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resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles #1164283
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I saw all these great posts so I thought I would share my car with those who might have some interest. If nothing else I am more inspired toi get this car ready for this summer.

What I have is a 68 Hemi Road Runner with 18k original miles. Black over red interior, factory red painted pin stripe, manual steering, am radio, tach, 3.23 and the 15 inch turbine style hubcaps. When I got the car it was still 100% original paint. I had the original owners name in the owners manual and finally contacted him after four years of half heartedly searching for him. I spoke with him for almost an hour about the casr from the day he bought it until the day he sold it. He was happy to find out it still existed and sounded like the nineteen year old guy again on the phone that bought it new. He had many war stories to tell from his day two modifications to his street racing episodes! I am not sure if we are permitted to post old war stories but if some of you are interested I can do that. This car has some quirky things about it that I did not understand which he explained. I love talking to old timers about the old days when these cars were new! Here are some pics of the car when I started on it:. The rust was limited to the lower 1/4's on each side.There was a 1'x1' section in the center of the trunk also.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164284
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164285
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Wow! Neat car! Post some of the entire car, engine bay, and fender tag if you can!


Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164286
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Since Scott from Harms Auto posted in I'll show you his restoration on the carbs I bought from him. The date code is G7 and my build date is 4/15. Would these be correct?? It does not matter but I never did ask. Since I got them from Harms I had them totally disassembled and blueprinted and put back together. They were test run and performed flawlessly. I am going to race in the pure stock drags with this car. I did find out that stock 625 afb's only flow about 585 cfm each. LOL I don't know where you got these carbs from but they work very good.... I have had some real bad oem carbs in the past

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164287
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I had no idea we had done business!

*Yes G7 (July 1967) is acceptable for your cars April 15, 1968 SPD, carb date codes varied wildly with Hemis so as long as they pre date your engines build date (usually by a minimum of a few weeks or more) you are good to go.

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1164288
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HELLO MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!! I HAVE A 1968 HEMI ROAD RUNNER, I GOT MY CAR BACK IN 1978 WITH ONLY 33000 MILES ON IT . ITS A HART TOP FOUR SPEED ( ITS ON MOPARTS WITH MY 1970 SIX PACK ROAD RUNNER ) SCOTT HELPED ME PUT THE PICTURES ON MOPARTS . MORE PICTURES PLEASE!!!!!

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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: mosweethemi] #1164289
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Hey Mosweethemi, nice car buddy! Any new updates on your 6 Pack car?

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1164290
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nice car MO!!! entering the body shop..............

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164291
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164292
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164293
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164294
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164295
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Does anyone know whats wrong with the decklid on this "HEMI" car?

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164296
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No holes for the Hemi emblem?

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: ScottSmith_Harms] #1164297
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HEY SCOTT I PUT A FEW PICTURES FROM SOME CAR SHOWS IN 2011 ON MEMBER PROJECTS IN NOV. GOOD TO SEE ANOTHER 1968 HART TOP CAR ,SEEM TO BE MORE COUPES OUT THERE The old hemi car maded it to Carlisle back in 2003 and our sixpack in 2010 Thanks again. more pictures of the 1968 Hemi Car

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164298
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There are no holes for the "hemi" emblem which is supposed to be on the upper left hand side. Many people tried to tell me the decklid was changed out at some point. When I spoke the original owner and asked about this he told me that at some point he had the back seat out and found a hemi emblem laying under thew bottom cushion. I think the assembly line worker threw it in the car when he /she could not find the proper place to drill the hole. The original owner never figured out where it was supposed to go until I told him there shouild have been one on the decklid. He still has it and said he would give it to me when I drive the car over to show him. Apparently they must have had two different dec klids on the assembly line ..... one with dimples for the location of the holes and one for non hemi cars??????

Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164299
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164300
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Re: resto on my 68 hemi RR 18k original miles [Re: rustbucket] #1164301
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Hey The Emblem should be on the upper right hand side above the finish panel. If you or setting in the car the emblem shoulb be on the right side. coupe cars had it on the left side and no finish panel.

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