Found this add fora charger near me..

"1968 Dodge Charger with a 400 big block police interceptor motor, with rebuilt 904 tranny. Tranny is not in car and the carb is gone. Car was running 6 months ago. Front grille is complete and car had a new front windshield put in about a year ago. Has 8 3/4 rear end. Bucket seats with fold down arm rest,column shif, but have a brand new b&m star shifter for the floor. Car has your typical rust on the rear quater panels. But besides that car is pretty solid. Also have a steel crank out of a 68 440 that has been machined .10 and the matching 727 tranny and heads that came with the motor. Many extras that will go with the car. "


400ci in it, no trans, if i get it i'll put the 727 trans in it., when i talked to him he said there was a lil cancer around the window, gonna get it for about $5300 if i do. What do y'all think? worth it? or pass? what should i look for?

sorry for all the Q's, trying to buy my first real project car.

 

what you should do is what i do first sit downa nd see how hoard and long you want this new project to be.. the charger is worth it.. i admire that your bringin back the age of real cars.. every muscle car desirves to see another day.. i say go for it!!

 

The '68 is the second most popular Charger ever made with the '69 being number 1. I would have to inspect it to see if it's worth it. What year 400 is in it and I've not heard much of any 400 police interceptors, the 440 was primarily used for the police interceptors and all they were were simply the Magnum versions of the motor. So long as the frame is solid it should be a good buy, because the parts could build up a helluva price tag to replace and the '68 has tons of parts that are exclusive to that year and not interchangeable with other year Chargers. My '71 Roadrunner is the same way, even though it looks pretty much the same as the '72 almost none of the parts are interchangeable, that is if you want it to be correct. And because of this the parts are scarce and expensive. An example is the '71 Roadrunner's bird head in the grill, which the '72 doesn't have, is over $175.00 for an original. Just like the '71 Roadrunner, the '68 Charger has a different grill, fenders and quarter panels, taillights, etc. are extremely similar to the following year but has slight differences that make them incorrect, such as the marker lights ('68 are small round ones and the '69 has rectangular reflectors). There are also many parts that remain unchanged, such as the interior, frame and drivetrain, so it's a 50/50 toss up. Take a magnet, preferably covered in a soft material like felt, that is good for checking to see how much metal is really there and how much body putty is in it, they make body magnets just for checking such things without damaging the paint. Unlike my Roadrunner, they make most parts for the '68-'70 Chargers, so you should be well off in choosing it as your project car.

 

The 904 tranny is typically a small block tranny. The 400 didn't come out until about 72 or 73, but is not much different that the 383. The steel crank out of a 440 isn't going to do you much good without a good block to put it in... but having a 727 tranny may at least get you hooked up to move with the 400. Like a previous poster said, look for the little pieces like trim around the windows and inside door parts. Those pieces may be harder to come by. A bucket seat car without a console is kind of unique for 68. I would try to keep it that way just to have something different. The weakest point in the 68 is the rust around the back window. That is the hardest to fix and easiest to have go bad again. Also, I am not sure they have started reproducing the soft interior parts. Upper door panels and dash pieces are bad to crack and hard to make nice again.

 

think he,s still subscribed 5 years later. lol