71 dodge charger project 383 Factory Air

[chapel40]

$2250 for the rotating assy

[ACUDANUT]

Should be a fast car with over 500 HP.  The machine shop work could get expensive.

[chapel40]

Local shop said they could bore and prep the block for $400-$500

[chapel40]

My friend came over to help take the engine apart and dropped a piston on his foot while wearing flip flops lol. Guess we will have to wear something with a little more protection. Piston was okay though. Haha

[chapel40]

Cant seem to make a lot of time to work on it. I think I will work on just getting it ready to drive and have some fun with it. May just let a shop do some body work on it once its on the road and take it a little at a time.It actually looks cool the way it is. Rat Rod I guess..... Maybe when I can work one job instead of two I can put more time in it.

[Kern Dog]

Yeah a bunch of buddies gave me heck about it. We have to wear safety shoes at work. Of course that's the first thing they noticed.

Safety is for wimps. Real men have scars and stories.   

[jwells1993]

any clue what color orange that is??? looks like a nice little project good luck and have fun

[chapel40]

EV2 code orange

[chapel40]

400 is at the machine shop getting the 440 source 512 stroker rotating assy installed. Getting excited but still a lot of work on the body and drivetrain.

[chapel40]

New 440 source 512 pics. rotating assy. installed!!

[chapel40]

More 512 pics

[chapel40]

Garage is kind of a mess!!!

[moparstuart]

Garage is kind of a mess!!!

Hell thats spotless compared to mine  

[darbgnik]

Looks exciting. Did you have the machine shop assemble the rotating assembly?

[chapel40]

I had a local shop put it together. I have not been on here in a while!!

[chapel40]

Sent the car to a local restoration shop called Road Hog LLC Here in Houma, La. for metal work and paint. Here it is right before sent.

[chapel40]

More Pics

[chapel40]

Biggest problem I had with the body was the upper air cowl rust under the windshield bottom trim, some behind the kick panels and front floor for about a foot. Then the usual around the front and back of the wheels. Otherwise the car is excellent, even the rest of the cowl. They do not make it of course.

[CDN72SE]

Any updates for us?

[chapel40]

Here is a current pic

[Hard Charger]

 

[chapel40]

Not a lot of activity on this site. Maybe because its a 71?

[JB400]

No issue at all with 71's.  Most people post in the mornings while sipping the morning cup

Metal work looks pretty good

[chargervert]

You are making a lot of progress!  I have a 71 Charger R / T that is a rolling shell,that I was going to build from the ground up,but I just picked up another 71 Charger R / T from Arizona, that needs no metal work at all. I am going to sell the rolling shell. It's a 440 Magnum, 4 speed, Dana car with the Ramcharger hood. There are quite a few people who are into the third generation Chargers on here. Second generation Chargers are my first love,but third generation Chargers have grown on me, and I currently have 5 of them.

[ACUDANUT]

5 3rd gen Chargers. WOW.