Rally racer

[Thats Mr. D 77]

ok firstly glad to know theres a place like this,

I dont have a b body mopar but i plan on it for the future but thats not why im here right now.

I've had a fantasy of building an off road rally type racer based on a charger body. Now i know, a charger is a bit of a boat and is not an impreza in that regard. I've come to two solutions for my idea,

1. take a trashed rusty disregarded charger remove as much dead weight as possible and maybe shorten the frame a bit for a better wheelbase and weight management, (I am not going to chop up a nicer restored one thats just a sin and a crime), strengthen the chassis where i can add a roll cage and say lets race,

2. Build a tube chassis frame from scratch to suit the needs, and use fiberglass body panels molded match the charger or modified a little bit, as the body.

However I know the option for a chopped up rusty charger is a possibility but there maybe more weight in that then i want, i want to know if there is any place i can get a full fiberglass body of a charger not just fenders and quarter panels I mean the whole body either in full or in sections, any insight or advice would be greatly appricated

 

[69 Runner]

Welcome.There are good people here willing to help when they can

 

[wannadrag]

Welcome

 

[Deleted member 214]

Since the Charger is a uni-body, the body and the frame are one unit. There is no separate frame from the body. Shortening the body would be difficult. You can buy or build sub-frame connectors that help tie the front frame rails to the rear and stiffen the body. That with a good cage would make a strong base to work from. If you are looking to build the strongest lightest vehicle you can, tube chassis and fiberglass body would be the ticket.

 

[Propwash]

welcome, good luck with your quest.

 

[1badgtx]

Welcome!!!you know there,s a guy that runs a 70 cuda or challenger up Pikes peak....It,s about what you described....Mopar muscle had an article about it...
67 GTX

 

[Thats Mr. D 77]

thanks guys, you wouldn't happen to know where to get a hold of a fiberglass body would ya? been lookin around the internet all i get is body panels for the newer chargers to make them look riced out

 

[440gtx]

Welcome

 

[moparstuart]

welcome

 

[68 Roadrunner]

Welcome to the site

 

[roadrunnerman]

welcome,sounds like a good plan you got