My 68 Charger - A Work In Progress

[The Rebel]

Thanks Buddy!

Looks like you used a lot of elbow grease in some tight spots. Looking good!

 

[moparnation74]

Yea, headers are a bitch. Wish the wires were longer as it's pretty tight. At some point I'd love to do that.

Not sure about the coupler. Can you circle the area your talking about. The hose isn't right up against it, probably the shot angle.

Picture angle makes sense......It is the piece between the steering shaft end and the box....it is circular....

Check out those threads on aftermarket wire brackets here....just search it.....It may clean things up a bit......and stabilize the wires better

I am a fan of the cast iron HP manifolds.....no rush at this point....might be a future winter project etc......

 

[The Rebel]

Could be but as far as I know no work was done to the PS unit.

It is the piece between the steering shaft end and the box....it is circular....

 

[The Rebel]

Busy night tonight. Got my shipment from Eastwood of Primer & Zinc Phosphate, Thanks for the info Justin!. Cleaned the parts & then painted them. Installed everything & had enough time to stop in to the 1st local car show of the year.

Tomorrow my Turquoise engine paint arrived from Bill Hirsh. That project will have to wait a bit as it says you can't start the engine up for 2 weeks as the paint cures.

Big car show on Sat at a local HS!

 

[The Rebel]

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[The Rebel]

Turquoise engine paint from Bill Hirsh came in on Friday, so I spent this afternoon painting using a foam brush. Once everything is dry I'll post a pic of everything back together.

Before

 

[The Rebel]

After

 

[showard]

Everything is looking good all brightened up!

 

[The Rebel]

Thanks! I'm having a blast working on a few things at a time, especially since the weather was nice this weekend.

Everything is looking good all brightened up!

 

[showard]

Thanks! I'm having a blast working on a few things at a time, especially since the weather was nice this weekend.

I'm hoping for some cooler weather. We have already been in the 90's this week and it has been feeling hot.

 

[The Rebel]

Sheesh! I'm not ready for that yet!

I'm hoping for some cooler weather. We have already been in the 90's this week and it has been feeling hot.

 

[The Rebel]

Not much done today except fired up the engine for the 1st time since I painted it last Sunday. Also sprayed the chrome breather caps black. Took the wife out to a burger joint for lunch and then spent the day working around the yard.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Getting there, but you're going to have to do something about that latch tray. BTW, what's those two cylindrical things?

 

[The Rebel]

Thanks Mark! I'm doing the best I can. Please help me understand what's wrong about the latch tray, so I can correct it. I believe what your referring to is the accessory vacuum pump. I was hardly pulling any vacuum as 2 owners ago installed the purple cam. I could barely stop the car.

Getting there, but you're going to have to do something about that latch tray. BTW, what's those two cylindrical things?

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[Richard Cranium]

It's got to be a nice shade of semi/satin black, not silver....

 

[The Rebel]

Thanks! I thought they were zinc phosphate.

It's got to be a nice shade of semi/satin black, not silver....

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[Richard Cranium]

Thanks! I thought they were zinc phosphate.

No, I'm talking about the tray; yours is silver, isn't it?

 

[The Rebel]

That might have been the lighting/flash as all of these I sprayed zinc phosphate.

No, I'm talking about the tray; yours is silver, isn't it?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Lighting.....ok, you're forgiven. Still, paint the latch tray satin or semi-gloss black.

 

[The Rebel]

Thanks! I know you're the 68 Charger God so I appreciate your input!

Lighting.....ok, you're forgiven. Still, paint the latch tray satin or semi-gloss black.