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71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 03:55 AM
so on april 20th 2012 while hanging out after school and work with some friends i get a call from my aunt telling me to come home we need to show you something.
i get home to my dad opening the hatch on his tahoe and seeing a 71 challenger R/T grille and a power window door panel sitting in back and i knew exactly what it was.
there had been a 71 challenger 383 4bbl non R/T car that was a customers at my dads shop (which is walking distance from my house) that sat there for 4+ years.
being in 8th grade when i first saw the car when riding my bike to see my dad at work, i wanted it to be mine.
so when i came home to my dad saying heres your high school graduation present, ive been the proud 18year old owner of a 71 challenger that i plan to clone in to a 440sixpack shakerhood car that i plan to race FAST with.
so now you can watch me make it happen
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 03:58 AM
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Posted By: Golden-Arm
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:01 AM
more pics, hurry!!!
Posted By: brads70
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:02 AM
sweet!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:03 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:05 AM
and the tear down begins (older pics)
Posted By: MuuMuu101
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:05 AM
You lucky SOB! Good looking car you got there!
I never was able to do anything with the Darts I got for my grad present.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:06 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:07 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:09 AM
thanks chrysler employees for the scare but its just so it fits
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:11 AM
2 friends and 2 hours later engine/trans out (way easier then these new cars)
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:13 AM
attacking the rust and the lead in the right quarter
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:14 AM
cutting the trunk out
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:18 AM
first time i ever drove the car ( was being pushed
)
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:19 AM
suspension out
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:21 AM
off to the media blaster thanks to my uncle box trailer
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:22 AM
blasted
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:24 AM
ebody rust
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:25 AM
more rust
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:25 AM
catching some epoxy primer
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:27 AM
primer
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:28 AM
good picture
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 04:29 AM
thats all for now
Posted By: 68427vette
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/26/12 02:22 PM
nice , i'll be watching, color????
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/27/12 02:38 AM
what i had in mind for a while is B7 blue, black interior, black vynal top, black R/T stripe, B7 steel wheels w/ dog dish, power windows, rallye gauges, floor shift auto, and shaker is what i plan on/hope to have when its done
Posted By: LimeliteAero
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/27/12 02:54 PM
SWEET!
I cant wait to see it. with your support group you may be finished before I finish my project.
Posted By: HemiChallenger
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/27/12 10:27 PM
Nice project you got there. Get that thing together and well criuse. were not to far from each other. Let me know if you need any parts, i gotta bunch of extra stuff
...
Steve
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/28/12 02:49 AM
thanks guys
and steve i will deffinatly let you know if i need any parts, i most likely will and meeting up and cruizing sounds like a great idea
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/11/12 03:01 AM
over the past week and weekend i got some more work done getting me a few steps closer to body work
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/11/12 03:03 AM
repaired the small swiss cheese rust holes in the floor
thanks to who ever pulled the carpet out a long time ago it saved me tons of work replacing a floor pan
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/11/12 03:06 AM
repaired the blistered frame rail
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/11/12 03:07 AM
more frame rail repairs
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/11/12 03:41 AM
need some advice from fellow members preferrably someone who has replaced a fire wall. as you can see in some of the pictures i posted my cowl and the firewall are fairly rotted so i plan on replacing the fire wall and upper cowl with the AMD parts but i want to do it with taking as little as possible off the car
my question for everyone is how should i go about bracing the car and if i should make a jig for the whole car to sit on before i start taking it apart and what i should do to make sure my car is straight when its all done, im not exactly sure where to start so any input would be greatly appreciated and i have time before i start the firewall, i have to finish the trunk area first because its already apart, so any thing you have that mite help me please give me your thoughts (its my first restoration trying to get as much help as i can)
thanks
Bryan
Posted By: 68427vette
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/11/12 03:38 PM
Posted By: AZMoparboy
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/06/13 05:37 PM
Hi Bryan,
My Challenger looked a lot like yours in the firewall area. I changed mine out as you are thinking of doing.
I first studied lots of threads on here to figure out just what needed to be reinforced on the body of the car. I then went and bought steel to frame up the front of the car. I only have one picture of my car with the framing under the front of the car and hope this helps out. The rest of the car was all together. These cars are very rigid and lite, taking out one piece of the car and having it supported will keep every thing in place.
