Needs REee Restoration | 1968 Dodge Charger

49 thoughts on “Needs REee Restoration | 1968 Dodge Charger”

1. Welcome to the wonderful world of the Chrysler electrical system, circa 1968. It's almost as bad as the electrical systems on English cars, such as MG, Triumph, and Jaguar.

2. Send it to Mark at Graveyard Cars.

3. I believe the headlight doors are vacuum activated i had a 68 Charger and it was a money pit too bad this one has been mistreated. .

4. I once fabricated an adapter out of 1/4" Walnut to fit a single DIN radio into the dash of a 66 GTO. Turned out beautifully.

5. When I was in the Navy back in the late '60s I had a '67 Dodge Charger R/T with a 318 with 4 barrel. I loved that car. However, I would walk away from this one.

6. That could be such a great car again😢I hope it falls into the hands of someone that will make it great again 🇺🇸👍👍🇺🇸

7. It needs lubrication sprayed into the cable.

8. Unless you're a resto shop, and the owner is going to pay for a full bumper to bumper rebuild/restoration, return it and run away.

9. That transmission is a muncin, I'm probably spelling it wrong but back in the day, first upgrade for the ponies was a muncin 4 speed. Bulletproof manual out of Pennsylvania.

10. I'm 23:45 in but the source for parts on these old muscle cars is or was a company called year one. Long ago before smart phones and eBay this was the catalog that was entertaining us Gen x'ers on the shop shitter. But it's been a good 25 years since I rebuilt my no longer mine 68 Camaro. Man I miss that smell and idle bounce. On another note, pumping the gas on carbureted engines will only empty the half evaporated bowls more causing a longer lean start issue so better to just let it crank longer and let the choke do its thing. Also the notches in the windows is an ash thing for your cigarette. Crack the window to expose the notch and the negative pressure inside the cabin will pull the ash outside when you flick your cigarette towards its direction. Anyway, thanks for the memories and remember, Dodge has always sucked balls. 😂

11. It’s a desperate shame but unless it gets a frame up repair and rebuild it’s not worth touching, way to much liability for any workshop to do any less 🫣😵‍💫🙁

12. dukes of hazard jump maybe

13. Run away

14. RUN RUN RR! Don't walk. RUN !!!!

15. Run!!!!!

16. Don't know what everyone is complaining about.
    All these issues can be resolved with fire. 🙂

    This car is nice from far, but far from nice.

    I'm assuming the current owner is not responsible the multitude of hacks on this and he bought it as is. So much work needs doing to this. Could be worth it if they're willing to put the money and effort into it. #1 on this list should be a full electrical system overhaul.

17. I got a feeling Derek got spooked by what happened. That must have been pretty scary to get to him. Nerves of steel. Would have pooped my pants I'm sure.

18. That is going to be a money pit for the owner and steady work for you as long as they pay. The headlights have a vacuum switch attached that works the doors for the headlights, by the way. Fun, fun, fun.

19. How does it feel to work on a REAL car ????

20. I would run away from that car as fast as I could.

21. Walk away Ray… just walk away

22. That’s the kind of car an enthusiast who can do his own work needs to own. Someone with the space, time, knowledge & tools to take on. To have a shop put all that right will likely cost more than it’s worth.

23. Self tappers holding floor panels in.
    Is this a Pole Barn Garage car? 🤷‍♂️

24. This is what I do. Total Restoration and custom builds.
    This is a project car, not a repair. See if the owner wants to sell. Then you know what to do.

25. If I had a dollar for every hang air system I installed, I would still be broke. OLD GUYS KNOW
    This car has after marker a/c not factory.

26. Pull the speedo cable out of the jacket and clean it lube it then reinstall it. Simple
    NOT DRIVE BY WIRE LOL

27. That car is done past what you really should mess with, just correct what you broke while diagnosing and give it back with condolences. Ask if he wan’ts to continue first.

28. Extra cheep radio upgrade kit. We’re junk then still are

29. Old cars had a multitude of screws under the dash to hold things up

30. i do like the content of this video like the old cars and trucks

31. not going to make money on this car . needs a lot of labour to fix .

32. Hey Ray, you havent got enough paper to write all the shit thats wrong or enough time, and will you be married to the car when you are done?

33. Ship it to Count's Customs 😂😂😂

34. Frankenstein's car restoration?

35. The car is a money pit

36. Needs a complete restoration blah blah blah…Or you could tackle the jobs one at a time and actually fix some things and make the car better..

37. HAVE THE FELLA JUST LEAVE A BLANK CHECK!LOL

38. I remember the black one in Bullitt racing with Steve's Mustang. What a beautiful car gone to rack and ruin.

39. The early Chargers the headlight doors worked off vacuum and sometimes would close them with sudden throttle release 😮

40. Ooooo aReal Charger👍 there were many muscle cars in the parking lot at my High School Chargers, Barracudas, Super Bees, Road Runners, Mustang's, Fairlanes, Camaros, Chevelle's,ect

41. That charger is so fucked up, sad to see 🙁 : It needs to tear a part and start full restoration and fix all those shit job whats done to it. And im sure it has shitload of rust and bondo…

42. Do like the SEMA content as it is a show not open to the general public.

43. i wouldnt give a squirt of piss for this mopar.

44. typical mopar SHIT.

45. I would respectfully decline this one. Owner probably has money but doesn't realize how much work needs done. It's a sweet ride, but has been cobbled together..😢

46. With all those connections on the battery it should have a buss bar for them and then run to the batt.

47. Unless that truck has sentimental value , they do make newer ones that are decked out. I own 4 B bodies and I I am ashamed to see that. I would have never touched that with a 10 ft pole! They have specific shops that work on those kind of frankenstein's!

48. Call the owner and tell him to get ahold of Derek from Vice Grip Garage and sale to him lol. Or fix what you can and be done with it. 🤷🏼‍♂️

49. I would not do anything with that junk….my son and i restored a 87 cj 7 jeep, and we took it down to metal.. after putting 3 grand into the rear end engine transmission and trying to de-rust it..when we were done, we noticed the frame was thin.. so we sold it fast.
    So DON'T work on that car.. you will have to fix the body rust just to mount things you need to mount.
    NEVER work on a car that smells like gas.. i've seen too many cars/trucks burn down a couple work shops to the ground. If you do work on a gas smelling unit, do it outside AWAY from the shop.
    Good video….that car.. not so good.
    al

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