"What I Did on My Summer Vacation" UPDATED

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Thought I'd share a few progress pics since 's finally starting to look like I'm getting somewhere with my 68.   I was hoping to be at this stage of the project back in August, but working a few hours every other Saturday isn't exactly ideal for keeping on schedule.   (It would be nice to actually have a summer vacation.)   There's obviously a ton left to do, so I'm hoping to have it back on the road sometime in the spring.  

Here's the summary of what I've accomplished so far:  
Complete engine rebuild of the #s 383, now a 434 stroker
Complete rebuild of the 727 w/ shift kit and 2200 rpm stall converter
Stripped & repainted the engine bay (along with some miscellaneous brackets & pieces & parts)
Pulled out the dash & interior
Stripped the floor pans, patched up the few swiss cheese holes, Zero-Rusted the whole mess.

So far all the work has been done by my dad and myself, except for the trans rebuild.   He's a machinist, so he did all the engine stuff while I handled the stripping/grinding/painting duties.   We should have the engine back in around Thanksgiving, and then I'll spend the winter working on the grille and interior stuff.  


Some before & after shots of the engine bay

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A few more shots of the engine bay...   I should thank Moparguy01 for coaching me through the chatroom on my first ever attempt at painting...  If I ever end up in North Dakota  I owe you a few PBRs.   

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Some progress pics of my supposedly "rust free" floor pans...

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If any of you are planning on grinding on your floor pans, do yourself a favor and get a good respirator.  Those paper masks with the elastic straps are worthless.   

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And last but not least, some before & afters of the engine...

[BBMoparFreak]

That engine bay looks great!   Good job...
That engine looks awesome!
The floors look good too!

Ah hell, the whole car looks great with what you've done w/ it.  Congrats, and keep it up!

Michael

[67_Dodge_Charger]

 That is verrrry nice.

[70charginglizard]

Very nice.
I love the work you did on your engine bay.
I wish I would have had more time when I was doing mine but I did my engine swap at someone elses place and had limited time, help and supplies when repainting the engine bay.
Of well. Maybe I'll try again when I win the lottery and do that hemi swap....lol

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

hooker headers?-MATT

[Johnny SixPack]

Great work, Re!    

D@mn, that motor is lookin' good.

[Chargerguy74]

Awsome pics, my K frame looks the same right now....bunch of shoe prints from climbing in and out

[6pkrunner]

Very nice indeed. Love the black on the engine. Will really stand out in the compartment.

[4402tuff4u]

Nice job!!! Thanks for sharing. I agree about the mask. I ended up using a 3M double cartridge filter mask when I did the undercarriage on my Charger. What a mess! Keep up the good work.

[Charger4404spd]

Looks great, nice work!

[Doc74]

Sweet !!
That looks great, I love what you did with the engine. Great job Re, keep it up 

[plum500]

Damn that's friggin awesome. Very nice.

[Mefirst]

I give you 

[NYCMille]

Way to go man... it's coming along great, you should be proud.

[BB1]

WOW, what a super nice Charger you have. 

[BigBlockSam]

it's looking great ! gonna be sweet when your done,

[ChargerSG]

Looking really great, thanks for sharing...

[Charger_Fan]

Very impressive!!

[Chargen69]

WOW!!   

I love the engine color!!!!

[Recharger]

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys, I appreciate it.   

Max, those headers came like that out of the box, I didn't do any of the denting...   Those are the TTIs, btw Charger Punk.

[kab69440]

Pathetic, Re. What an amateur you are...






J/K