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My New 68 Charger project!

Started by Harper, December 18, 2017, 01:09:40 PM

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Harper

today i purchased this 68 charger. for a few $$$ and over a couple cold beers we shook hands and made the deal. its officially mine. Bringing it home today! This is how it was found.
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

darbgnik

Brad

1970 Charger 500. Born a 318, AC, console auto, now 440/727
Build thread:  http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,127291.0.html

Harper

a few more...I will be doing more pictures once we go get it. :2thumbs:
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

F8-4life

Great score, although the previous owner sure did alot to make your job harder now.
He should have been the one buying the beeer!

Harper

QuoteHe should have been the one buying the beeer!
yea lol

long row to hoe for sure...
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Lennard

Congrats on the purchase. :2thumbs: You better be prepared to spend a LOT of money to get it road worthy.

70 sublime

So this can sit beside the 69 you already have ?

Be careful as this Charger stuff can get addictive and expensive  :lol:

But always good to have spare parts or at least a pattern so do not take both of them all apart at the same time   
next project 70 Charger FJ5 green

Harper

QuoteSo this can sit beside the 69 you already have ?
I know it looks bad but at least i am working on the 69. This one will be on the back burner for a bit well maybe :scratchchin:

yea i was very surprised that he sold honestly.
I can borrow a few pieces of it to fix my 69 charger( rear bumper, mirror, 8 3/4 inch rear end to name a few.

Plans are to completely disassemble this one and build it from the ground up. maybe on a rotisserie. I believe as much as i love mustangs, this still has to be my ALL time favorite car the 68-69-70 charger!!
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Mytur Binsdirti

Looks like a fairly complete parts car.

68pplcharger

About the same shape my car was in.... Perfect for any wild custom you can think of

tan top

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

Baldwinvette77


Stevearino

Mmmmm. Pine needles.My favorite preservative. Good luck with the build. Look forward to the progress reports.

Harper

loading the charger this afternoon. It was a tight fit pulling the charger forward between these two cedars. But my Buddy JP knows his stuff, and got it done without so much as scuffin the paint. :)

tell me this? HOW does a Tire just disappear off the rim??? not just one but three of them?? :shruggy:
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Harper

headed to its new home
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Harper

pic (1) the most bestest HOOD scoop i have ever seen lol What do you guys think? Gotta love the brick holding it down  :lol:

pic (2) under hood= the red Alabama clay coated the firewall ultimately protecting the paint for the most part

washing with a little soap...my sweet wife got involved, she is a GOD send
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Simonic

Mopar owner in the UK..

Harper

thanks Simonic,

I appreciate that, a few seem to stick their noses in the air over how ratty it is, that's ok with me. I only know one way the hard way. I probably will never be able to go out and spend 25k to 40k on a already built charger, but i will definitely have fun building the two "ratty ones" lol
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

F8-4life

Leave the patina and throw a set of aluminum slots on it!

Baldwinvette77

honestly looks alot better than i thought  :cheers:

Harper

QuoteLeave the patina and throw a set of aluminum slots on it!

thats what i am thinkin... maybe some chrome throwback keystone classics


Quotehonestly looks alot better than i thought
me to brother, me too, been doing some major cleaning on it, still got a ways to go.
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Simonic

Did it come with a vin tag ? Q1 blue ?
Mopar owner in the UK..

Harper

the data plate under the hood is missing unfortunately. but that color is the exact color as my 69 charger, same color interior everything lol crazy huh

i mean i can back trace it for the most part, but it would have been nice to have the under hood :cheers: data plate
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Kern Dog

Not bad for $1500. You scored well.   :2thumbs:

69rtse4spd

Another one saved, nice find, & yes they will multiple.  :2thumbs:. Should have seen some of the ones I brought home.

VegasCharger

Nice score.  :2thumbs:

I'm surprised that it wasn't scooped up already after sitting there for years collecting pine needles.

:cheers:

68RT440

It looks so much better just washing it off. I look forward to seeing your progress
1968 Charger R/T, matching numbers 440/727, black with green top and interior, currently getting restored by me

Dino

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

alfaitalia

Nice...not to dissimilar to my starting point......although being in the UK I had to pay a LOT more! Like the blue in blue....on someone else's car at least..not sure I could live with it in mine though. Great find.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you !!

