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Started by ChargerRon, June 24, 2008, 12:19:44 PM

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ChargerRon

June 24, 2008, 12:19:44 PM
Hello All. I have been visiting these forums and reading the posts for awhile now and I just now joined. My name is Ron and I am 29 years old. I just purchased a numbers matching  :icon_smile_big:, small block  :-\, 1968 Charger. I am so happy to own the iconic muscle car. I used to listen to stories from my dad about the 68 Charger he had, but had to sell for the good of the family. After he passed away in April 2006, I have been looking for one as sort of a tribute car to him. I found this one sitting in the yard of an older gentleman, who was about to have his son put it on EBay. It still has the inspection sticker and plates on it from 1982 when supposedly it was parked in a pole barn until recently. I brought it home and oiled up the cylinders,turned it over by hand, and then did a complete tune-up on it with the addition of a Pertronix electronic ignition conversion. The car amazed me when it fired up and after burning the excess oil out of the cylinders, runs great and does not smoke a lick. It may not look like much now, but I plan on making one hell of a daily driver out of it. With the help and expertise of the members on this site, I believe I can build a car my dad would have been proud of.



69bronzeT5

#1
June 24, 2008, 12:28:27 PM
Welcome to the site! Great looking project.  :2thumbs:
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1969 Charger: T5 Copper 383 Automatic
1970 Challenger R/T: FC7 Plum Crazy 440 Automatic
1970 GTO: Black 400 Ram Air III 4-Speed
1971 Charger Super Bee: GY3 Citron Yella 440 4-Speed
1972 Charger: FE5 Red 360 Automatic
1973 Charger Rallye: FY1 Top Banana 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Road Runner: FE5 Red 440 Automatic
1973 Plymouth Duster: FC7 Plum Crazy 318 Automatic

oldcarnut

#2
June 24, 2008, 12:30:35 PM
Hi and welcome  :cheers:.  It looks like you have something to give you a good start.  Good luck with it.
David

Blown70

#3
June 24, 2008, 12:32:44 PM
AHHH PICS, Welcome and very nice start to a car you have there.! :2thumbs:

Dave22443

#4
June 24, 2008, 12:41:51 PM
Welcome!  And good luck with your project!  You've come to the right place.  I love '68's   :coolgleamA:

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
- Abraham Lincoln

PocketThunder

#5
June 24, 2008, 12:45:24 PM
Quote from: Blown70 on June 24, 2008, 12:32:44 PM
AHHH PICS, Welcome and very nice start to a car you have there.! :2thumbs:

He's doing good right out the box isnt he...?   :yesnod:

Welcome to the site Ron..!  :2thumbs:
"Liberalism is a disease that attacks one's ability to understand logic. Extreme manifestations include the willingness to continue down a path of self destruction, based solely on a delusional belief in a failed ideology."

challenger70

#6
June 24, 2008, 12:58:12 PM
Weird, I'm Ron and am 29 and have a '68 Charger   :2thumbs:  What are the Chances :scratchchin:
'68 383 A833 QQ1 Charger
'70  440 727 FY1 Challenger

THE COLONEL

#7
June 24, 2008, 01:00:43 PM
welcome aboard Ron.  If you have any questions.....these guys know the answer. :cheers:
"THE COLONEL....DIFFERENT RANK...SAME ATTITUDE"

69*F5*SE

#8
June 24, 2008, 01:50:13 PM
Welcome aboard  :cheers:  Looks like you got yourself a nice project to start with.

Back N Black

#9
June 24, 2008, 01:58:08 PM
Welcome!    :cheers:                     lots of great info here.

Charger-Bodie

#10
June 24, 2008, 02:01:36 PM
Welcome!!  :2thumbs: Great Charger!!
68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

Just 6T9 CHGR

#11
June 24, 2008, 02:04:05 PM
Glad you could make it over!  Good luck on the resto :cheers:
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

Brock Samson

#12
June 24, 2008, 02:28:41 PM
Welcome Ron,..
sure a whole lot better looking then what I started with...


howdy, & welcome to the site!

Blown70

#13
June 24, 2008, 02:35:26 PM
Quote from: PocketThunder on June 24, 2008, 12:45:24 PM
Quote from: Blown70 on June 24, 2008, 12:32:44 PM
AHHH PICS, Welcome and very nice start to a car you have there.! :2thumbs:

He's doing good right out the box isnt he...?   :yesnod:


YES WE did not even have to tell him! 

Manfred318

#14
June 24, 2008, 02:36:46 PM
Hello :wave: and welcome :cheers: Looks like a great start you have there :2thumbs: Aint nothing wrong with small blocks :coolgleamA:

Current MoPars:
1968 Charger. 318 Out of commission:(
1975 Dart Swinger. 225 Pops daily ride.
1990 Dodge Ram. 360FI My daily ride.
2007 Magnum R/T. 5.7 Family wagon.

terrible one

#15
June 24, 2008, 02:51:59 PM
Man, that is BEAUTIFUL! I would drive that thing as is for sure. I just love the looks of a rough Charger like that.  :2thumbs:


And you're about 200 miles away from me

Dans 68

#16
June 24, 2008, 03:21:30 PM
Best year Charger to start with (or have, for that matter  :D ). And pictures right off the bat too. You have hit the proverbial Home Run for first time threads  :2thumbs: . Welcome to the site!!

Dan
1973 SE 400 727  1 of 19,645                                        1968 383 4bbl 4spds  2 of 259

tan top

#17
June 24, 2008, 03:23:32 PM
hello & welcome ..  looks like a good project to start with :yesnod:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

magnum

#18
June 24, 2008, 03:26:59 PM
Hey welcome to the sight and nice project :2thumbs:. Looks like you have a good start. Goodluck with the resto :cheers:
Takes a MOPAR to catch a mopar!

ChargerRon

#19
June 24, 2008, 04:57:18 PM
Quote from: Dans 68 on June 24, 2008, 03:21:30 PM
Best year Charger to start with (or have, for that matter  :D ). And pictures right off the bat too. You have hit the proverbial Home Run for first time threads  :coolgleamA: . Welcome to the site!!

Dan


As I've heard many times before, "a picture is worth a 1000 words", plus I'm kinda proud of it and like showing it off  :icon_smile_big: Thank you all for such a warm welcome.

G-man

#20
June 24, 2008, 05:25:33 PM
Hi

Good luck, havent seen that kind of green on a charger myself... looks pretty good... think of keeping it that colour?

Would be different from the average car and look good doing it.

:cheers:

ChargerRon

#21
June 24, 2008, 06:34:53 PM
Quote from: G-man on June 24, 2008, 05:25:33 PM
Hi

Good luck, havent seen that kind of green on a charger myself... looks pretty good... think of keeping it that colour?

Would be different from the average car and look good doing it.

:cheers:

I haven't decided on a color for it yet, but my wife seems to have taken an interest in the color on the quarter panel. What do you guys think about this green?



METAL STORM

#22
June 24, 2008, 06:40:12 PM
that is great that you are getting the car to help remember your dad.i have a picture of my dad in my car.have fun making the car what you want it to be. :cheers:
dyno at 989HPat 6100/893 FT.lbs at3200 A/W IC 12 lbs of boost no ET yet.  http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/blownzoom440/?action=view&current=IMAG0025.flv

Brock Samson

#23
June 24, 2008, 08:18:17 PM
looks to be pretty close to "sublime" a '70 hi-impact color...
would be different on a '68 for sure...

Khyron

#24
June 24, 2008, 09:49:45 PM
A very warm welcome :) I like the color it is.  :2thumbs:


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