ratty daily beater build 68

[cbrestorations]

 gonna be my new joe dirt special to mob around vegas in with my strap on mullet and jammin to hair metal. Daisy is gonna cost a few $ more so ill slap this bit of awesomeness together in the mean time. while here in north dakota my buddy who im working on his cars knows i like chargers so hes been taking me to all his honey holes knowing he hooks me up i hook him up, i left his place last time working for a month and owing him money lol. luckily the car was a 2 for 1, he wouldnt sell me just the blue car it had to come with a maroon 68 aswell, a 2 for 1 deal. i sold the maroon car instantly so i got the blue car cheap. i cant quite call it a barn find since it was sitting next to the barn and not in it but screw it, when i came back to north dakota it was in his barn so its a freaking barn re-find lol. its acutally in really good shape, driver quarter is pushed in a bit but ill just pound it out and a dent in the passenger fender. as for rust it just needs a small patch down by the high beam switch, so its good enough for a beater and an awesome one it will become. not restoring it...just gonna leave it as i found it, i think it looks shweeeet.

luckily there are a bunch of mopars here at his ranch i can pillage off of to make this 68 run. i bought a steel crank 440 out of a 72 roadrunner he has in the Quonset. didnt know much about it but it had a 4 speed mounted to it. yanked it and tore it apart to find it was a fairly new rebuild with forged flat top pistons, windage tray, small cam and torker intake. bought a bigger cam for it, valve spring,  took the 452 heads and hogged the crap out of them. im just im just waiting for the sanding rolls to clean the port job up. the clutch was already a ram clutch setup so hopefully it will hold. the rear gear is already a 4.10 sure grip 742 case, so that will be good for laying tire. im shooting for 500hp n/a and 650hp on the juice, also gotta be loud cuz the fiance' doesnt like loud cars. i robbed the disc brake setup off a 74 roadrunner and the 4 speed hump with pedal setup out of a 70 coronet sitting on his property to complete the 4 speed swap. i was hoping to make it run and drive before i left or home but not enough free time as i need to get his dart painted and assembled. so the plan is to build the engine, get the  drivetrain in the car and finish at home. i have lots of new goodies at home waiting for it.

plus i still gotta pic up 5 more chargers and drop at my buddies farm with my other hooptie chargers. 1 of which im hoping i can afford is a 69 r/t 4 speed super track pack car. but thats another thread soon to come. im thinking of painting some fadded r/t stripes or a weather'd nascar "DODGE" lettering on the qaurter panels. im taking the exhaust out of daisy for this car and building a new aluminum exhaust for daisy. so the blue car will be side exhaust but cut into the rocker instead of quarter panel. ill keep posting updates on it and videos






engine has hardly any miles on it. not bad for a clean engine with a 4 speed for 1500


rough cut on the heads, still gotta clean them up with sanding rolls when they show up

here is the coronet that donated the pedals and 4 speed hump

[RCCDrew]

 

[lukedukem]

I remember seeing that first pic awhile back in another thread. 
Cool build. Can't wait for the videos.

Luke

[chapel40]

Make sure you get a Dr. Love 8 track tape!! Looks like a cool project!!!

[Baldwinvette77]

Footprint gas pedal is a must 

[F8-4life]

Rims are pretty cool..what kind?

[cbrestorations]

Footprint gas pedal is a must 

U read my mind

[70B5Cuda]

What a good looking car! That trunk floor is a good sign for the rest of the car. I can never find one that's got one color of patina'd paint like that. Maybe some day!

[RCCDrew]

Love your port work! I thought mine looked pretty good but I obviously have to get back to work.

[TPR]

Another nice find cb.
Enjoy it.

TPR

[crj1968]

You, sir, may go down in history as the Charge savior....

Hey  can I get that 70 R/T door scoop template from you?      

[tan top]

good find CBR   , like the porting on the 452s