There is a thread here on moparts.com, in the member projects & survivor pictures called, "Project Rust Bucket: 1971 Challenger R/T". This thread has lots of pictures and you can see many ways to rig up the body of your car to hold it in place to change out your firewall.
These cars are not perfect from the factory. Yes they had tooling to hold the pieces together as it was welded together, but as you can read from anyone that has restored any of the old chrysler cars, no, one car is just like the other.
Just one more thing that I found to be just a little hard to work with was that I bought the cowl and firewall as one unit. I don't know how perfectly square these two items are from the vendor, but it was difficult. With the two pieces welded together it is a very rigid structure and I had to work hard to get the unit installed.
To all that read this, I am in no way a pro at this restoration stuff. This is just the way I did it and in no way implying that this is the only way or may not even be the way to do it at all. I don't want to come off like I know anything, I'm self tought.
Good luck, I will attach a pic.
Steve
Posted By: AZMoparboy
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/06/13 07:04 PM
Here is one of the firewall installed
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/07/13 02:42 AM
thanks alot for your input, im no expert either this is my first restoration. im 18 but have a number of people with experiance willing to help me so im learning as i do it and knowing its been done before id like to get as much input as possible to try and make better decisions when i go to fix my fire wall,
also i havent updated recently, been busy with the holidays and all that good stuff but have been working on it and will post new pictures hopefully this week ,Bryan
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/07/13 03:00 AM
and theres a change in plans with the finished project, ive been looking at different cars on the internet and toying around with different combos in my head, so my plan for the car is
B7 blue
black vynal top
black interior
black R/T stripe
power windows
rallye guages
15x7 black steel wheels with dog dish caps
440 sixpack 4 speed w/ console
shaker hood
its pictured in my head and the only thing i would want different is a Hemi in place of the 440+6 but lets face it im 18 i cant afford no Hemi
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/09/13 03:41 AM
setting the trunk floor
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/09/13 03:46 AM
under side, original tank straps screwed in to make sure the fit is good on the new floor
Posted By: wally426ci
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/09/13 01:37 PM
Nice work and cool car!
Mine was painted a similar color when I got it.
I don't like ot post pictures in other peoples build threads (and I will remove it if you want) but yours will look good. Black steelies are nice. Here is mine, B5.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/09/13 08:01 PM
thanks for posting the pic your car looks good and it keeps me motivated to keep working hard on my car ,bryan
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/14/13 02:48 AM
welded in the gas tank straps and put the pass. door and trunk lid on and started drilling the spot welds on the quarter this weekend, quarter should be off this week then i can start putting it back together with the new metal
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/17/13 02:46 AM
pulling off the quarter
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/17/13 02:46 AM
the quarter is off
Posted By: wally426ci
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/17/13 12:57 PM
Nice!
Posted By: HemiChallenger
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/17/13 03:22 PM
Looking good man! You going to reinstall the power windows?
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/18/13 04:12 AM
the power windows are hear to stay.
its the only power option im putting back in.
manual brakes, steering, and trans
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/10/13 01:31 AM
been a while since i posted, spent alot of time fixing the wheel houses and the inner structure so the quarter could be fitted, everything is primed up and ready for the quarter
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/10/13 01:33 AM
mock up on the quarter
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/10/13 01:37 AM
have been trying both taillight panels and deck lids and seeing what fits best (new deck lid is slightly twisted)
Posted By: OhioMopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/14/13 12:04 AM
Nice work.
Posted By: imfixinmopars426
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/15/13 02:54 AM
all i can say is you are way ahead of you age,on repairing an ol mopar!you are taking on a project that most people twice+ your age would pass on,and or having some shop to do for them...congrats! this a success story to go on for hopefully years,and many more cars to come...ps..dont let girls screw up this process,lol...mike...keep up posted w/ pics!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/16/13 02:34 AM
thanks! i can tell im ahead for my age just by seeing that my dad and most people to begin with wouldnt take on this kinda of project. people tell me to just buy a done car but signing a check is easier then picking up some wrenchs, a welder and spending countless hours on restoring a peice of history. building the car is also a learning expereince for me and it allows me to build what i want and when the car is done i can point to it saying "I built that" which is something not many people can say. chances are this is not going to be my last restoration, theres alot of cars i want but project cars are getting more and more rare everyday
and yes im focusing on my car over the girls, after all my car and dirtbike cant wake up and tell me they dont love me anymore
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/16/13 02:38 AM
trunk floor is welded in
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/20/13 01:17 AM
trunk floor, finished welding and grinding
Posted By: Quicksilver440
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/22/13 07:48 AM
Posted By: 68-scatpack-rt
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/22/13 02:42 PM
Inspiring! Great work you are doing there. There is no feeling in the world like the feeling of accomplishment you get from what you are doing.
