Mstone68440RR
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My first car was a Mopar............1973 318 Charger through High school. Blew the motor and swapped it out to a mildly built 360, had it painted, detailed the engine compartment etc. Hit Carlsbad raceway a few times before it closed, running a best of 14.80 at 97 mph in 2nd gear though the traps. No posi and 2.76 gears didn't help my ET any :laughing11:
Fast forward about 25 years, married with two teenagers I had the opportunity to pick up a pretty clean 1968 Roadrunner about a month ago and I was able to pull the trigger. My dream car has always been a 68 440/HEMI RT Charger, but those are a little out of my league at today's prices. So the opportunity to own a bad *** 68 B body was a no brainer. I hadn't even owned it 30 minutes when I pulled into a gas station, immediately and older guy approached checking out my new ride asking questions........................."how long have you had it?" he asked. " About 30 minutes" I replied with a huge smile
Had the RR dyno tested before the purchase, 300hp and 300 ft lbs of torque to the rear wheels from the non-stock 440. 727 Torqueflight, 8-3/4 742 rear end w/ 3.91 gears. Fiberglass hood with Grabber scoop, stock interior in very nice shape, Hurst slap shifter, after market gauge cluster. Pretty much an original California car built in LA in good condition. It is a 20 footer, as the paint is 20+ years old, with a few chips and blemishes but still shines up nice.
No big plans on upgrades for a bit as the purchase ate up all all of my free cash. Had the windows tinted at my buddies shop to keep it cool in the summer. Probably upgrade the intake manifold from the original older Torker that is on it now. Sooner or later will hit Barona 1/8th mile drag strip to see what kind of numbers it will do.
I still have my 73 Charger parked on the side of the house, my son has expressed interest in driving it. He is 15 now so it will be fun to have a father son project to return it to it's former glory. Looking forward to re-learning everything I have forgotten plus a whole lot more.
Here a few pictures of the Roadrunner
Fast forward about 25 years, married with two teenagers I had the opportunity to pick up a pretty clean 1968 Roadrunner about a month ago and I was able to pull the trigger. My dream car has always been a 68 440/HEMI RT Charger, but those are a little out of my league at today's prices. So the opportunity to own a bad *** 68 B body was a no brainer. I hadn't even owned it 30 minutes when I pulled into a gas station, immediately and older guy approached checking out my new ride asking questions........................."how long have you had it?" he asked. " About 30 minutes" I replied with a huge smile
Had the RR dyno tested before the purchase, 300hp and 300 ft lbs of torque to the rear wheels from the non-stock 440. 727 Torqueflight, 8-3/4 742 rear end w/ 3.91 gears. Fiberglass hood with Grabber scoop, stock interior in very nice shape, Hurst slap shifter, after market gauge cluster. Pretty much an original California car built in LA in good condition. It is a 20 footer, as the paint is 20+ years old, with a few chips and blemishes but still shines up nice.
No big plans on upgrades for a bit as the purchase ate up all all of my free cash. Had the windows tinted at my buddies shop to keep it cool in the summer. Probably upgrade the intake manifold from the original older Torker that is on it now. Sooner or later will hit Barona 1/8th mile drag strip to see what kind of numbers it will do.
I still have my 73 Charger parked on the side of the house, my son has expressed interest in driving it. He is 15 now so it will be fun to have a father son project to return it to it's former glory. Looking forward to re-learning everything I have forgotten plus a whole lot more.
Here a few pictures of the Roadrunner
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