Lookie what $5000 buys you....

[Kern Dog]

There is a member here that is advertising a bunch of 1970 Charger body panels. Of course the man is all the way across the country in New York!
I guess with the way the population is scattered in the country, there are large groups of people on the east and northeast parts of the country as well as out here in California but the areas we call Flyover states dont have nearly the same population. I’ve wondered about how many classics end up on Indian reservations. I don’t know whether they have to abide by state laws for vehicle registration if they never leave their reservations.

I had Jigsaw out today. It is great how one can drive two cars that are basically the same yet they drive very different.
This one is a 383 automatic with 3.91 gears and manual front disc/rear drum. Compared to the red car…

Jigsaw is slower, quieter, smoother riding yet is still a Charger.
The non power brakes feel so different from power brake cars. Initial pedal pressure results in a genuine feel that brakes start to bite but additional pressure seems like the brakes don’t bite any harder. Every power brake car I’ve driven has brake force that increases as pedal pressure is also increased. I’ve had manual disc/drum A bodies that had very impressive brakes but these are nowhere near as good. I had similar luck when I tried manual 4 wheel discs in the red car. The pedal pressure could be really high but the brakes just didn’t respond.
The 383 runs great. The hydraulic flat tappet cam is as quiet as a stock 318. It lacks the off idle snap that this turd has.

The Dart is just a basically stock 360 with a 280/474 cam and 4.10 gears. I wonder if the longer stroke and lighter weight, coupled with the additional gearing makes that much difference?

 

[Potmetalman]

Ta-da !
1970 Charger XH model.
The car has been sitting for at least 10 years, probably more.View attachment 824459 View attachment 824460 View attachment 824461 View attachment 824462

Floors are solid. Rear window channel looks great even though it had a vinyl top. Trunk needs a new floor pan though. No flip top cap or filler neck. Probably a bunch of missing parts that I haven't noticed yet.

Man, If I could find one of those for $5k, I'd buy in a second!! My Dad has wanted a '68 since he was a young man.

 

[CoronetDarter]

The Dart is just a basically stock 360 with a 280/474 cam and 4.10 gears. I wonder if the longer stroke and lighter weight, coupled with the additional gearing makes that much difference?

Oh yeah it does. Went from 3.55s to 4.10s in the Dart and it really woke it up. It has the 380 hp/360 magnum crate motor. The engine comes with a big cam and relatively low compression so the lower gears make a huge difference down low.