Magnum Swapped 1968 Dodge Charger Budget Restoration, Tuning, And More! 

Turquoise looks awesome on those cars......

Best looking cars ever. EVER!

Turquoise with black vinyl may be my favorite color combo on these things. Also that exhaust note is amazing.

Coming right along. We have been building Mopars over 50 yrs, takes alot of time and $$. Just caretakers in our time for these historical cars. Worth it all.

Thought I'd mention a little trick I learned to help with the squishy brakes; make sure parking/emergency brake cable adjustment is completely backed off and cable is slack BEFORE you adjust the shoes to the drum. Usually, the cables are stuck (going into rear) and you have to pry back the levers that the cable attaches to on the shoe to get them to fully release. This is often overlooked when the last guy just "threw on a set of shoes" and never re-adjusted the cable. I see this issue on classic vehicles all the time. I typically get several more turns on the shoe adjusters when I un-adjust the E-brake first, then adjust shoes, then re-adjust E-brake cable LAST. This usually results in a much firmer brake pedal feel with less pedal travel, more stopping power, and less drag when brakes are released... I too have a dislike for working on Holley's... Great channel, great content!!

A nice looking car! And done nicely without overdone paint jobs, bright colors, and other accoutrements. Cool car!!

Arlo Guthrie! That was great😊 You sounded just like him

I will say it again, these are my favorite cars. Especially when the power gets upgraded. Sounds mean!

Such a lovely shape. Can’t think of a more beautiful car than the 68 charger.

So glad to see some footage of the farm. I was beginning to think that you lost the farm. A drone shot would be fun.

Temperamental automobiles..... how we love them with blind eyes and a full heart.

One day in my life, I will drive a 68 charger! That is my dream!! You will have to do it for me for now... love your channel. Cheers!

That’s a slick rig. Tell him the distributor is on the wrong end 😂

Luv that color combo 👍

Great car. Sounds amazing. Just needs some 15" Magnum 500 wheels with nice white letter tires.

Beautiful in turquoise!

I had an '68 R/T this color in the early 70's. The factory name of the color is Bright Blue Metallic.

How RAD... Them Black wiper blades... Hahaha first thing I attacked on my Dart . Hahaha.. Trico Classics.. here i come.. hahhaa

This is one cool car, I hope the new owner appreciates the work that went into it. Also, Fuel injected magnum swap...For SCIENCE!! That'll be a cool video series when it comes out.

OMG! I just found out that ice cream tastes way better while I'm watching your spectacular videos! Oh crap! BRAIN FREEZE!

I don't care if it is a little whopperjawed, the rear view is perfect

I love your guys channel it's nice to hear from intelligent people

Love the '68 tail lights but '69 grille. My dream Charger is that combo with a big block. Could live with an auto or 4 speed. Console shift either way. Never gonna happen but I can dream......

I love everything about that car. It's funny because I think most folks think 68-70 Chargers require big blocks but I would totally rock a Magnum. And, btw, can't wait for your Magnum swap series! Thanks for sharing all you did to get this road worthy! (Hope the noise isn't a huge deal...but it probably is).

What a fun driver you guys made ! Sounds good too !

nice work on the 68 Charger, keep up the good work.

That's the thing about the 'near future', it never actually gets here 😄

Jamie thank you so much. How did you possibly know we love 68-70 chargers.

Really nice car. Hope to see it around town. Satisfying video.

Awesome as always!👍

Sounds awesome, great work

Jamie it was very entertaining! That car sure came a long way, good job, but like most it is a work in progress!

It's a great looking Charger. You mentioned smelling gear ⚙️ lub, check ✔️ the rear brakes Jamie 😊

Ha, the old winter trip to the gas station! That was me in the Coronet yesterday!!

A lot of people don't understand how much time and effort goes into tuning, fixing, and upgrading these cars. And the are NEVER done!

Man,I love a cold Mopar start.Think I'll go fire mine now.INSPIRATION!

Those 5-spoke hubcaps with the red Fratzog in the middle are my favorite hubcaps, maybe second only to the wire wheel covers used in the 70's. I ran those Fratzog covers on my '71 Swinger. Love the Charger's color.... used to know a guy with a '68 Superbee in that Turquoise.

"tell me in the comments whether or not adding a ~400 horsepower small block to this 318 car turned it into a bonafide muscle car" Yes. Yes it does.

It's a very nice car ...good content and thanks

Another great video

Cool cruiser .😎

Sounds strong 😊

Beautiful car. I grew up with these. People talk about fast cars but a 68 Road Runner with a well tuned 440 could beat any car even Hemi’s…. 😊 nice work! (Subbed)

Cool ride.

I'm gonna have to bring up my 68 to your place and let you take a gander at it . Its one bad Mopar

Jamie, That Holley is an engine fire waiting to happen. You know it needs an AFB/Edelbrock to make it right.

Sounds and looks great :)

Awesome car ! I’d be proud to own it and drive it

Its a good start

We have 98 fuel ⛽️ here in Australia great charger . They say the charger 500 handles and raced better that’s great but I love the model your driving in looks 👍🏻🇦🇺.

