68 charger build

Very Cool! Just to add on the 8 3/4", The side gears and pinion gears from the Dana 44 30 spline Powerlock interchange with the 8 3/4" "Sure-Grip". The Sure grip is Mopar's version of the Powerlock..... Nickmil

 

Awesome. Had to subscribe to this one. :lurk:

 

thanks ya'll. I have to work this weekend, so Jason (neptco19) will be on is own. Hopefully Cat will beable to get some pics...

 

carefull with those jack stands sitting on dirt need some thing under them even if its just 3/4 plywood

 

Well Im done for the day...the glass is out, dash out, headliner, pedals..pretty much everything except the gas tank, rear axle and trunk lid. Hopefully get that stuff off by the middle of the week so it can go to the sandblaster in a week or so...

Good news is the donor car has a complete 8 3/4, not sure on the ratio in it. I took plenty of pics during the day so Frank will have to post them up when he gets a chance..

 

welp day 3 of the tear down... unfortunately i had to actually go to work and couldn't help Jason.

couple of pics for ya'll.




















doner car. Christopher has pulling this car around for about 5 years. he got it ff of e-bay. luckily this isn't the one we are working on. yep it's a burned up car. but as Jason has said we are going to pull parts off before it hits the crusher.

 

Day 4 of the tear down... Jason got the dash and the front bezel tore down, as i still had to do my real job.













last night i actually had off. had to move the car into the shop to finish the rest.

built some dollies for the front. also pics of the move.









couple movies






done for tonight.

 

day6
tank is out...





what the inside looks like.


axle, springs and shocks...




almost ready for the sander.




done for now.

 

Car looks really solid from here.

 

day 7
Jason New puppy Bailey






then we almost had an OOPS removing the other charger


scout "Tonto" go to work a little.


front is done.




rear is done.






had to do a little work to put the car on the trailer.

 

Day 8

getting glass out of the doors was not a fun job.








getting the parts we need from the donor

 

Day 9
all loaded up and ready to go to the blaster








80 cj5 playing on our little rock garden


the vin #


the fender tag



a6 = console
b4 = bucket seats
m6 = driver's outside remote operated mirror

A1 = 26" radiator
H1 = power brakes
R1 = am radio
S1 = A/C
X1 = tinted glass

2-5 = drip rail moldings
3-0 = body belt moldings
7-8 = wheel lip molding

AX-4 = 3.23 ratio

TRM = C - Charger
6 - Vinyl bucket seats
w - white & black inside colors

PNT = 3 charger red
3 charger red
1 monotone

U = W - White horizontal
P
S = 9 - Stripe deleted

XS29 = Charger, RT, 2 Door Hard Top

83 = 440 4bbl hp

5 = 3 sp Auto

44 = F70 X 14 red lines steel belted tires

514 = May 14 1968 Hamtramck, MI

142989 is the matching number.

thanks

 

car is at the blasters...










pics of the guys shop. very clean and organized.

 

Kudo's to Kat. Her rock walls are really looking good.
By the way is she ADOPTING?????..............
Would love me some Charger.
Donnie

 

I call shotgun.

Love the build.

 

i don't know if we could handle ya'll R)

back at it, well a little anyways. It's 100* outside and 110* inside the shop.

got the doner axle apart and the gears will be changed. they are 2.76's









had to use the heat on the front drivers side.



batteries went bad so thats it for now.

 

not much lately, the car is at the blaster still. little front end damage and she's gotta go on the stretcher.

look at the other frame rail, you'll see the dimples.



it's amazing how much the cancer sticks out when it gets cleaned up.
trunk

floor pan










the Beautiful wife


other pics






some sexay panels