Viper-Power & 24-inch - 1968 Dodge Charger from Johan!

Recently updated on February 3, 2021 at 07:13 am

What a monster! As you know, one of the absolute tuning stars from Europe is Johan Eriksson. The Swede has built three spectacular US cars in the form of a black Dodge Charger RT from 1968 (won the European Tuning Showdown in 2013), a funky compressor 1996 Viper GTSwho made it into the top 10 and the 68 Dodge Charger RT / R presented here. And the Dodge is a real highlight with which the European Tuning Showdown was won again. Even at the 2017 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Johan was at Battle of the Builders attracted a lot of attention. Painted in Viking Blood Red (own mix), Johan wanted to create a real Hot Wheels toy car. In addition, there were huge, custom-machined aluminum blocks in 11 × 22 inches at the front and 15,5 × 24 inches at the rear, which are fitted with tires in the dimensions 295/30 ZR22 and 405/25 ZR24.

new mirrors and taillights

The body of the Dodge has been completely revised and shows itself with small details such as the new mirrors and rear lights. No screw was left untouched and so the wheel arches were extensively modified and widened and the roof by four centimeters chopped. In the interior, there was a completely new equipment with a lot of leather and aluminum and a central console extending to the rear. There is also a dashboard with classic round instruments and a steering wheel, the double spokes of which imitate those of the rims. It continues with four individual seats with pronounced seat bolsters and light-colored decorative stitching and even a roll cage with leather cover is included. Even an extremely extensive sound system is installed. One with DEX-P99RS head unit from Pioneer and with 21 loudspeakers in the passenger compartment "and" in the trunk as well as several amplifiers which can also be seen in the luggage compartment under a transparent pane.

5 years and approx.15.000 working hours

A good 5 years and around 15.000 hours of work went into the charger, which also explains why everything has been renewed under the sheet metal: The car stands on a modified chassis of a Corvette C6, equipped with self-made subframes, and has an AirRex Airride air suspension an impressive lowering. But the highlight is of course under the front hood. Like the tailgate, it opens automatically and shows an 8,4 liter V10 from a Dodge Viper from 2007. The engine was "forced ventilation" by means of two BorgWarner turbochargers, plus Callies connecting rods, JE pistons, LSM camshafts, Manley valve springs and T&D roller rocker arms.

over 1000 HP go to the rear wheels

The changes are combined with a MaxxECU control unit and the result is over 1.000 hp! They are delivered to the rear wheels via manual Tremec six-speed gearbox in combination with a reinforced Viper clutch, new drive shafts and shortened drive axles. A stable braking system with 8-piston calipers from the Bentley Continental GT on perforated carbon-ceramic discs at the front (420 millimeters) and at the rear is a 6-piston system from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 with 381 mm carbon Ceramic discs installed. If we receive information on further changes in a timely manner, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply use ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!

(Photos: Powered by Johan)

the ETS winner 2018: the Dodge Charger RT / R from Johan:

• Model: Dodge Charger RT / R year: 1968
• Inner space:
  - Aluminum steering wheel
  - 4 x leather-covered single seats
  - continuous center console
  - Roll cage with leather cover
  - Custom interiors
  - Aluminum details
  - leather interior
  - Dashboard with round instruments
• Multimedia:
  - Pioneer DEX-P99RS head unit
  - 5,25 inch Pioneer TS-C132PRS speakers in the dashboard
  - 6,5-inch Pioneer C272PRS speakers
  - Pioneer TS-SW2502S4 speakers
  - Pioneer TS-SW2502S4 subwoofer
  - Pioneer PRS-D800 amplifier
  - Stinger SPC5010 capacitor
  - Stinger wiring
• Engine:
  - 8,4 liter V10 petrol engine from 2007 Dodge Viper
  - Biturbo charging using 2 BorgWarner ESR turbochargers
  - LSM camshafts
  - Manley valve springs
  - T&D roller rocker arms
  - Callies connecting rods
  - JE flask
  - MaxxECU engine control
  + over 1.000 hp
• Transmission:
  - reinforced Viper coupling
  - new drive shaft
  - 6-speed Tremec manual gearbox
  - new drive axles (shortened)
• Landing gear:
  - AirRex air suspension
  - converted Corvette C6 chassis
  - self-developed subframes
• Body:
  - widened
  - Roof chopped by 4 cm
  - The bonnet / trunk lid opens and closes automatically
  - Self-made exterior mirrors
  - Self-made taillights
  - Self-made fuel cap
  - Do-it-yourself door handles
  - Painting in Viking Blood Red (own mix)
• Wheel / tire:
  - Custom alloy wheels
  - 11 × 22 inches and 15,5 × 24 inches
  - made from 900 kg aluminum blocks
  - Pirelli P Zero tires (295/30 ZR22 / 405/25 ZR24)
• brakes:
  - VA 420 mm carbon-ceramic discs
  - VA 8-piston calipers from the Bentley Continental GT
  - HA perforated 381 mm carbon-ceramic discs made from Corvette ZR1
  - HA 6-piston calipers

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Viper-Power & 24-inch - 1968 Dodge Charger from Johan!

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