finally some paint

[crj1968]

 

Awesome car - and putting it to use !   

[WHITE AND RED 69]

Looks killer! Got a great stance rolling down the road   

[dodgey68]

ok I changed the diff centre today,,i taken  out a 2.76   489case,,  and fitted a 3.23 with eaten tru-track 489 case back in,, but on installing the tail shaft yolk, uni,s  I noticed the diff yolk  was a different size to the tail shaft ,,,  dam gotta wait for a new uni with the right sizes,,

[garner7555]

I bet you will be happy with the gain in low speed take off.       

[Dino]

ok I changed the diff centre today,,i taken  out a 2.76   489case,,  and fitted a 3.23 with eaten tru-track 489 case back in,, but on installing the tail shaft yolk, uni,s  I noticed the diff yolk  was a different size to the tail shaft ,,,  dam gotta wait for a new uni with the right sizes,,

Can't find those locally? There's usually a few parts stores around here that have those.

You'll love the 3.23s.   

[Troy]

ok I changed the diff centre today,,i taken  out a 2.76   489case,,  and fitted a 3.23 with eaten tru-track 489 case back in,, but on installing the tail shaft yolk, uni,s  I noticed the diff yolk  was a different size to the tail shaft ,,,  dam gotta wait for a new uni with the right sizes,,

Can't find those locally? There's usually a few parts stores around here that have those.

You'll love the 3.23s.   

In Australia?

Troy

[birdsandbees]

At least 8 vendors in Australia !!   

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=conversion+u+joint&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=0&_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&_fsradio2=%26LH_LocatedIn%3D1&_salic=15&LH_SubLocation=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50

[Dino]

ok I changed the diff centre today,,i taken  out a 2.76   489case,,  and fitted a 3.23 with eaten tru-track 489 case back in,, but on installing the tail shaft yolk, uni,s  I noticed the diff yolk  was a different size to the tail shaft ,,,  dam gotta wait for a new uni with the right sizes,,

Can't find those locally? There's usually a few parts stores around here that have those.

You'll love the 3.23s.   

In Australia?

Troy

Nuts! Missed that bit. My bad! 

[dodgey68]

thank you for your help, got one on its way    ,, looking foward to seeing what the difference is between the 2.76 and now 3.23,,,
2.76 was very slugish of the line but great on the freeway

[dodgey68]

wow, what a difference,, 
the car now with the 3.23 tru-track,, its alive,, hell of a lot more responsive, ,, I put the foot into it around a corner,  and its out sideways ,, spins the wheels  easy,, lot more fun,,

[garner7555]

Awesome.        Glad to hear that you like them.   That's how a Charger is suppose to behave.   

[darbgnik]

Got any more interior pics? Sweet build.

[dodgey68]

interior shot

[dodgey68]

ok went a tour with the wife, on way home, i was in the carpark  about to get tea, i herd a loud snapping steel noise, ,,  car dropped , i shit,, then got out had a look, thought i snapped a torsion bar, but  it actually punched the bolt out of the lca adjuster, anyone seen this happen?,, oh well nothing to drastic, drove it home, put it up on hoist, going to do some work on front end any way, just a bit sooner than i expected ,,

[Charger-Bodie]

I've seen them strip threads and spit the bolt out. Is that what happened?

[birdsandbees]

OE bolts or reproductions?? Anyone crank the bolts while it was on it's wheels?.. or only in the air?

[dodgey68]

I've seen them strip threads and spit the bolt out. Is that what happened?

yes, couldnt find bolt,

[WHITE AND RED 69]

Yikes! Luckily nothing got damaged when it dropped.

Interior is looking good, any pictures of the dash and front seats?

[67440chrg]

Good it didnt hurt the body. Your car is beautiful. Its close to the same color as mine.

[BDF]

That's a great looking car! Is it back on the road now?

[dodgey68]

yes all fixed , i have had a few dramas , but hopefully all good now, here is a pic of charger with a roadrunner in back ground

[dodgey68]

my young bloke wanted to take some shots

[XH29N0G]

Wow!  I missed the recent posts on this thread.  Really nice.

[GreenMachine]

   I'm over a year late to respond, but I've had a torsion bar bolt do that to me on my '70 Charger. I was trying to level the car, I'd jack the car up, crank on the bolt, lower the car, and drive around the block and re-check. About the 3rd time I put the jack in position, and then thought to myself, it only needs a quarter turn down, I'll just reach under there and turn it. As soon as I put pressure on the ratchet, the car crashed down, with absolutely no warning. I had my head mostly under the car, luckily the jack was there and spared me a crushed skull. The bolt threads were fine, it was the threads on the block that stripped.

  I went to the local junk yard a got one off of a later model and noticed it had coarse threads instead of fine thread. Makes me think it was happening back in the day too.

  FYI, the 1957 model cars were newly designed with torsion bars and didn't use a rubber boot on the aft end. They had problems with torsion bars breaking that year, and by 1958 or 1959 every car had the rubber grease boots.

  Beautiful car BTW!

[dodgey68]

Clean for a change