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Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 22 Dec 2017, 16:16
by blade
6 speed manual transmission and the hole it's going in.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 09 Jan 2018, 20:19
by blade
:hammer:

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 05:31
by blade
Because the car is lowered, a regular transmission mount underneath the transmission would stick out from underneath the car and probably scrape the ground too often so Chris fabricated a rear mount.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 10:52
by Dickdale
nice job!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 10:52
by Dickdale
zag hem ook op Facebook voorbij komen...

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 12 Jan 2018, 14:03
by blade
Dickdale wrote: 12 Jan 2018, 10:52 zag hem ook op Facebook voorbij komen...
Yes, he sometimes posts stuff on Mopars unlimited. :)

Transmission mount is finished. Nothing sticking out below the sub frame connectors.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 18 Jan 2018, 04:13
by blade
I came across a brand new 2.8L Kenne Bell Mammoth blower for "cheap", that should be good for about 850 hp at the crank... so that's it for the twin turbos I had planned. :)

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 18 Jan 2018, 20:33
by Sixtyeight
Yeaaa!!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 25 Jan 2018, 15:26
by blade
Got my short shifter in the mail today. Hopefully I guessed the offset right... otherwise we'll have to customize it a bit. :)

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 27 Jan 2018, 16:48
by blade
Tunnel cover is done.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 27 Jan 2018, 17:25
by jelmoer
Ziet er super netjes uit!

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 02 Feb 2018, 03:53
by blade
Shifter mechanism bolted on and tail cover fabricated.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 08 Feb 2018, 03:25
by blade
Rear aluminum bumper brackets done. Going to save a lot of weight together with the fiberglass bumpers.
The factory steel front bumper brackets weigh 25 pounds (11.3kg) and the rears weigh 6 pounds (2.7kg).

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 17 Feb 2018, 17:19
by blade
Front and rear seats stripped for sand blasting and powder coating.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 17 Feb 2018, 22:53
by BigBlockMopar
Mooie gewichtsbesparing aan de bumpers.
Heb er bij m'n Dart ook aan zitten denken.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 18 Feb 2018, 00:58
by blade
If you want to keep it simple and cheap, you can always take a plasma cutter and modify your factory brackets.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 21 Feb 2018, 19:04
by blade
My buddy made another video:


Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 20 Mar 2018, 00:49
by blade
I blasted and painted the seat track assemblies and the transmission brackets and seats came back from powder coating.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 21 Mar 2018, 01:04
by blade
My buddy talked me into upgrading the front suspension some more, so I bought some QA1 parts. Tubular upper control arms, aluminum single adjustable (rebuildable) shocks and aluminum dynamic strut rods.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 21 Mar 2018, 08:14
by jelmoer
Als je jouw stoelen zo laat scheelt ook weer in gewicht ;)

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 21 Mar 2018, 16:45
by blade
jelmoer wrote: 21 Mar 2018, 08:14 Als je jouw stoelen zo laat scheelt ook weer in gewicht ;)
True, but I don't think it would be comfortable on long road trips. :D

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 23 Mar 2018, 21:46
by panther-pink
Handig mannetje............... :good:

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 29 Mar 2018, 17:54
by blade

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 11 Apr 2018, 02:13
by blade
I finished the seats and my buddy welded a sump on to the gas tank and made a second filler pipe opening in the tank and trunk floor.

Re: 1968 Charger restomod

Posted: 19 Apr 2018, 15:57
by blade
Cage fabricated and welded in.