Restomod charger pics

[Ron 73]

Thanks Bud, very nice Ron. I really like the interior's of those cars much better than what came in mine. Is that the exhaust pipe in front of your tire?

Yep, Thats the exhaust pipe's, that picture bud left, second one is right after i painted it or about two weeks.. My pictures here are under my user name and avatar bottom one, and you may see the pipes and the tires and wheels better.. Lots have been done since that pic was taken i forgot i even had it, look at the window pillar on P-side.. I think i was right on the tire sizes but ive been wrong before and didn't go out and measure them like i planned, and I to look forward to seeing your car done, id love to hear what your exhaust sounds like!

 

[747mopar]

Got a favor to ask, I'm starting to plan the shaker scoop and am trying to figure out how to keep water out so anybody that has any input feel free to jump in. These are the two ideas I have so far, one would have a diverter around the front of the filter with a rolled lip at the top to keep the water from going over and into the filter, the water would be forced down the rolled lip and out drains at the back. The second would use a cable or solenoid activated door that would close the scoop intake while opening the bottom to the motor compartment. What do you think? got a better idea? I've never seen how the factory did it so anybody who has feel free to fill me in. I likely won't be starting it real soon but need to figure it out incase I need to get something ordered.

 

[BigBlock61]

Well, for just throwing something out there. The first idea seems like it would be restrictive. I was always taught that for a performance scoop you need 30 sq inches of opening. The bottom one seems more doable and you could operate the door with vacuum.

 

[747mopar]

30 sq in", I'll have to remember that. It's not as restrictive as it looks, it would just not be getting the air directly in the front but that's one thing I don't like about it. Sorry the pics aren't to scale so you gotta bare with me. Yeah, vacuum would probably be a better option, I've just been trying to clean up the engine compartment as much as possible but you wouldn't see that anyhow being under the filter.

 

[Ron 73]

Cool, I wouldn't, to be honest know where to start but maybe this diagram would help you figure a few things out..



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I was reading in another thread where you said you liked the looks of the 70 RR, My all time favorite car movie is Christeen and as far as i know they never made a sequel of it but i always thought the 70 RR would fit good for a sequel! Looks similar the way the grill is made in the 57...

 

[Propwash]

Cool idea on the scoop.... If I was in your shoes, I would take what I could from the old Ma Mopar air grabber design, then take a look at some of the new vehicles with factory scoops and how they incorporate their ram air box. I'm guessing now days after years of trial and error, manufacturers probably have a pretty good grip on moisture traps and vortexing the air into engine efficiently. Just an idea. Along with a manual cable or vacuum, installing a small electric actuator would probably get you there, as well as being a pretty clean set up.

 

[moparstuart]

thats awesome , who the hell makes there own mufflers BAD ***

 

[747mopar]

Cool idea on the scoop.... If I was in your shoes, I would take what I could from the old Ma Mopar air grabber design, then take a look at some of the new vehicles with factory scoops and how they incorporate their ram air box. I'm guessing now days after years of trial and error, manufacturers probably have a pretty good grip on moisture traps and vortexing the air into engine efficiently. Just an idea. Along with a manual cable or vacuum, installing a small electric actuator would probably get you there, as well as being a pretty clean set up.

Why didn't I think of that "checking out the modern scoops" I'll definitely do that. I've been purchasing parts for my wife's totaled Cruze and they have pretty good break downs of the different parts so I'll check out the Challenger scoops "good idea". Thanks, this is why I asked

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thats awesome , who the hell makes there own mufflers BAD ***

A stubborn idiot who likes side exit exhaust. Thanks

 

[Propwash]

a stubborn idiot who likes side exit exhaust. Thanks

lol!

 

[BigBlock61]

a stubborn idiot who likes side exit exhaust. Thanks

x2 lol

 

[Ron 73]

LOL, yep!

 

[747mopar]

No pics, got one muffler completely welded and the other all put together and almost welded up. I test fitted one with my wooden prototype tip, gotta shorten my pipes a couple inches other than that they fit really well. Tomorrow the kids and I will head up to Summit and pick up the band clamps and some odds and ends "I will fire it up tomorrow". Better dig up a bunch of Quarters, the kids don't enjoy Summit unless I bring allot of pennies for the arcade games and take them to Waffle House. I rebuilt my power steering pump and wanted to know if this is the correct way to prime it, connect the high pressure to the return and spin the pump until you no longer see air bubbles?

 

[BigBlock61]

I rebuilt my power steering pump and wanted to know if this is the correct way to prime it, connect the high pressure to the return and spin the pump until you no longer see air bubbles?

I've always done engine off, keep some of the weight on the front tires, and turn the steering wheel lock to lock about 20 times. Usually gets all the air out of the system.

