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Bought a 1969 Charger Survivor

Started by 70B5Cuda, May 20, 2016, 10:40:31 AM

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ACUDANUT

#25
May 20, 2016, 01:14:05 PM
Quote from: 70B5Cuda on May 20, 2016, 01:10:06 PM
Quote from: ACUDANUT on May 20, 2016, 01:06:15 PM
Cool Story. Did you prime the oil pump first ( to get everything lubed up) BEFORE you started it ?


I pulled all the spark plugs and sprayed marvel mystery all over the cylinder walls and let it sit for a few days. Then I turned it through several times by hand and sprayed more MMO in the cylinders. I let it sit several more days and then turned it through by hand a few times. Then I primed the oil system and cranked the engine with plugs removed to spit out any extra oil and bits of rust before installing plugs and starting it.

:cheers:  Great Job.

ACUDANUT

#26
May 20, 2016, 01:23:31 PM
Was the car from El Dorado ?

70B5Cuda

#27
May 20, 2016, 01:33:20 PM
Quote from: ACUDANUT on May 20, 2016, 01:23:31 PM
Was the car from El Dorado ?

The car spent 20 years in the chicken coop in Elbing, Kansas which is a tiny town. Then the owner moved it to his work place in Wichita, Ks which is where I first saw it. I live in Newton.
1968 Roadrunner-6.1L, 6 speed, 3.91 Getrag, IRS
1968 Charger- 6.1L, TR-6060, 9"
1968 Charger in RR1 "Ribeye"
1969 Charger in EW1 "S'more"
1969 Charger Survivor-R6, 383, 727.....WRECKED
1970 Barracuda-6.1L, 6 speed, 4.10 S60

ACUDANUT

#28
May 20, 2016, 01:49:07 PM
Gardner Ks here.  :cheers:

lukedukem

#29
May 20, 2016, 02:35:31 PM
1969 Charger XP29F9B226768
1981 CJ7 I6 258ci
2016 F150, 5.0, FX4, CC

70B5Cuda

#30
May 20, 2016, 03:22:59 PM
Quote from: lukedukem on May 20, 2016, 02:35:31 PM
that 68 r/t looks familiar.  :2thumbs:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,122699.0.html

Luke

Yep-that's the one! It's two brothers that buy/flip cars all the time. In fact, they just pulled in a haul of about 40 mopars (lots of Chargers) a few weeks ago but it can be difficult to get prices, pictures, answers, or phone calls answered/returned. The one brother that I mostly dealt with gave me a fake name the whole time we were dealing. I didn't know his real name until I found him on one of the Mopar sites, which was several weeks after I had the car picked up and delivered to me! He hit me up after their latest find but I don't have time for more games...
1968 Roadrunner-6.1L, 6 speed, 3.91 Getrag, IRS
1968 Charger- 6.1L, TR-6060, 9"
1968 Charger in RR1 "Ribeye"
1969 Charger in EW1 "S'more"
1969 Charger Survivor-R6, 383, 727.....WRECKED
1970 Barracuda-6.1L, 6 speed, 4.10 S60

crj1968

#31
May 20, 2016, 03:43:56 PM
Nice car ! AND WELCOME TO dc.COM!

  :2thumbs:

Sublime/Sixpack

#32
May 20, 2016, 04:29:46 PM
Cool car and the story that goes with it. Glad you plan to keep it as original as possible. :thumbs:
1970 Sublime R/T, 440 Six Pack, Four speed, Super Track Pak

70B5Cuda

#33
May 20, 2016, 04:48:01 PM
Quote from: crj1968 on May 20, 2016, 03:43:56 PM
Nice car ! AND WELCOME TO dc.COM!

