New Charger 440 R/T

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Fri Mar 20, 15 10:41 am

Raminduction wrote:
vipergts wrote:Would be interested to hear about steering box upgrade

Mine has been overhauled but it's still like steering a boat
Im going to play about with the steering, a pal of mine is a fabricator by trade and hes convinced he can fabricate a modified column / rack to make the steering more responsive. Still going to order the box and give it a go though.

Got a price for that yet, landed ? (Mine could use some love, bit leaky too so might just replace.)

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Fri Mar 20, 15 11:02 am

nice work with the wheels

Raminduction · Post by **Raminduction** » Fri Mar 20, 15 12:55 pm

morgan wrote:
Raminduction wrote:
vipergts wrote:Would be interested to hear about steering box upgrade

Mine has been overhauled but it's still like steering a boat
Im going to play about with the steering, a pal of mine is a fabricator by trade and hes convinced he can fabricate a modified column / rack to make the steering more responsive. Still going to order the box and give it a go though.
Got a price for that yet, landed ? (Mine could use some love, bit leaky too so might just replace.)

This is the response from Dennis at firm feel...........

Hi Matt,
Yes, we can rebuild a box to stage 3 specifications for your Charger. The rebuild is $379, plus a $175 core deposit. You might be able to locate a core here in the states via the internet and have it shipped to us for less than the core deposit. We are about 3 weeks from order date getting them built and shipped right now. Shipping to UK will be $165.
Thanks, Dennis-FFI

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Fri Mar 20, 15 1:09 pm

Thanks. So it will be knocking on for £600, less whatever back for the core minus shipping.

$700ish for the box+core+ship
20% vat
Import duty.
Its £Bananarama!. Maybe 500 if you can find a cheap core to ship US side.

Thanks ! Food for thought.
(PS - For your car, given the high end nature of it, I think thats worth doing)

hemi472 · Post by **hemi472** » Fri Mar 20, 15 1:34 pm

i've used the stage 2 box from firm feel on a 69 road runner and 70 Charger and both times it was really good

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sat Mar 21, 15 9:55 pm

Great stuff.........Wheels look great!

Also surprised at the paint........it looks fantastic already!

Will be a corker when done..........may be too good to drive then though......

bruvmopar · Post by **bruvmopar** » Sun Mar 22, 15 11:06 am

Well done Matt, Beautiful looking Charger

So nice to see a top Mope Muscle Car coming from Sweden, and not leaving from here for a change.
Good luck with her Matt, loving those Magnum 500's

Raminduction · Post by **Raminduction** » Sun Mar 22, 15 9:21 pm

Thanks

Stripped the interior out this weekend to check the floor pan for corrosion. It looks like it's had a drivers section replaced at some stage and a small section of the passengers. We were prepared to cut the lot out if required but it is absolutely solid which is a real bonus. The under carriage has been wax oiled and there was minor ( And I mean minor ) surface rust in small areas so we cleaned everything up, treat it with "Rust bullet" and then painted the floor pan blue to match the exterior.

I've ordered a new dash facia and set of dials from the states + a new tank sender unit as the originals don't look up to the job. Seats have been professionally upholstered recently so they will go again after a good clean up.

The carpet isn't to bad but I've ordered another one along with various bits of interior trim. New pedals / rubbers on the way also. The original 8 track isn't working so I'm pulling it and fitting a modern head unit and some decent speakers which will be hidden to keep the originality of the car in order.

Will keep you updated with pics........and thanks to all for the nice comments - what a great bunch of people on here !!

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon Mar 23, 15 9:01 am

Some of the repro fuel tank senders don't read correctly and need adjustment.

It's a good idea to test the new sender before installation - compare against the old one (if original) both for range of float movement, and accuracy of the gauge. Good to test the gauge at Full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4, and empty levels, as there are rumours that some senders read non-linear compared with the factory ones.

Cheers

Matt

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Mon Mar 23, 15 10:55 am

Great thread. You do not fanny around, eh? Looking forward to the continuing story.

Raminduction · Post by **Raminduction** » Mon Mar 23, 15 3:01 pm

lol - Want it ready for summer

Ive ordered a Flaming River Steering box and U/J from the states as the Firm feel one was a rebuilt unit and they needed a core box before they could do the work. The Flaming River box is new and ready to ship.

http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/p ... 008/FR1540

Dropped the centre console trim off today for powder coating and the car is now in the bodyshop.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Mar 23, 15 4:04 pm

16:1 MANUAL box?

Hope you got strong arms for parking.

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Wed Mar 25, 15 9:41 am

We need a proper workshop thread on this car.

morgan · Post by **morgan** » Wed Mar 25, 15 11:07 am

Carl wrote:We need a proper workshop thread on this car.

Not to mention some more pictures of all this work...

Raminduction · Post by **Raminduction** » Wed Mar 25, 15 3:21 pm

Yeh good idea - I am taking pics each day ( on with interior as we speak ) building a new rear shelf that will house some discreet speakers + a new seat / trunk divider. O/S & N/S Seat Frames removed and painted and now refitted.

Will be fitting seat belts shortly ( 2 kids ) so will also post pics when done.

Matt