What will it be?

[SFRT]

OK..I have a 69 4 sp Dana (XS yaddayadda) RT, but the 440 is not original to the car. If i opted to replace the 440 with a 426 would I have:

1. A Hemi R/T Clone
2. A Hemi Clone
3. A Modified R/T
4. Some very fast rust

If I put a hemi in it...is it OK to stick the Hemi callouts on the doors? Or would that be silly.

[Charger1973]

Either way would be cool but id probably lean toward the 440 if it was me just since thats what it came with.  If you did drop a Hemi into it, it would only be right to add the Hemi badges. 

[SFRT]

If it was the original 440 of course, I d rebuild it and keep it in, but since its not it might be fun to do a nice lookin 426 setup.

[sick dawg]

I have a 472 hemi in mine and I call it a "Recreation".
I have hemi door badges I cut the studs off and glued to magnets, so I put them on and take them off as I feel like.

[SFRT]

I like that idea.

[RD]

stick a twin turbo charged slant six in there hehe

j/k, i like the hemi idea  (oh, with twin turbos, snicker snicker).

[tan top]

sounds a good plan  drop & HEMI in a  R/T charger  , going to do a similar sort of thing  some time soon . but i would not put the badges on the doors . but do what ever makes you happy . but if i was to put the badges on i would cut the studs off & moulding tape (double sided  tape them on ) so you don't have to drill holes in the doors .  in case you want to change the motor again .

[SFRT]

stick a twin turbo charged slant six in there hehe

j/k, i like the hemi idea  (oh, with twin turbos, snicker snicker).

hm..turbos...the wife said...'anything but a Blower'....

[Ghoste]

I think it would be a very fun to drive 69 Charger RT.

[Troy]

I say fix the rust and leave the 440 for now. You can always spend a small fortune on a Hemi later. I have no problem with Hemi badges on a car that has a Hemi under the hood (original or not). You can do a lot of work to a car for the price of a "correct" looking Hemi.

Troy

[tan top]

I say fix the rust and leave the 440 for now. You can always spend a small fortune on a Hemi later. I have no problem with Hemi badges on a car that has a Hemi under the hood (original or not). You can do a lot of work to a car for the price of a "correct" looking Hemi.

Troy

thats true

[69 OUR/TEA]

SFRT,I thought about doing the same thing to mine,(a real R/T),but after I started adding everything up,even with just a reg 426 crate motor,mounts,correct intake,manifolds,exhaust,carbs,a correct air cleaner,and so on,you would be nearing in on the $18K-19$K mark.Can do alot of other things with that kind of money,so left it a 440 like it orig is.Take that money and make the car that much nicer,like body,paint,interior,under hood details,etc....
   

[SFRT]

the rust has just been removed...all new metal...in the next 6 weeks or so Im going to replace all the fuel lines, brake lines, mount new disc brakes etc. It will also get a an entire new suspension.

Then, even though the current motor runs strong, I will want to rebuild it and perhaps have the  transmission and driveline looked at and re-done...so I was thinking..that maybe instead of rebuilding the 440, just run it to death while a Hemi gets put together. No plans for a fancy paint job at all, ever, just get the body nice and straight and then have it be matte black. I know a guy does real nice matte paint jobs, over in Vallejo.

I wont ever show the car or whatever, I just want a very very strong driver. . Most of the $ is going to go into mechanical. I want all go-no show, if that makes sense.

cost is not a real issue, fortunately, for me, I been saving up I just want to make semi-correct choices.

[bull]

To answer your question I think it would be called a Charger R/T because it's a Charger R/T. Different engines and emblems don't change what the car started out as.

[kylem4711]

its whatever you want it to be,
as long as your truthful when someone asks you about it.
IMO

[68RT4ME]

To answer your question I think it would be called a Charger R/T because it's a Charger R/T. Different engines and emblems don't change what the car started out as.

   Just do a clean job of it and I'd go ahead and put the badges on it too. After all, when it's done, it woulld be a Hemi car real or otherwise.

[mally69]

as long as your truthful when someone asks you about it.
IMO

i know what ya mean by this. I have had a few people try to feed me some BS about their cars but all i have to do is look at a few places and i know they are feeding me a line...  but i never say anything though..