1968 Charger restomod
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
6 speed manual transmission and the hole it's going in.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
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.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
Yes, he sometimes posts stuff on Mopars unlimited.
Transmission mount is finished. Nothing sticking out below the sub frame connectors.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
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.
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1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
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Re: 1968 Charger restomod
Got my short shifter in the mail today. Hopefully I guessed the offset right... otherwise we'll have to customize it a bit.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
Tunnel cover is done.
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1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
Shifter mechanism bolted on and tail cover fabricated.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
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).
The factory steel front bumper brackets weigh 25 pounds (11.3kg) and the rears weigh 6 pounds (2.7kg).
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1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
Front and rear seats stripped for sand blasting and powder coating.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
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Mooie gewichtsbesparing aan de bumpers.
Heb er bij m'n Dart ook aan zitten denken.
Heb er bij m'n Dart ook aan zitten denken.
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
If you want to keep it simple and cheap, you can always take a plasma cutter and modify your factory brackets.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
My buddy made another video:
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
I blasted and painted the seat track assemblies and the transmission brackets and seats came back from powder coating.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
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.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
True, but I don't think it would be comfortable on long road trips.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
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1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
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.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
Re: 1968 Charger restomod
Cage fabricated and welded in.
1968 Dodge Charger Hellcat, six speed manual
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T special edition