my 70 barn find

[usaroadrunner]

heres a teaser until my rubber comes in. im gonna like these alot.....looking from the back it is awesome. cant wait to see how she sits on the ground.:beavisnbutthead:

 

[HYRDGOON]

Damn that was fast!!

 

[usaroadrunner]

Damn that was fast!!

yes it was they kinda surprised me. hope they make my car fast...lol

 

[HYRDGOON]

Pretty sure something that looks that good will add 50 mental horsepower for sure! lol! In simple words brother they look BADDD ASSSSSS!!

 

[usaroadrunner]

got the tires mounted, hopefully i feel up to it to go down and put them on. (i think i will...lol) also got the gauges, i was gonna go another route, but i just like these alot. they worked perfect in my other car. so i gottem again. plus my buddy works for chrysler an saved me $250 bucks. yippee. hope to keep the project going.....

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[747mopar]

Those look badass, you never said who makes them and I can't make out the center cap. Love the gauges as well, sure is going to look sweet with all of those goodies on it.

 

[usaroadrunner]

Those look badass, you never said who makes them and I can't make out the center cap. Love the gauges as well, sure is going to look sweet with all of those goodies on it.

Vision wheels called torque with charcoal center and machined lip. tires are NITTO NT555 EXTREME. fronts are 18x8.5 with 245/45/18 and rears 18x9.5 with 275/40/18 and i think you could go just a little bigger in back without moving the leafs in. the only major thing left is the drive shaft. they said you cant get a yoke for the 6 speed. so i got to find out if i got to use a stock challenger style yoke and get a 8 3/4 for the rear made. i got everything else lined up.

 

[MarPar]

whoooo-weee! Damn G, those look freakin great! love them gauges too. all MoPar baby lol

 

[440+6]

:icon_pray: sweet wheels dude!

 

[tallhair]

Congrats on the decision .. weight off your mind and now just the wait LOL

update .. holy **** that was fast hehe

 

[747mopar]

Vision wheels called torque with charcoal center and machined lip. tires are NITTO NT555 EXTREME. fronts are 18x8.5 with 245/45/18 and rears 18x9.5 with 275/40/18 and i think you could go just a little bigger in back without moving the leafs in. the only major thing left is the drive shaft. they said you cant get a yoke for the 6 speed. so i got to find out if i got to use a stock challenger style yoke and get a 8 3/4 for the rear made. i got everything else lined up.

Thanks, never looked at the Vision wheels but I really like the charcoal centers. I wanted to put 305's on mine but the only tires they are available in are basically street legal slicks. I'll be running the exact same size front tire but 285's on 19's in the back. I don't know what you have locally but we have a drive shaft shop down here that will make them however you want, supply it all and it's not to expensive either. Maybe just call a drive shaft shop.

 

[Mr.SpeedFreak]

DAMN those wheels look sharp! Look even better now that I see them in your pictures as opposed to the website pic, can't wait to see them on your car usa! :icon_thumleft:

 

[usaroadrunner]

wow, what great theropy today, my buddy got the trans cross-member all welded up. he made a templet and knows someone with a water-jet and cut the metal out and welded it up. it came out pretty nice i think. got the new wheels and tires on, man the EVIL SCOWL is sitting low. we got the hole punched and got the wiring harness to the motor hooked up. then i ran out of gas. here some pics of the progress....one step closer...:beavisnbutthead:

 

[HYRDGOON]

That looks great! I like the low stance. Are you good with that or would you rather a little more rake?

 

[conv67bdere]

Looking good USARR . . . really good . . .and glad to see that you're still getting in on it for your "therapy" too . . . (we're) I'm still pulling for you ! ! !

Everything looks like it's coming together VERY nicely . . . keep at it and thanks again for sharing your progress with us.

 

[747mopar]

Me likey, The wheels really look sharp on there and I like the stance. Motor and trans look good sitting in there and excellent job on the trans mount. Have you started and of the cross member work yet? Be sure to take plenty of pics for those of us that are on the fence between the 5 or 6 speed, I'm leaning towards the 6 right now. You sure are making the best of your situation, congrats. :headbang:

 

[usaroadrunner]

That looks great! I like the low stance. Are you good with that or would you rather a little more rake?

so far i like it. its just like the rendering i have. i might drop the front a 1/2 inch. plus when we getting running we are fabbing up the front spoiler like the rendering also. that will probably be two to three inches off the ground. then i got to find a track to do a top speed run....lol

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Looking good USARR . . . really good . . .and glad to see that you're still getting in on it for your "therapy" too . . . (we're) I'm still pulling for you ! ! !

Everything looks like it's coming together VERY nicely . . . keep at it and thanks again for sharing your progress with us.

thanks khan, i think part of it is that im still in denial that i have it. like i said im this close nothing is gonna get in the way of this. i want to drive it so bad. thanks again khan-vertible...still cracks me up...lol

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Me likey, The wheels really look sharp on there and I like the stance. Motor and trans look good sitting in there and excellent job on the trans mount. Have you started and of the cross member work yet? Be sure to take plenty of pics for those of us that are on the fence between the 5 or 6 speed, I'm leaning towards the 6 right now. You sure are making the best of your situation, congrats. :headbang:

we havent started the top cross member yet. but it looks like there is a low spot on the trans we can hug the trans to keep the height down to a min. i wont be using the remote shifter like the challenger. instesd i got a hurst replacement shifter with the new modern pistol grip. which puts the shifter in the perfect spot in the car. once we get the driveshaft figured out. we should be able start putting it back together pretty quick. the fab work slows it a way down. i had one guy ask me why i needed a six speed that you will never go the fast. i told him but it will always be there if i need. LOL

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it will be real close. tried to get as much of a dish i could, but limited due to backspacing.....

 

[HYRDGOON]

I keep coming back to look at the pictures! lol I'm seriously in love with your choice!

 

[Propwash]

Nice work! Wheels look pretty sharp on there! Keep it up!

 

[tallhair]

It's looking great man and looking like it tear up some asphalt