No other challenger R/T pictures right now-we are in the process of complete disassembly. Must remove all floor panels and frame rails front to back and replace, as well as inner fenders front and back, then slowly prime. I work a lot so even the disassembly is going slowly. We hope to get it mounted on some frame mounted wheels by the end of next weekend to start cutting out the floors.
Right now it is on the top of the lift over the Charger and a mess! The Charger is also in repair-replacing blown intake gasket and wiper motor before we can start back on the Challenger, Here is a picture from the shop last week.
you really have such nice cars, Robert. and such a nice shop !!
are you in the car business ? in the US, lots of people have 2nd job and last year I met a guy called Robert near Santa BARBARA and we helped him load a 71 green challenger in his enclosed trailer ? I can not remember where he was from but somewhere in the middle or east of the US !!
very good job on your cars and finding new projects.
Cuda 70 383 - Fury III 1966 [vendue] - Mach 1 1970 - Landcruiser HJ60 1982 [vendu]
The special number plates are allowed on a state by state basis. In my state of Indiana it cost $30 extra to get them-about 45 Euros I believe. If a Mopar member wants one and has a RoadRunner I have an old one that says BeeBeep I could mail, or I have a coupl eo fthe old Hemi plates I could mail as well-just drop me an email with your address and I can mail them next week when I am home.
Someone asked if I owned a garage-no I work at 2 different jobs and the cars are just a hobby that I can leave to my kids without the taxes. You guys in France know a lot about taxes I believe!
I do not know the man with a green 71 Challenger, but not a surprise of course.
Here is a picture of the Charger the day we fired up the Hemi for the first time
Yes it is a real hemi. Attached picture. We are changing the intake back next week to 2-4 barrels like it used to have the 1-4 barrel is just not good.
The Hemi engine runs very hot and eats spark plugs like candy. The picture above is older. We have now changed the radiator to a custom aluminum radiator with 2 electronic fans. If running a Hemi run the original Champion N10Y spark plugs, not the expensive platinum plugs-the platinum plugs foul very easily for some reason. We did change it over to a Mopar electronic ignition because the old dual point distributor is so hard to keep set.
I keep the engine tuned to start easily-very retarded timing. You can advance the timing with the Hemi to easily pick up 75-125 horsepower but it is very hard to start and the tires burn off. When we have it advanced, even if you are doing 100KPH and stomp on the gas pedal the tires spin and the car turns sideways-very dangerous except on open roads. We live near the farms and have lots of open roads to test the tires!
My son learned to drive a 4-speed on a Charger R/T-the one I sold in France many years ago, that I still would like to find and buy back. Even my wife says I am in idiot to have sold it and as much as it hurts to say it, she was right. We have never sold another car we restored, and we drive them all.
When driving the Superbird it is very dangerous because of the other drivers. We will not drive it in the city, just on the Interstate highway-llike the German autobahn. The Superbird with the 440 is a very easy car to drive. The Charger with the Hemi is like driving a beautiful woman-she demands your attention all of the time-watching gauges, careful on the gas, and with no power steering or power brakes it requires brute force to turn and stop.
I thought that Superbird were very pricey cars but i just see one for $ 85 000 on Ebay !! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1970-Ply ... vi-content . If you add shipping and taxes (GRRRRR 30 % ...) it's 90 000 € in front of your french house (right "olds" ?)
85 000 $ is cheap regarding "fifties" Mopar like Adventurer or Fury (don't talk of '59 Cad on this forum ...) . Even a real 68-70 440 Charger costs more !!
The special number plates are allowed on a state by state basis. In my state of Indiana it cost $30 extra to get them-about 45 Euros I believe. If a Mopar member wants one and has a RoadRunner I have an old one that says BeeBeep I could mail, or I have a coupl eo fthe old Hemi plates I could mail as well-just drop me an email with your address and I can mail them next week when I am home.
Someone asked if I owned a garage-no I work at 2 different jobs and the cars are just a hobby that I can leave to my kids without the taxes. You guys in France know a lot about taxes I believe!
I do not know the man with a green 71 Challenger, but not a surprise of course.
Here is a picture of the Charger the day we fired up the Hemi for the first time
hello bob , wonderful cars , i "m interested by the old hemi plates you are talking about , do you have a 69 one ?? event if my charger is not an original hemi engine but a clone !!
The Hemi engine runs very hot and eats spark plugs like candy. The picture above is older. We have now changed the radiator to a custom aluminum radiator with 2 electronic fans. If running a Hemi run the original Champion N10Y spark plugs, not the expensive platinum plugs-the platinum plugs foul very easily for some reason. We did change it over to a Mopar electronic ignition because the old dual point distributor is so hard to keep set.
I keep the engine tuned to start easily-very retarded timing. You can advance the timing with the Hemi to easily pick up 75-125 horsepower but it is very hard to start and the tires burn off. When we have it advanced, even if you are doing 100KPH and stomp on the gas pedal the tires spin and the car turns sideways-very dangerous except on open roads. We live near the farms and have lots of open roads to test the tires!
My son learned to drive a 4-speed on a Charger R/T-the one I sold in France many years ago, that I still would like to find and buy back. Even my wife says I am in idiot to have sold it and as much as it hurts to say it, she was right. We have never sold another car we restored, and we drive them all.
When driving the Superbird it is very dangerous because of the other drivers. We will not drive it in the city, just on the Interstate highway-llike the German autobahn. The Superbird with the 440 is a very easy car to drive. The Charger with the Hemi is like driving a beautiful woman-she demands your attention all of the time-watching gauges, careful on the gas, and with no power steering or power brakes it requires brute force to turn and stop.
great !! very interresting by all what you say , i confirm about the plugs !!! the hemi is a plug eater !! when you had a single carb what was it ?? i have a ray barton intake with at the beginning a single Holley 750 cfm now a 850 ( not sure yet that he's well tuned ) and what advance do you have ?? they put on my engine a timing at 30 and what rear end do you have ?? thank you
Regardez: license plates. The oldest ones I have are from around 1974 and they are just standard Indiana or Colorado plates with standard numbers. The plates with personalized messages like "Hemi Yes" and "70 Sbird" I have for the last 3-4 years if you want one of them just email me your address and I will mail one gratis. I haven't looked through the stack of plates in many years so I am sure there are many other years and states there, and I know the one "BeeBeep" is in my window at the shop.
Carburetor: The old Carburetor was mounted on a standard Mopar Hemi dual plane aluminum manifold. It was a Holley 850. I will go to the shop Monday and can get a picture of the current manifold and carbs-I have it off right now anyway because I am doing some work on the heads. It is Mopar aluminum dual plane, dual carburetor manifold that has the Vanke modification and runs dual Carter AFB carbs at 600 cfm each. It is much more drivable and no hesitation or fuel issues. I will have to wait on telling you what the timing is set at because I will not have the car running again for a week or so while I replace the wiper motor, valve covers and put the intake manifold on it. I will post a picture of the manifolds and carb once I get to the shop.
Rear End: I am running a very streetable 3.55 rear end with posi-traction. It is not a Dana because the car is an automatic, so it is a 8 3/4 rear end.
