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70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! #848504
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Finally, after working on customer's cars, I'm getting my Challenger finished up so I can start enjoying it next year. Plan on a few shows, musclecar challenge races!! Can't wait. It's running a 380/360 mopar crate, a904, MP 175K stall converter, 8.75 rear with 3.55 sure grip. Full TTI headers/exhaust....

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848505
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nudder pic

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848506
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LA car or one of the late ones from Hamtramck?

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848507
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restored dash too...

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: Alaskan_TA] #848508
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It's an LA car.

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848509
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380/360 Mopar Crate small block, with TTI headers.

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848510
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TTI exhaust. This is a super nice system, no modifications to headers or exhaust to fit....TTI really has it together!

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848511
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That looks really good. I LOVE Chrome Magnums on B5 ad B7 Challengers, they look great. Please keep the pics coming.

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: jrwoodjoe] #848512
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Looks good! I am not to far off with my 70 b5 Challenger. Pretty soon we will both be

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848513
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This is what had me busy for over a year. Nearly done.....

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848514
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real v code. The interstate battery is just a shop battery

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848515
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this one has been finished for a little over a year. The guy that owns the car had me put the car back together again. It was apart for several years, missing most of the parts. It took 3 pick up truck trips to get everything...It came out pretty nice. Customer loves it.

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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848516
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Quote:

Finally, after working on customer's cars, I'm getting my Challenger finished up so I can start enjoying it next year. Plan on a few shows, musclecar challenge races!! Can't wait. It's running a 380/360 mopar crate, a904, MP 175K stall converter, 8.75 rear with 3.55 sure grip. Full TTI headers/exhaust....




is it b5 blue? looks a bit lighter than B5....maybe B3?

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: domingo] #848517
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No, it's correct B-5. I've seen several B5 blue cars that are darker, which I've heard is correct after '71 not sure. We did a lot of research on this one to get the right shade of 1970 B-5 Bright Blue Metallic.

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848518
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yep, 70 B5 is different, and to me, nicer than 71 and later.

Its kinda turquoise.

your car looks sweet!!

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: 440maxwedge] #848519
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MP 175K stall converter,




Is that the stall speed or the cost

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: Morty426] #848520
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There are actually 2 different B5 paints and each has its own unique code. EB5 is what you'll find on the 70 where GB5 is on the 71. I had a 71 'Cuda that was GB5, I thought it was more silver/blue. The first letter indicates the first year the paint was used with E being 69, F being 70, and G being 71. An interesting example is the butterscotch color which showed up in 69 (EL5), then went away for 70, and came back in 71 but still with the same formula as the 69 color, EL5.


1970 Dodge Challenger T/A

Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: jeff968] #848521
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Re: 70 Challenger WSS getting ready for next year! [Re: KISSAlien] #848522
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So there are!!! Hard to belive that DY3 cream and GY3 Citron yellow are related! (code wise) So DY3 would have been introduced in 1968? How about BL1 beige?


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Yes and 1966.

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