Newbie from IL, 66 Charger

[Rick Carson]

Welcome from Canada

 

[POMONAMISSEL]

welcome from sunny california , had a couple first series charger my 66 was loaded . 67 was a parts car , interior donnor for a customizing of a 67 300 rag . that full length console and four bucket seats . trying to keep the rears folding flat . gave the 66 to a friend that helped me out on storage for some time . he sold it on ebay .

 

[big_shmoop]

Welcome from Bartlett.

I'll give another when the pics get here. Haha.

 

[The Rebel]

Welcome from Southern CT. Just bought a 68 Charger last week.

 

[Greg Ducato]

Welcome from a 1966 owner in Texas

 

[wagonman]

Howdy from Oregon, Pics please.

 

[66_440]

Hi.
Where's the 440 coming from?
I did something like that and it was a real learning experience.

onlyone,
A friend had a low mileage RV engine we're freshening up with a pair of re-worked 69 440 Magnum heads, new oil pan and pickup. It'll be a low compression for a couple years, but it should be enough for the time being and budget.

 

[66_440]

Man, I felt bad about not having images at first! I took only a couple pics of the car when it arrived on the trailer. The rains stopped long enough today to snap some (admittedly substandard lighting) images ... it's a work in progress.

One surprise was finding evidence of not addressing poor ammeter wiring by previous owner(s), so I've replaced just about all vehicle harnesses. But it's a relief knowing electrical will be up to par.

The car arrived as a rolling chassis with the 383 sitting where the 440 will soon be. I'm having a ball sifting through all the boxes learning what's what and cleaning as I go. At least the interior is moving toward becoming one standard color (the seats and carpet will eventually be new and black). By the way - interior screw kits are lifesavers when one buys "car in boxes."

 

[big_shmoop]

As promised...



Car looks great man. I hope to bump into you once you're out and about and the weather cooperates.

 

[66_440]

g'day from Australia

Thanks man!

 

[Speedbird]

onlyone,
A friend had a low mileage RV engine we're freshening up with a pair of re-worked 69 440 Magnum heads, new oil pan and pickup. It'll be a low compression for a couple years, but it should be enough for the time being and budget.

onlyone,
A friend had a low mileage RV engine we're freshening up with a pair of re-worked 69 440 Magnum heads, new oil pan and pickup. It'll be a low compression for a couple years, but it should be enough for the time being and budget.

So, I'm guessing you have a forged crank in this engine and it is drilled/reamed for a pilot bushing?
Good.

 

[66_440]

So, I'm guessing you have a forged crank in this engine and it is drilled/reamed for a pilot bushing?
Good.

Thanks for the double-check

So, I'm guessing you have a forged crank in this engine and it is drilled/reamed for a pilot bushing?
Good.

It's a cast crank (1975) but measured out perfectly for the O.D. of the needle bearing pilot bushing (O'Reilly p/n FC69907). Will depth be a concern?

 

[Speedbird]

Thanks for the double-check


It's a cast crank (1975) but measured out perfectly for the O.D. of the needle bearing pilot bushing (O'Reilly p/n FC69907). Will depth be a concern?

That's a good question.
I called some engine builders to find out how deep the hole has to be and I could not get an answer.
Must be a trade secret.
That's a crankshaft register bearing you have.
It's not a pilot bushing that goes in the hole.
I used that register bearing but my 4 speed shaft had been shortened already.
The hole has to be little longer than a bushing I would guess.
Other than assembling it to see if there is interference, I can't give you measurements.

 

[brad 66]

welcome from Ontario look forward to some pics