restomod challenger

74challenger318 · Post by **74challenger318** » Fri Mar 29, 13 11:18 pm

Ok update on this, have decided not to go turbo route for now, due to lack of time with 4 cars on go, money, etc, so going to build a stroker 400 (hopefully) with the 727 trans and try to get it on road for now, the turbo build can come at a later date

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Fri Mar 29, 13 11:53 pm

74challenger318 wrote:Ok update on this, have decided not to go turbo route for now, due to lack of time with 4 cars on go, money, etc, so going to build a stroker 400 (hopefully) with the 727 trans and try to get it on road for now, the turbo build can come at a later date

YOU WANT A TRANS GETTIN READY,

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Sat Mar 30, 13 12:44 am

So not selling now Paul ?
Glad to hear it mate. It'll be worth it

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Sat Mar 30, 13 10:06 am

Good to hear it Paul, after all the metal fab you've put into that last time I saw it I was amazed you considered kicking it out

Know the feeling tho, your workshops packed with stuff and you can't do everything eh?
Keep at it mate

AllKiller · Post by **AllKiller** » Sat Mar 30, 13 2:19 pm

Phew....good on yer

74challenger318 · Post by **74challenger318** » Thu Apr 18, 13 4:16 pm

update on front end, rack positioned and started to bend up tubing for front crossmember, hope to get a bit more done this weekend, and get it back on four wheels

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Thu Apr 18, 13 4:33 pm

Not trying to be an arse here as I'm sure you know what you are doing. Knowing how deep those oil pans are and how close to the engine the K frame normally is, Assuming the car is going to be sitting very low, Are you sure your crossmember will have some ground clearance?

74challenger318 · Post by **74challenger318** » Thu Apr 18, 13 4:46 pm

Hi Blue,

measured with wheels on and looks to be around 3", suspension will be quite firm so should not dip much, did the bars like that to save sump, might put a ali skid pan on crossmember so that it hits that first, wont know for sur yet till wheels on and and i get the ride height looking something like, with the 19" wheels and not going with skinny low profiles it should sit a bit higher even though the wheels are tucked under arches,

where that hub is at the moment i placed at loaded ride height, but i think it might look a bit to low at that,

Paul.

74challenger318 · Post by **74challenger318** » Fri Apr 19, 13 9:51 pm

Ok tried front wheel on, dont know if this looks right or not, but tried lower and higher and this looks about right ride height, which gives me around 4 1/2" sump clearance,

what do you think to ride height????????

thanks Paul.

Adrian Worman · Post by **Adrian Worman** » Fri Apr 19, 13 10:20 pm

That actually looks a little tall to me Paul. My Chally is about 2" less than that, don't bottom out ever. How big an exhaust have you got to hang under there?

Blue · Post by **Blue** » Sat Apr 20, 13 10:39 am

Yea, looks high to me too, judging by the sill to ramp distance and the way your 19" wheels sit in the wheel arch. Perhaps Ade could get you a ground to top of wheelarch measurement from his car to see where you are, I think you might need to go lower by about 3".

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Sat Apr 20, 13 5:28 pm

If you are making your own cross member, why didn't you go for a dragster style oil pan, then you don't have ground clearance problems, it's what is fitted on my Coronet after hitting the sump big time. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mil-3 ... make/dodge

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sat Apr 20, 13 7:06 pm

I really think Milodon take the pee regarding pricing..............

74challenger318 · Post by **74challenger318** » Sat Apr 20, 13 10:42 pm

Ok, droped in down on floor, could not tell properly on jig, front arch to floor 24" rear 25", sump was just what i had at time.

74challenger318 · Post by **74challenger318** » Sat Apr 20, 13 10:44 pm

sump clearance