My 68 Is Finally Home

[LeeBoy]

I stared at this picture for about 10 seconds trying to figure out what kind of car the hood was from.. the one leaning up against the wall looking like a cobra front end, or some sort of British roadster bonnet...



Then , I leaned in a little closer.... two fenders botton to bottom!   Ah! Got it! Is there a prize?

Sorry no prize.

[Magnumcharger]

Check this out...QQ1
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,12822.0.html

[JimsSE]

LeeBoy,

You must be just up the road from me.  I'm in Williamsport.

Jim

[LeeBoy]

LeeBoy,

You must be just up the road from me.  I'm in Williamsport.

Jim

Yep I PM'd you awhile back about cruising the circuit in Williamsport.

[hemi-hampton]

The trans code should be 3 digits, like 391 for 3 speed manual on coumn, look again. LEON.

[472 R/T SE]

According to Galen's book there's only one known to exist three speed and it's in a six cylinder but your broadcast sheet clearly shows 391,   
The only other three pedal cars are big block.

Possible blue on blue car?, gotta love that.

[LeeBoy]

Do I have a one of none then?

[hemi-hampton]

My Updated info sez 3 known 318 3 speed cars. Rare car but everybody prefers a 440 4 speed. LEON.

[bull]

I think most of us would have a one of one if we broke the options down far enough.

[JimShine]

Doesn't Galen base this period numbers off of what he has logged and not what was actually produced?

[472 R/T SE]

My books' are March '97 so who knows?  I do know I read the numbers over and over again to make sure I wasn't missing something.

If it is a rare one, I'd be half tempted to restore it back to original.  Just to be different.

[LeeBoy]

My books' are March '97 so who knows?  I do know I read the numbers over and over again to make sure I wasn't missing something.

If it is a rare one, I'd be half tempted to restore it back to original.  Just to be different.

Thanks for all the info. I appreciate it greatly. It would be cool to do an original resto but since 2001 when I bought the car I have dreamed of an R/T clone. I will keep the original colors and since the original motor and three speed column are gone I'm gonna build it with the 440 (or 426 Hemi crate motor) 4 speed set up. Everything will be done in a way that it can be reversed if it becomes worth more than a Hemi Charger . I have all the original stuff for my Sattellite if It becomes valuable someday.
Is the info you guys are using out of Galen's white book? I'm gonna have him make a fender tag for me so I may find out if the car is in fact a 1 of 1 then.
On a lighter note I took a pic in 2001 when I got the car of my first son in the Charger when he was 2. I took a pic the other night now that it's seven years later with him in it. What a change. 
I also had a skilled mechanic working with me on the Charger. My youngest son who is five was in the garage with me asking questions about the car so I thought he might like to help. I was very proud! 

[The70RT]

It must be nice to have help 

[gordo1968charger]

i have 2 sons(2 daughters as well)there help has been invaluable,the eldest will be learning to drive in a couple of years
maybe thats why!

[PocketThunder]

Nice Shop!  Do you have pictures of that build also?   

[LeeBoy]

Nice Shop!  Do you have pictures of that build also?   

Thanks PocketThunder. I waited a long time for it. Here is a link to the build. http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6228&&showall=1

[LeeBoy]

Over the weekend I was trying to get the windshield out to remove the dash. I read up on the removal subject in a few posts around here. I unlocked the seal strip on the outside of the gasket and the window wouldn't budge. So back here to read up some more. So I learn that it might be a waste of time saving the gasket, a new one is like $70 so what the heck right? Last night I get home from work around 8 o'clock and decide to go in the garage to draw off a nice cold beer. Well I'm anxious to get the windshield out so I grab a utility knife and start to cut the gasket. The next thing I know the knife slips and whamo! I have a utility knife stuck in the side of my gut, first thing I think is boy the wife's gonna be impressed. So I take a look, YEP it's gonna call for a trip to the emergency room. Lucky for me I have some extra padding so I didn't hit anything vital but it was about a half inch deep and needed a couple stitch's and a nice tetanus shot. My wife works at the hospital so I was quite  . So now after 14 hour work days I don't think I'll be working in the garage much!   I'm very lucky, I think someone was looking out for me at that moment.

[69bronzeT5]

Ouch man. I hope all is good for you now! I've cut and gashed myself a few times while working on my Charger.

[LeeBoy]

Ouch man. I hope all is good for you now! I've cut and gashed myself a few times while working on my Charger.

Thanks. I'm good, I think the spot on my arm from the damn shot hurts worse than the cut though.

[MoParMetal]

did you know that the seal the distributor sits on is sharp enough to slice your finger? i didn't. now i do.   

[The70RT]

Ouch............glad your ok.....I hope you didin't spill the beer 

[LeeBoy]

Well my gut has healed and the windshield was removed without incident. I finally got the car appart accept the front and rear suspension. That will come out once I get my rotisserie built. While taking out the taillights and quarter end caps I found some old accident damage on the passenger side corner of the quarter panel. I started to knock out the bondo and found what looked like an R/T stripe under all the bondo  at some point in the cars life someone put R/T stripes on it. The stripes are vinyl and not painted. Interesting none the less though. The third pic is of the damage once the bondo was knocked off. No matter, the entire back half of the car will be replaced with AMD sheet metal.

[LeeBoy]

Here are some pics of the rust damage. The rear frame rails appear to be good accept for the rear spring hangers. No pics of these areas until I get the car on the rotisserie.
I will have to fix the lower section of the firewall behind the clutch peddle, It's FUBAR'ed. I have a full floor pan I got at Carlisle a few years ago. The trunk is shot as well. It annoys me that I tried to buy this car back in 1987 while it was sitting in my neighbors barn nice and dry with no floor pan rust but he wouldn't part with it. Then in the 1990's the barn started to fall down so the car got put outside to leak and let the carpet hold all that water until 2001 when I finally was able to get him to part with it.
Are Charger Specialties rocker panels better than the rest as they claim? I will need those as well.

[LeeBoy]

Here is the trunk floor.

[LeeBoy]

A couple stickers from the cars past. The first is a Williamsport Area Community college parking sticker, the pic doesnt show the faded lettering well. This school is about 50 miles south of me. The other sticker says "Score International" anyone have any idea what this is or was?