Restomod charger pics

I need to spend more time with my 68 gtx, your work looks great and I am jealous that youre that far ahead of me

call & talk to them to make your order,the clips on the bottom to hold the glass are not availlable,now you use a little rubber block.

jetmech said:

I need to spend more time with my 68 gtx, your work looks great and I am jealous that youre that far ahead of me

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Thanks jetmech, jet mechanic? "Jealous" please don't be, I've had this car 10 yrs and only started "really" working on it two years ago. It wouldn't surprise me if you still beat me done. "GTX" awesome car.

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Another question, I am going to try to salvage as much glass as I can and saw they have buffing kits, anybody done this, how's it work? The retards that had this car blasted it with windows mirrors and all still installed, they even primed over some of it "retards". I'm not using them, I saved the glass out of a RR, luckily they didn't ruin my rear window.

Eastwood has a buffing kit for windows it works pretty well, sorry I don't remember the name or part #, I haven't use it for a couple years now either, but I did on my other 68 RR that I sold a few years back, you really need to have a good variable speed low RPM buffer & several different sizes/styles of buffing discs/pads to get all the glass really good, their kit is pretty basic & it will work with a variable speed drill.... they won't look like new, but will get most of the water spotting, chemicals or very minor nicks, pits & scratches, that aren't very deep out pretty well... It was worth the $50-60 I spent on the kit a while ago...

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too high of a speed it will look really wavy

Thanks Bud, I'll hopefully be looking into that soon.

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What a great weekend, beautiful weather, Mopar Nats and then spent the day with the family at Cedar Point. My daughter is nuts, she's 48" tall which means "rollercoasters" she road the "Magnum" (used to be the BIGGEST in the world). At that age I would have **** my pants, she worries me. It was a great day of fun finally getting to ride some bigger rides with her and getting drenched on the water rides.:headbang: Work on the Charger wasn't so great, nothing went smooth or easy but I got her back together. Anybody ever test your spark on a 6AL box, those thing are flame throwers. I was priming my pump so I just spun the distributer with the coil wire about a 1/4" away from the block "Wow". Anyways, I fired it up today and it sounds great but will do the full breakin tomorrow (to fumy to run it in the garage) had planned on doing it today but couldn't stand breathing all the fumes. Tomorrow I'll have it outside where I can tune in the carb while breaking the cam in, seams to have no trouble staying cool now and idles nicely. Keeping my fingures crossed, maybe I can begin going forward again.

Good luck breaking the cam in, sounds like things are finally looking up which is a good thing! and Good luck on the carb tuning, do i hear a video in the near future! Cedar point sounds like it was a fun deal, ive never been there, went once to the Sea world i think is over your way but that was a longgg time ago. Enjoy your engine music tomorrow!

didnt you put a solid cam in? in that case i thought you dont need to run sold cams in, am i wrong

benno440 said:

didnt you put a solid cam in? in that case i thought you dont need to run sold cams in, am i wrong

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You don't have to break in roller cams but do have to break in any flat tappet.

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Ron 73 said:

Good luck breaking the cam in, sounds like things are finally looking up which is a good thing! and Good luck on the carb tuning, do i hear a video in the near future! Cedar point sounds like it was a fun deal, ive never been there, went once to the Sea world i think is over your way but that was a longgg time ago. Enjoy your engine music tomorrow!

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Thanks Ron, yes I will get a video but still have to figure out how to download it (I already made one but couldn't figure it out).

:hello2: Happy, Happy, Break in went very well with only a few minor issues that were quickly dealt with with only one left to resolve. It sure was a great feeling to sit the seat and DRIVE it outside under it's own power "leaving little burn outs everytime I poked the peddle" (don't worry I'm not hot rodding it, only fluctuating the rpm's to 2,500 just like they say). First issue as embarrasing as it is "I ran out of gas" (only been putting small amounts in because I don't know how long it will be in there). Second, it climbed up to 200 degrees, must have had trapped air because it took a gallon to top it off "stayed at 165 after that. Third, the power steering box is leaking out of the lock nut. All in all, a good day.

Rubberizing the shop floor huh! lol.. Good to see and hear its coming along, those little gremlins you'll fix up in no time! Nothing like a good day especially with your favorite mechanical toy! ;) Sure looks cool back in there. Nice stance..

That's a great feeling when it moves under it's own power. Congrats on this milestone.

Wow that's awesome man, congratulations! Glad things are turning around for ya, I'm sure you'll be laying considerably longer strips of rubber soon
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And I can't wait to see your car in paint, gonna be a really sharp ride with that orange!

I am impressed with all the attention to detal you're putting in your car. Definitely got some cool points with the mufflers. I can't wait to hear the sound clip.
I know the feeling about the wife, my GF hates my car also. I think they feel threatened.

great news

Ron 73 said:

Rubberizing the shop floor huh! lol.. Good to see and hear its coming along, those little gremlins you'll fix up in no time! Nothing like a good day especially with your favorite mechanical toy! ;) Sure looks cool back in there. Nice stance..

