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1968 Runner post w/ 6.1L, 6 speed, IRS

I'm in the same boat on my 1970 Barracuda. This summer will be 10 years of owning it and working on it.......and I've never driven it.

I guess "all things in time"... Since I have been working on this Cuda, I have somewhat redone my 70 Challenger (fixed many small things, replaced the bumpers, rebuilt the instrument cluster, rebuilt the front suspension, added an EFI 6 pack system, and tuned it), built my 52 B3B PU Rat Rod (56 Desoto Hemi in it), rebuilt a 98 Ram 3500 Dually, and then went back and redid some things on the B3B to include adding EFI. Point being, I have continually diverted my efforts on the Cuda for some reason. I've got over $50K in this car and still can't even start it. That said, I am now making progress and am in the process of wiring it, so its getting there.

Your project is awesome, I am glad to see someone just jump in and start cutting and welding and making it work. Not sure if you are going to paint it, but I have to say it looks pretty good now and would be seriously badass in the "distressed" look. I like shiny cars but have a real fondess for that "as pulled from the field" look.
 
This 6.1L came out of a 53K mile 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 that I parted out about 18 months ago. It ran great when I removed it, but I want a little more then the stock 425hp. I pulled the stock heads for inspection. The cylinder walls and pistons are in good condition.

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I have a set of CNC ported 6.1L heads that came off a car I parted out about 4 years ago. I had then cleaned up and inspected by my machine shop. They did a valve job and installed new valve seals.
While the heads were off, I removed the lifters and installed an Arrington SR2B camshaft. With a good tune, the CNC ported heads and cam should be good for close to 500hp

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I just got in on this build and am hooked. I can only imagine how this one is going to perform and handle. If there was any way that I could take on a project like this, I surely would. I sure can't wait to see this finished and hear how This one Performs. And The work that has been done, has got to be admired.
 
Thank you Bill! I am excited to see how it drives. I've been stalled for the last couple months while I move a couple other Mopar projects. Sheetmetal is about done and I've found a guy to do all the body work. He's an older retired guy with an excellent reputation.
 
I had a few changes made. I was not happy with the fit of the passenger side door. It must have been tweaked because it never fit right. So I ordered a new AMD door shell, but the quarter panel was installed using the original door so the leading edge of the quarter panel had to be sliced and worked to match the profile of the new AMD door.

Both front fenders had to be tweaked to fit the big tires and the low stance. The brace that runs from the top of the arch (up over the tire) had to be reshaped. Also, the front corner of the arch was modified. The corner was sliced and moved forward.

I also didn't like the driver's side front fender. It had a pinhole that turned into more then we planned on. Plus I had a brand new AMD fender that I had picked up for pretty cheap so it was installed.

I picked the car up yesterday and I'm very happy with what was done. I LOVE the stance! Part of me wants to just get it running and drive it as is!

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Christmas Eve Day was a rough day. It was such a nice day that I was determined to take my survivor 1969 Charger out for a short drive. I was on a four lane blacktop and At the intersection ahead, a truck was on my left and he was signaling to turn right and drive north. As he pulled out, a late model GMC Sierra behind him pulled out at the same time. The young guy who was driving, decided to gun it across all 4 lanes of traffic. His Sierra slammed into my front left fender and our our vehicles' back ends swung around and clapped together. I slid sideways into the ditch. I hit the steering wheel and am bruised/beat up but I walked away, which I am grateful for. I have a wonderful wife and 5 children that need me; so I feel pretty lucky. That being said, the old Charger did well. I was doing 55mph and I'm not sure how fast the other guy was going be he was in a hurry.

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Jesus! Glad you guys walked away from that. Hope his insurance company takes care of you.
 
The Roadrunner doesn't look like its any further along, but I have made some progress...Over the past couple months I've been really busy with coaching two of my children's basketball teams, band/school programs, and family get togethers/activities, but i have found the time to at least remove every ounce of undercoating from the Roadrunner. on previous cars I have removed undercoating with a propane torch and a thin paint scraper but I have found a superior method. I bought a cheap pneumatic needle scaler (about $30 on ebay), which has 12-15 rods which pop out and chip away at undercoating. It's dirty/messy, but its quick and it leaves a nice clean surface behind. The extra benefit is that you don't drop any burning pieces of rubber on your face or down the sleeves of your shirt. For reference, each inner fender took me about an hour to remove the undercoating. It would have been much faster, but my big compressor is down and I was using a 30 gallon Craftsman compressor so I spent a lot of time waiting for it to pressurize the tank.
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Yes for sure glad you walked out ok from that. But yes terrible and sorry for your Charger.

Nice work on the Runner though.
 
You are being watched over for sure. Terrible for the Charger. Those pictures were almost to much for me.
 
God Bless, glad to hear you’re doing good after that accident! Thank you for the info on removing that undercoating as well. I’ve been wondering how I was going to tackle that issue.
 
That is just sad what happened to the Charger, but glad you are ok.
 
Well, The last couple months have been nuts. On Christmas Eve I got T-boned while doing 55mph in my survivor 1969 Dodge Charger. Miraculously, I walked away from the car accident with cuts/scrapes/bruises. I declined medical attention at the scene of the accident but a few hours later, my lovely wife convinced me to go the emergency room, where I received a chest x ray and a head CT scan. The ER Doc pronounced me healthy and sent me home but two days later I received a phone call. The head of radiology was at home on the day of the crash. Two days later, he was reviewing the work done over the holiday when he came across my chest x-ray. He spotted a bump on my right humerus (the big bone in the upper arm). Several x-rays/MRI's and 14 days later I was told I have bone cancer in my right arm. I'm only 36 and a father of 5 little ones so it hit me hard. The surgeon/oncologist said that I needed to have the top third of my right humerus cut out and replaced with a cadaver bone. It took 3 weeks to find a cadaver bone that had the right size/profile since the head of the humerus needed to fit my existing rotator cuff/shoulder. It took three weeks of taking it easy because the bone was so thin that it was close to breaking. The picture of the x-ray shows how bad it was-the black void is where the cancer had eaten out the bone. As soon as the bone came in, I had surgery. Before the bone could be removed, the surgeon had to cut/unhook and peel back all the muscles that attach to the shoulder (bicep, tricep, deltoid, pectoral, and 4 back muscles) before cutting the cancerous portion of bone out and grafting in the cadaver bone section with a 6" plate and screws. After the graft, all the muscles had to be sown back in place. I spent 5 days in the hospital where the pain was BRUTAL. The first 5 days at home were pretty rough too but things got much better after that. I've been in a sling for 8 weeks now and I've never sat still so much. The surgeon thinks he got all the cancer, but I will be doing body scans every 3 months for the next 5 years. The bone was sent off for pathology and upon inspection, the bone was hairline fractured but the tissue above it tested clean. The surgeon says this bone can take 6-9 months to heal fully. If it's not healed by 9 months I will have to have another bone graft done so if you're a praying man/woman, please pray for healing. I have to take it really easy for the next year which is NOT MY STYLE!!
I'm not sure why this had to happen, but I believe that all things happen for a reason and I'm truly grateful to God have survived the crash and to have a solid chance at beating this cancer. I do know that without this wreck, the cancer would not have been found in time. This type of cancer does not respond to radiation or chemo so it can only be cut out. And when it spreads, it usually goes straight to the lungs....so all in all, I feel fortunate. If you pray, please keep me in your prayers. Enjoy the pictures...
The tumor....
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One of my favorite pics from inside the 1969 Dodge Charger...
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