Newbie says - Hey Charger

VGVIP · Post by **VGVIP** » Fri Feb 18, 11 10:07 pm

MattH wrote:
VGVIP wrote:[Set of "jelly bean" mags like Dave has. They just look right. Period correct, were an option, if I remember correctly, from my Dad's Ranger.
Mine are factory "jelly beans" as well made by ROH. Got them listed on the VIN tag.

Got to love 'em!
Look forward to seeing your Charger one day soon Matt.

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Fri Feb 18, 11 10:11 pm

All this talk and pictures of Chargers has given me the Horn! Im gonna have to get mine back on the road asap!

VGVIP · Post by **VGVIP** » Fri Feb 18, 11 10:15 pm

Trigger_Andy wrote:All this talk and pictures of Chargers has given me the Horn! Im gonna have to get mine back on the road asap!

Either get it on the road there or ship it back here and sell it to me!

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Fri Feb 18, 11 10:28 pm

VGVIP wrote:
Trigger_Andy wrote:All this talk and pictures of Chargers has given me the Horn! Im gonna have to get mine back on the road asap!
Either get it on the road there or ship it back here and sell it to me!

Tempting to be honest but it will cost to much. It owes me over £8k now. I can see me buying an E Body soon and the Charger will just sit in the Car Port, gaining value,lol.

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Fri Feb 18, 11 10:35 pm

Crikey,

Small world then as most of you knew the car immediately..... I did pick up the car and have I assume all the spares with the car, i.e bonnet, glass, brightwork and a set of American Racing Slot Mags which may find their way on the car as the existing rims aren't for me.

Thanks for the intros guys, hopefully we can meet up with all at some point.

Dave thanks for the attached info, to further the enquiry have you or Matt actual detailed measurements for the stripe and the front fender vertical one. As it seems a paint means is the way ahead. For me this will be a slow resto due to lack of time but I want the car MOTable asap and be driving her whilst I finish her off.

Any one know any history of this car prior to it's Lincoln 2 yr pilgrimage ?

Regards,

David

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Fri Feb 18, 11 10:37 pm

Hello and welcome.Good choice of car

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Fri Feb 18, 11 10:48 pm

Thanks Tyreman,

Looks like I might be seeing yer at the Nags Cruise and Stars and Stripes in July then !! as you are fairly local.

Regards,

D

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Fri Feb 18, 11 11:05 pm

Yes possibly

if not? you will meet Charger(Si) Bigblock Moparnutterz IanZ Jon and a few other members.

Have you been to Stars and Stripes before? normally a noisy Red 770 turns up

VGVIP · Post by **VGVIP** » Sat Feb 19, 11 8:16 am

Trigger_Andy wrote: Tempting to be honest but it will cost to much. It owes me over £8k now. I can see me buying an E Body soon and the Charger will just sit in the Car Port, gaining value,lol.

Seems to me that to gain any value you would be better off selling it in Oz not Europe.
Then you have shipping to pay.
The bigger concern going this way is the proposed legislation on importing cars into Oz.
NO MODIFCATIOS. It may not be allowed off the docks!
Seems to me that all us Aussie val owners over here are in it because we love the cars (possibly for different reasons) not because of investment.
Yank for investment. - Yes, more potential.

I reckon keep it and get it on the road over there because you love it trig!

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Sat Feb 19, 11 9:53 am

I was joking about the increase in value.

Yes, I will most likely be keeping it long term. A I said earlier Ive got the Horn to get it road legal over here for Spring.

This is my Second Aussie Charger, my first was Baz's VJ. Although to be honest I drove it back from London and for one Summer then stripped it down and it lived in a lock up for a couple of years then I sold it to anothe Scottish lad.

Post by **MattH** » Sat Feb 19, 11 11:21 am

Dave,
Stripe measurements e-mailed to you.
Matt

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Feb 19, 11 5:53 pm

Welcome, good to see the car is going to get finished.
Also looking for a charger now my Kingswood has gone.
Giles

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Sat Feb 19, 11 9:23 pm

your car

fella called jason had it in lincoln

he pulled it to bits with the intention of converting it to 340 727 8 3/4

i think

i had some lights and the diff off him in 2004 and he'd had it for long enough to strip it and get most of the body work done and in primer

think he sold it 2-3 years ago and it did the rounds getting a bit more sorted each time.

Dave

Sideways · Post by **Sideways** » Sun Feb 20, 11 7:13 pm

Matt H thanks for the stripe info.

DodgeRover - yep she appears to have been passed back and forth like an unwanted child, she will definitely be finished and looked after now, shes found the right home !

Dave999, looks like you know the cars history. Ref your notes, I have just looked at the axle it looks a 7.25, hence it didn't get the 8.75 treatment......has anyone got one for sale ?

Has anyone junked the servo and gone for a manual brake setup positioning the master cyclinder on the Firewall ? I'm intending to next week once I've sorted the lights start looking at the braking system as it needs work !

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Mon Feb 21, 11 9:25 am

if it has 9 bolts holding the cover on
and says Borg warner on the pinion housing its standard 7 3/4 borgwarner M78 in 2.92:1 or 3.23:1 ratio

Dave