New here: My 68 Dodge Charger R/T (Europe)

[kingjoop]

Hi all, 

Just want to introduce myself before i start posting around here 

They call me KJ, and i'm from the Netherlands (Europe) and own a 68 Charger R/T. First i trow in some specs and then some pics.

Take care all 

General Specifications:
- Make: Dodge
- Type: Charger R/T
- Country Of Origin: Amerika
- Years Of Production: 1966 – 1978
- Manufacturer: Dodge
- Body Design: B-Body
- Drive: Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)
- Frame: Coupe
- VIN: XS29L8B188220

General Mods:
- Body: Full restored
- Frontend: Full restored (all new,studs,ect)
- Suspention: All new (leafsprings,shocks,ect)
- Swaybars: New Front and Back
- Wire harnasses / Interior: All new

Wheels & Brakes Mods:
- F> Centerline: Autodrag 8.5j 235/60/15
- F> SSB: Discbrakes (11.25 in./285.8mm)
- R> Centerline: Autodrag 10j 295/50/15
- R> Willwood: Discbrakes (12.19 in./309.6mm)

Engine Mods:
- Eagle: Competition Rotating Assemblies kit (500 stroker kit)
- Eagle: ESP H-Beam Connecting Rods
- Eagle: ESP Forged 4340 Crankshafts
- SRP: Forged pistons -6cc Flat and pins
- SRP: Clevite 77 and fit plasma-moly rings
- Crane: Gold Race Pro Shaft Mount Rocker Arms 1.50 RATIO
- Crane: Hydraulic Roller Lifters
- Crane: PowerMax Retrofit Camshafts
- Mopar: Performance Rocker Shaft Hold Kits
- March: Alu Performance V-Belt Pulley Kits
- Pete Jackson: Gear Drives
- Edelbrock: Performer RPM Cylinder Heads 88cc
- Edelbrock: DUAL-QUAD MANIFOLD
- Edelbrock: 2x Thunder Series AVS (650 cfm)
- MSD: 6AL CD Ignitions
- MSD: Pro-Billet Distributors
- MSD: Blaster SS Coil (40,000 V)
- MSD: Wire Set
- Milodon: Deep Oil Pan & Windage tray
- Sealed Power: High Volume Oil Pump
- Summit Racing: High Torque Starter
- Summit Racing: Aluminum Radiator
- ARP: Bolt Set
- Mopar: Aluminum Valve Covers

Transmission/driveline Mods:
- Mopar: 727 Ratchet Action (Rebuild Up2 1200hp) > will be replaced for TCI tranny this winter (shipping takes ages) course i beat the shit out of the previous one (aaaaaarGG@!^%$!@)
- TCI: Trans-Oil Cooler
- Hughes: Pro-Street 3000Rpm Torque Converter
- B&M Racing: High Performance Ratchet Shifter
- B&M Racing: Cast Aluminum Deep Trans Oil-pan
- Mopar: 8 3/4 Posi Axle 8.75 42_case
- Yukon: 4.10 Sure Grip (Rebuild Up2 1100hp) > also fucked this one up.. saving some $$$ for a dana 60 now (driving around with my highway gears now..  )
- STRANGE: Yokes & U-Bolts

Exhaust Mods:
- Hooker: Super Competition Headers
- Flowmaster: 3" kit + Super 40 mufflers

[C_stripes]

Welcome.  Beautiful car...... and girl

[Mefirst]

Welcome

-Why does she look so scared

[WingCharger]

Welcome aboard!
Sweet '68!

[69*F5*SE]

Nice, Very nice.  

[PocketThunder]

Damn dude your girlfriend is Hot!

[kingjoop]

haha.. and i was hoping my Charger was the point of intresst 

[WingCharger]

Damn dude your girlfriend is Hot!

[charger Downunder]

Welcome nice car and chick,who owns the purple 70.

[WingCharger]

haha.. and i was hoping my Charger was the point of intresst 

Don't worry dude. The Charger is still a big hit. A black on black on black '68? What else could you want?

[kingjoop]

Welcome nice car and chick,who owns the purple 70.

the 70 charger is my buddy's ride.. 

[tan top]

 Hello & Welcome    nice 68  ..........  nice chicks 

[Ghoste]

Now THAT'S how to introduce yourself. 

[69bronzeT5]

Now THAT'S how to introduce yourself. 

I'd say!

Welcome to the site!

