V10 Charger (Update 5/25/21)

[PocketThunder]

looks great

      

[moparstuart]

Gave my wife a scare - she thought I was importing drugs from Peru when this package arrived.   These are my hand carved maple pistol grip handles stained plum crazy purple.  Domingo made these for me... a work of art:  

I Just got my lime green grips also from domingo , they are awesome . love your purple ones also !!

[Mike DC]

 
Just curious - What are the "Torino ends" on the new Moser D/60 axle?


Is that talking about a bearings? 

Is that talking about the bolt pattern on the flange itself (brakes)?

[WingCharger]

I have never seen this thread before, but now I AM AMAZED!!!! This is AWESOME!!! You are a truly amazing mopar man!! This would be so awesome to do, but I  would never be  able to afford it.

[GT]

On the Torino (e.g. Big Ford ends) both the housing ends and the bearings are different.   The housing ends are 4 bolt vs. mopars 5 bolt.  There is no end play adjustment.  The bearings are a sealed bearing vs. the open tapered mopar bearing.  These are quite a bit larger than the mopar bearings, and IMHO, significant stronger than those or the green bearings.    If you are going to build a new axle, this is *the* way to go.  Makes for more aftermarket brake options available.  In my case, it will make it extremely easy to add on the Wilwood caliper adapters.  Here are some pics (note the size of the 35 Spline axles vs. the original 8-3/4 stock ones).   

[suntech]

Got my pistol grip today also
I am here in the US, so i havent seen it, but my wife says it looks great!!

[moparstuart]

Got my pistol grip today also
I am here in the US, so i havent seen it, but my wife says it looks great!!

[miller]

any updates?

[2much2learn]

dude where the vids?  

[GT]

After 26 weeks, the brakes *Finally* arrived 

These are two piece 14" Wilwoods (cross drilled & slotted), 6 Piston calipers up front, and 4 piston in the rear.  The rears have integrated parking brakes.  The master cylinder, proportioning valve & braided brake lines should be here end of this week. 

Now that I have these puppies in my hands, the final mockup and ride height settings can be done.  I should have that completed by the end the month.

Here are a few pics to enjoy.  I tossed one shot of the fronts next to a full sized fender guitar for size comparison

I put some more up when I get into the mock up process...

[GT]

Definately "Some Assembly Required"  12 bolts/washers to attach a rotor to a hat.  I still need to torque them and add safety wire to each bolt (done in pairs)... that should be fun 

Here are shots of the back of the fronts and backs, as well as a better shot of the rear parking brake mechanism:

[moparstuart]

dam now thats some braking power , should slow that beast and the v10 well. 

[PocketThunder]

How about a picture of your '68 Imperial?   

[GT]

This is a pretty major milestone on the project.  First full mockup of the drive train, brakes, wheels and suspension.  I've ran into a couple of problems so far:

1) Rear rotors won't fully seat on axles (shoulders on axle studs is to wide at bottom).  I'll have to machine the rotors
2) Wilwood dust caps stick up about 1/16" to high - preventing full seating of the Forgeline center caps...
3) Can't get the ride height low enough in the rear...  Think I'm going to have to dump the leaf springs...

Here are pics of the rear installed with the brakes, tires, and Hypercoil springs.  I actually installed the springs in the lowest setting then rested the ends inside the frame rails on the trunk floor.  Even with 250lbs of weight, I still need it lowered another 3".  Don't think that even lowering blocks can help *that* much, and I don't want to use them.  Might be time to step up to a 4 link and coilovers in the rear.   Hmmm....

[GT]

Next, I reinstalled the Alterkation front end and engine... again... 
Droping the car down over it sure makes it easy - actually had the engine reinstalled in under 30 min.   

[GT]

Here are the 14" Wilwoods installed and shots with the wheels on. 

[GT]

Finally, a few pics with the car having full weight on the suspension.  Next, I plan to temporarily install the doors and fenders and then lower the front down another 2" to the desired height.  The rear, I'll deal with later...need to think about it a bit longer.

[Rolling_Thunder]

looking good!

[69bronzeT5]

NICE!

[ChargerSG]

Looking good

[tan top]

   clever stuff     ..........  nice work         

[Charger-Bodie]

That is some VERY nice handy work!

"You've got the skillz to pay the billz"   

[WingCharger]

For the rear, how about a Watt's Linkage?

It's adjustable, and a lot of pro-touring cars in magazines use them. Good for road racing, bad for drag racing though.

I still must say, YOU CAR IS MY FAVORITE!!!

[Brock Samson]

  She sure is coming along nice...  those wheels look bitchen!  and I'd like to see your Imperial too.. 

[suntech]

Good for road racing, bad for drag racing though.

What is bad with Wattslink for drag racing Explain please