1968 Dodge Charger Restoration - Episode 33 - Engine Reveal

[@blucheer8743]

great seeing your wife flashing the universal “my husband’s number 1!” Gesture!!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’m always #1!

[@B.rad88]

I've figured out why I love this channel so much after watching this. You're Mark, Wife is Will, and T-Bone is cousin Dougie.

[@samperras]

The excitement on Tbones face

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

He’s so damn excited!

[@AUmarcus]

That pallet lumber will be really useful for a dog house too. 🤭🤣

[@DScaglione.]

The Elephant Roars Louder Than A Lion! N I C E ! ! ! God Bless 😎

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Oh yeah!

[@jeffheinlein3103]

Excellent choice. You won’t be disappointed. I installed the 6.4 tr6060, and you will definitely want the Holly motor mounts. They forward the engine about a full inch allowing plenty of room between the firewall and rear of motor. Plus our window wiper motor misses as well. Oddly enough, it also allows the stock atomic console to line up so close I’m modifying it to fit the shifter. Plus the QA-1 engine cross member really opened up room. Love your build man. Thanks for the videos🤘

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Excellent info, thank you!

[@jamiemineer4879]

Dude I’m blown away. I may just have to go this direction with my Challenger

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Do it!

[@luistoledo6729]

Dude you got the sweetest wife, when you wished her happy anniversary, she wished you the same right back, just like my wife when I bought my latest rust bucket.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Haha she was a lot happier once she heard it run!

[@crbrepairmotorcycles6608]

That's pretty neat turn key set up will help from any head aches or struggles getting parts

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Absolutely!

[@tljkc]

That is awesome adding a hemi to the 68! Love it! Looking forward to seeing it in the car.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I can’t wait!

[@michaelbottomley2520]

Well done it will be nice to see it in the car

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait!

[@davidb0126a]

I like your engine choice. Well thought out and good reasoning. Using the Holley set up sounds good too. Can hardly wait to see it installed and running!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait!

[@RecoveryRoomRestorations]

great choice, and that engine is so darn CLEAN!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Sure is! Looks like new!

[@mightymikethebear]

One more big step toward returning the Charger to the road. I will be watching the install video when you post it.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait!

[@thinkingofyouto1]

Oh snap it is Nudie magazine day thanks for reminding me

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

🤘😎🤘

[@garageforcerestos]

You're wife's reaction to the anniversary comment - LOL!!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

“It’s what you’ve always wanted!”

[@thedjneck]

Amazing! That 6.1 sounds really healthy! The 68 is going to fly! Greetings from Colombia, South America.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for watching! Can’t wait to see it in the car!

[@kopanomofokeng6562]

Man that's sweet!!! All the way from South Africa.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sixguns1]

I have to say that is without a doubt the most complete kit I've ever seen. Keep the 6.1 intake, get a cam and lifter set from FRP. Change the valve springs and with a set od long tube headers and a decent tune it'll haul ass.

[@MikeJBlues]

Great choice, power and reliability. When my 5.7 dies in my 2010 challenger I'm gonna look at this kit. Smile on your sons face says it all !

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Sure does! He’s stoked!

[@woodywebster9643]

That was awesome!!!

[@gunjiweber42]

That will be fun !!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Yessir!

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

Awesome choice! Paint it up like the original

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

That would be cool!

[@myriambekaert5980]

I never seen a video that make my so happy like this one! I hope to see you ones with your car when I fly over the water! Good luck with the build!! (I’m from Belgium)

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks! 🤙🤙

[@scotthay1486]

Awesome!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Oh yeah!

[@darylupchurch4175]

Love it 💯💯💯👌👌👌

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for watching!

[@zztopjhonsson2484]

Loved your wifes reactions 😂

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Haha she’s coming around!

[@AllisonChainz3718]

Nice. I'm a bit sad that you didn't go for an old school engine like the 440 or 426, but i understand your decision. Besides, when I get my charger I'm going to put a 440 in it and that's enough for me. Love all the hard work and love you put into this, you are living the dream. :)

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

You’ll like the direction I go with the Cuda!

