My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Since my survivor 1969 R6 Charger was totaled in December of 2018, I have been wanting another driver quality Charger to drive while my pro touring 1968 Charger is being built. I spent three months on the couch recovering from surgery so I spent a lot of time looking but I didn't get serious until about 6 months ago. I really wanted a B5 or Q5 Charger, but so does everyone else! We all know, most original paint cars seem to be green....IN January I found and bought a really solid R4 Charger out of Texas. It had a cheap repaint but was complete. Not two weeks after buying the R4 Charger, I came across this RR1 Charger just 30 miles from me. It had mostly original paint (with a few spot ins) and some greats options like black vinyl top, white interior, cruise control, rear defrost, power breaks, power steering, AC, 3 speed wiper, etc. It had great patina and the paint was chalky/oxidized but I knew my paint detail guy could do wonders with it. The grill is perfect!! It had been a Kansas car all its life. It spent inside for the last 5 years but was outside quite a while before that. It spent one more night outside while I cleaned up and reorganized the shop.
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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More to pics to come...reserved...
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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It's great to hear you are doing well.
I love the patina, the shop is what really makes me jealous..
Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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I dig it !! Love the look of the Sheetmetal replacement.. One day would love to learn how to do that....
Are you going to spray a satin or regular clear over the buffed original paint?
Well done...
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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I dig it !! Love the look of the Sheetmetal replacement.. One day would love to learn how to do that....
Are you going to spray a satin or regular clear over the buffed original paint?
Well done... Thanks! For now, I'm just going to leave it buffed/waxed and see how long it lasts before it fades. It will be out of the sun so it should last a while
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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That Charger is nice! That is great that you were able to get the original broadcast sheet back! Keep posting info /pics for us!
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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The Dutchman's panel was removed.....the plenum underneath also needs replaced... So it got removed also. The roof gutters were media blasted and cleaned up nicely. And roof was sealed in epoxy
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Nice job on the roof dents
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Thanks!! This car had lots of door dings down the side and hail dings on the roof, deckled, and hood. My PDR guy I've used for the last 7 years retired so I found a new guy and sent the passenger side door and deckled out for a test run. He did a nice job! Before.. After... The door after...
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Looking great!
God I can't wait until I can get back on my car.
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Looking great!
God I can't wait until I can get back on my car. I know that feeling. I have had to put some of my cars on the back burner for several years at a time. My 70 Cuda has been on the back burner for 6 years now since I've become infatuated with 68-70 Chargers. LOL Cabin floor pan is in place. The insides of the subframe rails were treated with POR15.
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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It's just metal, it can all be repaired.........nicely done.
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Last edited by 70B5Cuda; 03/13/21 12:04 AM.
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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That's looking really nice!
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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What did you use on the roof? Assuming this lat black is a sealer of some sort to go under a vinyl roof? The flat black is actually a satin single stage finish coat. It had a black vinyl top originally but I don't like what vinyl does to roof skins so I elected to just paint a black top on it. If the next guy really wants to, he can install a vinyl top!
1970 Barracuda B5 6.1 Hemi/6 speed 1969 Charger survivor in R6 383/727-wrecked 12/24/18 1968 Charger in original burgundy paint "Ribeye" 1968 Charger w/ 6.1L, TR-6060, 9" 1968 Roadrunner w/ 6.1L/6 speed 2011 Dodge Ram w/ 6.7L
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Gonna pull front suspension and rebuild while you're there?
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Gonna pull front suspension and rebuild while you're there?
I bet he could pull the torsion and then slide the lower control arm off without unbolting the pivot pin!!
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Gonna pull front suspension and rebuild while you're there?
Yes! Finally pulled all the original front suspension parts out for refurb/replacement. So many rusty cotter pins...I'm also trying to figure out what I want to do for front brakes. This thing has drums on all four corners and that's not fun.
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With 5 kids, work, school board, etc, I've not been making much progress on this charger. But I've also been trying to be patient as I've been waiting to make a deal with a previous owner for the complete numbers matching 383-4. I've known where the engine was for the last 3 years and the owner was willing to sell it. The engine is in a Satellite he owns and it hasn't run in over 20 years. We even came to an agreement on price three years ago, but I can't get him to take any action. I've offered to pull the engine for him...I've offered more money for it...He has turned down my offer to pull it and he just won't ever get around to doing it himself. After three years, I've come to the conclusion it won't happen any time soon and I'm tired of waiting. I had also completely rebuilt and powder coated all the front suspension. So the direction is changing for the better. I'm going Gen 3 hemi, A518, Vintage Air, and RMS front/rear suspension. Also, I noticed that there is not blackout treatment on the front of the radiator support...and the radiator support has not been repainted.
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Awesome overhead shot of the garage! Is that a T7 white hat special 69 Charger I see there. Close…it’s T5 with a white hat and saddle interior. Original paint!
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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The chrome Road Wheels looked perfect on that Charger.
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Catching up a little bit... Got the Charger up on the lift to mock up the drivetrain... Mounted the cast manifolds first, which are from a 6.4L Jeep Cherokee SRT8. These headers are cheap and they actually came factory on Jeep SRT8's which had 485hp, so they can handle the power and won't break easily. I paid $125 plus shipping for them. The driver's side engine mount had to be redone to accommodate the cast headers. The mount was originally straight...now it is curved.
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Nice! Looking forward to riding in this one!
'63 Dodge 330 11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs. 10.01 @ 133mph with a 250 shot of nitrous an a splash of race gas. 1.36 60 ft. 3,700 lbs.
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Nice! Looking forward to riding in this one! Me too! You can drive this one too!
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Nice! Looking forward to riding in this one! Me too! You can drive this one too! Haha, I still laugh at the look on the guys face at Mo-Kan when I asked to drive your Roadrunner...
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I'm going to make a real push to get this thing together and running before summer is over. I sent the transmission crossmember out for powdercoating but took a couple pics first. [img] https://i.imgur.com/H9Ldrcmh.jpg?1[/img] [img] https://i.imgur.com/koCFSFBh.jpg?1[/img]
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Just some of the blown up/damaged junk from the 85+ SRT8s/Scat Packs/Hellcats I've parted out!
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Re: My new patina'd RR1 burgundy 1968 Charger ("Ribeye")
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Keep it going!! Love these type of restos.
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