Will´s 1968 Dodge Charger

V8 Sam · Post by **V8 Sam** » Tue Sep 04, 12 10:27 pm

this black and gold business...

i like it!!

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Wed Sep 05, 12 8:08 am

I love this thread. I gotta stop reading this thread.
I find it awe inspiring and depressing at the same time... I thought I had a nice car until I started following this !

Stunning work. Heading towards the best one I've seen I think.

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Wed Sep 05, 12 8:27 pm

autofetish wrote: I think im right sucking trough the rad and not blowing with fan on front

Yes mate.......Sucking is better than blowing.........Unless your in prison then its all bad!!!!!

db · Post by db » Thu Sep 06, 12 8:40 am

How's your rad mounted Will?

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Thu Sep 06, 12 10:03 am

Thanks Dave

db wrote:How's your rad mounted Will?

There are 4 nuts welded on the rad then 4 holes in the front of car then 4 bolts bolting it to the front. If that makes sence

Can get you better pics later

Holes are maked red on picture

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db · Post by db » Thu Sep 06, 12 10:42 am

I gotcha

Did you bother to rubber mount it? I did with mine, I was a bit worried about the ally cracking.

db · Post by db » Thu Sep 06, 12 10:46 am

Dave81 wrote:
autofetish wrote: I think im right sucking trough the rad and not blowing with fan on front
Yes mate.......Sucking is better than blowing.........Unless your in prison then its all bad!!!!!

Why's that then? (car, not prison...)

Guy · Post by **Guy** » Thu Sep 06, 12 11:24 am

db wrote:
Why's that then? (car, not prison...)

Its more efficient to suck air through a small gap rather than blowing it through the same sized gap.

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Thu Sep 06, 12 1:10 pm

db wrote:I gotcha
Did you bother to rubber mount it? I did with mine, I was a bit worried about the ally cracking.

No was not worried but i am now
I will install large rubber washer between the car and the ally rad but still use bolts.

Or did you go the hole hog and mount on rubber like an exhaust mount.

You have somthing like this ???

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Thu Sep 06, 12 8:07 pm

Guy wrote:
db wrote:
Why's that then? (car, not prison...)
Its more efficient to suck air through a small gap rather than blowing it through the same sized gap.

All car manufacturers (high hp) use suck rather than blow........ I'd also say having the fan and shroud mounted between the linear airflow pushing its way through and the radiator body would disrupt the flow of air and reduce heat dissapation/cooling efficiency.

db · Post by db » Sat Sep 08, 12 7:54 pm

I put mine in front and wired them to blow, just to unclutter the engine bay.
I'll swap them around at some point then, that all makes sense!

Will- I didn't go as far at the old Mini exhaust bobbins, mutch as i do love 'em

I fitted lengths of plastic edging trim along the top and bottom rad edges.
Then I made a channel across the bottom of the rad support it to sit in and made little clamps across the top to hold it in place.

autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Sep 11, 12 9:01 am

Nice installl db

Petrol tank

This has been a Bananarama!

First went to zinc plate shop

Then na mate you need to drill hole in it

Drilled holes

na mate you need to drill more

Drilled more

na mate dont work it swims in the tank

Thank you very much

welded up holes pressure tested all good

Painted it

paint came out Bananarama!

acid dipped it to remove paint.

they dented it

then paint it sliver and painted love never end somthing

Then clear coated it to find it made my writing go blury

this tank is a temp and will be building a stainless one when i can weld tig. But to get me on the road this is it for now.

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autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Sep 11, 12 9:05 am

Steering thing.

Zinc plated tube. Then put a bike inner tube in it so i dont paint the inside so it look bling inside. Mad but ok. Installed the Anton bearing what a nice thing that is. Contack Anton on the forum he can supply/make you one.

My best mate david is making me a steering wheel looking forward to seeing that

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autofetish · Post by **autofetish** » Tue Sep 11, 12 9:49 am

Gear change

Zinc plated everything and replaced washer bolts all with stainless steel.

Underdash really not sure where to start

heater

wippers

dash

which order ????

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Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Tue Sep 11, 12 11:01 am

heater

wipers

dash

headlining

windcsreen

transmission

Dave