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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384787
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384788
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384789
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384790
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384791
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384792
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384793
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384794
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384795
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Low spots are from hail. Car spent most of it's life near the Texas pan handle
Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384796
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looks like I got lucky on the rear deck lid
Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384797
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384798
03/10/13 11:28 PM 03/10/13 11:28 PM
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Fenderwell headers? Really? Is that the REAL reason why the engine compartment was painted?

Wish I lived closer to see the progress in person.

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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: SattyNoCar] #1384799
03/11/13 12:03 AM 03/11/13 12:03 AM
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Fenderwell headers? Really? Is that the REAL reason why the engine compartment was painted?

Wish I lived closer to see the progress in person.




I talked with Rhan and he shared that back in the late 90s when they freshened up the motor they found that the lower inner fenders on each side had been cut out. He went ahead and had that repaired and painted the engine compartment. We ground down one side to take a look. Looks like the original owner may have street raced this car. The cutout is similar to the one used for Hooker fenderwells for the big block Dart. They had three tubes going through the fenderwell and one under the chassis on the driver side. On the passenger side there were two tubes through the fenderwell and two under the chassis. What also leads me to belive the guy raced the car is that someone added 3.91s. The car was ordered with 3.23s. Rhan didn't make the change. My guess is he had the dealer change the pig out in favor of the 3.91s. Reason I figure the dealer did it is there's a 3.91 tag on the pig as well as the Suregrip tag. Most driveway mechanics back in the day wouldn't bother putting the tags on.
Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384800
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I also found out today the the forged pistons are TRW which means they are fairly light
Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384801
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: a12superbee] #1384802
03/12/13 06:29 AM 03/12/13 06:29 AM
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Looks good, John. Gotta be happy with that score! Good progress.

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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: OhioMopar] #1384803
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Thanks guys.

The guys did some more work yesterday and today. The fenders apparently had a little more damage than first thought. They (the original owner) used a gallon of mud rather than fix the fenders. We were able to save the original fenders. They are now straight so the body work can continue
Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384804
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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: dart4forte] #1384805
03/13/13 07:17 AM 03/13/13 07:17 AM
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What did AMD do about the quarter skins?

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Re: 1968 GTS 383 [Re: moparpollack] #1384806
03/15/13 01:14 AM 03/15/13 01:14 AM
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Got a PM from them. Mike, I belive wanted me to call him. Turns out we have a factory pinch for making the hole so I may just go that route.
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