Richard's Blue Charger....

[Scooby]

Nope the models still here...I think Richard fell over

That's pretty dame close to the real thing,even matching interior.

I managed to fiddle around with my digi camera and re-introduce a high resolution which helped me speed up the back ground hence all the blur.
Dave if you remember this meet it was from the V8 and hot-rod show at beaconsfield.
IF you have a spare photos of me and my car, I will buy one off you.
Thanks.
Richard.

[Anonymous]

That is a 71 R/T model I did in the style of the Charger when I had it using the same paint as the body and interior was done in. I only have a few pics of you at that show.

[RobTwin]

Hi Rich
How did you get on at Bob Harman's?
Get anywhere with your vibration probs - was it anything to do with the exhaust system being fixed too firmly to the car?

[Scooby]

Hi Rich
How did you get on at Bob Harman's?
Get anywhere with your vibration probs - was it anything to do with the exhaust system being fixed too firmly to the car?

Hi Rob.
Yep it was a combination of the headers and exhaust bolted up to tight along with all the (Steel) brackets fixed to the car. The ujs on the prop were shot. But Bob and Cliff also found that the distance on the end float was way off, after some careful measuring and testing shims were put in place and ha presto the car has never drove so good. It took a while but we got there in the end. I must have spent hrs under their looking and checking.
But these guys ex Rolls Royce mechanics went straight to the fault.
Apparently because we are always moving, fitting new or used gearboxes,props,diffs the actual distance of torq travel is often missed out, so with a one piece prop and weight just the smallest distance could make all the difference. Hope this helps anybody else who has the same probs.
Richard.

[RobTwin]

Thanks Rich
May have to have a word with Cliffy ourselves....
Our exhaust is clamped pretty tightly all the way down - it has rubber mounts but they're very firm and you cannot wiggle the pipes around at all by hand so must transfer some of the resonance back into the car.
So well worth looking into. The car has always (since we've had it) had that system but the vibration we're getting, we think, has only been there since getting the engine rebuilt a few months ago.
May also look into our half shafts as we replaced them recently - end float may be an issue for us too.

[Anonymous]

Well I havent been on here in ages and ages, but It good to see you got the problem sorted, it had me baffled for ages. Id have never thought it was the exhausts for one minute. When you say the "end float" do you mean the amount the prop sticks out of the gearbox? Shes looking really fantastic and Im really glad shes gone to a good home, best of luck with the old girl, give her a pat on the hood from me, the kids still miss her.

[RobTwin]

Markie, I presumed Richard was talking about the 1/2 shaft end-float, ie how much play it has in & out, in the axle housing/tube.

I may be wrong though......

[Scooby]

Markie, I presumed Richard was talking about the 1/2 shaft end-float, ie how much play it has in & out, in the axle housing/tube.

I may be wrong though......

Got in 1. Although things are not so perfect at the moment (MOT failure last weekend) Guess what indicators....or rather the colour of them...its a hot subject, but I have gone for broke so I don't have this prob every year. (Flashers in the headlamps) and to help the mot along a new set of discs and pads.
What is it with mopars and mots,the wife accused me of worrying more about my car than her.....SURELY NOT !!!!!!!!!.
Look forward to seeing 2moro eve.
Rich.