[@Hhbdr]

Kick ass engine. Leave it! No need for upgrades! Trust me

[@bernierezny8156]

Nice score

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

😎🤙

[@gypsyponcho311]

That's a muscle car!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Oh yeah!

[@GeekAndSon]

Great video. Cool to see in person. Thanks for letting me check it out!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Anytime!

[@punkinsgarageandpaint8299]

She's not thrilled with her anniversary gift. That was funny.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

She was happy once she heard it running

[@jamesfitzgerald6005]

These guys are awesome!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

😎🤙

[@nobbynose4254]

very exciting

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Oh yea! 😎🤙

[@chuckypaonita7974]

Wow. That set up is awesome. And it sounds incredible. I can't wait to see it in the car

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Oh yeah!

[@2koolchris291]

Definitely not gonna be a slow car. Can’t wait to see that thing under the hood.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Me neither!

[@billmiller5075]

Very nice

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks Bill!

[@mikeroberts5646]

Hey you got the same finger I get,Amazing,I thought no two fingers are alike🤔😂😂😎

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

It’s good to be #1!

[@ddhandyman7086]

Can't wait to see it in the car

[@hubertbelden652]

I love it👍🇺🇸 your Wifes face killing me.lol

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

She’s “thrilled”!

[@vernonwilson5712]

Going to be amazing, great choice! I have really enjoyed following all of the progress you have accomplished.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man! I can’t wait!

[@Bruningable]

Supercharge it!

[@Dany-oj2jv]

Great setup bro... thumb's up ;-)

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks! 😎🤙

[@markszczepaniak5888]

Good choice for your engine combination, you will make good power and reliability even though I personally prefer the old school engines, it will look sharp. Thankyou for that update.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait!

[@markskonecki2050]

Kinda bummed out that you didn't go the 383 or 440 route but it's your car! Lol you brought what was basically a parts car back from the dead, you took on a project that most people would of said aww hell no, I've been watching this since the beginning, you've done such an amazing job, can't wait to see it when it's done.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks Man! You’ll like where I go with the Cuda! I promise!

[@markskonecki2050]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 cool!!! Sox and martin clone??? Lol

[@mikemccabe7124]

new subscriber just stumbled across ur channel today and im alrrady hooked and look forward to binge watchin to catch up so im up todate

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks for watching! 🤘😎🤘

[@John-li6vh]

Happy Wife = Happy Life

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Words of a wise man!

[@russclewley6945]

Going to be a SWEEEET car! Good choice. I think you will love it. I love where you are going with the build.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks man!

[@davidb0126a]

6:00 Well, at least she puts up with you! She seems like a keeper. 😄

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I agree!

[@michaelwilliams5673]

I came close to buying that engine from them. Glad you got it. I will be buying one from them

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I highly recommend it! You’ll pay a little more, but you’ll have everything you need on one turnkey pallet. No complaints here… aside from freight!

[@mrpurcountry]

Definitely going to be wild

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Can’t wait!

[@barefootgarage5916]

Looks amazing! Can't wait to see the next video. I am holding out on your next project video series til this one is done *laughs* love 'cudas etc but love to see projects start to finish before starting another :) Keep it up! Love how T-bone and your wife are excited as you are. Especially when she "saluted" you. Something my wife would do too. Gotta love em :D and happy few days ago anniversary!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

She salutes me A LOT!

[@barefootgarage5916]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 so does mine! *laughs* and I salute my wife often too *laughs* Glad your family is so loving and all. Thank you again for all the content so far!!

[@shoominati23]

You can get valve covers for the new hemis that make them look like the 'good' 60s Hemis

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Sure can! I have my eyes on a few!

[@paulgilson9876]

Bloody awsome..

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

😎🤙

[@devin8205]

Love the vids

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks Devin! Go Lions!

[@samuelrivera3557]

Hey, really glad you've chosen Cleaveland PAP for the charger's drivetrain. I've been eyeballing their website for a while and also like their package setup on pallet. So far you've been doing a great job and the right choices for your project. Good luck on the build. PS You need to work on your anniversary gift. Your rating from one to ten just went down to a 1 by your wife. LOL Just kidding. Happy anniversary to you both! 😁

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’m always #1 in her book!