I like running white walls,, except the limited sizing for my Application 14" 215/70R14 out back, 185/70R14 in front, Found the "Douglas " brand Walmart tire, with USA made in,, Cheap .. also Crazy amounts of Tire Smoke when, Enthusiasm is applied,, I wish i could still run them, with current size.. 235/70R14 Cooper's on rear, whitewalls just looked right on my Church Lady Dart.. haha

You got that car running with a holly carburetor. Imagine that!❤

Beautiful ❤

Uncle jamies jiggling jaguar Did i get it right??? Lol

Love it It has those famous falling off hubcaps like in the movie Bullitt

I have watched this video like 20 times.

Christ , that 68 Charger is , absolutely 💯 beautiful 😍 !! I was genuinely curious , How that magnum engine , With a carburetor swap , Was going to pan out

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By far the coolest car on the channel. (I still love your red charger too) Unpopular opinion: I hate that its going to Germany

Everybodys different: swap the 2.whatevers for some 3.23s and even 500rpm more stall would transform the car to muscle feeling. Those flowmonsterwhatevers would hit the dumpster asap for quiet items with zero power loss. Can a Charger ever be wrong(?) This one certainly isn't. Great job on a great example! A Charger the new owner can drive anywhere, enjoy and not freak out over a rock chip or rain - nice!

Question; how often do you need to replace the vinyl top and how can one protect the roof underneath from rusting? I mean yeah sure, don't drive it in snow or rain, but that's not always possible.

Hell, I'd be happy with it just the way it is now 🙂

Sweet

Mebe the brake shoes need to be arc’ed to the drums. Brake grinding/ trueing. Breath deep!

Mopars on the strip. Might drive down in my Japanese GTaX.

weird question , i have a dodge meadowbrook with the flathead six cilinder , could you perhaps measure a dipstick on a flathead 6 you have in your yard or youre work perhaps ? i need to know the length from the cap to the end of the dipstick , many thanks in advance from netherlands

Hey Jaime, first time commenter! I recently found your channel and being in Seattle I am happy to be a neighbor, maybe! So in high school I had a 1967 Barracuda, sedan, formula S, with the 273 that I watch you poke a bit of fun at, and that car went 140mph on the California freeway! Do you see any of those still on the road? The fastback never appealed to me the way that sedan did, and 40 years later I still remember the license plate #. Love the videos, see ya down the road!

Yeah all chargers are cool. ❤

My foot hovers over the brake/clutch pedal for the same reason,can be a pain on a long trip but like you say you don't drag your foot if you know what your doing

Makes me feel a whole better about my 69 Charger with an anemic LA

What happened to all the 68 Chargers? DDG has them all! I like the car, it's nice enough to admire, and yet "unperfect" enough to be a fun driver, and something you can tinker on and improve over time.

You have feed like my dad did. Always used his left foot on the breaks

You should try some octane boost from vp or a 5 gal can of race gas 112 from Sunoco, a friend uses the latter in a mix for his 69 gto ram air 3 and it works great no more ping.

Needs a Thermoqaud lol

Definitely sounds like a magnum Sounded like a wheel coming loose at the end

That cars pretty, she doesn't need any make up to look good.

Do you have a AFR gauge for it? Sound like like it’s lean from how you describe the pinging and hesitation.

AWESOME vid kiddo. Love the drive along. Chargers are great, Challengers ar better....MOPAR 4 EVER.

I would like to know what type of mufflers you run to get that awesome sound.

I like cars with engines they were born with mostly, but I would love to see a street built, cold weather block 400 put in a base model charger, made out to look like a 383 4BL

It's all done...... Not even allegedly :⁠-⁠)

The guy on vice grip garage has a old desto that's in that's in the trees he might want to sell that he said on old podcast that you'd like to get your hands-on an old himmy

Why do you drive with your left foot on the brake?

Yes it's a muscle car now. Mostly because it is carbureted. Was considering a magnum for my Challenger, wasn't sure if the crate magnum has provision for mechanical fuel pump. Not fond of the whiney sound of electric fuel pumps on vintage street muscle. The aesthetics of the intake/air cleaner looks 1000 times better than the airbox FI manifold combo on vintage muscle. Some folks love plastic...I'm just an old school metal head lol.

Good old BBC Dodge in Burien !

Germany! Gawd help the MBs & Porsches & VWs on der autobahn....

I have a car that came from your area it’s a 70 Coronet it was burnt Orange now it’s Sublime green I know it’s a long shot but maybe you know something about it

What mufflers are on it?

I just realized he drives an automatic with both feet.

Should’ve install the hellcat engine hemi

Was the 318 the original engine?

5.7 swap? 5.9!!!!

You are playing with me that’s my dream car can I come vist please? I might not have a license but… that won’t be a problem

I would give my 84 dodge d150 prospector with 30k miles and a 413 motor and granny thats been forged and stoked to a 512 for that car

My guy… your distributor is on the wrong end of the engine lol

Did you hurt your hand in Karate?

SAY NO to fuel injection............

Love the ramcharger, love all your video,s if you want to sell any ramcharger parts, or truck parts let me know getting ready to restore my 1975 dodge ramcharger I,m the second owner my school teacher order it new, with the 440 SE, let me know on the parts, THX,man AW.

SO YOU EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT IT WASNT YOUR CARB....IT WAS. THE IGNITION TIMING

That's one dead dodge