RATTY 1969 Charger 1,400+ Mile Road Trip! Will It Survive? 

When ya getting a nice paint job 😜

I am so proud of you young guys keeping the CLASSICs ALIVE and Improving them on top!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!

Love how sleeper dude put his sticker on you door glass 😂

Dylan I love that you went with the Green Carpet Opposing the black Int. and matches the Doors cards.......NICE TOUCH!!!!!!!

I enjoy watching videos of power tour, but it doesn’t look like fun being stuck in traffic for hours, I am glad you guys enjoyed it. Great video.

This was a true testament to how well you both built this car! You should both be very proud! Also, at the end of it all, I'm glad you put family as a priority. 🙏🙏🙏

The first time I ever saw this channel was when you first started working on this Charger, you even had live questions which I asked and you answered. People love this channel because still so real compared to others on YT. 611,000 subscribers…..wow, you are truly blessed.

Nice car. Suggest you reset the front toe with the steering wheel centered first. And, another opinion, I'd go with a 3.23 rear and a 4 speed overdrive transmission which will provide 2100 RPM at 60 MPH. So, get the best of cruise and track performance.

Dylan I hear you....that wheel would drive me bonkers......Sounds like a rusted windmill on the farm. Especially since you put so much work in and there was no sign of that noise. But your attitude is great.....It just happens.

I like the original bucket seat and Cragars Mags but it’s your car Dylan! 🇺🇸💪🇺🇸

That steering wheel my god! 😂

Hey mister, i wanted to say thank you for all of a affort you putting in these nice cars and this channel. I've just finished watching the Challenger series, its so cool to see a resurection of old legend. We, residents of eastern europe, are left with boring stuff, like GAZ 21, VOLGA 24 and so on. Keep up the hard work and God bless you.

Charger ❤🥰 nice job on the resto, also thanks for sharing your faith! the world needs Jesus!

You're really making me miss my Y2 Sunfire Yellow '69 Charger R/T. These are the best looking MOPAR muscle cars of this era I think!

now all ya need is a good paintjob. the patina look is ok but a shiney paint job up's it's value.

And I appreciate you punching your knowledge into Briar, that boy got to see what it's all about thanks to you! And I hope you can fill his can with your knowledge. You have my respect.

thank you for keeping that beauty. so happy you got it running good and down the road.

Great work on the charger, Dylan

I see all the semi's out there on the road. It reminds me of when I drove semi and see all these classics on the road knowing there was some car gig going on and I'd think to myself how much I'd love to be "one of those guys" cruisin' in my classic and off playing at shows rather than having to be out here hauling all this freight around.

❤I had a 1968 light green charger with dark green top and dark green interior from the time I was a sophomore in high school in 1972 until I finished JC in 1975. I worked that whole time at an Oldsmobile dealership paint and body shop. My car had custom dark green stripes in the hood inlets, a custom dark green strip around the back and a dark green fade up to light green along the side from the bottom of the rocker panels to the bottom of the doors. It was a 383 car and would really fly top end. A great car for $1350 which wasn’t cheap for a 16 year old back then. I know I’m from the older generation but paint the car. I did mine when I was 17 when we did nearly everything by hand. It’s not that hard. I can dig the rust look but only on an old pickup truck. I still like to see my face reflect in my cars.

Spraying water...This is an old, but very effective solution, even on air conditioners (fixed and automotive) The water under the car isn't the amount used, but actually the amount "wasted". The amount of water being sprayed is actually the amount that will vaporize when in use; you will leave nearly no water on the ground. Also see "Black bodies radiation" in your old Physics text book, or Google it. Painting the radiator with a very thin coat of flat black paint (like the factory does) will help more than you might guess! Your gear change will definitely help the MPG, and if you don't run out of power first, it should be good for about 149 top end. I'm old school, and thought 3.08 was a really low ratio, running H70-15 tires, or even 235-70 15. GREAT mechanical restoration!! You can fix the rear end chatter by adding a bottle of Limited slip additive to the rear. You can get it your friendly dealer's.

Bravo!! I always love seeing old iron brought back alive by giving it a new lease on life. That's what makes your channel great.

It was awesome to meet you and Briar on day 4 in Ohio. So cool to see my car in your video at the 2 hour mark. Been watching you for years. You and Kevin from Junkyard Digs inspired me to start my RU-vid channel. Keep up the great work👍

17:22 that got to me also. know exactly the feeling, in those beautiful moments.. happy for ya

The coincidence of you having to repair your oil-pan and using the phrase "i sawed my oil-pan in half!" after watching Kevin and the gang (Junkyard Digs) do the SAME EXACT THING on their pickup is funny on different levels. Not the fact of it happening to you guys but just the fact you all had to deal with the same thing and used the same phrase at different times is just crazy. Glad you guys made it safely and keep doing what you do!

Dylan I never judge but that car is so iconic a fair paint job should be done to preserve such a rare vehicle. You did a stellar job sprucing the interior up.