[@kylestephens4133]

426 Wedge is underrated and from my shopping around are much cheaper than the old school Hemi, but this is still pretty sweet.

[@RustyWrecks]

nice choice but i was hoping you'd go more period correct with something like a 440 hemi, but either way cant wait to see the engine go in, great work so far

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks 🤘🤙

[@oelsch]

You could always put a Whipple on it if you want more power.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Yessir!

[@CorollaMAD97]

Sick! Best idea going with the hemi , can't remember which colour won but white would be sick for the car also in my opinion:)

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Man I agree… would look amazing In there! F8 green won. It’ll look great in there too!

[@CorollaMAD97]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 oh sick it'll look amazing in the engine bay definitely looking forward to seeing it , are you still going to bring it to the old owners family to see it? That'd be interesting haha

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

That’s what I’d love to do!

[@berndiggidy4560]

Very Nice. At least you get to be #1 in your wife’s eyes. I always get, well can I get a shopping spree too? Lol.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

100%

[@deanjohnson2249]

I want the jersey in a 4X so that I can help you with money to build your projects. And I like the idea of a 6-1. It has cruise control and it's ready to go 4 modifications LOL

[@peterkurtz8096]

I put a cherry bomb muffler on my ram, it had the 5.7 hemi. Bro, it sounded great. Even took the resignators off

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Awesome! 🤙🤙

[@charlesgammon38]

Freaking bad ass

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Yeah dude!!!

[@ajamaljones3359]

Would LOVE to get that in my 06 Durango or my 13 Durango R/T AWD

[@robertbonesio5498]

Sweet sound to the hears.... to bad the rubber is not already on the road. lol

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Ugh I know! Can’t wait for that!

[@mistercornulio228]

Nice👍 do I have to say more.

[@Tasmanian_D3vil]

I thought that this project would be a reconstruction according to the vin number...

[@ddhandyman7086]

And yes it will be a runner

[@TheREALJosephTurner]

With today's lumber prices, that crate is probably worth almost as much as the engine! LOL. I'm with you on the engine choice. I'd rather have modern fuel injection on a car I intend to cruise around in.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

$1400 in freight with these gas prices… OUCH!

[@johnogo7886]

Looking good. So how can I get a 1000 hp hellephant Hemi for my roadrunner? Any information would be appreciated. I have a date coded 68 440 only missing pistons and connecting rods.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Google search should answer all your questions!

[@wastingmymoneyonmotorcycles]

It will be great to watch you install it 2 years from now when the Charger is ready for it...!

[@randomhuman3787]

426!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

One day…

[@michaelwilliams5673]

Look into DIY HEMI for controller. They put a 6.1 into my nieces pink cuda

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’ll check it out! I was leaning towards Diablo primarily because they are built in Ogden, UT but I am open to hearing others’ experience with tuners!

[@robertreavley7145]

Yeee haaawwwww!! You did well!! Good thinking Batman!!!!! Love it!! I’d get a, bigger throttle body, And a super charger. The bang for buck is bigger! The motor will respond well to that!! The new roots blowers are really efficient on fuel bud. Hope this helps. Love the video!!!!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Right on, thanks for the info!

[@cesarmagdaleno6009]

Good choice. Should be loads of fun. Was your wife there when you said nudie magazine Friday? That made me laugh.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Hahaha yes… I got “the look” for that one…

[@kenny3217]

Good choice. This thing isn't going to have traction control or ABS and it is not replaceable if you get a heavy foot and put it into a ditch. I have tried driving my Camaro with driver assist features turned off and even with only 455HP it will get away from you if you aren't very careful. 800 HP is great on a newer car when you can just dump the clutch and the car will save you if you get carried away and even if it doesn't the air bags will save your life and the car can be replaced.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

So what you’re saying is that it should be a blast to drive! 😬

[@benjaminpendley6116]

I may have missed it while watching. But are you going to splice everything straight in? Or the Holley stand alone harness and get some OG gauges?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Dakota digital gauges and standalone

[@terrybaptist795]

Hey that thing got hemi?😆😎👓👍❤

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Sure does!! I love that commercial!

[@stroomperformance]

Hey boss, I reached out yesterday about this on your add I dont know if you seen it. But I'm interested in it.

