1968 Dodge Coronet 440 redone to R/T specs

sounds like you have a plan, not like me, i went to a big car show and come home and dismantled my car down to a shell, and i spent the last 3years pieces it back together , it is better to have all the parts, i have spent alot of money because i needed the part now, and no time to shop around,
that coronet web site is cool, i have not been there, i will sign out , hope to see ya soon, keep me posted on the project, i may be able to give you some advice,

Randy

just got the Fatmat , carpet and console in this weekend, also got the seat covers on,

seats redone

back seats done

we are headed down to Biloxi MS, for Cruisin the Coast, a week long Cruise of every old car made,
i was trying to get my car ready , i guess it is going to take me 4years to make it to the show, i have already spent 3years , hoping once i get back , i will have a 2nd wind and will get the interior in, i will post some pics when i get the interior finished,

hey Guys, i have spent about 2months working only on weekends and some weeknights getting the interior back in the beast, i have not finished but i just could not hold out, here are some pics of the new interior

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Looking great Randy! Really starting to come together nicely.... Great color combo, should be quite an eye catcher..

thanks Randy, and thanks for all your input

look at what i scored for the project, a 69 f440 , complete reman. motor, been on crate for 2years, never installed, i bought from a guy who got it from the original buyer who owed him some money, i could not even buy the rebuild kit for what i got this thing for, so now the 73 440 comes out and the almost correct motor 69'440 goes in, it is the c-body 350hp motor, i am going to bump up the cam , 750 holley, headers, and about a 2800 stall , already have 3.55 sure grip, i will give up date, i got to sell the current 440 to finance the new motor

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Great score, you gota like it when that happens.

Car looks good. This has me thinking about painting my '68 coronet plum crazy instead of B5 blue when I get to that point.

Great work on your car man. I'm on the same boat. I understand what it feels like. My whole family, besides my dad, thinks I'm stupid that I devote so much time researching and wanting to restore a car but in the long run it is something you build, enjoy, and create memories in. What's wrong with that?

thanks, i have spent 3years and alot of $$$$, people do not understand the feeling of firing up a old mopar and sitting in the seat and feeling all the raw power of a big block 440 ,

original price of the car 3500.00, 20,000 restoration cost, watching every full blooded american man go nuts when i drive by them, PRICELESS!

having to replace the steering column this weekend and will post some new pics

sorry took so long to get back to my posting, i went with the plum crazy due to the fact my dad had a 1970 440/6 pack road runner this color and the car and my dad are both gone and i have always wanted a car like

just got the hood back on with new hinges, still have some odds and ends, 4years of work , need new tires and wanting to put purple steel wheels with red circle hub caps, give that sleeper look.

and almost forget, air!!! for those hot MS days!

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interior

rear view, still need my tips put on

this was all done by me in the garage you see in the pic, with a 400.00 compressor and a 79.00 paint gun! alot of patiences and a zillon trips to harbor freight!

i also have to get the R/T white strips on the rear to finish up the rear

that is sweet! looks great with the Magnums

Randy, a nice tribute to your father and the car he once had. Yours is sweet, love the color combo and looking forward to the purple steel wheels. It's the same color combo I doing on my 70.....

Congrats on a super cool ride... and doing it your way!

Bryan

thanks ** i am torn between the Magnums or the Steelies, i like both, i think i am going to have 2 sets and change them out whenever i want a different look

got my new chrome tips today, put them on just like factory! getting ready for cruisin the coast in biloxi ms 1st week in october.

yeah! 4years of hard work,

nuther

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ordered my tires today, 255 60 15 back and 225 70 15 front, raised white letters with the steel wheels and red circle hudcaps and trim rings

just finished painting the purple wheels, man i am tired, getting ready for the 1st big car show the 1st week of oct., cruisin the coast in biloxi ms, already got the hotel all week, about 190miles,
this is the first road trip

i think i have decided to go with the just the hubs caps, my buddy is saying over kill with the trim rings

did some little detail work under the hood, this is no show boat, however, it is a decent driver, i got the correct decals, new pie tin, and new voltage reg., next job is to do something with that ugly
spot where the factory air went

Time to get that stripe on .... Looks good.

Man that looks great! Kudo's to you for building it the way YOU wanted. Stock is cool...but personalized is COOLER! Great Job.
HR20

yea, i have a guy that said he will help me put the stripe on in the next couple of weeks, just put a new set of tires on the car tonight and found a couple of problems i am having to work out, wrong size wheel studs on the front hubs, 1inch off on the front end on the driver's side and the new tires are rubbing, MoPar Means more money!

thanks for all the compliments, i am trying to keep it stock looking however inject some person touches, this is a driver and not a trailer queen, these cars are made to drive and they look pretty good doing it.

the only down side to driver car, always working on it, never finished

i am hoping to make it to biloxi ms the 1st week on oct. for cruising the coast, this will be my first show after 4years of hard work.

this is more of a cruise in than a car show, everybody is driving their cars not just on trailers.

Looking good. I have a similar project going on, we've talked before. I have an original 68 Coronet 440 that I am moving along the path to a Go Mango orange R/T. I have the paint done, reassembling the trim now (interior will stay 440 trim for now other than the buckets and floor shifter). I have a question that came up recently, what color should the headlight bezels be? Originally my 440 had them black with the chrome lines criss-crossing it, is that correct for an R/T, or should they be blacked out (like the grill) except for the silver around the perimeter? I have looked at several pictures on the web and I seem to see some of each. Hopefully blacked out is the answer, and that is the way I am headed as of now, it is easier (much less masking) and I think it looks better.

the R/T is blacked out and the coronet 440 has the silver lines in them. i have attached a pic of mine

and yes doing the blacked out is easier that getting the silver lines , i used Kraylon satin black matched the color perfect.

your car sounds great, i love the high impact colors!

Good deal, even if you would have said silver lines I think I might have just painted them black anyway. Mine are getting a coat of Blitz Black, same as the grill, tail panel, tail light bezels & hood. Pretty close the the right color and they will all match.

If you have not heard we have a Mopar picnic on Thursday of Cruisin the Coast at the Marina and yacht club in Long Beach. Check out www.killermopars.com for complete information. write me at moparsatmarina@aol.com if you want to also. It is free and we have free jambalaya, snacks, and drinks.

thanks Eric, i plan on being there, i have gone for the past 2years, great mopars, that dodge dart race car that was there last year was killer, when he cranked it up , was awesome.

what are you driving? you see what i will be in, come over and say hi!

i sent you email

new tires and wheels, ready for the 1st trip!!

all that is left is the rear R/T white stripe

Beautiful car.

thanks Man!

thanks , i have the stock springs, i do have the old air shocks, however the 275 60 15 really lifts the back up slightly

One more question since you are a few months ahead of me on this, just to make sure does the rear R/T badge just get melted into place on the tail panel trim piece, or is there some sort of push/speed nut I should be trying to use?

the rear r/t badge is designed to fit on the tail panel, it is cut to fit just right

you may have to drill them out, there should only be 2holes in the panel for your R/T emblem to fit, the emblem has two chrome prongs and they go into the 2 holes and you put pal nuts on the back side to hold the emblem to the panel

update, finally got the R/T stripe in today

nuther

my 1st car show that i actually entered and stayed there till they gave out trophies, i got a 3rd place trophy out of about 50cars, not bad for MS redneck built out of his garage.

Thats awesome, congrats! Love your 68, nice job.

thanks Brent, love your project, i have a buddy that is working on a 73 dart sport with the black hood scoop, he is putting a 408, we got it back from paint over 4years ago and just never has taken the time to put it back together.