SCORE!!! ITS GONNA BE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AT MY HOUSE!!!!!

[Lizey]

ok ok my uncle bought this huge warehouse full of old MoPar stuff like 2 years ago for his business and there were about 40-50 engines in there, 2 of them being complete 426 Hemis... a '68 and a '70 (along with a 340 six pack, a 416 Wedge (), and numerous 440s...all complete/running...) anyway we got to talking cars and i mentioned the '77 and joked "yeah a Hemi would be nice for it!" well he said "that could be done let me talk to some people" i took it as a joke but i just recieved an email from him today saying that the '68 is ALL MINE!! i just have to pay for shipping!!!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas everybody!!! 

[SG1022]

You are dropping a hemo into a 77 

[tan top]

   Hemi motor Eh 

[Lizey]

You are dropping a hemo into a 77 

a Charger's a Charger and a Hemi's a Hemi years make no difference to me (unless its newer than '78 anyway then not so much)

[PocketThunder]

Ya buddy!  that will be saweeeet!

[Steelshanks]

ok ok my uncle bought this huge warehouse full of old MoPar stuff like 2 years ago for his business and there were about 40-50 engines in there, 2 of them being complete 426 Hemis...

If any of the other engines need a home lemme know...   



Grats on the killer x-mas present

[Charger440RDN]

The engine is worth a lot more than the car. You can sell a 68 hemi engine for $15-20,000 and if you drop the hemi in a 2nd gen you could have a car worth $50,000 plus

[Lizey]

ok ok my uncle bought this huge warehouse full of old MoPar stuff like 2 years ago for his business and there were about 40-50 engines in there, 2 of them being complete 426 Hemis...

If any of the other engines need a home lemme know...   



Grats on the killer x-mas present

he's hiring some guy to take inventory after that he's selling everything theres motors/trannys/body panels/assorted parts/rims/etc. etc. once he gets his numbers ill post everything up if anyones looking for stuff

[Lizey]

The engine is worth a lot more than the car. You can sell a 68 hemi engine for $15-20,000 and if you drop the hemi in a 2nd gen you could have a car worth $50,000 plus

this is true but i love my '77 its been in the family since the early 80's someday when i can afford a second gen the Hemi will go in there and the 360 will go back in the '77 but right now why not have fun with it since i cant afford my #1 dream why not have the next best thing??

[Charger440RDN]

The engine is worth a lot more than the car. You can sell a 68 hemi engine for $15-20,000 and if you drop the hemi in a 2nd gen you could have a car worth $50,000 plus

this is true but i love my '77 its been in the family since the early 80's someday when i can afford a second gen the Hemi will go in there and the 360 will go back in the '77 but right now why not have fun with it since i cant afford my #1 dream why not have the next best thing??

No harm in that!! Who knows you may be able to get the car in Mopar Muscle magazine, there can't be too many 77 Chargers with a hemi out there.

[mauve66]

does schumacher make mounts for that, and what about the hesders???

[RD]

OMG!! THAT IS AWESOME!! I would love to see a 77 with a hemi in it. YOU GO LIZEY!!!

and yes mauve.. a guy with a 73 put a hemi in his.. the 77 and 73 have the same k member.

[69bronzeT5]

You could totally sell the Hemi and buy a decent running driving Charger.... Any way it goes though....SCORE!

[71ChallengeHer]

Very nice present. Congrats and enjoy 

[G-man]

Hi

They made chargers in 77 or did they make cars with charger badges in 77? 

[FLG]

Hi

They made chargers in 77 or did they make cars with charger badges in 77? 

Your call



Honestly....after 74 everything went luxury. I think a Hemi in a 77 would have that cool WOW factor...but id go with either a 1'st-3rd gen to put it in. Especially 3rd gens...always look awesome with a hemi under the hood.

[G-man]

Thats a CHARGER?



Looks like some oldsmobile to me 

[RD]

You could totally sell the Hemi and buy a decent running driving Charger.... Any way it goes though....SCORE!

would you sell it if it was a gift from your uncle?  not from family i wouldnt.

Thats a CHARGER?



Looks like some oldsmobile to me 

well at least the thing has two doors!