After watching all these power tours, I have yet to see one Javelin.

It would look nice painted in deep forest green color Dillon.

Those seats are a little much. They look like a video game chair but the rest of the car is A+

It's a 1969 chodge Darger!! Wanna get in Elliot? Excellent work Dylan!!!

I had a slant 6 Duster, and the cleanest look was body color wheels with the dog dish caps. Great look!

That ring setup is a pain in the ass. Fords setup is much easier. No wonder everyone puts a 9” in everything. I’ll be swapping gears in my challenger here soon. Taller, 3.40 to 3.00

I'm not gonna say it because I'm sure a thousand others already have! That's right I'm NOT gonna say that you need to fix your steering wheel so it's centered properly. Nope not me!! You can do whatever you like with your wheel! It's yours after all. Who am I to tell you that if you don't it's gonna drive me crazy watching you steer that beauty with the wheel on crooked. No WAY! I don't roll like that! I say live and let live I say Do unto others as their steering wheel wants to be done. That's right No cryin like a baby here no sir. I'll just......AHHHH FIX IT FIX IT I CAN'T STAND IT ANY MORE!!! AHHH!!!...............Oops. Slipped. Sorry. LOL. I LOVE the channel thank you and ROCK ON in CHRIST JESUS name!! CHRIST IS KING!!

The wet from the window also is why your wipers and turn single and squeak in steering wheel . Great car I like what you have done but I think I would paint more green to the paint

Hey. Love what you do.. the Charger is one of my favorite muscle cars. Now go be the uncle God wants you to be. Congratulations. God bless you. See you in the next one.

I'm glad you brought back the 69 Charger content. Bring back the Challenger content. I dare you to own a 73 Charger or a Coronet Charger

Dude I was waiting for you to drop this video when I seen you on Junkyard Digs video!

2:16:39 You know what they say about a guy who holds their pinky finger up when they take a drink? Lol

Looks like a great trip! Really makes me kick myself for selling my 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Broughman several years ago. Maybe someday I'll have the chance to get another and start making some of these events!

You should try water wetter to help keep your car cooler. I’ve had good luck using it

Maybe I was just lucky on past tours but 2024 had the worst lines I've ever had to sit in. Was awesome to meet you!

This is just another typical Dylan McCool video!!! AWESOME work as always!!!!!! THANKS for another great video! !!

Not crazy about the wheels, but the interior looks absolutely fantastic. For god sakes though, paint that ol' girl, will ya! She certainly deserves it at this point. 🤘

Great work! Bummed you didn't get to finish the Long Haul, Dylan! When the dust settles, let's try to troubleshoot your heating issue. -K

And that is why I’ll never do a power tour but thank you for suffering the stop and go traffic so I can watch from the comfort of my recliner. 😂

I like the wheels but I have never liked wheels that are over 15" on classic muscle cars. I grew up in the '60s and '70s and had a lot of nice muscle cars so I prefer period correct wheels and tires. That Charger deserves a nice paint job!! Black or dark green would be perfect! I'm 71 years old so, YES, I'm a boomer and proud of it but I knew these cars in their heyday and think that's how they need to look.

Was pretty cool seeing my Duster in your video. It showed up in Louisville on your drive in. Was sitting with the hood up. Guy wanted to check out my Magnum swap

It was awesome to see the charger back bud I’m so happy you took it on power tour again someday I hope to take my truck when I get done with the engine and cam swap

I like the way he does things better than the way I can't.

Charger's sweet! Cool looking club cab in the shop please do a video on it

Great video. Enjoyed every bit of it. Best video you have put out since I have been watching.

Nice Dillon! Good coverage, neat cars, funny cars also. Remember to add sealant to the windshield and please CLEAN the windows.

Love the dog dish or poverty caps. They look great. Saw u on sleeperdudes channel. You ever get his sticker off. Lol

from the very first time you introduced this charger its been a pleasure through out to watch you and the cars journey, i love it.

Hi Dylan and Brier nice vehicle and workmanship and video 📹 loved seing the old car there was to family cars at the place maybe one i drove to my work and the other was my Malibu that was at the Family of Petty often !!!

Loved the trip, thanks for taking us along. Special thanks, as a graduate of NADC, the Trinity Lane exit towards the end was nice. April '86 NADC graduate, an incredible trade school, or was. Thanks

What a beautiful car Dylan!! Those tires and rims are the absolute perfect fit but the interior is just perfect!!

Stopping and getting that pilot flying J fuel your lucky if you’ll make it home with their gas 🤣🤣🤣

I’m glad to see it getting the attention that you did to your challenger

Somebody call kevin tetz, dylan needs some paintucation

That was one hell of a road trip, and the same can be said of the video. I too was glad it's over, didn't make it without having to have a break to watch something else (OK Diesel Creek), but glad you finished up having said that you love the car, and will be using it again next time. Thanks for the ride, look forward to the next project, until then BCNU. From UK.

