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Chrysler Engineering Daytona #88 restoration at Big Iron Garage

Started by odcics2, February 15, 2020, 01:40:20 PM

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odcics2

February 15, 2020, 01:40:20 PM

Here's a link to some progress pics. Car is in paint now.

https://www.bigirongarage.com/1969-dodge-charger-daytona-dc-93

Car is being done period correct with no reproduction sheet metal or parts.

Ray Evernham also puts progress info on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

Mopar John

#1
February 15, 2020, 03:01:48 PM
Greg,
Thanks for the link with pictures!
Can't wait to see it done.
I know you took your time and put a lot of the original details in the build.
MJ

Birdflu

#2
February 15, 2020, 10:19:20 PM
SWEET! Thanks for posting!  :drool5:

Aero426

#3
February 15, 2020, 10:45:24 PM
Ray has done some nice little videos and shared pics of the resto as it has moved along.   I think he is genuinely excited about the project. 

aerolith

#4
February 16, 2020, 05:22:12 AM
Nice one Greg!

The end is in sight for you and #88... :drool5: :cheers: :2thumbs:
Never send to know, for whom the bell tolls,
IT TOLLS FOR THEE...

John Donne 1623

aerolith

#5
February 17, 2020, 04:47:16 AM
Wonderful to see all your hard work coming together with the completion of #88! :pity:

Nice one Greg! :cheers: :popcrn: :drool5:
Never send to know, for whom the bell tolls,
IT TOLLS FOR THEE...

John Donne 1623

odcics2

#6
February 17, 2020, 08:52:03 AM
Thanks guys! 
Here's a few pics...

The left side fender scoop had warped over the years it sat in the woods
behind Don white's race shop in Keokuk, Iowa.
Must get pretty hot in the summer to bend thermoplast.

It was fixed, though, to look like new!
Had to save it because race scoops are a little taller than production scoops.

Would have been easier to replace it with a modified original Daytona scoop, but that's not how you restore a car, IMO.
The entire 200 mph front end was saved. 

The original trunk hinges were drilled out by Chrysler Engineering race mechanics Fred Schrandt and Larry Knowlton.
Those were not to be found at Don's Shop.

I got a pair of original Charger 500 hinges and drilled them out.
Found out that the 500 hinges have details that Daytona hinges do not!

I have respect for anyone that drills out car parts to save weight!
Labor intensive, for sure.

I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

Aero426

#7
February 17, 2020, 10:04:01 AM
Here you can easily see the extra height of the fender scoops.  

hemi68charger

#8
February 17, 2020, 10:53:56 AM
Looks great Greg..  :2thumbs:
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

Birdflu

#9
February 17, 2020, 11:11:27 AM
Quote from: aerolith on February 16, 2020, 05:22:12 AM
Nice one Greg!

The end is in sight for you and #88... :drool5: :cheers: :2thumbs:

Is that truly #88 sitting as it was found in Iowa!?  :o

6bblgt

#10
February 17, 2020, 01:21:43 PM
 :2thumbs:

I remember some of the magazine mentioned details, but can "we" get a cliff notes post-Daytona history lesson on the #88 car in this thread?

sccachallenger

#11
February 17, 2020, 07:31:01 PM
Quote from: Birdflu on February 17, 2020, 11:11:27 AM
Quote from: aerolith on February 16, 2020, 05:22:12 AM
Nice one Greg!

The end is in sight for you and #88... :drool5: :cheers: :2thumbs:

Is that truly #88 sitting as it was found in Iowa!?  :o

I'm sure Greg will answer this, but I think its cool that it looks like a wiper blade and arm on the driver side.
These cars ran on dirt too!

tan top

#12
February 17, 2020, 08:25:27 PM
  looking good ! awesome !   :2thumbs: :popcrn:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

Highbanked Hauler

#13
February 17, 2020, 08:37:18 PM
  WOW Greg, those hinges have sure changed.
69 Charger 500, original owner  
68 Charger former parts car in process of rebuilding
92 Cummins Turbo Diesel
04 PT Cruiser

djcarguy

#15
February 18, 2020, 07:15:45 AM
looks better in the #5  Don White livery,,IMO ,,#my 2 cents IMO .  looks like Maxwell Smart in drivers seat ???

odcics2

#16
February 18, 2020, 11:27:06 AM
Quote from: Birdflu on February 17, 2020, 11:11:27 AM
Quote from: aerolith on February 16, 2020, 05:22:12 AM
Nice one Greg!