[motorcitydak]

Just plan on seriously reinforcing the body for that Hemi. A '77 360 did not make much in the way of power. I know it was nothing close to what a '68 426 actually puts out(not the advertised HP/TQ)

[dads_69]

In the mid 80's a Dr. put a 426 Hemi in a Cordoba. Search Car-Craft or Hot-Rod magaine issues, you'll find it. It was cool, but also lame. It was his daily driver I believe, but still.....

Congrats on your findings.

[6pkrunner]

In the mid 80's a Dr. put a 426 Hemi in a Cordoba.

There was one of those in Bridgewater here. And old Mopar guy from back in the 30s or 40s or so had a about 4 acres of all things Mopar. Tons of high po stuff. I remember he had a stack of 10 or 12 Swinger/GTS hoods alone. Like candyland for Mopar lovers. Anyway I did see his 426 in a Cordoba. He told me the 426 hung off a chain on a tree for years. Waited for a car he liked (and he had lots of Chargers, runners, bees, Demons, Darts to have used - probably somewhere in the neighbourhood of 120-150 hi-po cars) but put it in a Cordoba.
A few years later I took my son down to see his place but he had passed on and the place was cleaned out. Never did hear for sure what happened to the approx. 4 acres of stuff. Some locals said the dumpsters were working for weeks, other said it was a free for all. I know it was the biggest non-commercial Mopar hi-po junkyard around. Wished I had taken a camera.

[71green go]

  please nooooooo, A hemi deserves a much nicer home!......tell your Uncle you'll take a 383 or a 440....but spare the hemi!.....Maybe even a hot small block! 318.....340....360?, much easier

[Brock Samson]

wow that's great!
i CAN JUST IMAGINE a cordoba sleeper. 
instead of dog dishes you could put those faux wire wheel hubcapps on it, but better secure them well.
Imagine the hit that would be at shows. 

[Lizey]

wow that's great!
i CAN JUST IMAGINE a cordoba sleeper. 
instead of dog dishes you could put those faux wire wheel hubcapps on it, but better secure them well.
Imagine the hit that would be at shows. 

haha the wire wheels arent a bad idea but the things allready got Cragar S/S's on it so they're staying

[moparguy01]

put it in your acclaim and make it rear wheel drive.

[Dough88]

Duuude!  Score and Merry Christmas.  Don't listen to any of the haters.  A hemi in anything is cool.  Have fun and try not to scatter it.  You might find another car to put it in later if you want, but I dig the idea of that car with a hemi.   

[Khyron]

I say you go for it... thats gonna be cool.

[G-man]

Duuude!  Score and Merry Christmas.  Don't listen to any of the haters.  A hemi in anything is cool.  Have fun and try not to scatter it.  You might find another car to put it in later if you want, but I dig the idea of that car with a hemi.   

Yeah, mayswell modify the front end of a Nissan and stick a hemi in that to yeah, i mean, after all, a hemi in anything is cool 

[greenpigs]

My uncles would laugh at me if I asked for a hemi as a gift. Kinda weird combo but who wants to see nothing but restored and GL chargers? Gotta mix it up some.

[Khyron]

Yeah, mayswell modify the front end of a Nissan and stick a hemi in that to yeah, i mean, after all, a hemi in anything is cool 

I would just to piss people off

[TheGhost]

Duuude!  Score and Merry Christmas.  Don't listen to any of the haters.  A hemi in anything is cool.  Have fun and try not to scatter it.  You might find another car to put it in later if you want, but I dig the idea of that car with a hemi.   

Yeah, mayswell modify the front end of a Nissan and stick a hemi in that to yeah, i mean, after all, a hemi in anything is cool 

You fail.  Miserably.


I say do it.  How often do you see a 77 with any kind of HiPo engine?

[Dough88]

Duuude!  Score and Merry Christmas.  Don't listen to any of the haters.  A hemi in anything is cool.  Have fun and try not to scatter it.  You might find another car to put it in later if you want, but I dig the idea of that car with a hemi.   

Yeah, mayswell modify the front end of a Nissan and stick a hemi in that to yeah, i mean, after all, a hemi in anything is cool 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueUi_v6baUg&feature=related

Well this guy went with a 383 stroked out in his nissan.  Not really my style, but I like it better than a four banger.

And yeah, it'd be cooler with a hemi.   

[RD]

i think those that are haters are just jealous

[Dough88]

OK, gonna hijack for just a sec.