Hello from Ohio wonderful video keep them coming

I love it, I wish I would kept my RT from years ago however, please at least spray can the lower part of the car a green and hide the primer spots

I thought you had abandoned RU-vid for Facebook for awhile there. Glad to see another long video up!

What a trip this video was. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

Great work! Love how the charger is coming along. I have a helical unit in my 8 3/4 489 case forged yoke and 3.23 gears. 500 Miles one gear oil change and inspection and after that refill and that's it. No rebuilding clutches. Got it through Mopar madness but it was contracted out to a professional builder and then shipped to me. Cost 1,918.00 shipped.

Finally at the end of the movie, lol 😆 love the long videos just rral busy busy life ya no? Anyways man, yes that ,...is one BEAST of a car Dillon. Really cool seeing you after all this time make that car, what YOU want it too be. God bless. Brother 😊

that garden hose setup is the same thing I did to my supercharged mini cooper to cut temps down, it works WELL

Great to see the Dodge Charger back on the road. Smart decision changing the gear ratio to highway gears. Your Charger would look great in dark forest green or black cherry red. I suggest you remove the electric fans & wiring. Get yourself a stock Dodge fan shroud, a viscous clutch and VC fan. I believe the temperature of the engine will stay around 200 degrees at idle in park or in drive waiting at a stoplight etc.

Here in Australia with the Holden, the blinker would,do the same as yours, when it had a bad earth 😮 maybe clean,all your earths to body,? Thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones

Just a comment for cooling. To keep my 440 cool in my 72 RoadRunner I run a derale dual fan pack. They each pull about 2,400 cfm. It only needs one to maintain 190-195 in traffic all day long. I also added a separate trans cooler which seemed to help keep everything happy as well. Just sharing some things that I have found out as I used to have some overheating problems.

The car was amazing I'm glad to see that you got her back together and you got to run and good after all these years and the trouble you had the last time you went on Power Tour great video thanks to you for your videos and Dylan you have a good time buddy and love the channel Keep On Keepin On

Great show McCool 😜

Patina is nice, but I’d love to see a paint job.

Congrats Uncle!!!! I just had a new baby niece the other day myself!!!!

Glad you guys had a good trip and time

it deserves a paint job. i know some people are into the patina look but not me

2:02:59 I noticed you fixed the squeaky wheel. Reminded me of an old windmill.

Thanks for the vid. You know, I used to look forward to everyone's vids of Power Tour with the thought I might like to do it personally sometime. But every year, the traffic and waiting to get into the venues seems to get worse and worse, to the point that I've seen enough from this year's PT that I think I'm over the idea of going. Maybe it's just time for a PT East and PT West to alleviate some of the traffic and hassles for those that attend. In any case, congrats on a successfull PT2024 and thanks for the content. Cheers.

Love the new wheels! I had steel wheels & dog dish caps on a demon 340 back in 71 & I really love the look. You know what they say: “ the money’s in the motor” ! Can’t believe what people pay for wheels! Great video!

Good job Dylan!

Great Vid! So that Pontiac Ambulance decided to shear off all 5 passenger rear wheel studs off in Cincinnati 😁 Finding those was a blast but we made it. Was great seeing ya 👍

Steering wheels is still crooked after alignment. That would drive me crazy.

Hello from Scotland , I'm loving your solution for your overheating issue , in our workshop we have a saying There are no problems only solutions Keep up the good work

Great car, glad you’re keeping it stock looking. Those fugly seats though, looks like gaming chairs.

good way to ruust out that charger spraying water on it

Oooooo the black VE commodore looking good 1:00:40

Love the channel. Hate the wheels and seats. Low back buckets and big/Littles would be better IMHO.

You'd think that all these years later they would have had getting into the venues taken care of. We started in Hebron this year since Trails is 10 minutes from our house, and we got there early and had zero issues. Even got our credentials before the venue opened. And Indy was easy to get into as well. But I heard Beech Bend and Nashville were horrible to get into

why is the steering wheel always crooked/off center?

Cop car wheels. I like the ones you took off better. Or the factory wheels. I had a '70 Roadrunner back in the day, with a 383. It was fast. I see a lot of similarity with that car, especially in the interior. I remember going to the races in Daytona when those were winning, and it was when the superbird was racing, until Bill France decided he didn't want wings and other more extreme mods on the racetrack. The factory set them up with Carter Thermoquad carbs. I think mine was like 900 or so CFM. So they set them up right.

Awesome! Lord be praised!

Very good video! You and sleeperdude make the best content and yalls editing is great!

...the offset steering wheel just irks me... lol sorry had to.

Best reason to not make it to the venue ever - I hope everything went well. Thank you for a great video!

Congratulations 🎊

Awesome Road trip Dylan

time to build the kid a car

That looks like a nightmare... Let me know when the fun begins

I was in Bowling Green on the 30th for a wedding of my Nephew. Nice area! Was in Nashville for the night before party. Was Soooooo Humid!