An end of an era...the last Dodge Charger with a 440 Big Block
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i bought this car because it was cheap and i could triple my money parting out, little did i know i would end up liking the car and it turn into a full build to get race ready for Duct Tape Drags
That car is probably 1 of 1 and deserves to be restored
He is not going to restore that thing you be lucky if it's left in one piece.
If there ever was a worthy 74 Charger this would be it dude.
Bolt is a good boy. You can see it in his face. Tell yer dog I said hi.
Nothing like a good DOG, I have 1 left & with out him I would be lost.
Please pet Bolt for me, Thanks.
It would be pretty cool to see that car repainted and looking good. I think it's a rare enough car that it deserves it.
I felt the pain when you smashed your finger. I can't work on anything without bleeding. It's a club I hate paying dues to.
No one makes me bleed my own blood!
I love crazy glue for shop cuts. Clean it, Little piece of napkin and crazy glue. Squeeze with a plastic bag. Works great, keeps crap out.
Derick needs a raise in pay!
I think he's HIGH ENOUGH, LMAO.
That would be such a cool restoration project.
Looking forward to this one, see ya in a month or two Chris😅 thanks.
I hope it's not that long.
That has to be a 1 of 1 with that special order color combo, probably an internal use/exec ordered car, and doubtless really classy looking with that dark blue metallic with white trim. Neat car.
We had three 73/74 Charger SE's in my family beforeI had a license. I was hooked on this car at 2:00 minutes! Sunroof console slapstick ac 440 +++! My first car was a 68 Coronet. More horseypower!
I was where you are in 1989! i bought,and currently own a triple black 440 sunroof bucket seat, console rally dash power window that is now in very nice condition for at the time 500.00, running!
Awesome find.....oh I meant.....Wicked Awesome Cahhh !
Very cool find.
@@garryhatchett775 4 Miles away yet, SCORE.
Cool Charger , fun fact I ran a very similar 74 440 in my A body in 1988 , I put 68 pistons in it , shaved the 30 thou off the heads and bowl ported them , I ran many passes a my local track , torker 1 & 2 both ran 13.1 @107mph. Factory 6 pack 13.2 @109mph. And that same turd spreadbore manifold you have, complete with the ThermoQuad 13.2 @109mph The biggest difference was the TQ saved 3 mpg over all other options . P.s their were no Mickey Thompson s in those days :)
Awesome find as it's complete and not much rust , looked good fixed up 👍🏽
👍 enjoyed watching Chris
ALWAYS
Another Charger raised from the dead. Very interesting history on this one. I am voting for a motor swap or take this one down to the block and put whatever goodies in it that you want. With a 3:55 limited slip rear end and a new driveshaft, more HP is calling.
That’s an awesome car. Bound to be a super rare option car.
WOW what a score!! I would love to have it! I had one as my first car at 14. I spent a few years working on it. Then I had to watch in absolute horror and devastation as the junkyard tow truck came and got it because I didn't know how to get a title for it. I'm 50 now and still miss that car beyond words. Cool car brother hope you have fun with it 👍
Great video my man, will be watching out everyday for the next one!
It would look bad ass with a 74 Petty paint job 😁👌🏻
Thanks birdsong for another banger and mark is about to call you for that car
Hope that pile makes it to Tucson!
Outstanding find 💙 🏁 !!!!
Wonderfully entertained, thank you, a Mopar lover myself, proud owner of a scruffy 383 65 Fury Wagon here in the U.K., so big, the population get wet feet walking around it. Been subscribed for quite some time, always looking forward to the next episode! 😉🤠👍
If that’s a rusty parts car then I will take every one you’ve got! Whoever had that car definitely hasn’t checked classic car prices lately. Great score Chris! 👍🏻👍🏻
Guess I'm not waking up early tomorrow... Let's GOOOO!
I like them all 71/72 charger are my favorite. I had a 72 SE charger with the bulge hood hideaway head lights
Chris enjoy watching your videos. Keep them coming
Great find! I always loved the 71-74 chargers! I know it’s not your forte but you should definitely restore that charger!
Would love to see that one restored and repainted. It's definitely I bet a unique color because it's probably a 1 of 1 only because the buyer probably pulled some major strings to get that color added. I bet that thing looked so good, too, in that color when it was new.
Maybe one of the last true car guys on the planet. I love these videos when you go over what looks like a total pile of [ ] and let us know why it is actually special. Thank you 🙏 Chris.
Awesome project keep the build coming thank Chris
Cool charger, needs a buldge hood for the 440 call outs
Awesome. Feeling inspired to find local junk...
Thanks for the video.
Looks like a pretty good find overall. Love the 3.55 sure grip. That alone is a score. Seems like a lot of the truck 440s had forged cranks and from what I could see of the harmonic balancer it looked like neutral balance.
Didn't they drop the 8 3/4 for 74 ?
As an owner of a 71 Superbee it’s nice to see you recognizing this generation of Chargers for their benefit’s.
