theKROOK
09-29-2007, 03:52 PM
http://www.showyourauto.com/gallery/albums/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM_009.JPG...this is my personal car I bought as a driver. Took my two kids (ages 4 and 7) on a few legs of the Power Tour this year, logged 1,200 miles and now it's time to tear into it. It is a full numbers matching Rallye 360 4spd car, bored .040 over with stock heads (read crappy smog heads), an aftermarket dual-plane intake and Holley Street Avenger Carb, and headers (which I have bashed in twice aready).
The car isn't OE restored, not painted the correct shade of yellow, and overall not "show quality" so I am going to have some fun with it using a retro-tech approach to restomodding her. From a handling perspective, I am planning a using a Firm Feel quick ratio steering box that looks basically stock, their tubular A arms (which dial in enough camber to give the ca a better on-center feel and bring the wheel back to center automatically when you let go) and some firmer shocks. Out back I am swapping out the shocks, keeping the leafs and have already put in Cal-Tracks.
The power is going to all be 'hidden' or retro improvements, a modern Magnum 5.7L heads with vintage '70 TA exhaust manifolds (machined within an inch of their life), and a vintage hi-performance Edelbrock dual-plane intake (I think it's an E340 intake), and stock 360 valve covers. I am swapping out the stock air cleaner for a '71 small block fresh air set-up and fitting the hood with a fresh -air flapper (like seen on many a "B" body. The Rallye hood will have the black out treatment but without the "R/T" call out.
The overall effect is stock, but not concours appearing, with modern performance feel. More plans later, gotta go!
Here a few more "before" pics:
http://www.showyourauto.com/gallery/albums/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM_006.JPG
http://www.showyourauto.com/gallery/albums/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM_037.jpg
Comments, suggestions, welcome..
The car isn't OE restored, not painted the correct shade of yellow, and overall not "show quality" so I am going to have some fun with it using a retro-tech approach to restomodding her. From a handling perspective, I am planning a using a Firm Feel quick ratio steering box that looks basically stock, their tubular A arms (which dial in enough camber to give the ca a better on-center feel and bring the wheel back to center automatically when you let go) and some firmer shocks. Out back I am swapping out the shocks, keeping the leafs and have already put in Cal-Tracks.
The power is going to all be 'hidden' or retro improvements, a modern Magnum 5.7L heads with vintage '70 TA exhaust manifolds (machined within an inch of their life), and a vintage hi-performance Edelbrock dual-plane intake (I think it's an E340 intake), and stock 360 valve covers. I am swapping out the stock air cleaner for a '71 small block fresh air set-up and fitting the hood with a fresh -air flapper (like seen on many a "B" body. The Rallye hood will have the black out treatment but without the "R/T" call out.
The overall effect is stock, but not concours appearing, with modern performance feel. More plans later, gotta go!
Here a few more "before" pics:
http://www.showyourauto.com/gallery/albums/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM_006.JPG
http://www.showyourauto.com/gallery/albums/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM/Pats_1974Challenger360_4spd_WM_037.jpg
Comments, suggestions, welcome..