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Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: 70B5Cuda] #2937690
06/28/21 02:00 PM
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Bet that headliner was a PITA to install with the rollbar in there!


'63 Dodge 330

11.19 @ 121 mph
Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.

9.92 @ 135mph with a 350 shot of nitrous and 93 octane pump. 1.43 60 ft. 3,750 lbs.

Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: GY3] #2938474
06/30/21 06:04 PM
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I bet you are right! I'm glad I didn't have to do it.


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
Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: 70B5Cuda] #2948285
07/28/21 06:52 PM
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Carpet, headliner, and rear set were installed...

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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
Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: 70B5Cuda] #2948325
07/28/21 08:31 PM
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Wow, the interior looks so clean. Good job!
This classic beaute is getting back to life soon.

Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: bellenbeast] #2953315
08/12/21 10:40 PM
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I like how the interior is coming along. Nice mix of old and new.

Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: BigBlockGTS] #2962053
09/07/21 10:38 PM
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The factory hood louver callouts needed updated so I had these designed and milled out of aluminum. They will be powder coated black

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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
Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: 70B5Cuda] #3010149
01/28/22 10:53 PM
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The TR6060 has been a long annoying saga...

When I parted out the 2009 Challenger SRT8 for its drivetrain, I assumed that the engine/trans would be fine since it only had 50K miles. But whoever owned it did not know how to drive a manual transmission. Second gear synchro was shot and 6th gear must have fallen off the shaft because there was no gear available in 6th gear. That's just the beginning...
I bought another 2009 Challenger SRT8 out of northern California this summer...specifically for the 6 speed. With all the truckers avoiding California, it was really difficult to get it picked up. After racking up $500 in storage fees, the best I could manage was to find someone who would haul it to Dallas for for $1200. SO I had to use a vacation day, get a hotel (left after work one day), and spent $1700 on shipping/storage fees (insurance auction). When I met the trucker at the salvage yard, I walked up to the car and looked underneath it to see that the previous loser owner had stolen the transmission, catalytic converters, and exhaust. I was TICKED. I went back and looked at the insurance auction pictures and realized that they had piled parts in the engine bay to disguise the fact that the engine was leaning back due to not having the transmission. Someone had even propped the shifter up to look like it was still there.
So I bought another 2010 Challenger with 100K miles. I knew the engine was trashed and the transmission looked greasy/rough. I sent it off to D&D Performance to refresh. The report was not good either: it need a new input shaft, reverse gear, third gear, synchos, and seals. The overhaul was going to be about $1850, but he had a brand new TR6060 in the crate that he had bought from Tremec. I gave up and bought it. It arrived last week and was installed yesterday. I finally have 6 gears.

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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
Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: 70B5Cuda] #3215943
02/24/24 09:53 PM
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I recently started a youtube channel and will be making some videos of cars I have finished (like this one) and cars I am still working on. If you're interested, check out the channel. Here is the link to the first Roadrunner video which shows a preview video of the finished car and covers how I found and bought the car.



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
Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: 70B5Cuda] #3220039
03/12/24 08:22 PM
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Wow, so if I understand that previous post, you have $25k or more just into the tranny?

Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: BDW] #3225331
04/05/24 10:56 PM
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No, I bought a parts car just mainly for the transmission, which didn't pan out. I parted the rest of the car out and made a little bit of money...it just cost me time. I eventually ended up buying a new transmission so have about $2500 in the transmission.


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
Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: 70B5Cuda] #3226341
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Beautiful car, if it runs 1/2 as good as it looks (and I'm sure it does), you should be proud and smiling ear to ear.
Well done!

Re: 1968 Roadrunner Post car w/ 6.1L Hemi & 6-speed [Re: BDW] #3231022
05/04/24 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BDW
Beautiful car, if it runs 1/2 as good as it looks (and I'm sure it does), you should be proud and smiling ear to ear.
Well done!


Thank you! It is a ton of fun to drive...still working out a few bugs with the Holley system but it will happen eventually.


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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