AT LAST, IT´S ALIVE... (20/5-06)

[Mefirst]

Finally some good news from this side of the Atlantic... Ive been working on my ride now for 1.6 years. The last months Ive been dealing with electrical issues and now finally I have sorted them out..

Some of you may remember that I'm converting my Charger to become a hot Street and 1/4 mile race car. Ive rebuilt the suspension and added subframe connectors, etc.. Rear axel has been rebuilt with new 3.91 diff, Moser axels. The 727 got a compleat overhaul and now has a Turbo Action manual valvebody. The dynamo between the front fenders is a 440 dynoed at 542.5hp (should be a little more now, maby +560hp, cause Ive eliminated the drag from the water pump and fan (electric water pump and fan) and the power steering is also converted into a non power steering)

Well I bought a MSD Digital 6 ignition box, sadly the box didint work when I got it, sent it back to Texas for a check up, got it back last Wensday. Today I wired it, turned the ignition key and the 440 came back to life...

I still have some stuff left to do. Clean up the new wiring and mount the dash back. Remount the console. Align the front end.. etc, etc... So it will be a couple of more days spent in the garage until its ready for action...

/Tom

[greenrt_se]

nice to hear some good news from Sweden

[RD]

i second the "let's see some burnouts" statement! congrats!

[Mefirst]

i second the "let's see some burnouts" statement! congrats!

Ill make some action movies during the summer, both street and track stuff...

/Tom

Ps. Ron (Firefighter) you better go buy that 6-pack of beer and send it over

[Chryco Psycho]

Congrats , I knw you have been working hard on it

[Mefirst]

Yeah Neil. Its been a struggle.

When I did the suspension, changed out al the bushings and re did the front end I didint have any problems, things went really smooth. The problems began that the trans shield didint fit at first, well I worked that out. Then I broke the threads for the Alternator field brush, got a new one from a buddy. Then I burnt the mini starter. Changed that out and put the old stock starter back, which actually does fit nice behind the TTi headers. Well then when I start up the engine there is a missfire and the engine kicks back while the starter is still engaged, result is three busted teeth on the converter starter ring.. After that Ive been fighting electrical gremlins, dealt with busted Ign. boxes, bad distributor pick-ups, caps, rotors a dash harness nightmare...etc...

I don't know how many times i thought about just giving up, that its not worth the fight... but when that 440 fired up, damn its was worth it...

/Tom

[firefighter3931]

Yeah Neil. Its been a struggle.


I don't know how many times i thought about just giving up, that its not worth the fight... but when that 440 fired up, damn its was worth it...

/Tom

Good work Tom  That's the Mopar spirit ! Nuthing like a big wedge to get the blood flowing 

Mine is still held up at the body shop....hopefully i can make a pass with it sometime this year ! I feel your pain brother....

Looks like you'll be hitting the track before me....i wanna see a timeslip ! 


Ron

[greenpigs]

Great, now I gotta get my junk running since girly man has the heap driveable.

[Chryco Psycho]

I don't know how many times i thought about just giving up, that its not worth the fight... but when that 440 fired up, damn its was worth it...

/Tom

we all have days like that , the reward is often a long time coming but definatly worth it