This goes from let’s have a quick look. To a complete rebuild and performance upgrade 🥴 and I love it 🤣
That would have been a really sharp car when it was new
I have a 72 440 from a road runner. 1 of 1 car fo sho. I wish you could special order colors today. That car needs restored.
Another rad video Chris! You're killing it brother. Appreciate the content
My initial thought was $1000, but, wait, big block, sunroof, etc. Car SHOULD be restored, but, wow, she's rough. My neighbor had a '73(I think). Never saw it run, but it was gorgeous - yellow with a white vinyl top, white bucket interior, cragars. Nice find.
I've got the bone stock version of that beast. 318 with just under 50k miles. I'm the second owner and have owned it for the last 26 years.
NICE
@@NoWr2Run thank you
I own a 73 charger SE with 440 I bought from a Dodge dealership it was a leftover I sold it in 78 for a down payment for a house it was in excellent condition with low mileage.
Sheeit, that's like brand new!! I know you rarely do rags to riches resto's but it would be way cool to see it floor boards to orig paint, the full meal deal!
Holy cow at 42:40 look at that oil pan on that thing it's dented up like someone was using the oil pan to jack the car up from it LMAO!! I have never seen one so bad.
It's got a sun roof?😲 That is a great 440 U 1974 Dodge Charger! Very rare! "$1,300??!!"
1300??
@@davidgalea6113 Yeah, and it's a Richard Petty 1974 Dodge Charger design!
@@richardbrowne3641 that's such a good bargain. Wish I lived in the US...
@@davidgalea6113 Where do you live?
@@davidgalea6113 Where do you live?
The stick out bumpers always reminded me out outdrives on a boat
lot off funny moments in this video, you seems happy as can be! Cheers from France mate, let the good times roll
That oil pan has taken a beating.
I have 2 buddies back home in Michigan.Both with the same last name but not related.They both own 1974.S e dodge charger with factory installed .440's.
Neither car has ever left the state, and both built at the Lynch Road Assembly Plant.
Upon further research, their cars were on the same production ship 6 cars apart from one another.
The only differences are that one came with a split bench seat and the other has the rally gauges
I'm enjoying this build
I've never really cared for that charger shape but it is growing on me
This has to be a 1 of 1 for sure I know that this body type is out shined by the second generation but that car being what it is would be cool to doll up some
Cool 74 Charger I think somebody hooked the battery up backwards that's why everything is melted at least that's my opinion have a great day thanks for the video keeps me inspired I can't build a fixed cars anymore but I enjoy your Channel
Still a great score I wish I could find deals like that close to home in your backyard can't wait to see what happens 100
The bottom of that oil pan is inside out!
chris you are a mopar savant it's amazing how you can diagnose what's wrong and fix it.
The suspension biscuits really do provide a nice ride. That is a great machine, I say drive and enjoy!
When you said the oil pan was dented, I wasn't prepared for what I saw next. Completely and utterly caved in might have been more accurate.
Yep tag car with a sunroof which is cool. Very cool tail lights.
A 440 in 74 was getting so rare. My 74 satellite is a 318 and the roadrunner that year came factory with a 318!!! Matter of fact the only difference between my car and a roadrunner that year is the hood and stripe!!! Mine even has a console rally guages buckets from the factory.
You forgot option 3 on the oil pan (old dealership fix) cut the bottom of the pan off, bend the pickup back to the correct position. Hammer the bottom of the oil pan back into shape, weld it back on and smooth it with Bondo. Replace the oil and ship it
Bitchin’ Charger Birdsong! It’s gonna be fun! I Always appreciate your videos. See you on the next one.
Awesome buy. I was never a fan of the G3 Chargers especially the 73/74 versions but I am now building a 71 which I have come to love. This 74 will make an awesome tow rig for your 71 RT.
NICE CONTENT thank you
Flip your washer and when it lands on the edge, drain oil, weld a ring on the drain plug and run a bar through it and use the porta power to pull the pan bottom down until the pickup is no longer hitting the crank.
"Rusty parts car, I definitely don't need one of those" '4 miles away' I definitely need one of those
Wild. Never liked that era Charger. Having said that ... childhood friend owns his grandpa's 1974 Charger SE 400 auto, sunroof, vinyl top, grey over black interior.. with less than 5k miles. Amazing condition.
His grandmother drove a white 1970 SE Charger with a black gator top & 440 auto. His brother has that one.
He wishes his was as nice as the '74. The '70 is clapped TF out. 😢
The dreaded knuckle buster, or finger in your case, i`m not a 74 guy myself, but this is a highly optioned car, those big monster bumperettes on the front, I almost forgot about them.
At time 38:56: I don't envy you at all. Changing starters on my 340 Duster, with headers was bad enough. Unbolting the torsion bar does suck. you are a better man than me.
Dude, the oil pan is caved. Rod hitting the oil pan!!!
