My project, Challngd 73

[73chally]

I hope to make some progress this year so I guess I will start a build thread eh? I bought my 73 Challenger in July 2009. Drove from upstate NY to Boston to pick it up. Needless to say it wasnt as flawless as the owner had described, but I still figured it was a decent deal and trailered it home. Shortly after driving it, I realized I needed to make it more mine, which meant improving handling, performance, style and comfort. My previous car was a 500 horse Trans Am that handled quite well, so the 70's handling is not quite what im used too.



this is how she came home..
http://i50.tinypic.com/6riq76.jpg



and a couple pics in its current state...
http://i48.tinypic.com/2evqfr5.jpg

http://i50.tinypic.com/2rh2yqs.jpg





Now, eventually, I want to add a Hotchkis suspension, stroke the 440 to 512, back it by a tko 5 speed. Put a 6 pack fuel injection kit on it, paint it, pepper grey metallic with a flat black hood, spoiler and single t/a style stripe. The interior I will be adding some nice carpet, modern leather seats, power windows, air conditioning yada yada yada...it will be a heavy lady, but I need comfort too.



here are some of the parts I have added over the winter.



some angel eye halogen headlamps
http://i45.tinypic.com/nl6ck0.jpg



a 950 race proform to tide me over till my fuel injection goes on...
http://i47.tinypic.com/orse9j.jpg




some new black chrome exhaust tips for my new side exit exhaust
http://i45.tinypic.com/2133uiu.jpg




and led replacement bulbs for all taillights and parking lamps
http://i46.tinypic.com/w83rwm.jpg




and my new chrome gas cap...looks just a little better than that rusted cap from the first pic..
http://i46.tinypic.com/33p3odj.jpg


it will be slow progress, but I will post more when there is more to post

[73chally]

well, got the car lowered in the rear, led's in, proform carb on, and halo's in..too late to post too many pics, but here is a blurry shot of the halo's...gonna switch them to white lights but i like em...

http://i44.tinypic.com/2wq8hfm.jpg

[73chally]

daytime shot of the headlights...



http://i44.tinypic.com/168daao.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/hw08s3.jpg
some pics with the lights on to show the improvement

http://i43.tinypic.com/efkj8k.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/25jcvnc.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/do9v02.jpg

[94snglturbo]

looks pretty good

[73chally]

for comparison sake, this is how high it sat before...

http://i39.tinypic.com/2mr5sno.jpg

And where I sit now..
http://i42.tinypic.com/a0i25l.jpg

[waynieZ]

It looks like a nice car. Good luck with it.

[tones2SS]

These cars are growing on me a bit. Nice stance. Looks good.:thumbsup:

[73chally]

yeah, they grew on me a bit..My last car was a 99 ws6:yes: ...used to be on ls1tech back then.

[tones2SS]

yeah, they grew on me a bit..My last car was a 99 ws6:yes: ...used to be on ls1tech back then.

I have a '99 Hugger Orange/White Leather SS. 1 of 35 car. I'm on ls1tech.com as well. Not as much as I used to be.:thumbsup: :cheers:

[73chally]

Well here are the parts I was able to stockpile this winter...
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011003.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011004.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011002.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011001.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011005.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011006.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011007.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011008.jpg

The exhaust I am going to start on this weekend, then go from there.

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Some great upgrades!:thumbsup:

[MoparCar]

What brand are your gauges? Speedhut? I have the same exact Rocky Mountain Dash insert but no gauges bought so far. I bought the insert right before they closed their doors.

Thanks, Wes

[73chally]

What brand are your gauges? Speedhut? I have the same exact Rocky Mountain Dash insert but no gauges bought so far. I bought the insert right before they closed their doors.

Thanks, Wes

I picked up the gauge panel from a member over on cuda-challenger.com. Had been looking for one for awhile. Yes the gauges are from speedhut. They look to be well made. I will know more once I get them all hooked up.

[73chally]

Making slow but sure progress on my interior. Just finished install of new dash, gauge cluster, steering column, steering wheel, and gauges. Just scratching the surface but its a start i guess. thoughts and comments welcome.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011048.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011005-1.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011012.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011043.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011051.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011052.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/nintynineramair/pictures2011053.jpg

[Huyzel]

Nice looking car. There are a few mods that I wouldn't have done, such as the steering wheel and wheels. A bit home boy/riced out. Doesn't really flow with the car. Other than that it looks pretty good.

[Amatouring]

That cluster looks great in there. Do tou use the stock switches with that or did those have to be changed also?

[73chally]

That cluster looks great in there. Do tou use the stock switches with that or did those have to be changed also?

The dimmer switch and wiper switch were reused. Needed to find a new headlight switch though.

[73chally]

Nice looking car. There are a few mods that I wouldn't have done, such as the steering wheel and wheels. A bit home boy/riced out. Doesn't really flow with the car. Other than that it looks pretty good.

you should see the coffee can exhaust i have planned for it.

[elitecustombody]

you should see the coffee can exhaust i have planned for it.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :woot: :woot: :woot:

[tones2SS]

Your dash looks great. Love the way it looks all lit up!:thumbsup:

[BanditDave]

Man I really like this car man...I had a '71 Challenger I wanted to Pro-Tour but it was too far gone and mopar everything is like 2.5x the price of everyone else...haha.

Guy came along and offered me 3x what i paid for it so oh well...haha.

Keep kickin' a$$!