Please keep posting lots of pics.
Posted By: HemiChallenger
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/22/13 03:07 PM
Making some good progress dude. Keep us posted!
Posted By: RalphsRapidTrnst
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/22/13 03:45 PM
Congrats on your new Challenger. Your moving along at a great pace. Hope to see you on the 1320 soon.
Posted By: TiMopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/22/13 07:42 PM
"after all my car and dirtbike cant wake up and tell me they dont love me anymore"
Such wisdom in one so young.... Excellent work!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/24/13 04:29 AM
thanks guys i made some more progress today and more tomorrow i will post pictures tomorrow night for all to see, thanks for all the good input its good motivation
i also enjoy seeing your 71 challengers or ebodys in general so post a pic or 2 maybe you can spark my imagination with new ideas ,Bryan
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/24/13 11:48 PM
fixed the corner of the deck filler panel and fixed the rust on the taillight panel this weekend, would have more done but a two good friends came home from college so i was hanging out with them today so i didnt get much done today
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/24/13 11:49 PM
tail light panel
Posted By: XXHEMI
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/25/13 07:26 PM
Brian,
Keep up the good work!
Don't you know anyone in Phily that could let you borrow a Hemi?
Hope to see it at the track soon.
Ed
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/26/13 01:21 AM
thanks Eddie and i think i know of a few hemis in my area but i dont know how that borrowing thing will go hahaha
Posted By: 68KillerBee
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/04/13 07:22 AM
Cool project, I saw your post in another thread but it was turning into
so I came here.
You really can't tell what kind of heads are on my car. I got just the regular stealth heads on my car. Wow, did it wake it up. Revs higher and just way stronger. I was going to run it at the nationals last year, but after wasting 2 hours waiting in line the rain came. a-hole in staging lanes
. But anyway, I did that and a new intake and the car sounded so much better. Next Friday if the weather is nice I'll be able to tell you what it shaved of my previous "best", which was SLOW. But ya get those heads and have them gone through by the shop you were talking about, they'll be top notch.
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/317940_3464960185259_908878619_n.jpghttp://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/282331_3464960385264_54665483_n.jpg http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/487315_3464961025280_834903108_n.jpg Obviously you just gotta paint them and you have no idea they're aluminum.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/05/13 04:50 AM
thanks 68killerbee ur heads look great nd they are pretty stealth but the only thing is id like to run the car in FAST and they wont be legal but i have pairs of 906s nd 346s that i could use and get them ported but it depends where FAST is when it comes time to build the motor so im not to worried about it now but thanks for the pictures, Bryan
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/17/13 12:58 AM
got some good work in today
welded on the quarter patch and fixed the gutter
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/17/13 12:59 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/17/13 01:00 AM
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Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/17/13 01:01 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/17/13 01:01 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/17/13 01:02 AM
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Posted By: CHAPPER
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/18/13 12:34 AM
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/20/13 07:03 PM
Thanks! being around muscle cars that family and friends have made me want an E body in the worst way and now i have one
, not to mention being at tech school listening to kids talk about how fast their lowered imports are made me laugh knowing what a real 11 second car feels like, im a muscle car car but dont get me wrong i wouldnt mind having a subaru STI 300hp,AWD and a sixpack scoop plus they sound a bit like V8s but id WAY rather have my challenger
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/02/13 01:49 AM
Posted By: RalphsRapidTrnst
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/03/13 01:02 AM
Looking good. First race of the 2013 season is next week at E-Town NJ. Come on out and see Joe's 440+6BBL 4Spd. in action. It sounds like your build will be similar to his.
Real Deal V-Code #'s matching 4SPd Super Trak Pak
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/18/13 01:52 AM
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/18/13 01:59 AM
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/18/13 02:01 AM
more extension pics
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/18/13 02:03 AM
more2
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/18/13 02:04 AM
anyone know how to put multiple pictures on one post???
Posted By: 68KillerBee
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/18/13 04:17 AM
set up a photobucket account, it's quick and easy.
