1968 Dodge Charger "SlamCharger"

PS# 68CH

Its time to begin the build... In addition to replacing a large percentage of the sheetmetal, the car is getting many custom tweaks. Of utmost interest will be a channeling of the body over the factory frame members... and exercise in showing how low a Mopar can go without a custom tube chassis. We'll also raise the wheel arches, and bulge the quarters. We'll probably keep the side markers and maybe the door handles, as removing them has become a little too common and expected.

Progressing nicely. Most sheetmetal work is done. Its slammed over the factory chassis, riding 5" lower in back and 3 in front from stock. The wheel arches are 'Cuda and work perfectly. The quarters are 2"wider each side than stock, and the rockers are extended. We're going to put a quickie paint job on it to make a local show in October, then it will be back in the shop for its full custom paint.

Too suble to really see without a stock car next to it, the Charger now has quarters widedend 2" at the wheel, tapering all the way up thru the door. Its biggest mod is the channel job that set it 2" lower over the front suspension and 3.5 inches lower in the rear. With a little bit of extension to the rockers, it now sits just a tiny bit off the ground, yet has full suspension travel and ride. An E body rear axle pushes the 20x11" widened Centerlines out to the fender lips and opened-up outer wheel houses provide the travel space needed for the tire. To top it off, Cuda wheel openings were fitted in a raised position to sleek out the body.
Of course, channeling a car means lots of stuff move from factory locations. When setting the body 2 inches lower over the front suspension, a side effect is that the engine and trans, and the entire front frame section, are two inches higher in the body. New front floors were made, new inner fenders alongside the engine, mods to radiator support, and bumper brackets were performed, and all tied solidly back together. In the rear, spring boxes extend up into the trunk and under the rear seat. The console is raised to clear the driveshaft, but the seats remain in their stock location.