A new toy for the street & track

Yes, I still have The MoPig and, yes, it's still a work in progress. The good news is it's basically down to reassembly of the front suspension and putting the sheet metal back on. Pics later, possibly...

In the meantime, there is now a Challenger 1320 in the driveway that will do occasional commuting and trips to the track. First new car we've actually bought for me in 20 years, too.

Yeah, Santa came early at my house.

That should be a fun ride. Are you going to let your kids drive it?

Ahhhhh... no, the kids aren't even listed as authorized drivers on the 1320's insurance policy.

See Andy, you kept telling me to try EFI and I finally listened!

Lots of fun!

I drove a friend's ScatPack Challenger a couple of weekends ago and it was very impressive.

MoPig status pics, although nothing's really changed in a couple of months... and too bleeping' cold to work in an unheated garage.

Engine on stand, then when we bolted on the trans and slid 'em into the engine bay (from underneath).

More...

Frame needed work before anything went back together:
- repaired rusted out front frame rail on driver's side
- repaired rusted out rear frame rail on driver's side
- added front inner fender reinforcements (visible in some of the pics)
- added radiator core support brace (visible in pic of front of engine)
- probably something else that slips my mind at the moment...

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Very nice...good to see you back Brad.

great to see you back and rolling along Brad

Tex

Nice new hotrod for sure. Good to see you back here for sure. Dont be a stranger

A 1320 would be fun for sure. You could go to the track with a full tank of gas and never get out of the car hammering out passes! I think they are hard to cut a light with but I would love to have one to bracket race every weekend.

My sister in law has a 2020 scat pack but it is a 6 speed and not an automatic. It was incredibly hard to leave with at the track but I had fun making a few passes in it. On one of the passes I got murdered by a 1320 challenger, I stopped the bleeding about 1/2 track but he was already gone.

Sliding the engine and trans in from below saves a lot of hassle, especially if you can do it with the headers installed. I can see that not only did you not take my advice on EFI, you didn't take my advice on using the smaller and lighter Denso 60 amp alternator! Project looks good, nice to have the repairs done and the reinforcements in place.

Nice cars, 1320, same as my SRT and unless you’re sitting in glue, instant tire spin. Easy 11s with sticky tires. Mine took 3 seconds to go 10 feet spinning, finally let out then eased it out and went 13.2 at 105. I had a 70-1/2 Z28 back in 72 that would only run 14.1 with 4.10 gears and hooked and thought that was fast. These new cars are the best of both worlds, racy and comfortable.

I think I gave up trying to sell Brad an aluminum master cylinder adapter sometime around 1994 or something

Nice to see you with the new ride Brad, as I know the drag pak program and Gen 3 stuff has been of great interest for several years.

congratulations on the new toy, and nice progress on the Mopig!
Welcome back!

Nice car and welcome back.

There is clearly a source of heat in that garage. One of these days you will take my advice and insulate/drywall your workspace lol.

Zippy did you sell him the viscous fan package lol?

Nice!!!!

And......

Nice!!!!

Stick or auto?

The 1320 Package is only available w/ an auto cuz it's got a factory-equipped trans brake.

However, it seems like a lot of owners don't bother with it cuz it's a PITA to work... and people seem to be going about the same ETs foot-braking them. Here's a video on How To Use The Trans Brake.

Only one way to know for sure...

Are you going to try out the trans brake or wait until the warranty period is over? On brand new car I might just wait a while before I started beating the heck out of it but who knows, I suppose they are engineered to take it since it is a factory design. Still seems a little harsh for a new car, especially if it is going to be a daily driver.

I know a gal who has one of the flat crank Mustangs and she beats on it. I think she has gone thru several sets of tires already. Those things wind up fast and sound wicked doing it.

It's got a whopping 261 miles on it right now. I'm enjoying simply driving the car and haven't given much thought to whether or not I'll try the trans brake.

The 1320 gets a lot of trickle down tech from the SRT Demon, so it's likely been subjected to a lot more power than the lowly NA 6.4 L.

Wow!! Someone was a good boy this year!! Nice ride Brad!

Thanks

I've had a lot going on over the last 20 years... told one of my Mopar friends that I kinda feel like I deserved it... he just laughed and agreed with me.

Plus Chrysler is good about warranty on this stuff because that is what it is designed for. A local guy I know took his hellcat redeye in for a new blower. He took it on on slicks with rubber all over the 1/4s and they never said a word they just fixed the noisy blower. I don't think ford and chevy are so forgiving.

this week we have had a few nice weather days in Michigan, I had my 1320 out on the local road M-59 and ripped off a decent shot and logging the HP. it think it was weather related by the on board Dyno logged 525 hp from 2nd gear thru 4th. I am not sure how accurate the data is coming from there but I was shocked. the car is not a super fast car but its really quick and gets out of its own way for sure.

I have to keep reminding myself this is a fun cruiser car for my wife and I on date nights.

these cars are way to much fun

I really like mine. I managed to finish in 6th this year in my class this year. At 66 and changing to the 1320 at mid year I think the car has promise.