[@malcolmhamilton5200]

Congrats! Made the wisest choice for the best reasons. You simply CANNOT daily drive a genuine 426 Hemi in modern traffic and conditions anymore. Heck, shortly after the last one rolled off the line their required fuel started disappearing all across North America. And that was "IF" you could find an insurance company who would insure one. Everybody knew what a Hemi was and that you were going hunting for lesser cars(all) on the street with it. Your combo will be plenty quick, driveable, even reliable and easier to get parts across the nation for. EFI compared to ancient dual Carter 4bbls? You might triple the cruising mileage with that six speed. Anyone whose driven a muscle car with 4:10 gears between two cities is begging for an overdrive gear as you literally watch your fuel gauge going down as you drive along, going deaf and watching modern cars whizzing by in their overdrives. You ain't numbers matching and you saved this B-body from certain death. It's yours to do with as you like. I think you made a great choice. True it's the second gen Hemi powering literally ten thousand horsepower top fuel dragsters and no other engine from any other manufacturer will ever have those power figures.....those are stadium shaking monsters. You don't want a hangar queen draining your 401k. You chose right. Malcolm Ottawa Valley

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks Malcolm! Can’t wait to get it in the car!

[@michaelbottomley2520]

I’d leave those exhaust on it Save a bit of money

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

New headers will look & sound a lot better!

[@HammerPowered]

The choice makes a lot of sense. Seeing as you're going restomod with your build, to be able to get a whole turnkey package and not have to go scour around everywhere for parts just makes it a lot easier. And having wifey sitting there flying the bird....I admit, I laughed pretty hard at that.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’m still number one!

[@markmoats5702]

right now would be the optimal time to figure out what for exhaust you want to run on your car cuz you could take and try it on the downpipe right now before taking it off the skid tearing it down and wondering what it's going to sound like on the car after everything's in you can put it all together and try it out on the skid start it up see what it sounds like

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Yep!

[@rangercwgbear6352]

Oooooooooooooh hick yeck yeh buddy now we’re talking this charger going to to scream I’m thinking of ordering thru the same place to order my engine for my 67 fairlane fastback project sure save the head ache and happy anniversary to you and the wife

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Do it!!!

[@VitSmith214]

Twin turbos

[@JD-cf7tp]

Dang wifey looks PISSED OFF!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

She was a lot happier once she heard it run!

[@randomprecisionmotors3130]

You coulda got the 'Hellephant' Hemi...Factory Crate good for 1000HP (!!!)...big moolah though...edit: Dana 60 out back?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

🤘🤑🤘

[@ventgoblin8080]

I got an idea, carburetor swap it?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Nooooooo

[@ventgoblin8080]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 why not it sounds way meaner

[@danadribnenki8774]

I was gonna ask where the Camaro went since those are my cars, until I realized it. The Camaro turned into a hemi engine didn't it?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Hemi engine and a full QA1 suspension!

[@danadribnenki8774]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 awesome! More power to you!

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Thanks 😎🤙

[@calvinodonnell9748]

Should have the doors open if you run it

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I like the smell…

[@kylebinkley7031]

Keep it oem but with a modern powerplant

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

I’d prefer modern everything with the look of a 68 😎

[@reijerlincoln]

Why would they drain the motor oil?

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Shipping freight would be my guess

[@metsienmies]

Horsepower this engine?

[@patrickcomenzo1223]

I'm kinda disappointed that you didn't use an older engine like a 1960s hemi, 440 ,383, or a least a 318. a 400 would even be better.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

You’ll like where I’m headed with the Cuda!

[@patrickcomenzo1223]

@@rustbucketrestos6511 I'm glad your putting an older engine in the cuda.

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

You know it! 🤙🤙

[@randyman828]

383 440 or forget it.

[@vincevalenti84]

turbos

[@herkherk135]

Didnt want just a 383, 6.1 is a 372.....

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

Don’t care as much about the cubes. Wanted something different!

[@tracycolorado]

Guess what , Dodge says it's going to discontinue the Hemi v8 . Looks like you got a 426 whether you like or not

[@rustbucketrestos6511]

426 stroker would be fun!