Recent content by wasco

I started taking pictures of '68 Charger tail lights at swap meets even before I had a '68 Charger. In the first picture, about 2008, they were $75 for the pair. Next pic - $200, next one - $500. Luckily, the car I got had good ones!

Bought a tire changer and balancer and moved my newer tires over to the polished and painted Daisies just in time for the Charger Meetup on Sunday. I am REALLY liking the look of these wheels! Totally changes the character of the car compared to the black steel wheels. The reduced backspace...

Turns out these wheels are 15x8 (maybe 8.5?) with 3.5 backspace. I don’t have the correct lug nuts yet, but I’m hoping the fronts with be ok once I have my tires mounted. I have 215/70/15 on the front and 235/70/15 on the back with the 15x6.5 steel wheels and 4.25 backspace, I think. I guess...

I’m trying out a set of 15x7 Daisies a friend has for sale - I think I like em! Compared to the 15x6.5 black steelies, the Daisies pep up the look quite a bit. I’ve been looking for slotted mags, but finding them in 5x4.5 has been a challenge. I think I’d paint the spokes grey. Does anyone...

I’ll have to go back through my receipts - I think I got it at Jegs or Summit, just a bare metal six quart pan for big block Chrysler.

Or after doing the inevitable bodywork, why not paint it tan for a while, then black? Or paint half black and half tan! Then cover it with your color of choice.

These are quick and dirty - total garbage, really - but hopefully helpful?

Working on it....

Given the car's current color scheme, I'd go with black. I guess the tan would go with the orange and the interior, but all those big black stripes would look good with a black top IMHO. However - be prepared for needing to remove the front and rear windows, repair the metal in the channels...

The car currently has a set of 15x6.5 steel wheels with 215/70-15 front and 235/70-15 rear. They have 4.25 backspace. Hoping to use the tires on the 15x7s since they only have 600 miles.

Sorry to jump in here, but would 3.5 backspace be ok for 15x7 front and back? ‘68 Charger

Same here. People keep mentioning Ramcharger wheels, but they’re even rarer than police wheels, it seems. $450 shipped for a pair of Wheel Vintiques - pretty much the only option, unless you get very lucky.

What about Uni-lug wheels? Yea or nay?

I can find 15x8 steel wheels all day long in 5x4.75 and 5x5 but never in 5x4.5. Would it be worth it to re-drill the axle flanges and drums? I guess I’d need to replace my spare with a multi-pattern wheel, but they are common. The cost of aftermarket steels are steep when you include shipping...

Fantastic car! I'm in the same position - my daughter is off to college and I'm freaked out about the student loan stories I've been hearing. Your knowledge of the Hemi conversion on these cars would be worth money to some people..... maybe it's a lucrative side hussle? You certainly have a...