Roadster Shop built this 1968 Dodge Power Wagon at their company in Mundelein, Illinois. The truck rides on a Roadster Shop custom chassis based off their RS4 architecture with Fox 2.5×10-inch remote reservoir coilovers, Baer disc brakes, Forgeline 18-inch wheels, and BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain tires (37×12.5). Under the hood sits a supercharged 6.2 L Hellcat V8 crate motor making 707 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque. The drivetrain features an Automatic Transmission Design 4L80E four-speed automatic transmission, Atlas transfer case, and Currie 60 VXR axles with 1-ton knuckles.
Clean and Tidy! Thanks, Barry.
Oh wow, that's perfect in every way.
ReplyDeleteThey are dropping the Hellcat 6.2L into a lot of different cars. A guy at work just had the 6.2L dropped into his 04 Magnum that spun a bearing. They did de-tune it to work with the stock transmission so it is only putting out 575 HP.
ReplyDeleteFrankly I’m more interested in the 63 falcon in primer behind the chassis photo.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure that it isn't a bigger body?
DeleteAnyway, the best modification you can do for that first gen Falcon is to find a set of front fenders and cut out the wheel opening with maybe 5 inches of metal around it. Cut away the rear wheel arch area, and spot weld the new arch with the body line aligned. form the inner liner to fit the new arch. Did this on a buddy's Falcon so he could run bigger tires. After my dad painted it, we parked it on the street in front of the shop, and people started making offers for it. This was about '75, in So Jersey. He ended up in Ft Lauderdale FL. Might still have it. Totally changed the look of the car. Shame Ford never did this. He had a small block in it.
Always good to see good work.
ReplyDeleteAnd ditto on the Falcon.
Not my truck so they can do with it whatever they want, but to me the patina fad has been ongoing too long. Do the bodywork and squirt some fresh paint on that thing!
ReplyDelete-Snakepit
Agreed. Never cared for that distressed look in the first place. If I'm spending $20-40k for a frame off restoration-remodel they better not stop til it's completely done, and yes that means a mirror finish.
DeleteA frame-off is going to run you more like about $80 - $100K according to the shops I've been talking to or hearing about. And they have the customers lining up, and you can see the various works in progress. Too rich for my blood. A few of us have old vehicles we want to restore and even if they just do part of the work, baby it's high.
DeleteOk, nice truck, but the video? I've taken a 63 2WD, slant-six with 3-on-the-tree over rougher terrain, faster, at night, drunk, with no problems. That video in no way impressed me with it's offroad capabilities. Come on, show some good stuff.
ReplyDeleteFor most off-road driving done, you can do it with a 2wd, you just need to drive it faster, generally. Trying to idle through the rough stuff like a 4wd can just doesn't work.
Delete