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Bull's 68 Charger restoration thread

Started by bull, March 15, 2010, 02:39:19 AM

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#200
April 13, 2011, 11:39:38 PM
Looking good, can't wait to see it on its feet again.  :thumbs:

bull

#201
April 13, 2011, 11:45:39 PM
At this point I left everything in place up front and moved to the back. This is where it's nice to have the back end of the car up high because I had to crawl under it to maneuver the transmission into place. There's probably a better/safer way to do this but I just raised the floor jack up to what looked right and then lifted the trans up by hand and set it down on the jack. From there I just slowly raised the transmission crossmember into place, lined it up/jockied it around, and installed the four trans mounting bolts finger tight.

Once that was in place I moved back to the front and started tightening the k-frame more. What I didn't anticipate seeing was that the rear k-frame mounting bolts were quite a fair distance from their correct position. In order to get them into place I had to use a bottle jack and raise the center of the drivetrain (back of the k-frame) enough to get the bolts started but once I had a couple of threads in it went very easy. If I had it to do over again I probably would have used some long bolts to act as alignment tools/drivers here but the jack worked quite well. Or I would have lowered the back end down off the ramps and leveled her out.

So there! It's in. :2thumbs:

Charger-Bodie

#202
April 14, 2011, 08:14:53 AM
Anotrher milestone! Great job Curtis.
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............

bull

#203
April 25, 2011, 10:28:50 PM
Thanks Brian. :cheers:

I recently purchased and installed a pair of Eddy shocks and repainted the spindles/dust plates. Those are going on too as we speak...

freddyd02

#204
April 25, 2011, 10:44:59 PM
Looking good!  :2thumbs:

grdprx

#205
April 26, 2011, 01:10:21 AM
That's awesome!  I love the play-by-play getting it mated together!  Must feel great to get the engine in.   :2thumbs:

bull

#206
April 26, 2011, 01:13:25 AM
Quote from: grdprx on April 26, 2011, 01:10:21 AM
That's awesome!  I love the play-by-play getting it mated together!  Must feel great to get the engine in.   :2thumbs:

It does. :yesnod: And I bet once I get it broke in and tuned properly I would probably get about as motivated as I could get to get the rest of it done.

FLG

#207
April 26, 2011, 01:17:26 AM
Bull,

Looks great man!

bill440rt

#208
April 26, 2011, 06:51:56 AM
Sa-WEET!!  :drool5: :drool5:

Looks really good, Curtis. Keep it up!!
"Strive for perfection in everything. Take the best that exists and make it better. If it doesn't exist, create it. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough." Sir Henry Rolls Royce

resq302

#209
April 26, 2011, 07:07:04 AM
Nice detailed work!  Keep up the great work! :2thumbs: :cheers:
Brian
1969 Dodge Charger (factory 4 speed, H code 383 engine,  AACA Senior winner, 2008 Concours d'Elegance participant, 2009 Concours d'Elegance award winner)
1970 Challenger Convert. factory #'s matching red inter. w/ white body.  318 car built 9/28/69 (AACA Senior winner)
1969 Plymough GTX convertible - original sheet metal, #'s matching drivetrain, T3 Honey Bronze, 1 of 701 produced, 1 of 362 with 440 4 bbl - auto

elacruze

#210
April 26, 2011, 10:40:45 AM
Slow and steady wins the race. Nice work.
1968 505" EFI 4-speed
1968 D200 Camper Special, 318/2bbl/4spd/4.10
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Torque converters are for construction equipment.

68blue

#211
April 27, 2011, 04:58:04 PM
Looks Great! Nothing like the turquoise engine. :yesnod:

WHITE AND RED 69

#212
April 27, 2011, 05:49:16 PM
Looking good!   :2thumbs:   
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee 75th edition
1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1972 Plymouth Duster

chargergirl

#213
May 03, 2011, 08:41:47 PM
You have made amazing progress with your baby! Beautifully done and your restoration even on the little things is stellar!
Trust your Woobie!

bull

#214
May 05, 2011, 12:21:48 AM
Thank you, madam. :2thumbs: Today I finished up the steering knuckle installation and then assembled the rotors, caliper adapters, calipers, pads and hoses.

Oh yea, stuck the radiator in there too.

Marck

#215
May 05, 2011, 03:24:34 AM
Awesome job, I love that everything looks brand new...  :2thumbs:

tan top

#216
May 05, 2011, 06:51:36 AM
 :coolgleamA:  looks nice !!! good stuff going on there  :2thumbs: :popcrn:
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

lexxman

#217
May 05, 2011, 09:27:07 PM
It looks like its comeing together nicely. Keep the picture coming. :2thumbs:

bull

#218
May 06, 2011, 01:21:01 AM
Got another goody in the mail today. Holley 770 aluminum Street Avenger. :2thumbs: It's going to be a tight fit next to that coil. I had to do some rearranging just to get 1/16" of space between them.

Bob T

#219
May 07, 2011, 04:13:21 AM
Great stuff bull, really like tuning in to see whats been happening on your car.
Awesome job so far, be proud.
Old Dog, Old Tricks.

1969chargerrtse

#220
May 07, 2011, 06:30:46 AM
Wow, restorations like that are what make me know I have a nice " driver " car. Love the pic's.
In reading only 74 were made, any idea why so few?  Were they all some sort of special order, or no one wanted a 383 2bbl 4 spd back then?
Did the previous owner know what he had? 1 of 74
This car was sold many years ago to somebody in Wisconsin. I now am retired and living in Florida.

bull

#221
May 07, 2011, 11:02:30 AM
Quote from: 1969chargerrtse on May 07, 2011, 06:30:46 AM
Wow, restorations like that are what make me know I have a nice " driver " car. Love the pic's.
In reading only 74 were made, any idea why so few?  Were they all some sort of special order, or no one wanted a 383 2bbl 4 spd back then?
Did the previous owner know what he had? 1 of 74

Yes, he knew what he had. He is an avid Mopar guy who was just starting to liquidate when I bought the Charger from him. He's since sold almost everything he once had and is focusing more on smaller amounts of the older Mopar stuff (1940s). The only reason I can think that the number is so rare is that it's such an odd combination. It's almost as if it was designed to be a high mpg car but then why the 383? I don't know but someone wanted it this way because it was ordered. But then the way I understand it the dealerships would create phony orders to get the cars in faster, so who knows.

BigBlockSam

#222
May 07, 2011, 06:10:52 PM
 :cheers: looks real good! :2thumbs:
I won't be wronged, I wont be Insulted and I wont be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to others, and I require the same from them.

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472 R/T SE

#223
May 07, 2011, 06:30:39 PM
Have you seen Jonesy lately?  He's like you, lost a bunch of weight.  Looks real good.

He was at our last Pizza Barron show & his (wife?) was with him.

Dans 68

#224
May 07, 2011, 07:40:03 PM
That "043" looks good in there, Curtis. Keep the pics coming....  :2thumbs:

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