Harper

QuoteNice...not to dissimilar to my starting point......although being in the UK I had to pay a LOT more! Like the blue in blue....on someone else's car at least..not sure I could live with it in mine though. Great find.
yea i know what you mean
my 69 was the same blue on blue
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Harper

QuoteI'm surprised that it wasn't scooped up already after sitting there for years collecting pine needles

it was nearly 3 miles down a dirt road on private property dead end road. I was riding where i should not have been when i found it lol

thanks guys! i appreciate it
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

mopar4don

Nice score Harper, that patina looks cool!  :2thumbs:

6pkrtse

Looks awesome. I have been looking for one like this to drop a drivetrain in and drive as is, rain or shine.
1963 Belvedere 413 Max Wedge
1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 sixpack.
1970 Challenger R/T Drag Radial 528 Hemi
1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL
1970 Road Runner 383 4 BBL
1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 4 BBL
1996 Dodge Ram 2500 V-10 488 cu in.
2004 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD Dually 6x6
2012 Challenger R/T Classic

Harper

Quotemopar4don

thanks!!

[quore]6pkrtse[/quote]
thanks
i looked at a stock 440/727 rv combo for it this afternoon. Plus I also picked up the car (73 model i believe) 727 as well this afternoon. Should be a fun ride. :yesnod:
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Harper

removed my passenger side brake drum tonight i mean at like 11:30 pm on Christmas Eve. had to cut the retaining pins with  a chisel and it STILL did not want to come off... :brickwall:
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Harper

Lort,
today was another piece in a million piece puzzle.
I now have a rolling chassis. I removed my brake shoes, drums, and put some "roll around" wheels and tires on my project 68 today. Still a lot to do. One step at a time. :2thumbs:
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Baldwinvette77

Great way to spend Christmas honestly  :2thumbs:

Harper

QuoteGreat way to spend Christmas honestly  2thumbs

the wife wanted to get me something for Christmas, I said dear I already have my Christmas "my 68"!!
:icon_smile_big: ;D ;)
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Harper

ok after much deliberation i have decided to sell this 68 charger and keep and fix my 69 Charger. So i have listed it on ebay, (so i am now one of the delusional charger sellers i guess) lol

I found a 1994 Rio Red Mustang Cobra and its identical to the one i had 20 years ago and in pretty decent shape so...after much deliberating i have decided to sell the 68 to fund my 94. and plus the 94 is a running and driving car with heating/ac.

I am telling you guys so if anyone is interested you have first crack at it. Its rough and it needs everything, but i know ppl who are looking for one,so here it is. Good luck bidding.!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Dodge-Charger/202198089422

1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

lukedukem

Quote from: Harper on January 21, 2018, 08:49:25 PM
ok after much deliberation i have decided to sell this 68 charger and keep and fix my 69 Charger. So i have listed it on ebay, (so i am now one of the delusional charger sellers i guess) lol

I found a 1994 Rio Red Mustang Cobra and its identical to the one i had 20 years ago and in pretty decent shape so...after much deliberating i have decided to sell the 68 to fund my 94. and plus the 94 is a running and driving car with heating/ac.

I am telling you guys so if anyone is interested you have first crack at it. Its rough and it needs everything, but i know ppl who are looking for one,so here it is. Good luck bidding.!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Dodge-Charger/202198089422



Why not list it here for a week or so to give guys a shot. You Wouldn't have to pay the eBay fees.

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

Harper

QuoteWhy not list it here for a week or so to give guys a shot. You Wouldn't have to pay the eBay fees.

i probably should have but wasn't sure on fees and all that, i normally don't list items on ebay i typically just buy on there.

i just feel that i can get max dollar out of it on there. not looking to get rich, just make enough to cover my cost on the cobra.
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)

Baldwinvette77

dang, im going to miss this car, and it isn't even mine  :lol:

MoPaR 312


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1968 Roadrunner-6.1L, 6 speed, 3.91 Getrag, IRS
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1970 Barracuda-6.1L, 6 speed, 4.10 S60

Harper

yea it went fast. it blew my mind.
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Dodge Charger (GL Clone)
1951 F1 Ford 302 EFI, Automatic
1965 F100 Ford Straight 6, 3 speed on column (all original)