Jules' 1968 Charger R/T

[steveo]

Great project, look forward to the updates

, rust always looks bad , worse than it actually is , once you cut out & clean up the the rotten stuff , pretty straight forward piecing it back to-gether, once you have got all the parts, just very time consuming to do a real factory type invisible job . what i can see i think the only problem you will have is the rear lower end caps , they make them too short ,on the quarter panel side , you will more than likely have to split & lengthen them, may be 3/8"s + or - no biggie though . although they might of changed the design now since i done mine. looking forward to seeing your progress pictures

[Jules]

Cheers for that tip Steveo.
Thats handy to know.
Sadly for me, the welding side of things is alittle beyond my capabilities, and I have to dig deep to get the work done for me.
Have no fear, I know the guy, and I know his work.
He bought back my 74 from the dead, and made a good job of it too.
Going up there tomorrow evening to unbolt engine/trans ready for extraction Wednesday (hopefully).
All the photos you've seen so far have been taken on my camera phone, which (naturally) is with me most of the time, so there will be lots of pics coming with this 1. I'm impressed with the picture quality too. Saves carrying a camera round with me like I used to do with the last few rebulds.

Stu, you're right mate, the neighbours haven't noticed
I'll see you up at Brooklands mate, no worries.

Rebel, sorry mate, already been posted. I'll grab 1 next time as I'm always bringing stuff over. (virtually every week)

Ivor. It is very original mate. Even got original door panels too. Date stamp on rear is Feb 6th 1968 Lyons Michigan. Not keen on the green colour, but having said that, I have found a nice little spot of virgin colour under the screen rubber, and am going to grab a colour match before anything else.

Thanks for the good luck guys.
I'm gonna need it
I'll keep ya posted though with progress pics

[Ivor]

Good idea to get a match before you start work!

I'd take a guess that it's TT1 Medium Green Metallic. I've got formulae for all the 68 greens if you need 'em, just give me a shout.

I didn't check do you have a fender tag?

KR

Ivor

[Rebel]

Rebel, sorry mate, already been posted. I'll grab 1 next time as I'm always bringing stuff over. (virtually every week)

No problem, thanx

[Jules]

Ivor, you're spot on mate !! TT1 on the fender tag

If you've got a paint code, then that'll save me a trip down the paint shop.
Can you give me the details just so's I've got them ta

Rebel, the next time I order something I'll grab you a pump m8

A few more pics for you all.

It's ready to be pulled tomorrow

[Anonymous]

Blimy, your not wasting ay time are you? Keep it up mate.

[TYREMAN]

I wish i had the Balls and skill to take on something like this,it must be far more satisfying and rewarding owning a car you have saved yourself
I just drive them,respect to all of you who can save them

Its going to be fun to watch the progress well worth waiting for

[Jules]

Stu, Nah haven't got time to waste mate.
I hung around waiting with the satellite, and it never got done.
It was only when I had decided to trade with the Charger that I realised that there wasn't THAT much to do.
This one is alittle different however, and if I hang around then it DEFINITELY won't get done.
This one is just so worth doing. So original too.
Looks like the motor had been pulled before and rebuilt, then only done a few miles. Head gasket looks like it's only just burnt onto heads. Colour/writing/markings of the gasket is still there when we removed the heads. Doesn't look like it's done many miles since the last rebuild.
Thing is though, if I never did this, I'd have turned it over and it would have knocked like a bitch.
At least I know whats inside now and how clean it is.



Tyreman, unfortunately I don't have the skill for the welding side of things... but I know a man who does ....

I love stripping it all out, cleaning/repainting it all, then putting it back together again. Dash is my favourite part. Someone at Brooklands last year thought the dash in the Satellite had been professionally redone.
Chuffed to bits I was. And as you say, yes it is rewarding. It's very satisfying knowing what a wreck it was, and what a beauty it is when it's finished. There's alot of people on here will tell you the same thing. Whether built for cruising, or the track, it's very rewarding to see the finished product. Makes all the hard work worth while I can tell you

[JustinMFox]

Good luck with it, as for the color, "Bullitt" it : )

[Rebel]

Rebel, the next time I order something I'll grab you a pump m8

brilliant, Thanx Jules

[Anonymous]

Good luck with it, as for the color, "Bullitt" it : )

The only problem with that idea is to make it an authentic replica he would have to loose a hubcap everytime he went round a corner.

[Jules]

Good luck with it, as for the color, "Bullitt" it : )

The only problem with that idea is to make it an authentic replica he would have to loose a hubcap everytime he went round a corner.

Yeah, not only would that get expensive, but I'd have to put those silly skinny tyres on it too.
Why on earth did Chrysler use such a skinny tyre on something so powerful? Didn't they want the driver to get much traction?
No? Cool !!

Sadly I had an appointment late in the PM so got up to the workshop after he had gone so it was all locked up.
Have to pull the motor saturday now.
I'll update then.

[steveo]

good pictures & some good progress going on there (jules)

keep the pictures coming .........

[Jules]

Bit of a delay on the engine pull, as the guy who's helping me is moving workshops (50ft away, but more room)
so that's been put on hold for a week or so.
In the mean time I pulled off the front.
Just need to figure out how to pull it apart
Talk about interwoven

[Jules]

I'd love to replace the centre piece of the grille. Anyone got 1 going spare

Pretty please