 

[747mopar]

Something interesting happened today. For those of you who don't know, my wife hates my car and all old cars and also believes that it should be built exactly the way it was. We went to Summit today and my wife came along (only because she needed something in Canton) turns out they were having a car show that I wasn't aware of so I obviously had to check it out, much to my surprise she came along instead of waiting. We were walking around looking at the cars (she was checking them out) when we came up on a 1968 Charger, I just stood there and watched her to see what she thought "she liked it so much that she really looked it over and admitted that she liked it" then I dropped the bomb "that's the same car I have, kinda" she didn't believe me. Your car doesn't sit this low (it was factory correct), your car doesn't look like this, your car blah, blah, blah. I didn't care she likes my car and doesn't even know it, this was a big step forward, there may be hope after all. If that isn't enough, once we got home she told me she really liked the green car, a 1967 Barracuda with aftermarket fat tires and a custom paint job "so much for having to be factory correct" she doesn't have a clue. Sorry, no start up tonight, I didn't have much time to work but managed to finish the mufflers. I didn't make the final flare for the tips, I'll wait until they are mounted and do it on the car to make sure I get a perfect fit but they are ready for mounting. I'll try to install them tomorrow and get a video if I can get a digital video recorder. I also took a pic of the bushings I bought for mounting the mufflers firmly.

 

[cdr]

very impressed with the mufflers!!!!

 

[roadrunnerman]

I would say you still had a good day if you got the wife to even look at the older cars. She probably didn't even realize that she was doing it. But hey, don't look a gift horse in the mouth and work from there. You never know, she might even turn the key when you need to adjust the carb. Oh, and your mufflers are looking good.

 

[Budnicks]

very impressed with the mufflers!!!!

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Something interesting happened today. For those of you who don't know, my wife hates my car and all old cars and also believes that it should be built exactly the way it was. We went to Summit today and my wife came along (only because she needed something in Canton) turns out they were having a car show that I wasn't aware of so I obviously had to check it out, much to my surprise she came along instead of waiting. We were walking around looking at the cars (she was checking them out) when we came up on a 1968 Charger, I just stood there and watched her to see what she thought "she liked it so much that she really looked it over and admitted that she liked it" then I dropped the bomb "that's the same car I have, kinda" she didn't believe me. Your car doesn't sit this low (it was factory correct), your car doesn't look like this, your car blah, blah, blah. I didn't care she likes my car and doesn't even know it, this was a big step forward, there may be hope after all. If that isn't enough, once we got home she told me she really liked the green car, a 1967 Barracuda with aftermarket fat tires and a custom paint job "so much for having to be factory correct" she doesn't have a clue.

Cool she's coming around, some anyway... good luck with that...LOL...

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Got a favor to ask, I'm starting to plan the shaker scoop and am trying to figure out how to keep water out so anybody that has any input feel free to jump in. These are the two ideas I have so far, one would have a diverter around the front of the filter with a rolled lip at the top to keep the water from going over and into the filter, the water would be forced down the rolled lip and out drains at the back. The second would use a cable or solenoid activated door that would close the scoop intake while opening the bottom to the motor compartment. What do you think? got a better idea? I've never seen how the factory did it so anybody who has feel free to fill me in. I likely won't be starting it real soon but need to figure it out incase I need to get something ordered.

My 69.5 6bbl A12 hood on my 68 RR has a 70 fresh air/air cleaner base, 3" K&N filter & the base that has a 5/8" {I think, might be 1/2"} I have a hose in pass. side in the back, never had an issue with water backing up, it drains the excessive water down the back of the block & trans bell housing area... but I don't drive it, in the rain much either....

 

[747mopar]

Bud, what keeps it from sucking it into the filter before it makes it to the drain?

 

[Budnicks]

Bud, what keeps it from sucking it into the filter before it makes it to the drain?

the bottom of the air filter element has a rubber seal, that's about 3/8" thick or so {top & bottom actually}, I guess if the water was to build up higher that level, that I would get free water injection....LOL...

 

[747mopar]

No video, I'll have to wait until I can get it outside (it echoes something fierce) and I have the door blocked with Cruze that's undergoing surgery at the moment. I believe they are a success, it's hard to tell just what they sound like in a 15' X 25' steel room but it's allot quieter now and has a deep rubble to it. On the down side, they have a weird sound like the metal is to thin and vibrating I hope it's in the tips because that's the only area that doesn't have any internal support which I will add if needed. Firing it up again resulted in me finding more problems "damn this car", both are minor. The new power steering fitting leaked like a siv, it has a rubber seal inside a steel washer but the power steering gearbox has a recess not allowing it to compress and seal so I put the factory copper washer back in "problem solved". I was happy though, I rebuilt both the power steering pump and box and this was the first time they've been hooked up, they work and don't leak only needing centering (as soon as you start it goes all the way right by itself) I expected that and it's just a quick adjustment. Now I have a bad header gasket leak, tried tightening it "no luck" I'll have to pull them and see what's wrong but they didn't leak before (probably from tweaking the header to get it to clear the trans). My time for working on it will be limited now, parts are coming in for the Cruze and the wife is anxious to get it done so I'll be working on it (I got it all straightened out today and ready for assembly). I don't know why I didn't buy a long ram porta power body kit long ago "that thing made light work of straightening out that car).Here's a pic of the full exhaust. please excuse the last two pics, mistake and can't seem to remove them