The end is in sight for you and #88... :drool5: :cheers: :2thumbs:

Is that truly #88 sitting as it was found in Iowa!?  :o

Yes.   https://www.allpar.com/racing/NASCAR/daytona-development.html
I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

odcics2

#17
February 18, 2020, 11:28:26 AM
Quote from: Highbanked Hauler on February 17, 2020, 08:37:18 PM
  WOW Greg, those hinges have sure changed.

Told you I'd put them to good use!   :cheers:
I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

odcics2

#18
February 18, 2020, 05:28:46 PM
Quote from: sccachallenger on February 17, 2020, 07:31:01 PM
Quote from: Birdflu on February 17, 2020, 11:11:27 AM
Quote from: aerolith on February 16, 2020, 05:22:12 AM
Nice one Greg!

The end is in sight for you and #88... :drool5: :cheers: :2thumbs:

Is that truly #88 sitting as it was found in Iowa!?  :o

I'm sure Greg will answer this, but I think its cool that it looks like a wiper blade and arm on the driver side.
These cars ran on dirt too!

Yes, Don installed a wiper on the car for dirt tracking!  The car won at least 4 races after Chrysler owned it.
A lot of old racers started life as something special and worked their way down from there!

Undoing the modifications that Don made was a challenge.  The car will be as it ran on March 24th., 1970.

One of the cool things was finding a numbers matching and documented 426 race hemi short block assembly that actually was in the car,
February, 1969.   That's the engine that will be in the car soon.  Heads were done to 1970 Nascar specs by Tom Tignenelli.
Tom worked in the "Motor Room", as it was known, at Chrysler's Highland Park Engineering. 
Tom also drove the 68 Barracuda Super Stock mule car during testing and built the "UFO" drag car with his brother.  Great guy!

I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

aerolith

#20
February 19, 2020, 06:23:26 AM
Gotta just love them old Goodyears!

They is so tall and fat they go almost to the top of the fender... :rofl:

Funny how this #88 doesn't have modified rear fenders like Don's car? :scratchchin: :slap: :smilielol:
Never send to know, for whom the bell tolls,
IT TOLLS FOR THEE...

John Donne 1623

aerolith

#21
February 19, 2020, 06:35:46 AM
Nearly there Greg!

Will you be bringing 'the REAL #88' to a rainy Goodwood UK sometime in the near future??? :drool5: :drool5: :drool5:

If you do can I drive her up the Goodwood hill PLEASE!!! :drive: :drive: :drive:

Promise I will take it easy this time unlike I did in Dales car... :D ::) :rotz:
Never send to know, for whom the bell tolls,
IT TOLLS FOR THEE...

John Donne 1623

odcics2

#22
February 19, 2020, 09:11:34 AM
Quote from: aerolith on February 19, 2020, 06:23:26 AM
Gotta just love them old Goodyears!

They is so tall and fat they go almost to the top of the fender... :rofl:

Funny how this #88 doesn't have modified rear fenders like Don's car? :scratchchin: :slap: :smilielol:

It was a challenge to get the rear 1/4 panels flared correctly.  They get pulled out sideways and
down in front of the rear tire.   Fortunately, there are various pics of the 200 run
out there.  We found that the angle of viewing the old pics versus the exact car angle was IMPORTANT.
It can be seen that the "Fake 88" has no flare in front of the rear tire.
Don had pulled the top of the rear tire opening out, for easier tire changes under race conditions.
For the 200 run, both the front and rear tire openings were tight.  Take a look at my avatar.

Getting the gas cap and vent on top of the quarter panel was another exercise in looking at the angles of the
vintage photo versus the car in person.  Don used a home made fuel cap, covering the entire filler tube.
When the car ran 200, it used a conventional cap, with an additional piece of metal welded to the ears.  
Same for the typical Nichels vent on the top of the 1/4 panel.  All about the angle of viewing.

Notice the "Fake 88" filler tube location and the fuel cell vent comes out the back tail panel.  
I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

Aero426

#23
February 19, 2020, 09:58:38 AM
A seldom seen shot of the car in its initial race configuration at the 1969 Daytona 500.    By the time the car set the record at Talladega, it had well over a year of development and improvement.    Figuring the total cost to Chrysler it is easily the most expensive race Daytona ever built.   

Mytur Binsdirti

#24
February 19, 2020, 10:11:44 AM
What an awesome project!!!
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