Post by Rallymaster on Apr 9, 2023 9:44:33 GMT -6
After throwing away my botched 67 SS Impala attempt (don't ask), I took another shot with a 68 Dodge Charger kit.
I'm a "snowbird" for about 3.5 months a year with my wife in AZ (home is Wisconsin). My friend Ed, who lives here in our 55+ Mesa, AZ community, bought a 68 Hemi Charger in 1977 and kept it for about three years. For this build, I not only put in the Hemi engine option but used the blocks to give it a 70s-looking rake. Was going to use the stock hood, but the higher Hemi engine necessitated the modified hood. No exhaust Ed, you are going with open headers here.
I need to get better with my rattle can spray painting to reduce “orange peel” and now I wish I would have removed the chrome from the Hemi valve covers and painted them black the way they should be. Other than that, it was a fun build and I like the fact you can build both engines and put one on an engine stand with this kit.
Here ya go Ed you badass, come over and get it and dream of your glory days!—DR
I'm a "snowbird" for about 3.5 months a year with my wife in AZ (home is Wisconsin). My friend Ed, who lives here in our 55+ Mesa, AZ community, bought a 68 Hemi Charger in 1977 and kept it for about three years. For this build, I not only put in the Hemi engine option but used the blocks to give it a 70s-looking rake. Was going to use the stock hood, but the higher Hemi engine necessitated the modified hood. No exhaust Ed, you are going with open headers here.
I need to get better with my rattle can spray painting to reduce “orange peel” and now I wish I would have removed the chrome from the Hemi valve covers and painted them black the way they should be. Other than that, it was a fun build and I like the fact you can build both engines and put one on an engine stand with this kit.
Here ya go Ed you badass, come over and get it and dream of your glory days!—DR