[suntech]

Nice rides in those pictures !!
The European way of doing it!! hehe

[suntech]

BTW: Where in Holland are you?? I am from Norway, but have a buddy in Ouderkerk A/D Amstel, that i swing by now and then!! Flying a lot with work, and it is just 10 minutes from Schipol

[kingjoop]

the town is called "Harderwijk", a 50 minutes drive from Schiphol (with no traffic jams.. )..

but eeuh.. it's bedtime here! hehe..

[suntech]

Isnt that close to Lelystadt?? I have raced boats there a few times, and thougt it was something familiar with the name.

[kingjoop]

10 minutes drive from Lelystad indeed 

[kingjoop]

Welcome nice car and chick,who owns the purple 70.

your from Oz btw? My sister lives there 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Welcome to the site & thanks for the eye candy

[Belgium R/T -68]

Welcome friend, hope to see you when mine is ready.

Don't you have any rubbermounts or how do you fix the hoodclearence with that setup?

//Per

[Back N Black]

Great intro, nice Charger and Welcome. 

[472 R/T SE]

Now that's an introduction, welcome to the Forum.  Nice ride, all three of them.

Interesting piercing the blonde has, not the belly button either. 

[Dans 68]

Nice girls, nicer car! (I know...screwed up priorities). Welcome to the site! And congratulations on having the best year Charger. 

Dan

[CB]

welcome KJ, hope you swing by time to time!
I always enjoyed your clips on youtube
CB

[FlatbackFanatic]

Welcome! Great intro! The next new guy has some big shoes to fill

[68 CHARGER R/T]

haha.. and i was hoping my Charger was the point of intresst 

what charger   

[hemi68charger]

Hey there KJ, welcome... Man, there is more and more cars in Holland.. Do you know Marcel?

nice looking '68 there....

greetz,
Troy

[kingjoop]

thnx 4 the warm welcome guys! 

Welcome friend, hope to see you when mine is ready.

Don't you have any rubbermounts or how do you fix the hoodclearence with that setup?

//Per

No need to fix anything here.. it fits like a glove (lucky me) 

Interesting piercing the blonde has, not the belly button either. 

I gues your the one that finds all the rust spots on any picture.. great eyes! hehe 

Nice girls, nicer car! (I know...screwed up priorities). Welcome to the site! And congratulations on having the best year Charger. 

Dan

i second that, when i started with my Charger addiction i owned a couple of 69érs, but seeying the 68 more often i started to fall in love and let loose of my "Dukes of Hazzard" addiction.. (still love the 69 btw.. but dont tell anyone  ).. 

welcome KJ, hope you swing by time to time!
I always enjoyed your clips on youtube
CB

Thanks CB, ill need to put on some new clips on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kingjoop&view=videos).. 

Hey there KJ, welcome... Man, there is more and more cars in Holland.. Do you know Marcel?

nice looking '68 there....

greetz,
Troy

They keep shipping those mopars to Holland 

I know a few Marcel's in the Mopar scene, wat car does he own?

[68charger383]

Nice triple black.

Hey there KJ, welcome... Man, there is more and more cars in Holland..

Weird, I just sold my 68 cougar to a guy in Holland, you guys are buying the muscle cars up. 

Welcome, lets see some more.....pics of the .......car, yeah the car. 

[kingjoop]

Here some more car pics.. 

[Ghoste]

I like the black stripe on the car, I didn't pick that up on the first round of pics.  I like the Dutch girls too but I married one so that is probably my limit as far as keepers. 

[WingCharger]

The black '70 Challenger is AWESOME!!

My favorite E-Body.

[duo-stripe]

Hey Michiel,
Je wagen ziet er goed uit. Zal 'm wel zien op een Crazy Sunday denk ik.
Groeten,
Marcel
Nederland

[kingjoop]

He Marcel  over jouw hadden ze het dus 

Als de techniek dit jaar me wat minder in de steek laat kom ik zekers ff langs op de Crazy Sundays  als goed is komt me nieuwe bak eerdaags binnen bij Pascal dus dan kan ik weer wat sleutelen en moet ik weer mobile zijn 

groeten!

[WingCharger]

Dacht dat ik zou zeggen opnieuw uw auto is AWESOME in het Nederlands.

(Google Translator )

[kingjoop]

haha.. those translators always mess up..  But i understand 

[magnum]

Kingjoop Your car is awesome! Reminds me of my old 68 only diff is I had the red stripe and SSt centerlines. Miss that car . Welcome to the site

[1969chargerrtse]

   Hello. Love the pictures.  Oh the car is awesome too.

[firefighter3931]

Welcome....awesome car buddy !  I have a soft spot for triple black 68's 

Nice accessories too ! 


Ron


Ps. Just an observation ; you need to vent your crankcase or it will start pushing out seals. 