  :2thumbs:

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!
1968 Roadrunner-6.1L, 6 speed, 3.91 Getrag, IRS
1968 Charger- 6.1L, TR-6060, 9"
1968 Charger in RR1 "Ribeye"
1969 Charger in EW1 "S'more"
1969 Charger Survivor-R6, 383, 727.....WRECKED
1970 Barracuda-6.1L, 6 speed, 4.10 S60

Baldwinvette77

#34
May 20, 2016, 04:59:58 PM
Freaking awesome stuff here  :coolgleamA:

TPR

#35
May 20, 2016, 06:36:46 PM
Luck you.
That's going to clean up nicely. Can't wait to see the pics.
:2thumbs:
TPR
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 - UU1 Light Blue Metallic
www.tr440.com

JB400

#36
May 20, 2016, 06:45:12 PM
Congrats on the purchase. :cheers:  Enjoy!

rebby

#37
May 20, 2016, 09:19:11 PM
Impressive find! Well done. I love the idea of owning, and driving, a survivor like that.

Love the 68 as well, that car has some potential. I own 2 Chargers at the moment and black 68 R/T is still on my list.
Curt Rebelein, Junior
1969 Charger R/T SE (500 Stroker/833/D60 w/XP VIN)
1969 Charger (440/727/8.75, GL Project)

Patronus

#38
May 20, 2016, 09:59:22 PM
Real nice, welcome to the club.
Im dying to know what ya paid? Only cause it looks like a deal!  :2thumbs:
'73 Cuda 340 5spd RMS
'69 Charger 383 "Luci"
'08 CRF 450r
'12.5 450SX FE

VegasCharger

#39
May 21, 2016, 03:52:21 AM
Nice find, nice story and nice Charger.  :2thumbs:

And welcome aboard :cheers:

Chad L. Magee

#40
May 21, 2016, 07:08:49 AM
Congratulations on the Charger find.  That looks to be a good one...

I am on the other side of the state (NW corner)...
Ph.D. Metallocene Chemist......

PlainfieldCharger

#41
May 21, 2016, 07:37:39 AM
 :o That is one great find. I would love uses that as a daily driver :2thumbs: Just shows you they are still out there ;)

DixieRestoParts

#42
May 21, 2016, 08:06:34 AM
Looks awesome ! Congrats!
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BYB69

#43
May 21, 2016, 10:14:58 AM
Very nice find! Congratulations and enjoy!

70B5Cuda

#45
May 22, 2016, 10:04:10 AM
The radiator was plugged and had multiple leaks so I had it recored by a local radiator shop. Good ones are getting hard to find, but this was a father and son that are pretty old school. The only thing I didn't like was that they use a glossy black radiator paint so I told them just to leave it unpainted. I ordered some satin radiator paint from Eastwood's and sprayed it yesterday in the back yard.



1968 Roadrunner-6.1L, 6 speed, 3.91 Getrag, IRS
1968 Charger- 6.1L, TR-6060, 9"
1968 Charger in RR1 "Ribeye"
1969 Charger in EW1 "S'more"
1969 Charger Survivor-R6, 383, 727.....WRECKED
1970 Barracuda-6.1L, 6 speed, 4.10 S60

Just 6T9 CHGR

#46
May 22, 2016, 10:39:57 AM
Sweet ride & love the R6 (my R/T's color originally)  
Smart choice on the radiator...original "055"'s are hard to find.   When I had mine done I had them make it a 3 core design using a high efficency core (mire fins per square inch)

By the looks of yours you used the HE core as well....
Chris' '69 Charger R/T

Charger-Bodie

#47
May 22, 2016, 11:13:50 AM
Awesome car! Great find!
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............

70B5Cuda

#48
May 23, 2016, 10:45:16 AM
Got the radiator, water pump, and thermostat installed Saturday afternoon and took my two oldest daughters out for the first cruise. It ran and drove great! Can you tell I like to drive Mopar products?



1968 Roadrunner-6.1L, 6 speed, 3.91 Getrag, IRS
1968 Charger- 6.1L, TR-6060, 9"
1968 Charger in RR1 "Ribeye"
1969 Charger in EW1 "S'more"
1969 Charger Survivor-R6, 383, 727.....WRECKED
1970 Barracuda-6.1L, 6 speed, 4.10 S60

lukedukem

#49
May 23, 2016, 10:54:52 AM
is that the same 68 r/t in the background. already in grey primer?
Nice stable of cars btw

Luke
1969 Charger XP29F9B226768
1981 CJ7 I6 258ci
2016 F150, 5.0, FX4, CC
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