state of depression   i think warmed over hemi ram could give her a hell of a run if i can catch traction.  i havent driven the car in about an month and a half, had to swap the starter out and i kept finding this and that wrong and it snowballed so i just locked the garage and left it there. ive done some of the work and i could get it running again in a day or so if i get left alone and am motovated. some of the problem stuff i have to put blinders on for now though.

on the plus side i think i know why my clutch wont hold during a burnout anymore. motors leaking oil like a pig and guess what no flywheel cover so guess where the oil went?  lets just say theres slippery where there isnt supposed to be slippery. i think i fixed the leak but the clutch is gonna stay the way it is for now. the 400s runnin good but shes tired, maybe ill go rob a bank so i can build my 440 lol............Mike 

[firefighter3931]

Ron, ive never been to either but i looked into it and im dead center between the two. epping is 100 miles form me lebanon valley is like 105.

on the plus side i think i know why my clutch wont hold during a burnout anymore. motors leaking oil like a pig and guess what no flywheel cover so guess where the oil went?  lets just say theres slippery where there isnt supposed to be slippery. i think i fixed the leak but the clutch is gonna stay the way it is for now. the 400s runnin good but shes tired, maybe ill go rob a bank so i can build my 440 lol............Mike 

Mike, when i make it down to one of those tracks i'll give ya a heads up. 

Sorry to hear about the problems. At least you know why the clutch is slipping.....might be time for a new one anyway. Wouldn't take much to build a 440 shortblock and you could use most of the stuff from the 400 ( heads, cam, lifters, rocker shafts/arms, headers, oilpan/pickup, windage tray etc.....) 

Sounds like a good winter project ! 



Ron

[Lostsheep]

Wow love the black, looks great!!!

[Brightyellow69rtse]

sounds good Ron lemme know.

i worked on her today, what happened is i bought a mini starter off eaby and the only way it would fit if if i crushed a header tube in half basicly and thats after some grinding to the starter. after a little bit of messing with it today i said screw it and i bought a stock replacement. yes its twice the size and double the weight but i got it in in about 20 mins lol. stupid ass mini starter caused me too much grief. starter works great the cars never started so fast in the 7 years ive had it. dunno if the oil leak is fixxed or not but at this point the way i see it oil i cheap lol. so all i gotta do is put the steering column back reinstall the seat and finish up my console restore/ custom kinda thing and ill be set ..........Mike

[The70RT]

How's the car look now?.........sorry if i missed a different thread other than this.