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  1. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    PS: This is my post that started the whole thing off. Rods piercing rockers: https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/melling-rocker-issues.229147/page-3#post-912033561
  2. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    The problem is that the first guys are not Mopar experts, despite assuring me back in 2018 that they were highly knowledgable. They stroked it, used the original heads and manifolds and the compression ratio was too high. It had detonation issues and would not run on 99 ron pump gas. The guy who...
  3. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    It runs exactly as it should…finally!
  4. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    UPDATE: Thanks to all who contributed to this thread. I have now received the car back from Dave Billadeau in England. He was recently hired to rebuild the engine after a previous somewhat “problematic” effort by another builder. The car is back to its proper 440 R/T state with no frills. Just...
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    Comment by 'The Flying Scot' in item '1968 Dodge Charger R/T'

    Thanks. It’s RR1 Burgundy…or very close to it.
  6. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    The engine builder is solely responsible for the high compression ratio. I just wanted an R/T build. Simple as that.
  7. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    It is a one man shop and I believe he did everything himself aside from crankshaft balancing and gearbox refurbishment.
  8. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    94-95.
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    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

  10. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    I run the car on Super Unleaded 99 pump fuel here in the UK which I understand is rated 95 in the US according to this conversion table:
  11. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    The car is a ‘68 R/T but with a replacement ‘78 motor. I wanted the motor rebuilt to R/T specifications.
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    Comment by 'The Flying Scot' in item '1968 Dodge Charger R/T'

    Thanks, it’s “RR1 Burgundy”.
  13. The Flying Scot

    Comment by 'The Flying Scot' in item '1968 Dodge Charger R/T'

    Thanks!
  14. The Flying Scot

    Engine Rebuild - Constructive Criticism Required

    I believe the 78cc stat to be accurate. I’ll check next week.
  15. 1968 Dodge Charger R/T

    1968 Dodge Charger R/T

    I bought this car on eBay back in 2016 from a businessman in Indiana and imported it to Edinburgh, Scotland. There was some weird stuff going on with the bidding and I didn’t get the car first time, however the winning bidder couldn’t actually afford to pay for the car so I got a second bite…at...
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