You can have subfolders in it with links to each folder. Or just copy the link of the picture from photobucket and paste it on here. Can put as many as you want.
Keep up the good work?
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/16/13 02:09 AM
been doing a lot of final fitment recently but im almost ready to weld the back half together
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/16/13 02:11 AM
also did some work on the aprons
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/16/13 02:13 AM
got the new woodgrain insert for the console so the console is finished
Posted By: aspenrt360
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/16/13 11:54 AM
great work going to be sweet ride!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/04/13 02:45 AM
sorry guy havent posted recently but ive got a lot done, got the new quarter, extensions welded in and now just need to zap in the taillight panel, lock support and the gutter then the back half of the metal work will be done
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/04/13 02:46 AM
a bit more
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/04/13 02:50 AM
had to patch the structure under the roof awhile back
Posted By: Golden-Arm
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/08/13 04:43 AM
looking good. thats a lot of work in a year.
waiting to see whats next......
Posted By: 19cuda73
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/13/13 03:03 PM
Great Work!. The Ebody rust is nearly gone. I wish I had started the restoration activity at your age. That will be a sweet ride when its completed. Keep posting progress pictures.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/16/13 04:05 AM
I got a lot done today, tail light panel and trunk gutter are all welded together and got all my gaps the way I want them also put the tail lights to make sure they fit
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/16/13 04:08 AM
new gutter
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/16/13 04:09 AM
lights bezel and trim
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/29/13 03:18 AM
havent posted on here in quite a while but im still making progress, got alot of parts out at carlisle and got the truck all seam sealed, got the driver seat all recovered, in the middle of doing the pass. seat and im going to start work on the firewall next weekend
these photos seem to rarely work, i will post them tomorrow on my computer
Posted By: RUNCHARGER
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/29/13 04:30 AM
That really looks like a car again, congrats.
Sheldon
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/30/13 06:57 PM
not to bad for my first time reupholstering a seat
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/30/13 06:59 PM
seam sealed
Posted By: HemiChallenger
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/30/13 09:22 PM
Looking good buddy! It was nice to meet you at carlisle, i will be bringing back my mopar BBQ this year, you should try and come up to check out some cars and have a good time!
Posted By: RoadRunnerLuva
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/31/13 12:54 AM
You are doing a fantastic job on that
Challenger!
My brother has a '71 also.
He is planning on doing a similar build...
440-6,727 auto,power windows,sunroof(factory)
SE rear window,power disc brakes. He is going
the original color, Tawny Gold with white interior/R/T stripes/Gator Grain top. Keep up the great work.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/31/13 03:10 AM
hemichallenger, yea it was good meeting you as well, and a mopar BBQ sound like an awesome time, let me know when and where I would come to that
RoadRunnerLuva, thanks a lot the positive feedback is great motivation and you brothers car sounds like a pretty sweet car, I would like to see that ive always liked 71 challengers since I was a little kid and I also have a thing for orange T/A challengers or T/As in general, I blame ScatPackTom he is a good friend of the family and I was around watching him build his orange T/A that is in FAST when I was in 3rd-4th grade, I actually helped put the 340 sixpak sticker on the driver side fender, I mean what 10 yearold doesn't love a bright orange car
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 08/20/13 02:15 AM
had a good productive weekend firewall and upper cowl are out
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 08/20/13 02:16 AM
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Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 08/20/13 02:17 AM
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Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 08/20/13 02:18 AM
mock up
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 09/17/13 02:51 AM
got the firewall all welded in... how may 19 year olds do you know that have done this???? What do you guys think?
Posted By: Triple Threat
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 09/23/13 06:48 PM
Awesome project, keep up the good work!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/09/13 03:30 AM
sorry everyone I haven't posted pics recently, been doing a lot of bodywork and you cant really see that in pictures, the project hasn't died just the pictures did but that will change when the bodywork is nearing its end
Posted By: Dave Watt
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/07/14 04:44 PM
Great to see some young talent tackling a job like this. Congratulations on the progress.
