Re: '68 GTX Project
[Re: JRepucci]
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03/14/10 05:26 PM
03/14/10 05:26 PM
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Posts: 263 CA, USA
JcodeCharger
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That thing is sick, man. Your a very fortunate guy, congrats!
68 twin turbo Dart 8.19 so far 70 Swinger 360 69 Roadrunner 383 4 speed 69 Mod Top Satellite 383 auto 69.5 A12 Super Bee 4 speed 70 T/A Challenger 70 FC7 Duster 340 4 speed 70 FJ5 Superbird 68 Hemi 4 speed Roadrunner 71 Duster W2 340
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Re: '68 GTX Project
[Re: 69Cuda340S]
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03/18/10 06:44 AM
03/18/10 06:44 AM
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Posts: 36 Czech Republic,Europe,
ornocar
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WOW that car looks very mean with those battlescars BTW I loved your charger..I have pic of it as a wallpaper on my PC at work . I love DAY2 look enjoy the car !!
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Re: '68 GTX Project
[Re: ornocar]
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03/19/10 07:18 AM
03/19/10 07:18 AM
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Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,672 Virginia
HemiStan
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A little more progress. I've been tweaking the AFB's and they are really starting to get dialed in. I am literally amazed at how hard this car pulls with the 3.54's in the Dana. I get a little nervous as the RPM's start to swing past 3,000. That's when the Hemi really starts to breath and it likes to break the tires loose right about then, regardless of MPH. Awesome!
I'm starting to get everything cleaned up really well. I pulled all of the carpet and seats out yesterday to see what I was up against. After I removed the rocks, cocoons, mummified mouse corpse, etc., it looks pretty good. There is a little bit of rust under the clutch and brake pedals but that is about it. As you can see, someone had hacked up the shifter tunnel and they literally "glued" a piece of another tunnel over the top of the original with some sort of heavy duty roofing adhesive. I trimmed up the original tunnel and cut a piece out of the donor tunnel to patch it up. A few minutes with my Craftsman MIG and we are back to banging gears.
Thanks for all the comments everyone. I'll get more photos posted as I continue to get things cleaned up.
Phill, Thanks again for hauling the ol' girl to Virginia. That was a crazy trip. I don't think I have ever been as excited as the day you delivered it. Hopefully I will catch up with you at Carlisle.
69Cuda340S, it is most definitely going to be a fun summer!
ornocar - Glad you like the car. You would have really liked the Charger if you had the chance to see it in person. It was a beast. All of my cars are four speeds and I had a '70 Pistol Grip shifter in that. It was literally all I could do to just point it straight and hang on as I rowed it through the gears.
Stan
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Re: '68 GTX Project
[Re: HemiStan]
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03/19/10 01:22 PM
03/19/10 01:22 PM
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Anonymous
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That car looks like a license loser to me! I know it'd be hard for me not to go fishtailin' through town every chance I got!
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