Richard Scott 69 Charger

andyrob · Post by **andyrob** » Thu Jan 18, 07 8:50 pm

keep it the same colour, just give it a nice white bumble bee stripe once it painted ( well I would say that as b5 blue is my fav colour)

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Fri Jan 19, 07 12:19 am

Plum crazy with the Foose wheels

Are there any plum Chargers over hear???Seems to be popular on E`s more than B`s.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Feb 05, 07 3:37 pm

Saw these on a show on Discovery Real Time Wrecks to Riches.

Just wondering if anyone had used them or had an opinion on what they thought.

They save a lot of weight apparently, I'm a sucker for stuff I see on the telly.

This is the site where the guy works: http://www.magnumforceracing.com/

This is the product page:

http://www.magnumforce.com/store/result ... egoryID=41

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Tue Feb 06, 07 12:42 am

I could put one of those to good use....

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Feb 06, 07 8:51 am

Why spend a couple of thousand dollars on stuff you don't need?

Fit hemi suspension all round, beefy front and rear sway bars, weld in frame connectors, decent shocks, and good tyres. It will drive great like that.

Don't jump on the coil conversion bandwagon. Torsion bar front suspension is far superior and there is less unspring weight. A few pounds saved on sprung weight on a two ton car is not as important IMO.

It is a shame my car is not on the road otherwise I would let you see how well it corners. But you are welcome to pop around to my place and have a look at how mine is put together.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Feb 06, 07 8:53 am

Oh. Also on the Magnum Force thing.

The shock towers will not take the spring load. The design is dangerous IMO. Plus the front sway bar attaches where?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Tue Feb 06, 07 12:13 pm

Yep, the Magnum Farce kit has a very poor reputation in Mopar circles, as Dave Say's it puts all the suspension load on shock towers that were never designed to take it, the fit is often poor, sometimes it's very hard to get the alignment right after wards, and their customer service goes something along the lines of "It's yours now you make it work". This is the one kit everyone seems to know about, is the most expensive, and has almost the worst rep among those that have used it. As Dave also points out, there is no real reason to fit this style of kit to anything other than a big block A body or a drag car. The kit to use is this one,
https://www.reillymotorsports.com/store ... hp?cat=255
It is safe, it works, it has great back up and I've never heard a bad word said against it. I looked long and hard a couple of years ago at these kits before I decided which one to buy, and believe me the sexiest looking kits are the worst! Bill knows his stuff and has properly tested and logged all the alignment specs and is happy to share it all with you before you buy, you will not get that from the other companies

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Feb 06, 07 3:00 pm

Have really taken in what has been said by Dave and Blue and ive wondered myself weather the shock towers where strong enough and thaught probably not. I have seriously concidered buying one of those from RMS as thay were the first one's i saw.

Cheers Guy's

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Feb 10, 07 12:17 am

Cheers guys, that's all I wanted to know. I will spend my money elsewhere.
Glad I have this forum to bounce ideas around in otherwise I'd be a danger to myself.

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Feb 10, 07 3:07 pm

Blimey, just been perusing thier website $3300 bucks! $490 extra for a sway bar! Then there's the all importat front end brace at $179, which they list as an accessory! Really needs to be tied in to a rollcage like this,

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sun Jan 13, 08 5:18 pm

New member Malcom and his son Leon came up from Blackpool to help themselves to my old grille, good chaps, good chat.

The car is getting stripped soon for paint and bodywork. More updates to follow. Now I have the money.

Great meeting you two guys and cheers for the hard work.

Doug · Post by **Doug** » Sun Jan 13, 08 11:44 pm

Dukerich wrote:Old wheels: yes they are American Racing 200's I believe. They are great wheels, I love five spokes. They are a bit tatty in places though and for what it would cost to do them up I figured I'd just buy new ones and pass these on to someone who was keeping their car more stock than me.

New wheels: don't know sizes yet, bigger wheels than the ones on now but not stupid 'Pimp my Ride' big. I watch a lot of Overhaulin' and I love Foose's wheels.

Eventually I want the car a bit lower and a decent wheel/tyre combo should help.

Like I said there's not that much to do, the car is solid and a new lick of paint and new wheels and tyres it'll look sensational. The guy who's doing the paint has had several centrefold cars in Custom Car and other mags. I've seen his work and it's amazing. I have to admit I'm very excited, I'm selling my GT40 just to pay for it all.

Dont Budge want a gt40, (nec thread)

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jan 14, 08 1:12 am

GT40 sold. Which is allowing me to finance the Charger work.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Feb 06, 08 2:21 pm

Turned the beast around today and me and my mate Pete set about stripping the rear end of stuff before the car goes away to paint. Need to leave it running for 'ease' of movement.

The boot was still full of all the misc bits and bobs from previous adventures.

It's getting there, I'm motivated now I have a rough date for it going away. Progress is a good thing.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Wed Feb 06, 08 2:53 pm

Strip everything off the car that might need to be removed for painting. All trim pieces, carpet, windscreen wipers etc.

Don't leave anything on the car that is not easily replaceable because chances are it will get damaged or lost.

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Richard Scott 69 Charger

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