Posted By: 68427vette
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/07/14 06:55 PM
Great work... and i know of only one 19 yr old doing this... you..lol
Keep.up the great work!!
i'll drink one for ya
Posted By: Golden-Arm
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/10/14 03:57 AM
sweet. looking better each time i check in.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/28/14 04:17 AM
have some updates for everyone, been doing a lot of body work lately and the car got shot with its first coats of filler primer Monday night. I also have been working on the rear, its a 489 case with a clutch style suregrip and 3.91 gears from strange also got black paint on the housing and K frame
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/28/14 04:18 AM
rear
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 02/28/14 04:18 AM
housing
Posted By: Stewpar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/08/14 05:44 PM
Let me guess, you are on Spring Break??? C'mon man post some new progress here!
Posted By: RalphsRapidTrnst
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/12/14 12:25 AM
Quote:
Let me guess, you are on Spring Break??? C'mon man post some new progress here!
Lets go Brian the Racing will be starting in only 3 wks.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/12/14 03:04 AM
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/03/14 12:39 AM
haven't posted in quite some time but don't worry im still chipping away at it, the car is very close to wearing some GB7 blue. its up on the rotisserie and everything on the exterior and engine compartment have final coats of filler primer ready for final wet sand, inside and underside have epoxy primer. color will be very soon!!!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/03/14 12:40 AM
final primer
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/03/14 12:41 AM
rotisserie
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/03/14 12:41 AM
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Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/03/14 12:42 AM
Posted By: RUNCHARGER
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/03/14 03:46 AM
That's a lot of work, looks good.
Sheldon
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/10/14 05:57 AM
sunday after thanksgiving i sprayed some GB7 Blue... and it looks awsome!!!!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 12/10/14 06:01 AM
did the roof underside and engine compartment.. thank you rotisserie
Posted By: VCODE
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/02/15 04:05 PM
Hi Bryan,
What a Great story. Love to see a young guy working on a Challenger project. Where did you learn to do the nice work? Helps to have a Garage to work on it.
Love it. When I was 17 I purchased a New 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T 440-6 super trac pack. Wish I had it now. Thank you for bringing me back to the 70's I still remember going to the dealer with my Mom & Dad to put $900.00 down on a special order car.I saved up for years to do it. My Mom would always ask me what is a 440-Six-pack
More Pictures Please
Bob
Posted By: rocksmopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/10/15 02:57 PM
I agree, this is one of the posts that I would like to see beginning to end. I am getting ready to remove the firewall on my Barracuda and have been referring to your pics for reference.
Thanks and keep posting!!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/11/15 11:59 PM
sorry I haven't posted in quite some time, its a pain to upload the pictures but an update is much needed
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:03 AM
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Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:05 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:08 AM
the tail light panel black out may not be 100% right but since its not a true R/T I didn't know what it should look like so that's how I did it
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:08 AM
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Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:14 AM
since the car is going to see the track quite often I hid the line lock and added a prop. valve for the 4 wheel disc brakes from wildwood, also made an in tank electric fuel pump set up that's why the fuel line looks funny on the rear shock cross member
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:16 AM
and a HUGE help for putting brake and fuel lines in was the rotisserie, so much easier
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:19 AM
a good friend of the family owns a body shop up the street from my house let me use his paint both to spray the inside of all the panels. and yes that's me spraying it all
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:20 AM
front suspension
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:21 AM
front suspension.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 12:30 AM
the past 2 weekends we finally got all the panels lined up and it finally looks like a car again. now its time to start wet sanding then I will be able to spray the whole car. now its got working brakes and steering and looks like a car all before my 21st birthday which is tomorrow so im pretty proud of myself looking at the progress I (with help) have made in just about 3 years
Posted By: RUNCHARGER
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/12/15 01:40 AM
Very nice work so far. Still lots of sanding but at least it's a car again.
Sheldon
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/12/15 06:16 PM
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/12/15 06:24 PM
with the help of a good friend Tom meers who is a PPG rep, he got me all the supplies and helped me paint the car. i put down the first 2 coats of paint tom put down the 3rd and the drop coat and the 3 coats of clear. it came out better than i expected and i just got back from carlisle with alot of parts so now assembly can start to happen!!!
Posted By: Keepat
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/12/15 07:01 PM
Paint looks Awesome! Congrats on a great job!
Pat
Posted By: RUNCHARGER
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/13/15 05:28 AM
Very nice.
Sheldon
Posted By: mattsmopars
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/13/15 02:47 PM
Looks great!
Matt
Posted By: rocksmopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/16/15 07:34 PM
you should be very proud, the paint looks great.