List of things that would be cool with a Hemi:

'69 Charger - duh

'77 Charger - smoke 'em if ya got 'em (tires that is)

A new Nissan 350Z - I'd drive it

Any motorcycle - I wouldn't ride it, but I'd like to watch someone go down the strip

Go cart - gimme a helmet!

Lawn mower - I think the wife's gonna hate those ruts in the yard

Prius - this one's a stretch, but hang with me.  Firewall behind the front seats, blower sticking through the roof,  zoomie headers sticking through the quarter panels   WHEELSTANDER!  It's funny cuz it's wrong.

Pontiac Aztec - you could um,...um,...okay so maybe you have a point G-man

[Charger440RDN]

Don't stop with the Hemi, make it a 77 Daytona Charger and put a wing on it!! It would be the only 77 Daytona Charger hemi in the world!

[SG1022]

Don't stop with the Hemi, make it a 77 Daytona Charger and put a wing on it!! It would be the only 77 Daytona Charger hemi in the world!

[TruckDriver]

i love my '77 its been in the family since the early 80's someday when i can afford a second gen the Hemi will go in there and the 360 will go back in the '77 but right now why not have fun with it since i cant afford my #1 dream why not have the next best thing??

No harm in that!! Who knows you may be able to get the car in Mopar Muscle magazine, there can't be too many 77 Chargers with a hemi out there.

Go for it! It's better then letting the engine just sit around, and rust. I don't understand what the big deal is with a lot of these guys. They always say "do what you want, it's yours". But I guess that all changes when a Hemi is involved.

Besides, I really like the '77 Charger in the picture

[RD]

Don't stop with the Hemi, make it a 77 Daytona Charger and put a wing on it!! It would be the only 77 Daytona Charger hemi in the world!

that is a great idea.

[Khyron]

Prius - this one's a stretch, but hang with me.  Firewall behind the front seats, blower sticking through the roof,  zoomie headers sticking through the quarter panels   WHEELSTANDER!  It's funny cuz it's wrong.

OMFG! it's so whrong, what a waste blah blah blah

I saw this at lake george... it runs, this is NOT a photoshop.

[Khyron]

my point is... being original is cool! F the haters!

[RD]

HOLY CRAP!!! DUDE THAT IS BADAZZ!!!  got any interior pics?

[TheGhost]

How in the hell...  The Hemi is almost as big as that Mini Cooper!

I guess with a sawzall and enough beer, anything is possible.  I'd almost be afraid to ride in that car.

[mauve66]

Don't stop with the Hemi, make it a 77 Daytona Charger and put a wing on it!! It would be the only 77 Daytona Charger hemi in the world!

there are several of them in Kansas City, there is a thread around here somewhere

here is a live version of the nissan pickup, i like it and i happen to have a furd ranger and a 383 in the charger when i want a 440 there anyway....................

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6VdYAOw_TQ&NR=1

sorry for the hijack, not really cause others have already but anyway, merry xmas

[Lizey]

i love my '77 its been in the family since the early 80's someday when i can afford a second gen the Hemi will go in there and the 360 will go back in the '77 but right now why not have fun with it since i cant afford my #1 dream why not have the next best thing??

No harm in that!! Who knows you may be able to get the car in Mopar Muscle magazine, there can't be too many 77 Chargers with a hemi out there.

Go for it! It's better then letting the engine just sit around, and rust. I don't understand what the big deal is with a lot of these guys. They always say "do what you want, it's yours". But I guess that all changes when a Hemi is involved.

Besides, I really like the '77 Charger in the picture

mines similar to that, white w/ white half vinyl top and a red interior

and i dig the '77 "Daytona" idea... if someones willing to put the wing on/make it look right

[Khyron]

HOLY CRAP!!! DUDE THAT IS BADAZZ!!!  got any interior pics?

hehe here it is at the show... again, for the non believers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_J7lmd_-4

unfortunatly I didn't get any pictures of it... I left the camera in the Charge r:-P

[Khyron]

always a good time there too :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfPXm271EEk

[Lizey]

HOLY CRAP!!! DUDE THAT IS BADAZZ!!!  got any interior pics?

hehe here it is at the show... again, for the non believers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_J7lmd_-4

unfortunatly I didn't get any pictures of it... I left the camera in the Charge r:-P

the flaps on the blower didnt move when he revved it...

