The Koleno block, Indy 325 EZ headed, solid flat tappet cammed, 572 had been in place with the gear vendors equipped shorty glide for quite some time in the Challenger. James had elected to stay with the 4.30 geared, 35 spline spooled, back braced 8 3/4 that I had ran for years. The fuel system featured an aluminum cell with two compartments, a five gallon race cell, and 15 gallon street cell with separate pumps and returns. The bulk of the work left was all wiring. James had purchased an RPM dash and data management system, as well as adding a grid ignition and keeping the Mega-450 Digital delay box and two stage Nitrous system. Then you throw in all the required street lighting, along with interior and underhood LED lighting and it made for an extensive project which just seem to eat up hours every time someone walked in the shop.

Knowing James and the Challenger needed testing and seat time, Dale's plan was to finish that car as early as possible before putting significant time into his projects.