I can't wait to see the finished product!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/21/16 12:40 AM
i dont post to often but i havent stopped working on the car, its getting close and come spring time it should be burning rubber., also stuffed some cragars wrapped L60s for the Christmas card
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/21/16 12:54 AM
the grille has been in since mid December and this weekend i finished up the dash and got it in
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/21/16 12:56 AM
and the dash
Posted By: rocksmopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/21/16 02:53 PM
Excellent job, I can't wait to see her finished!
Posted By: Keepat
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/22/16 12:25 AM
Wow! looks great!
Pat
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/15/16 02:59 PM
the interior is all finished up, the engine is primered and its almost ready for the road
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/15/16 03:01 PM
its looking like a car
Posted By: wally426ci
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/15/16 03:56 PM
such a great looking car man
Posted By: mopars_1
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/16/16 04:21 PM
Looks awesome!! What was done to the motor if you dont mind me asking?
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/16/16 07:48 PM
Looks awesome!! What was done to the motor if you dont mind me asking?
its 493 cubes 10.6 to 1 CR, a solid roller, bushed chromoly roller tip rockers, heads and cam done by Dwayne Porter but other than that basically stock parts, just wanted a reliable pump gas friendly engine to get me into the high 11s on a good day
Posted By: crackedback
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/16/16 08:51 PM
Great looking Challenger!
Thanks for the power window relay kit purchase. If I can assist in any way, please don't hesitate to ask.
Posted By: mattsmopars
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/21/16 03:02 PM
Great Car, Love the interior!
Matt
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/22/16 01:54 AM
got the drivetrain in the car last weekend and got most of the parts on it, hopefully firing it up early this coming week! its really great to see what i have been putting all this time into is coming to life
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/22/16 01:58 AM
here is the car sitting on its wheels and tire minus the dog dishes and cant forget the shaker bubble
Posted By: wally426ci
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/24/16 12:55 PM
So dope!!
Posted By: hemi68charger
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/24/16 01:17 PM
Major
Posted By: JcodeCharger
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/25/16 06:26 PM
Great car! Nice work for sure.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/26/16 01:52 AM
an update for everyone who follows the build, on monday night i fired it up for the first time and took it for a drive around the block! its a pretty awsome feeling getting to drive something i created. i still have alot of tinkering to dial everything in and work the bugs out. i have a video of it and i will try to get it on here
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/26/16 02:55 AM
Posted By: an8sec70cuda
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/26/16 02:39 PM
Very nice! I still remember that feeling, but it was a long time ago for me now, lol. About 20 years actually...I'll be 36 this year. Car looks and sounds real good! Now get some more video w/ tire smoke, lol. You've done one helluva job w/ that car!
Just curious...why didn't you go w/ a Dana?
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/26/16 02:55 PM
i wanted to go with a dana and eventually it will get one but i had the 8 3/4 so instead of spending a few thousand on a dana i just rebuild the 8 3/4 i think i have $1700 in the whole rear but thanks! i will post more pictures and videos as it comes together
Posted By: an8sec70cuda
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/26/16 10:28 PM
Start w/ a junkyard/craigslist truck Dana and you can have one ready to bolt in for less than $1700. I've done it twice...danas under mine and my dad's road runners.
Posted By: cdp
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 05/27/16 01:57 AM
quit teasing us! Where are them PENNY HUBCAPS!! Its like its missing the icing.
Looks awesome BTW.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/11/16 12:56 AM
put about 50 miles on it this week and past weekend. straightened some things out with the suspension. then yesterday i took it to a friend of mine who helped me paint the car and had the edges of the fenders touched up so i can put the hood on.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/11/16 01:08 AM
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/22/16 06:35 PM
got the hood on the car on Saturday, it still doesnt seem real but the car runs and drives awsome and the faceplated hemi box from Passon performance makes pulling gears more fun. the first passes will be this weekend!!
Posted By: mattsmopars
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/22/16 09:14 PM
Very Cool to hear,congrats on the car and best of luck at the track!
Matt
Posted By: mopars_1
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/24/16 02:19 AM
Thats awesome!! Congrats man
Posted By: UCUDANT
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/25/16 01:02 AM
Sweet, nice job
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/29/16 12:19 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzc5Cf1lTKkheres one of the passes from inside the car,track wasn't that great and it was 85 degrees but the best pass of the weekend was an 11.91 at 118, which was faster than I was expecting, couldn't be happier about how the car turned out. it looks better and is faster than I anticipated!!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/29/16 12:35 AM
pictures from this weekend
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/29/16 12:37 AM
more
Posted By: 1969 HEMI R-T
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/29/16 02:34 AM
Congrats!!! car looks great and runs even better!
