Daytona on the track... MORE PICS!

[NYCMille]

This pic was taken at Gratten Raceway in Belding, MI last week. Seems as though I have to stiffen up that front end. 

[FLG]

Just a tad. What sizeT-bars do ya have mike??

Hows she handle otherwise?

[Old Moparz]

That's a cool pic, I hope there's more.   

[Hemidoug]

looking for the limits on that suspension eh? How did she feel? Good lookin and pure evil!

[tan top]

good picture 

Just a tad. What sizeT-bars do ya have mike??

Hows she handle otherwise?

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[1969chargerrtse]

Friggin Cool man.

[WingCharger]

ONE OF THE COOLEST PICTURES I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!!

[pettyfan43]

MAN that looks KILLER - NEED a bigger version of that one for the old wallpaper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mikepmcs]

Looks like Lightning McQueen

[RallyeMike]

....but it still looks like fun.

[Rat Exterminator]

Wow! I live 4 miles away, would have loved to see that. There are always a bunch of exotic porsches and other high dollar cars running thru town on their way there. You can hear them like a bunch of buzzin bee's running around the track from 3-4 miles away where I live. Nothing cooler than some old mopar iron running around there. Obviously, LOVE THAT CAR.   Greg

[NYCMille]

I was being chased by a new Dodge Super Bee

[NYCMille]

The BEST reason to own this car... this pic was taken at the Tupelo, Mississippi home for kids...

[FLG]

WOW Awesome pics Mike...

I knew those wings were strong, but DAMN 

I say you build some seats and take people for rides on the top of it   

[pettyfan43]

MAN Mike, it's great to see someone who really ENJOYS their car! 

[BrianShaughnessy]

Sweet! 

1.20 bars IIRC??

Did the S/B ever catch you?

[hemi68charger]

Those are great Mike !!!! 

[ds440]

Nice!!!!

From the looks of it, I'm betting that beast can take on anyone or anything. 

[NYCMille]

HA!! AWESOME!! I need to send this to Dodge.

[dpm68]

Wow Mike - the car pic is pretty damn cool, but the one with the kids is even cooler! Nice!

[69*F5*SE]

Very cool pics. The car looks great! Those kids look like they had a real good time.   

[RD]

man that sure does look like a lot of fun mike... keep on rolling on my friend!

[moparstuart]

 you are having a blast with that sucker , great to see it getting beaten on !!!!

  love the kids photo , bet that made there year

[moparstuart]

I was being chased by a new Dodge Super Bee

what did you do mike , looks like the whole fleet of cops were after you   

[THE CHARGER PUNK]

i wonder how this beast of yours mike woulda fared out against the nascars back in the day

[TUFCAT]

Your "Mr. Angry" image doesn't fit the picture    ....its more like "Mr. Nice Guy"   Good job with the kids! 

[SFRT]

man, that blue fake superbee just looks like a massive turd compared to the daytona replica. what an ugly car.

[69bronzeT5]

AWESOME pictures!

[68RT4ME]

Those pics are fantastic Mike. I'd love to see a live video of that run. 

[Charger_Fan]

That thing definitely looks sinister out there prowling the track for victims.

[NYCMille]

So far the car handles pretty well but there is still a few things to iron out. The Charger for instance runs a 1 3/8 sway bar up front with .96 bars whereas the Daytona runs a 1 1/8 sway bar with 1.22 bars. The Charger feels a bit stiffer in the corners though with less body roll, however the brakes on the Daytona are simply astounding - SRT8 14" rotors with Viper calipers with a hydroboost unit stop this thing on a dime. The Charger runs 13" rotors with a C5 Corvette caliper and hydroboost and while it stops fantastic the Daytona gets props. What I really need to do is a sideline comparison with both cars on a track as I am very curious to see who comes out on top - the other thing is I have 30k in the drivers seat of the Charger testing, developing, testing some more etc... I only have about 3.5k in the Daytona so I have a feeling over the next 6-8 months I'll really be able to make some considerable changes for the better.

[bordin34]

Mike, if you want to bring both cars to a track, I will gladly drive one for you...

[Aero426]

i wonder how this beast of yours mike woulda fared out against the nascars back in the day

I am not disparaging Mike's car, but it's really not a fair comparison.  Everything on the stock car is so heavy duty, even a modern updated street car really can't compare when you view the total package.     The only thing the street car has in common is the idea that it's a unibody and has a torsion bar suspension layout.  By 68-69, everything on a factory Nichels built stock car was purpose built.    Other than the maybe the 833 transmission and rear gear, there is literally nothing mechanical on the street car that is used on the stock car.    The stock car didn't have disk brakes then, but their special drum setups could go 500 miles at Riverside.   But they don't look like any drum brakes you've ever seen.

Take a look at the attached photo of a '69 Charger race chassis and try any list items you could find on the production car.   Even when you get inside the unibody of the stock car and look around, it sure doesn't resemble the production car.    Look at the roof on Isaac's car and you can see it's been cheated up and pulled down at the windshield pillar.

[NYCMille]

I agree with Doug... I think ANGRIER would get properly TROUNCED by a 69' Nascar spec. Daytona... oh well though, it just means I got keep on tryin' 

[Brock Samson]

reading this made me think of the OLY Charger that is thing is pretty radical too...




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