My 72 Rallye

[mopartybob]

Howdy 'all, This is my '72 Rallye, picked it up from a tow yard as a basket case,interior was completely gutted 'cept for a drivers seat, came with a '70 440HP2,727 trans,and a rear end that clunked when hitting 2nd gear.... (neutral drops???)  with a little help from the local mopar fanatics, all the interior parts were "donated" and the rest was a rotisserie resto done by me, This bein my first mopar, I had alot to learn as to bein part specific,but thanks to the local fanatics, every nut,bolt,screw,clip,and otherwise, from headlite to tailite is correct. Everything else was replaced with NOS, or spiffed up origional. It took about 6000.00$ and 8 months to complete,Boy that stuff from Year One is Expensive, but the local auto yards were thin on charger parts. But, I'm proud to say ,she took a 1st. place in B-Body Modified at the annual Mopar Spring Round-up in Carnation,WA.(2nd from left)in pic, This is my Daily driver, gas mileage is 4-18 mpg, ( changed out the gears and put in 2.76 ) at 60mph, I'm tachin around 1800rpm with about 4 inches of gas pedal left, from this point,acceleration is ballistic, GOD, I LOVE MY MOPAR....  Robert C. Lazo                  http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=OTgnbl1-QcU

[Chargerguy74]

Welcome! Can't wait to see the pics! Missing a zero in the $6000 I'm guessing?

[mopartybob]

LOL, Howdy Charger Guy, No  0$ missin, a simple but tedious resto as the Mopar fanatics would always point out discrepancies... My pics are too large to post,I'm tryin to reduce them now.

[JB400]

Welcome to the site   Can't wait to see all your hard work and congrats on the victory

[mopartybob]

Thanks Stroker, I've found that Mopar Fans/owners are waaay less snobbish than the ...others, My older brother is a chev guy and boy does he ride the Mopar badge, he owns a 70 SS chevelle, 23,000 origional miles BUT as I point out to him, NO TROPHY...LOL...   

[ACUDANUT]

Nice choice of a Charger. imo the 72 Rallye was the last of the best cars to own.  I'd lose the rims and find some Cragars, Rallyes or 500's.

[JB400]

Looks good.  Any plans on installing a front spoiler?

[Hard Charger]

Nice choice of a Charger. imo the 72 Rallye was the last of the best cars to own.  I'd lose the rims and find some Cragars, Rallyes or 500's.

not a big fan of those rims usually but the car looks great with them. now i have to put a 72 Rallye on my list to own...

[ACUDANUT]

Black rims 

[Budnicks]

LOL, Howdy Charger Guy, No  0$ missin, a simple but tedious resto as the Mopar fanatics would always point out discrepancies... My pics are too large to post,I'm tryin to reduce them now.

Nice Charger & welcome to DC.com

[mopartybob]

Thanks 'all, I know, the black rims.....  gag, but at the time, it was a necessary evil, as my country roads were far more travelled than maintained, as for the front spoiler, I could never get one from YearOne that was worth a poop,( chipped,cracked, or not straight....) the car right now is in Belfair,WA. and will be transported to me here in South San Francisco shortly,(within a week) then i'll take care of the above noted deficiences. Thank-you all, I'll soon post updated pics of the rest of the car.... Robert

[ACUDANUT]

Why would you use this as a daily driver. I'd save it for weekends.

[mopartybob]

It's just so much damn fun to drive, Hell, I drive it to check my mail..... at the end of the driveway

[NHCharger]

Nice ride. Welcome to the site 

[mopartybob]

Thanks NHCharger     This is a great site, with alot of great info,references and Moparites...   

[mopartybob]

Rather than start a new thread,I'd just ask on this subject here..... I noticed the 2 different "fresh air hoods " available for the 72 Rallye,( Louvre or flapper door,) while i'm not fender tag specific to have either kinda kicks the cool gauge a notch, can someone esplain the "correct" option,   Thanks   mpb

[Chargerguy74]

The Ram Charger hood (N96) "flapper" style would be correct for 72. The louvers were a 71 R/T thing.

[polywideblock]

very nice ride    have to agree it needs cragers or magnum500's

[mopartybob]

Nice choice of a Charger. imo the 72 Rallye was the last of the best cars to own.  I'd lose the rims and find some Cragars, Rallyes or 500's.

Back in 72, I had a chevy Nova Rallye, great car,some kind of special order car, cragers were the rims to have back in 72 also...i thought the karma would be good , to stick with a Rallye....  

[Budnicks]

Nice choice of a Charger. imo the 72 Rallye was the last of the best cars to own.  I'd lose the rims and find some Cragars, Rallyes or 500's.

Back in 72, I had a chevy Nova Rallye, great car,some kind of special order car, cragers were the rims to have back in 72 also...i thought the karma would be good , to stick with a Rallye....  

Crager SST are a good vintage look on them too...

[archie360]

Welcome to the forum!  It's always nice to see another '72 Rallye. By chance is it an original 440 car?

[ACUDANUT]

Look up older forums here and you'll find "post your 3rd generation Chargers."

[mopartybob]

Hi Archie, Thanks for the welcome, according to the fender tag(s), it's a (Rallye) 340 4barrel,727,bucket seats, vynal top,(I'm not sure if G9 means medium green?) I bought the car from a tow yard in Vallejo,Ca. but the car was from Arizona, as mentioned, it was a basket case,street racer??,interior gutted,but with a freshly built "70 440HP2,and trans. Personnaly,I've been a chevy guy,but this beast caught my eye and I couldn't resist. No more than 5 minutes after I got her home were the local Moparites knockin on my door wanting to check her out, keep in mind, I never new any of these guys, but the camaraderie of these fanatics really overwhelmed me, and I've been hooked ever since....  And yes, it is nice to see another 72 Rallye , you've got a beauty there, if ya keep her under 100mph, the bugs are easier to hose off... cheers my friend   

[mopartybob]

Look up older forums here and you'll find "post your 3rd generation Chargers."

Thanks ACUDANUT, and everyone else who responded, I was affiliated with the All Around Mopars car club of Kitsap Co. Bremerton,WA. before relocating back to S.F. , GREAT bunch of enthusiasts, just like I found here, Thanks again everyone.....  and yes, I'll ditch the black wheels..lol..  Robert

[Daytona R/T SE]

Good lookin' car.

I love the '72 Rallyes

I even like the black wheels you have on it.