Had a '73 Fury that color (JB9) beautiful color. Rally gauges were standard on the SE, the tach, however, was an option.
Oh Chris,what a lucky man you are!would love to get my hands on one of these!Especially for the price!
I was waiting for you to weld some studs on the bottom of that pan, and slide hammer it back into shape!
Badass episode dude! Can’t wait to watch you rip that thing!
This cool Charger car
The cluster in that car looks to be perfect. If so it is worth almost half what you paid for the whole car. Most of them have the radio opening cut out to put in an aftermarket radio. Good find. Hope to see you at DTD. It needs a big ol' honkin engine. Maybe we can grudge the two third gens, yours against my yellow 73? It needs a big ol' honkin engine. It needs a big ol' honkin engine. It needs a big ol' honkin engine.
The 74 440 HP made 280 BHP. The only difference between the HP and that 76 engine was the HP had a steel crank (yes even in 74 the U code engine were forged steel), used the came camshaft as you would find in an older 383-440 magnum, and had HP exhaust manifolds. Would be cool to put it back fairly stock and have a good cruiser and see what kind of quarter mile times that you can run with it. I had an unmolested 73 road runner U code 440 car that ran 14.7 with a horrible 2.5 60' time. Put a sticky tire on the back and try for low 14's- high 13's.
Good Luck with the build.
3rd option, weld something to the bottom of the pan and slide hammer it out enough not to hit....crude...but quick
awesome car
Glad to see you do this vid keep em coming.
The thunk of the intake hitting the ground needs to be put on a loop!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Growing up in the mid-late 80s, my best friend had one as his second car. 440 and a 727 with the console and factory ratcheting shifter. It was a tired pup and wasn't very fast, but it sounded good.
Chris this is a nice looking and rare 3rd gen charger, can’t wait to see it live again. We have a beautiful 73 charger here in Australia and love the shape
This reminds me of the 1-of-1, FE5 red, '73 SE that didn't sell at Mecum's 2017 Kissimmee auction. The color and engine combo makes it a pretty worthy find, and while it's clearly a mess now, I tend to agree with those who've said this one deserves to be brought back.
Perhaps a bit of improvement to the sheet metal and a good primer and sealer coat and a bit of cleanup + making it reasonably functional within a decent budget could allow for a profitable re-sale to the next owner willing to take it the next step up.
This guy is an awesome broucher of information
With all those mopars around you don't have a used starter laying around??!?
😂 love your vids keep em coming.
Everyone likes the 66-69 1/2 chargers best, but what you have to realise is that Dodge put a lot of thought into the aero of the 70s chargers, and they loaded them with all the best components! The 70s chargers drive much nicer, handle better and can still be pumped up to more than respectable power levels, even with an LA engine let alone a B or RB engine.
Personally I think they are the most comfortable and quietest of all the chargers, and far superior to the new ones.
That's a pretty cool car with all the options you should keep it around and work on it when you got free time
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Hope you subbed. Chris needs 100k to get decent subsidiaries
If you were lazy like me, you could just tack weld a nut or two to the oil pan then pull the dent out with a slide hammer.
I love those front bumpers, but then I miss my 74, it even had a nice dent in the center of the chrome bumper, but I had the rally taillights.
Nice. I've had my 74 for the last 26 years.
@@LongIslandMopars I had mine from 84 till 93. Pawned it with in-laws at the time. Then there was a divorce. But I haven't had time or money to take care of it since 89.
@@addhoardingprocrastinator Roger that. Better to have had one than not. Divorces are worth it, my cousins can attest. 😎
@@LongIslandMopars yes. My 74 was my second car and second charger. My first was a 68. I owned it for 3 months. I flipped it up a hill on some dirt road going to Patagonia lake in AZ.
@@addhoardingprocrastinator you were the OG Dukes of Hazzard
Nice score Chris, looking forward to your next video on it.
This a good cliff hanger!
I honestly would like to see the motor you pulled out go back in with a few minor upgrades.
I recently bought a 74 Charger RT that has the front turn signal indicators on the top of the fender and curious why this one doesn't. I don't know much about this year Charger. Definitely looks like you have a worthy project to be restored, even more so if the engine and transmission is number matching original to the car!
Very nice Chris
So in 1976 the 440CI Mopar High Performance variant of the engine made 275Hp and 375 ft-lb torque. In the Standard 440Ci from the same year it drops to 210 or 205 hp (I don't know what the diff is probably two or four barrel carb) and 330 or 315 Ft-lbs torque! BUT!! or HOWEVER!! That engine has as you said up graded goodies on it and maybe even in it too!! So it could be somewhere back up to the much bigger and funerrr 375HP and 485 TQ! and seeing that those numbers would have been when the engine had all of the strangling Environmental mental stuff hooked up to them it should be able to pump out some decent power no matter what!! YEA BABY!!
option #3 weld a nut to the pan put a bolt in it and pry it down or or use slide hammer.