blasphemy

[Baldwinvette77]

Yeah im not big on brand loyalty either, but i wouldnt put a chevy in my charger unless it was post-world war 3 and it was all i could find 

[fy469rtse]

Baldwinvette,
ha ha ha , you are building a post world war three car ? whats going to be in the mad max tribute car

[Baldwinvette77]

Baldwinvette,
ha ha ha , you are building a post world war three car ? whats going to be in the mad max tribute car

Anything i can find really, Pontiac, ford, chrysler, just someones running leftovers from an engine swap project or whatever i can dig up, keeping it authentic to the mad max world... but with the help of internet ads  

[E86/A47]

"I've got a Chevy with a Mopar Cam!" from I'll Be Your Johnny On The Spot by Ween, https://youtu.be/s26XpHL214s

[el dub]

I know another guy who has a 440 in his 67 mustang fastback. go figure, these guys just like challenges. like all hot rodders.

[5hunert]

Were the movie General Lees Chevy equipped?  In the opening jump of the Dukes movie, you can see a Turbo 400 oil pan in the "pre-Cooter Jump car as it goes over the demolished bridge.

[Mike DC]

                         
No Chevy motors in the "Dukes" movies.  Those were a different car supplier than the F&F movies.    

The 3 really big jumps in the 2005 movie were cable-launched bare shells.  The tranny pan under there would have been a mocked-up dummy.  Those cars had no drivetrains or trunk ballast.  


Live stunt guys can jump that big.  They have done it before.  But these days Hollywood is liking unmanned cars for the biggest jumps for other reasons.  It needs less money spent on safety precautions, they can use much worse-condition cars and sometimes get a second take out of it the next day, etc.  

   

[Ghoste]

Probably insurance costs and stunt wages too?

[bull]

I posted a story here a long time ago about a guy who was catching hell for putting a Viper engine in his Mustang. http://www.theturboforums.com/threads/335582-Project-Sniper-Sn95-Viper

It's funny how people are ok with their favorite brand of engine going into a competitor's car but when a competitor's engine goes into their favorite car brand they freak out. I have to admit that describes me too. I would put a Chevy engine in a New Yorker for a demo derby but that's about as far as I'd take it.

[Homerr]

Wait until you see what Mytur has under the hood.

[5hunert]

I posted a story here a long time ago about a guy who was catching hell for putting a Viper engine in his Mustang. http://www.theturboforums.com/threads/335582-Project-Sniper-Sn95-Viper

It's funny how people are ok with their favorite brand of engine going into a competitor's car but when a competitor's engine goes into their favorite car brand they freak out. I have to admit that describes me too. I would put a Chevy engine in a New Yorker for a demo derby but that's about as far as I'd take it.

One of the coolest cars at a recent mopar show was a '57 t-bird with a 426 Hemi in it. It was a street/drag car that had been converted back in the '60s.

[marshallfry01]

Looks like a very nice car to me! Most generals have shitty interiors, but this one looks very nice. Only thing I don't like are those knock off vectors.

[HPP]

I'm surprised there haven't been any snide remarks about the black engine bay to go with his chevy engine.

[Mike DC]

I'm surprised there haven't been any snide remarks about the black engine bay to go with his chevy engine.

           
It's part of the GL uniform to have a black engine bay. 

The (fictional) GL started life as a black Charger before the Duke boys rebuilt it.  The engine bay looked black throughout the TV series.  Sometimes even the underside of the hood was black too.  

[Ghoste]

Yes, sort of the one exception to the black rule. 

[HeavyFuel]

The GL is part of Mopar heritage, and draws alot of attention to itself and the owner.   I think the expectation is that the whole car will be a "tribute".  

When the engine is something other than MP, first reaction of most spectators is likely "WTF?"      


But I guess if the hood rarely goes up....         who cares?


Personally...I wouldn't lift the hood in public, but I'm one of those 'purist' types that everyone likes to make fun of.   

[freddyd02]

What a waste of a good car. Not the drive train, the paint job.

