'68 Coronet 440 to R/T Clone

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After 10 years of reading the forum and posting a few times, I figured it was time to start a thread on my '68 Coronet that I have been working on slowly for the past 10 years. Here are a few picture from when I first got the car in 2010

 

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Couple of interior pictures.

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At some point somebody thought welding a new piece of metal on top of the rotted floor was a good idea. So a new drivers side floor was in order. The rest of the floors in the passenger area were still solid.

Not so much the case for the trunk floor.

 

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Somebody had used tar cover and to hold metal in place over the holes at the rear of the trunk floor.

 

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New Drivers Side Floor Installed

New trunk floor installed.

Since I was so busy removing all the old metal, I missed getting pictures of taking it out. Replaced rear frame rails, trunk floor, trunk extensions, rear leaf spring supports, the rear cross rail and both quarters.

 

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Then it was onto stripping off all the old paint.

 

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Coated in epoxy primer and time to start working on the fenders.

 

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Picked up a set of bucket seats and a trunk lid that only needed minor work from a '68 Coronet. I can't remember if it was an R/T or a 500. The frame was really bad on it, but had alot of other good parts. Guy wouldn't sell the whole car though.

 

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All body work done, blocked and getting ready to put down some color in the engine bay and trunk.

 

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Base coat on engine bay and inside of doors

 

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The car will have a 440 stroked to a 492. The shortblock is assembled, just needs to be painted. Don't have any pictures of it currently. It has Edelbrock RPM heads, a Victor EFI intake and custom ground Bullet Cam. I think I will be going with a Holley EFI, but not fully set yet on my decision.

Currently working on the k-frame and front suspension so I can try to get the engine put in this summer / fall.

 

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Is that MM1 Bronze? Very nice work!

 

[hunt2elk]

Is that MM1 Bronze? Very nice work!

Almost looks more like 1969 T5 copper. Whatever it is, it looks great.

 

[91r/t]

Sweet ride! Looks great!

 

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Is that MM1 Bronze? Very nice work!

Almost looks more like 1969 T5 copper. Whatever it is, it looks great.

The color is the Toxic Orange from the 2010 Dodge Challenger and Dodge Viper. Originally I wanted to do the car in Burnt Orange. However, once I saw Toxic Orange in person I quickly changed my mind. I think both colors are great, but I really wanted a color that was not original and would really look good with a black interior, black vinyl top and possible a black tail stripe. I am not sure yet on having the tail stripe. Were they standard on an R/T or still an option?

 

[moparedtn]

WOW that car pops! Thanks for staying up in the wee hours to post all these pics, much appreciate
the effort.