[kingjoop]

thnx for the tip 

picture of the engine was made after a 2 hour trafic jam.. you see the water hose melted down..

think my timing is wrong.. engine is getting way to warm anyway 

[firefighter3931]

thnx for the tip 

picture of the engine was made after a 2 hour trafic jam.. you see the water hose melted down..

think my timing is wrong.. engine is getting way to warm anyway 

Where is the timing set at right now ? Not knowing the cam specs i would say it wants at least 15* at idle and possibly more. Retarded timing will create heat issues. 

Your jetting might need some adjustment as well. 


Ron

[66monaco]

sweeee-eeeth!!!!! 

[mikepmcs]

How did I miss this.
Sweet rides.  All of them.

Welcome aboard

v/r
Mike

[fc7_plumcrazy]

Hi Michiel,

welcome on board and many Groeten from germany

Carsten

[kingjoop]

Hi Carsten,

Nice seeying you arround here 

Michiel

[NorwayCharger]

REALY nice car.

Welcome on board
Best wishes from the cold and snowy Norway

[SeattleCharger]

          Man, you must really drive that thing if you wrecked a
                                        built up 1200 hp trans and a built up 1100 hp rear end,      
                        holy crap, that's why the girl looks scared, she's saying, "He's gonna take me
                                          for another ride?"                  

                                        sweet car, hot blond, great thread, heh

[Ghoste]

Just how many of those Dutch girl/Charger pics do you have Kingjoop?

[kingjoop]

eeuh... loads of them 

[bigred68]

KINGJOOP!! Welcome to the board!! I've been a lurker of this board for a few years now and only recently have I joined and started to participate. First; let me say these guy's are great. The wealth of Knowledge they share about their own lives and all things Mopar is outstanding. This community truely is full of a great bunch of people.  Second; There is so much to be learned here and, share here. Careful, it addicting!! Third; PLEASE be careful of the pics of the females. I find them hot (BTW I noticed the other peircing also!!)   but this is family, work friendy type of board and therefore, discreation must be used. That being said ENJOY!! and WELCOME!! and PM me some of those "other" pics!!
Jeffery.

[vancamp]

That being said ENJOY!! and WELCOME!! and PM me some of those "other" pics!!

yeah what he said

[Manfred318]

I cant believe I missed this one. Hallo en groeten Love the pics That is one sweeeet ride you have there, and the ladies aint half bad either

[NYCMille]

Nice. Very nice... 

[kingjoop]

KINGJOOP!! Welcome to the board!! I've been a lurker of this board for a few years now and only recently have I joined and started to participate. First; let me say these guy's are great. The wealth of Knowledge they share about their own lives and all things Mopar is outstanding. This community truely is full of a great bunch of people.  Second; There is so much to be learned here and, share here. Careful, it addicting!! Third; PLEASE be careful of the pics of the females. I find them hot (BTW I noticed the other peircing also!!)   but this is family, work friendy type of board and therefore, discreation must be used. That being said ENJOY!! and WELCOME!! and PM me some of those "other" pics!!
Jeffery.

thanks for the warm welcome.. love your charger btw 

ok, ill wont post more pictures of the girls, thnx 4 the tip  .. if anyone wants to see um anyway.. just send me a PM.. 

[mikepmcs]

your PM box is gonna get full pretty quick

[Gotta 68]

KJ.  I remember meeting you at MATS in 2007.  I've got the Dupont Hot Hue's Copper Sunset custom paint job on my 68 that you liked and mentioned on another thread.  I was so impressed that you flew all the way in from Holland to see a Mopar show.  Now that's impressive!  Hope to see you at MATS 2009 and have a few Heineken's with you.

[kingjoop]

KJ.  I remember meeting you at MATS in 2007.  I've got the Dupont Hot Hue's Copper Sunset custom paint job on my 68 that you liked and mentioned on another thread.  I was so impressed that you flew all the way in from Holland to see a Mopar show.  Now that's impressive!  Hope to see you at MATS 2009 and have a few Heineken's with you.

Hé, how your doing? you gave me your email address but i lost it during the trip  but cewl we meet again on the digital highway 

last year i could not go, becourse my second son got born on 30 march, the minute he was born i was thinking.. no more MATS for me anymore.. becourse it's always the last weekend of March.. but this year its a weekend before the birthday of my son, so i can go again 

Jan, that buddy of mine you met, is also comming again this year.. and 5 other Mopar fans.. so ill keep a eye open for you ride, so we can drink that Heineken's! 

still love your ride, it's been a windows desktop on my computer for a loooooooooooooong time