viper challenger

[comp-spec]

Started 70 challenger 2 weeeks ago. Im ready to take it off the rotis.All the body work is done floors (inside & out)& firewall all painted suspension front and rear painted and in.Picking up viper motor and trans tomorrow. waiting on wheels and brakes to come in.Need some info on any good suspensions out there for the moper E body.Thanks for any help

we need a name for it 2 any help

[patriot68]

Pics???????????????????

[1970cuda]

started two weeks ago?

[comp-spec]

Got it about a month ago for a customer.Someone we knew started it 12yrs ago took it a part put it a stand and never got back to it.
so we bought it and started working on it 2 weeks ago.

[camcojb]

Cool! But we gotta have pics!:D

Jody

[907rs]

Yep, we need some pics.

[comp-spec]

when i get back from picking up the motor ill put up some pics. Leaven to pick up motor buffalo ny. 430 am. 470 miles 1 way

[Dodgenut64]

v10? Bill at ReillyMotorSports has the Alterktion unit for E bodies. i dont know if he has ever did a V10 mount. check him out. www.reillymotorsports.com

[promax/vennom#16]

when i get back from picking up the motor ill put up some pics. Leaven to pick up motor buffalo ny. 430 am. 470 miles 1 way
Who did you purchase the motor from? Buffalo is only 45min west from me?
Hope you plan to dress warm, a high of 17* today!! :faint:
Dave

[comp-spec]

12:00am back from buffalo 985 miles round trip.
Picked the motor up from R&J distributing. Ronald Wang
seen 11* today in the truck's outside temp. :eek:

[coolclassiccars]

LOL ,was that the high temp? moved a friend,23 was the high with a strong wind ,we all are waiting on pics,love those cars.glad to hear the trip was safe for ya. :thumbsup:

[comp-spec]

Going to fit the motor & trans before the 500 .Ill be back with pics.

the high temp i seen was 16*

[comp-spec]

Here are a few pics
http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00270.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00271.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00272.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00274.JPG

[comp-spec]

And ...more
http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00176.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00177.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00180.JPG

[comp-spec]

And...more....

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00182.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00183.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00184.JPG

http://www.competition-specialties.com/pics/chnger/DSC00186.JPG

[promax/vennom#16]

How is the fit?Did you run into any unexpected problems?This should be alota fun to play with. Is the car going to be all black?Cant wait to see more pics,very nice. Looks like you timed your trip just right,Buffalo had some serious lake affect snow today!!! :thumbsup:
Dave

[coolclassiccars]

looks like things are coming right along,i have a 70 challenger project on e-bay now ends on tuesday night. :thumbsup:

[comp-spec]

It looks like it will fit with stock firewall.Rad & fans are going to be tight but looks likes it will work.Tomorrow ill cut out the trans tunnel for the 6 speed and cut up the k frame to fit the oil pan.(It sits on the frame)The only other thing that looks tight is the power steering

[Datsbad]

It looks like it will fit with stock firewall.Rad & fans are going to be tight but looks likes it will work.Tomorrow ill cut out the trans tunnel for the 6 speed and cut up the k frame to fit the oil pan.(It sits on the frame)The only other thing that looks tight is the power steering

this might be stupid , but why wouldnt you fit everything, cut weld , mock up then paint . why did you paint all that already ?

why not use some trick front suspernsion also . get rid of those torsion bars!

[BRIAN]

First post here. What are the easier Gen series to adapt into earlier cars the Gen1, Gen2, or Gen3?? Any drwbacks to using one over the other? Thanks and looks good.

[comp-spec]

this might be stupid , but why wouldnt you fit everything, cut weld , mock up then paint . why did you paint all that already ?

why not use some trick front suspernsion also . get rid of those torsion bars!



At first we were doing a stock looking hemi car.

Then the customer wanted 18in wheels so we order wheels and brakes.

Then I wanted the viper motor & 6speed. So we found a motor on friday picked it up saturday, put it in sunday, cut on monday :rofl:

Your right were going backwards right now.(but way cooler)
If I knew we were going this way I would have done all this mock up before any paint.

In my frist post I asked about suspension? Not sure what is out there for the challenger. Haven't used any body for mopar yet.

[68protouring454]

get in touch with mean69, lateral dynamics, i know they just went to texas and put a kit in a mopar, they are making a killer 3 link, howver they may not be in production of the kit yet, give them a try.

jake

[TravisB]

I have seen a front set up that looked pretty cool...here is the link

http://www.redtopspeedshop.com/

I second jakes thoughts on the lat-dynamics 3link.....
Airride tech makes a tri 4 bar

[comp-spec]

Fit the motor today.Cut out 90% of the k member to get the motor to sit at the right height. the viper motor mounts sit right over the 440 holes :D and just clears the power steering pump. The center link hits the oil pan. Ill pull the pan to see if there's room to notch.

[Datsbad]

not sure if alterkations offers something, you might want to try them out .

[comp-spec]

Ive bin trying to do some research on what is out there before I buy the 1st 1 I see. I would like to use something that will last through some miles.
I can't find any k member made for this swap??

[ProStreet R/T]

Name for the car: Hemotox :unibrow:


Are you guys going to leave the motor stock or build it up? TT even :D Depending on the year of car it came from you can easily make 750hp on pump gas. It's not terribly hard to bump that number up to 1100+


Is it a forged motor or creampuff? If it came from a 97-99 it has forged pistons stock and little bigger cam. The 00-02 are cast.

I've been doing a lot of work with TT vipers lately, they are absolute monsters. A friend of mine just cliped off an 8.75 @ 161 in a full street car, just swaped on a set of slicks.

[comp-spec]

ProStreet R/T
Its the forged motor.Bought a 98 for that reason.Easy upgrades.I can't wait to drive this car!!!

Waiting for parts sucks.

[boristheblade]

On Barett Jackson, a '71 convertible Challenger with a Viper motor in it went for $65K, while the 302 #'s matching mustang went for $200K. I think that the Challenger was a lot more bang for the buck- and it was a driver to boot. Maybe check up on that car, I'm not sure on who it was built by - aired a couple of days ago.