So It Begins, 1966 Charger Restification.

[Don Frelier]

Turquoise would be correct.
Just an FYI

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Turquoise would be correct.
Just an FYI

If you mean the engine I am well aware of that, but the engine has a casting date of 6-6-1966 (see engine photos) so by then most likely it would have been in a 1967 or 1968 car already. It also was already painted orange when we got the car. That said the engine will be orange again, we want something different and the car will be a different exterior color and restified anyhow so it doesn't really matter.

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Update- The original horns are now sandblasted and painted. They were blasted and painted today April 5th, 2020. I am pretty happy with these, as I again personally painted them. Here are the before paint pictures.....

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Here are after paint pictures......

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Update- The engine block is now painted HEMI orange. The paint used was Dupli-color Chrysler HEMI Orange DE1652, see last picture. It was painted Monday April 6th, 2020.

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone had a nice Easter with your families, and hope you are all well and trying to stay busy. Just letting you all know that I have an update on the Charger. On Easter Sunday April 12th, 2020, we decided to pressure wash the engine heads. They were washed with a hot high pressured gun, but unfortunately not everything came off. Also that said you should of seen all the 30 plus year old nasty rust sludge that came out, pretty disgusting. After power washing here is what we have, notice some turquoise paint now showing. Mind you this is a picture of one head......

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Sorry I only have 2 pictures of the other head. I don't know if I have a picture of this already, sorry if it is a repeat......

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

New Update- The front end in front of the core support outside the engine bay where the headlights go was sanded and primered. It was sanded around Easter Sunday April 12th, 2020. primered yesterday Tuesday April 15th, 2020. Some before pictures with it sanded......

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

After primer pictures.....

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

More pictures......

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Pictures of factory spot welds and paint mess ups. In my opinion I always like seeing these types of things and think they are interesting......

Sorry if it is blurry. Notice the welds where the L chrome piece goes

More spot welds on the core support. What is that circle stamping looking thing?

Here is a more clear picture than the one 2 pictures ago above, notice the spot welds

Yes this is factory.

 

[66chargerpat]

Just found this thread. My 383 has the same casting date of 6-6-66. I thought it was pretty strange when I got the motor home and found the #s. Mine was a two barrel model with the pistons way down. I ran that same pan at first, but it sucked air very bad under hard acceleration. You will not know this with the factory oil gauge, it way to slow. Do your self and the engine a favor. Get a mechanical oil gauge before you run it.

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

My 383 has the same casting date of 6-6-66. I thought it was pretty strange when I got the motor home and found the #s. Mine was a two barrel model with the pistons way down.

I am confused here, I thought the 2bbl version would be a 361?

 

[theman440]

Yeah, there was no 2bbl 383 offered in 1966

 

[The Rebel]

Coming along nice Eric! Keep up the great work!

 

[66chargerpat]

My engine block was casted in june of 66. It came out of a 67 C body. Newport iirc.

 

[440 4 speed]

My engine block was casted in june of 66. It came out of a 67 C body. Newport iirc.

Was there a C on the pad beside the distrutor?

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Coming along nice Eric! Keep up the great work!

Thank you for the encouragement Roger, I hope more people follow the build.

 

[66ChargerHI-PO]

Yeah, there was no 2bbl 383 offered in 1966

That is what I thought, thank you for clarifying that.

 

[66chargerpat]

About having a C on the pad, I'

Was there a C on the pad beside the distrutor?

ll have to check.