Hemi is in, man what a ride!

[Hemidoug]

Well, I got her fired up at 2:30 am Saturday morning (my neighbors love me).  She had me worried, she was smoking like a $10 whore at first. I guess some oil leaked into the cylinders after I removed the plugs during my preinstall inspection. She cleaned up after a few minutes and purred like a kitten after some initial idle adjustments. I took her for a short spin in the clean night air and all I can say is WOW! Got her home and went to bed, but couldn't fall asleep right away and replayed every nut and bolt I touched in my mind.

I got up on Saturday mid-morning and made some initial adjustments and took her for a serious shakedown. Full throttle in first gear just gets melted tires! It doesn't matter how you start or when you mash the petal, it just fries them. Second gear is only slightly better, with the exception of some serious wheel hop. Third gear....well all I can say is HOLY CRAP! They haven't made tape strong enough to hold the $100 bill to the dash! I haven't had the room enough to stretch her out in forth yet, but let's just say if it's anything like third, I won't be doing it very often!

So.....Looks like I'll make it to Carlisle with the car. I still have some odds and ends to shape her up, but it looks like my ordeal has come to an end.  All in all not bad considering where I was just 2 months ago. I'm still sore from my all nighter Friday into Saturday, but thanks to my friend Scott, I wouldn't have had the motor in at all. I've forgotten what it was like to wrench on a car deep into the night. I just wish I could have done it with a 20 year old's body (lol).  I just want to say thanks to everyone who helped me through this, I've got a lot of good friends as well as lots to be thankful for.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Great news Doug!  See ya there!   

[Charger-Bodie]

  AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!

[resq302]

Congrats on getting it back together Doug.  Hopefully there are no other weak links in the drive line and it will last you plenty of years down the road.

[Hemidoug]

Congrats on getting it back together Doug.  Hopefully there are no other weak links in the drive line and it will last you plenty of years down the road.

If there are any....trust me, I'll find them!

[69_500]

Glad to hear your back up and running. Hope to see the car at Carlisle this coming weekend. I'm still unsure if I"ll drive the 500 over or not, but that is the plan so far.

[Charger1973]

Thats quite the car you got there man.  I think I like the 71 a little more... but i'm slightly biased.  That would make a hell of a pair sitting next to each other in the garage.   

[moparjohn]

Thats amazing to have gotten done in that amont of time, very cool, see you at Carlisle

[firefighter3931]

Those all night thrashes are the best. 

Ya, i bet you're real popular in the 'hood 

Nice work ! 



Ron

[Harlow]

I wanna see a video man

[hemi68charger]

Awesome !!!!! Good going Doug.. Now you can come down here and get mine going... lol

[8WHEELER]

Congrats, no fire up is complete without some little suprise     but everything sounds great.

PS... I might not have even tried to go to sleep  be there before done that 

Dan

[472 R/T SE]

Right on Doug.  I know zackly what you're talking 'bout not being able to hook up.  Oh what a feeling. 
You didn't waste any time getting it all done.

[BrianShaughnessy]

 


Congrats Doug!    Hope to see you in Carlisle. 

[BrianShaughnessy]

I made a crappy little movie of Doug giving it a little gas      Sounds great!

http://media.putfile.com/HEMIDOUG--Carlisle 

[firefighter3931]

I made a crappy little movie of Doug giving it a little gas      Sounds great!

http://media.putfile.com/HEMIDOUG--Carlisle 

 

Nice video Brian !

The car looks and sounds killer.....nice job on the cam selection. The dyno sheets are impressive as well ; thanks for letting me look at the numbers Doug ! 

Good meeting you and thanks for the cold Corona 



Ron