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1968 Dodge Charger 318 To 440 Engine Swap

The restyling of the 1968 Dodge Charger is unquestionably the main reason for it’s sales success. The new “coke bottle” look made the Charger one of the best-looking muscle cars, period, with many considering it the best looking performance car of the 1960′s.

In 1967 Dodge wrote: “This is no dream car. It’s a real `take-me-home-and-stir-things-up-a-bit’ automobile”. 1968 sales were far higher than expected & the Dodge Charger was a runaway success.

This particular 1968 “XP29″ Charger represents a great piece of the muscle car era and a great example of 318 to 440 engine swap. This is why Muscle Cars World presents you this treasured classic. Click on Read more!

Originally a 318 metallic green car, Now sports, a period correct, professionally built 440 .

– Engine block and cylinder heads cleaned & tested for cracks. – Connecting rods resized. Crankshaft turned .030″/.030″. – All new  main, camshaft & connecting rod bearings. – Balanced rotating assembly. – Bored .040″ over with new pistons installed. – Complete competition cams valve train & camshaft. – Fresh valve job on “906″ cylinder heads. – Holley street dominator & holley carb with electric choke. – New fuel tank. Recored radiator. – New sway bar & leaf spring bushings. – Front disc brakes. – Rebuilt 727 torqueflite transmission. – 134a air conditioning conversion. – “741″ rear case with 3.23:1 sure-grip. – Bumble bee stripes.

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