Do tell Mytur, why would a paint job "waste" a good car?

[lukedukem]

                         
No Chevy motors in the "Dukes" movies.  Those were a different car supplier than the F&F movies.    

The 3 really big jumps in the 2005 movie were cable-launched bare shells.  The tranny pan under there would have been a mocked-up dummy.  Those cars had no drivetrains or trunk ballast.  


Live stunt guys can jump that big.  They have done it before.  But these days Hollywood is liking unmanned cars for the biggest jumps for other reasons.  It needs less money spent on safety precautions, they can use much worse-condition cars and sometimes get a second take out of it the next day, etc.  


I was told that the scene (2005) when they pick up the car from cooters was a small block chevy. It was on a thread here when I was looking for the mufflers that made that sound, and someone said that the sound was from a small block chevy. I'll try to locate the thread

Luke
   

[freddyd02]

Why did you quote that lukedukem?

[JR]

I cringed a little seeing this car the first time, but then I got to thinking about it.

This guy has 330+ reliable, fuel injected horsepower, probably has Overdrive transmission to go along with it, has unlimited aftermarket to tune the LS however he wants, and now has a turn key, hop in and go Charger to drive the wheels off of.(and it sounds like he does.) Not to mention it has to handle and stop better than a 440 powered one due to the lighter nose it has now.

I'm impressed he put in the time to keep the factory floor shifter and console instead of taking the easy way out and sticking in a garbage, tacky B&M shifter. That shows he probably did the rest of the car right too.

I still find General Lees silly, but this guy has one that will probably outrun most other replicas and drive better doing it. (Would probably drive better than my own 440 R/T come to think of it).

So, in the end, I can't knock him for it. Whoever buys it from him can convert it back. Or stick a new Hemi in since all the hard details are done.

[1974dodgecharger]

U guys act like u don't drive around with your hood up?

[400sforever]

I spend about 7 grand to build extremely nasty 512 cubic inch mopar monsters. . Money well spent. .very streetable and will dominate any ls chevy stuff. Just my opinion!

[kanadanmajava]

I used to be very strict with my opinions about correct brand engines. Now I think that if the "new" engine is more interesting than the old one it should be ok. I'm not completely sure if LSx is more interesting than a SBM or a BBM engine but I don't totally hate the idea. The interior is indeed nicely done as there isn't anything hinting about engine upgrades.

[Mike DC]

I was told that the scene (2005) when they pick up the car from cooters was a small block chevy. It was on a thread here when I was looking for the mufflers that made that sound, and someone said that the sound was from a small block chevy. I'll try to locate the thread

Luke

It was a Chevy motor sound.  But it wasn't coming from the GL onscreen.  It was a sound effect the editors added.  The onscreen GLs were all Mopar motors.



The studios & filmmakers don't know or care what motor is in a stunt car.  They hire subcontractors to build & maintain the prop cars, and the motor choice is up to them.  

There is one supplier who puts GM motors in everything, and he does a lot of big movies like "Fast & Furious" these days.  Other suppliers don't all do that.  The car supplier for the earlier F&F movies kept Mopar engines in the Chargers.  Same with the recent Auto Trader DOH commercials.  

[lukedukem]

I was told that the scene (2005) when they pick up the car from cooters was a small block chevy. It was on a thread here when I was looking for the mufflers that made that sound, and someone said that the sound was from a small block chevy. I'll try to locate the thread

Luke

It was a Chevy motor sound.  But it wasn't coming from the GL onscreen.  It was a sound effect the editors added.  The onscreen GLs were all Mopar motors.



The studios & filmmakers don't know or care what motor is in a stunt car.  They hire subcontractors to build & maintain the prop cars, and the motor choice is up to them.  

There is one supplier who puts GM motors in everything, and he does a lot of big movies like "Fast & Furious" these days.  Other suppliers don't all do that.  The car supplier for the earlier F&F movies kept Mopar engines in the Chargers.  Same with the recent Auto Trader DOH commercials.  

Thanks for clearing that up for me mike.

Luke