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"Rubberizing the floor" LOL, your right about the favorite mechanical toy "it's been ten years since I sold my last hot rod" it's been so long that I actually thought something was wrong with my tranny for a second and then I thought "I remember that feeling, it's the stall converter". Thanks Ron

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BigBlock61 said:

That's a great feeling when it moves under it's own power. Congrats on this milestone.

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Boy ain't that the truth especially when it's lighting them up everytime you blip the throttle, this has put a lot of fuel on the fire for sure. Thanks Big Block 61

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Mr.SpeedFreak said:

Wow that's awesome man, congratulations! Glad things are turning around for ya, I'm sure you'll be laying considerably longer strips of rubber soon
ccasion14:
And I can't wait to see your car in paint, gonna be a really sharp ride with that orange!

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I'm sorry if it seamed like I was throwing a pitty party "not my intentions" just thought maybe you guys could get some humor out my misfortunes. I think your right about the longer strips seeing how those are from just poking the peddle but then again the tires are crap. Thanks Speedy

Mr.SpeedFreak said:

Wow that's awesome man, congratulations! Glad things are turning around for ya, I'm sure you'll be laying considerably longer strips of rubber soon
ccasion14:
And I can't wait to see your car in paint, gonna be a really sharp ride with that orange!

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X200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 congrats 747mopar finally a drive, no lifter issue either...LOL... you've well earned it...

iraqivet01 said:

I am impressed with all the attention to detal you're putting in your car. Definitely got some cool points with the mufflers. I can't wait to hear the sound clip.
I know the feeling about the wife, my GF hates my car also. I think they feel threatened.

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Thanks, appreciate all of you guys compliments "encouragement is a useful tool". I will post a video as soon as I finish the tips so it will be complete, funny how I was concerned about getting it quiet enough but was slightly disappointed when I pulled it outside for the first time and it was actually not very loud at all. My wife was at the garage last night (rare) and after hearing it run she asked me how much I needed for the wheels, don't know where she was going with it but she did see her new (totaled) Cruze sitting there all straightened out, maybe she's feeling generous? She refers to the Charger as the other girl, I just call her (Charger) sexy.

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cdr said:

great news

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Thanks CDR

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Budnicks said:

X200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 congrats 747mopar finally a drive, no lifter issue either...LOL... you've well earned it...

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That's a mighty big number there, Thanks allot Bud.

747mopar said:

Thanks, appreciate all of you guys compliments "encouragement is a useful tool". I will post a video as soon as I finish the tips so it will be complete, funny how I was concerned about getting it quiet enough but was slightly disappointed when I pulled it outside for the first time and it was actually not very loud at all. My wife was at the garage last night (rare) and after hearing it run she asked me how much I needed for the wheels, don't know where she was going with it but she did see her new (totaled) Cruze sitting there all straightened out, maybe she's feeling generous? She refers to the Charger as the other girl, I just call her (Charger) sexy.

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She's feeling generous, order them now...LOL...


maybe just call her sexy other girl !!

Budnicks said:

She's feeling generous, order them now...LOL...


maybe just call her sexy other girl !!

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LOL, I call her (wife) sexy all the time "somehow that means I want some and not a compliment" can't win either way. No, honestly she's a pretty great mother and wife just a very different way of thinking "that's all".

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While it was apart my dad welded up all the multiple bolt holes in the water neck and then cut the excess aluminum off, not sure if I like the cast iron grey (same color as the motor) might repaint it aluminum. I figured I'd show what I used for my break in seeing how when I removed the first cam it looked great as well as the lifters. Figured out the power steering leak today now just have to resolve what I think might be an ignition switch problem. It's been doing it off and on, sometimes while cranking it it won't even try to start but as soon as you let go of the ignition it will fire as the starter disengages. I believe the run function of the switch may not be working in the start position making it fire as you let off but that will take two people to test. The plan this weekend is to finish the tips and get it wet sanded then drive it to the house for a bath, I'm waiting on the rump stripe for masking it off and then I'll be ready for paint. Started digging through my parts between the 68 RR and the Charger it looks like I have all of the glass I need but the windshield has a nasty scratch so I may not use it (the idiots that had this car blasted it with the door windows in it "good thing I saved the RR windows"). Also figured out what I'm using for headlight door openers (Ford 4X4 vacuum solenoids) they used two on an already made bracket and are readily available. Before you complain about FORD PARTS understand that I can't find a Mopar part to do it and the Ford ones have MADE IN THE USA cast right in them which to me is the important part. Once done it should make for a much cleaner look only requiring one hose.

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Almost forgot, what can I do to get this alt belt to stop squealing? It only does it while charging and then stops, I'm afraid with a 100 amp alt I'll have to change my pulley setup to two belts on the alt, any suggestions? Unfortunetly with my setup the power steering pump uses the other groove needed for a second alt belt.

Ribbed pulleys and belts maybe??