Posted By: an8sec70cuda
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/29/16 05:48 PM
Very nice!!! In the 11s first time out, glad to see you having fun w/ it!!!
Posted By: cdp
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 06/30/16 03:35 AM
Great Resto! You should be proud!
Posted By: wally426ci
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/08/16 03:16 PM
Good run man. Great car.
Posted By: 71rm23
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 07/08/16 11:02 PM
Awesome car, great work!
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/17/16 01:18 AM
Posted By: hemi68charger
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/17/16 02:39 PM
Man, that is one GOOD LOOKING Challenger !!!
Posted By: an8sec70cuda
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/17/16 07:47 PM
Posted By: mattsmopars
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/17/16 10:54 PM
Congrats! your car turned out great!
Matt
Posted By: Tommy The Chryco
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/11/17 01:45 PM
Posted By: biggE
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/12/17 04:37 AM
The Challenger looks great! Nice work
Posted By: 68427vette
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/28/17 09:56 PM
nice! and i love that your beating on it,,,,
Posted By: TiMopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/13/17 03:09 PM
Looks great, well done! : ))
Posted By: killermopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 04/13/17 06:13 PM
Awesome car. I had a 71 non RT 383 shaker in the same color combination. I loved that car. I wish I still had it. Nice job. Very impressive.
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/21/17 12:06 AM
for everyone wondering I am still out using the car, I got a set of 15x4 and 15x8 cragars to give it the day two look for the regular weekend bracket races. but a few weekends ago I set my new best on the F60s on a ok track with good air 11.54 at 120.2 with a 1.81 60ft
best it has gone with the cragars and L60s is 11.53 at 120.06 with an easy launch
the picture of the car leaving is at the fall FAST race in october at MIR I was told the left front wheel had lift off
Posted By: RoadRunnerLuva
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/21/17 02:31 AM
The Challenger looks great, I'm a little jealous..haha!
Keep having fun with it, that's what it's all about!
Posted By: rocksmopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/21/17 04:29 PM
Awesome car with a great story, congrats to you
Posted By: an8sec70cuda
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/21/17 05:43 PM
Love the look of it w/ the cragars!!!
Posted By: greendart408
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/21/17 08:26 PM
Love the look of it w/ the cragars!!!
Agreed, can't be better imop, love it.....
Posted By: sogtx
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/23/17 02:51 PM
Very Cool !
Posted By: mattsmopars
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/24/17 07:43 PM
You should be very proud as your car turned out fantastic!
Matt
Posted By: RJS
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 11/28/17 05:26 PM
I saw this car an E-Town a couple of weekends ago. I thought the story was familiar. Man it turned out so nice!!! I spoke to you for a short time when I was walking around with Scotty. Love it!
Ron
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/08/18 02:57 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSsGc_Q2Aqw here is some in car footage if you want to take a ride racing Scott McKenzie in his A12 roadrunner at Lebanon valley last spring
Posted By: rocksmopar
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/08/18 04:40 PM
Looks like you drove around him!
Posted By: XXHEMI
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/14/18 12:49 AM
Nice job Brian!
Reminds me of another kid that used to race F.A.S.T in a red Roadrunner!
What ever happened to him??
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 03/14/18 02:57 AM
last i checked that roadrunner kid has rocket that looks like a car and goes mid 4s at 145+ mph in the 1/8
Posted By: clonedshaker+6
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/03/19 04:34 PM
been a while since i posted but the car went faster in 2018, i did some more tuning and got it on the chassis dyno, found some power left in it and made 480hp and 610 ft lbs at the tires this past june. then a rear gear change to 3.73, played around with the 2 step, suspension and secondary carbs and got it to go 11.35 at 121.5 with a 1.76 60ft in november at Atco.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu3iMPIWSe8here is a clip of inside the car at Atco this november. thats scatpacktom in the T/A the track was better than he expected and stalled his car out on the line. he also went 11.35 the same weekend i did
Posted By: JERICOGTX
Re: 71challenger 440+6 shaker clone FAST/my HS grad present - 01/03/19 06:25 PM
Nice job of driving!