Ideas on building this nostalgic SS/DA HEMI Challenger?

Ok that makes sense now if it was running SS/DA it was running a hemi at that time. If my memory serves me right on the class index letters.

Well I hope you carry out your goals and it sees the track again. I dont get to many national or divisional meets anymore...but I can tell you there sure arent many Challengers running in Super Stock. As a matter of fact I personally dont know of any running in NSS around here>"PA"

It would be good to see that car out again on the track. I saw it at the 1975 Winternationals with Jim driving it. I got to know him when he worked at Rossi transmisions and converters in Montclair,CA. He built my first 8 inch converter, neck snapping performance

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I am about ready to finish up the Hemi build for My 65. I need to order some push rods, and get my oil pan, but that's about it.
With My build, I wanted two things, plenty of power and reliability. I didn't want to have this thing apart at the end of each year, and wanted it to take some cruises to car shows etc if the need ever arise to run this thing on the street, which it will.
With the costs of good used factory blocks, if you could find one that wasnt welded on, have concrete in it, or wasnt already .060+ over you better be ready to shell out a easy $4K+.
So I went with a World Block with a 4.5 bore, which are stronger, and half the priced of used up 40 year old hand-me-downs.
I am using a Generic 4.5 stroke, for a 572 CID. I figured the long arm will help keep the RPM's realistic.
Instead of cutting back the compression to run on pump gas, which IMO compression hurts a hemi much worse in the power, and torque department than a wedge. I decided to go with 12.75-13:1 compression, run good timing were the motors like, and just use race gas, which In my area isnt much more than premium pump. I never understood why people will push the limits of pump gas compression only to sacrifice total timing to keep detonation out of the engine. Any gains seen with the extra little bit of compression would be lost pulling timing out of the engine. Anyways..
I went with the New Edelbrock Cast MP heads, which turned out awesome. I really try to concentrate extra funds in the head department. I let Jeff at Modern Cylinder head work his magic with the CNC port program. And he got some outstanding flow numbers. about 460CFM out of a stock port location head. I went with a set of DLI rocker system, which I picked up from a board member. These are Stainless roller tipped rockers, and Blue anodized stands. If you can find a set, jump on them, rocker ratio is idea, and they dont have oiling issues as some other higher priced systems do.
7.1 long Manley I beam rods, Weisco Pistons.
I had Barton spec me a custom Solid flat tapet cam, which is a monster for a flat tappet. 282@.050, and .700+ lift. I went with a set of the Howards EDM direct lube lifters, these are a AMC lifter In which I plan to have hollow push rods, with a .020 restricter and oil to the tips.
Seems it came be conman to have oiling issue's to the push rod/rocker area.
I am using a Cross ram setup with Holley's, so I cant comment on what you need in that area.

Here is my 71 Hemi Challenger back in the mid 70's as set up fot SS/D. if you look closely, you will see the shaker installed. It was running a Rat Roaster at the time and the shaker base was tweaked to run with the 'Roaster. I think a Rat roaster would be a great nostalgia item for your car, not the best there is to offer these days, but would look cool just the same.

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I really like what you are doing. I think the rule book will dictate on how fast you want to go.11.50 and faster has to have a roll bar(not cage)and if this car has never had one...I'd be real hesitant to install one if it was my car,but I'm also for keeping history as is too.

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This is a good start and thank you all for the ideas and the PM's. I'm hoping a bunch more people will jump in and comment. There is alot of knowledge on this site and believe me, I can use it!!
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As for whether it will or won't get done.... It WILL be out next season. I have been chewing on this for years and I'm not restoring this one to it's assembly line look. It's definately staying a race car. Now I have to start gathering parts.
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I like the idea of going with a different block. It is the numbers block now and it has been repaired once already. I also like the idea of staying slower than 11.50, just for the cage aspect, but like I said before, I'll put one in if need be. I'm also ok with going with a single 4 or dual 4 and tweaking the shaker base as needed. Some of the stuff I'd like to pick up used to shave some of the costs because I know this is not going to be cheap... intake, headers, maybe aluminum heads, and such.
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As for street duty,,,, It will see the street at some point. Probably not alot, but, it will, but, that's by no means my primary concern.
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Thanks everyone and keep the ideas coming!! I know alot of racers haven't chimed in yet and I hope they do.

If if were mine, I'd wax it up and make it look like it did back in the day, with 2 AFB's on Rat Roaster. IIRC, the car had the big center cap Keystones classic wheels all around.

I think I would set it up more as a "stocker" to keep the costs down and make it more street-able...drag radials and all

anyhoo..great car,great find!

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Chris:

I know where there a set of Keystones that came off the Sox & Martin Cuda. I can check to see if they are willing to part with them

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If they are for sale and chris doesn't want them I would be interested in the Keystones for a Nostalgia Mopar project.