[Khyron]

must be my eyes, cause i think i saw em move. they move fast.

[Charger440RDN]

Don't stop with the Hemi, make it a 77 Daytona Charger and put a wing on it!! It would be the only 77 Daytona Charger hemi in the world!

there are several of them in Kansas City, there is a thread around here somewhere

I wanna see a picture of these 77 Daytona Chargers that you speak of

[G-man]

HOLY CRAP!!! DUDE THAT IS BADAZZ!!!  got any interior pics?

hehe here it is at the show... again, for the non believers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_J7lmd_-4

unfortunatly I didn't get any pictures of it... I left the camera in the Charge r:-P

What a way to stick $30 000 in the bin. Now i seen it all.

[1969chargerrtse]

HOLY CRAP!!! DUDE THAT IS BADAZZ!!!  got any interior pics?

hehe here it is at the show... again, for the non believers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_J7lmd_-4

unfortunatly I didn't get any pictures of it... I left the camera in the Charge r:-P

My GOD   Thats nothing more than an engine stand with rubber wheels holding a Hemi.

[jeryst]

HOLY CRAP!!! DUDE THAT IS BADAZZ!!!  got any interior pics?

hehe here it is at the show... again, for the non believers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my_J7lmd_-4

unfortunatly I didn't get any pictures of it... I left the camera in the Charge r:-P

My GOD   Thats nothing more than an engine stand with rubber wheels holding a Hemi.

No, it's a coffin with wheels and a hemi.

[Lizey]

could be bad news talked to my uncle today he said theres a chance that he cant get me a Hemi but if he cant he'll hook me up with a 340+6 or a 440   

[Khyron]

bah, 440 will make more power cheaper anyways

[greenpigs]

Try for a 68 or 69 440. Dont they have a lighter recipicating assemble?

[mauve66]

Don't stop with the Hemi, make it a 77 Daytona Charger and put a wing on it!! It would be the only 77 Daytona Charger hemi in the world!

there are several of them in Kansas City, there is a thread around here somewhere

I wanna see a picture of these 77 Daytona Chargers that you speak of

i tried to search for them but couldn't find them, maybe it was over on the 1st gen site, someone here must of seen them, its been in the past year at the latest i'm sure, someone said that a guy in Kansas city (i think) had done several of them, i think one was on ebay at the time of the thread

[Cooter]

Try for a 68 or 69 440. Dont they have a lighter recipicating assemble?

The only 440's that I know of that have heavy recipricating weights would be the HP engines with those heavy SIX PACK rods...As for the "LY" Pass. car rod engines, they are all pretty much the same As far as I know..

[bull]

Not to piddle on the campfire but how long has this engine been sitting around collecting rust/dust? It's cool that you got a real Hemi but speaking from experience you might want to carefully consider your options before trying to drop it in and roll so to speak. First off, someone might actually pay you a large sum of money to own this thing since it falls within a desirable date code range. Second, if it's been sitting for years, unless you rebuild it or at least carefully inspect it you run the risk of damaging it badly enough to junk it if you just try starting it up. I'm just sayin' this isn't some run-o-the-mill V8; it's pretty much the be-all legendary American powerhouse and if it were me I'd be treating it like, well, something very special. The whole thing to me kind of seems like a kid using gold nuggets to shoot at birds with a sling shot (if that makes any sense).

[greenpigs]

Reminds me of DRACHE.

[Lizey]

Not to piddle on the campfire but how long has this engine been sitting around collecting rust/dust? It's cool that you got a real Hemi but speaking from experience you might want to carefully consider your options before trying to drop it in and roll so to speak. First off, someone might actually pay you a large sum of money to own this thing since it falls within a desirable date code range. Second, if it's been sitting for years, unless you rebuild it or at least carefully inspect it you run the risk of damaging it badly enough to junk it if you just try starting it up. I'm just sayin' this isn't some run-o-the-mill V8; it's pretty much the be-all legendary American powerhouse and if it were me I'd be treating it like, well, something very special. The whole thing to me kind of seems like a kid using gold nuggets to shoot at birds with a sling shot (if that makes any sense).

the whole car/motor/everything are being completely rebuilt down to the last bolt so that is not an issue I have no intentions of starting the motor until it has been thoroughly gone through