72 Charger Build

[chargd72]

Ditching the 8.25 for a 8.75.  The 8.75 came out of a 73 Charger and has 3.23 gears (open, for now).  This should be a nice upgrade from the current 2.71 gears.  Cleaned up all the rust and oil and got it disassembled this weekend.  I'm waiting on some POR 15 to be delivered so I can get it painted and swap it in.  More pictures will be coming soon. 

Oh yeah, forgot to mention.  The 3rd member is a 489 case.

[JPL]

Ditching the 8.25 for a 8.75.  The 8.75 came out of a 73 Charger and has 3.23 gears (open, for now).  This should be a nice upgrade from the current 2.71 gears.  Cleaned up all the rust and oil and got it disassembled this weekend.  I'm waiting on some POR 15 to be delivered so I can get it painted and swap it in.  More pictures will be coming soon. 

Oh yeah, forgot to mention.  The 3rd member is a 489 case.

Nice, I did the same, but went with 4.30's, the 489 is a nice piece.

[chargd72]

Ditching the 8.25 for a 8.75.  The 8.75 came out of a 73 Charger and has 3.23 gears (open, for now).  This should be a nice upgrade from the current 2.71 gears.  Cleaned up all the rust and oil and got it disassembled this weekend.  I'm waiting on some POR 15 to be delivered so I can get it painted and swap it in.  More pictures will be coming soon. 

Oh yeah, forgot to mention.  The 3rd member is a 489 case.

Nice, I did the same, but went with 4.30's, the 489 is a nice piece.

Damn, your car must launch.

[chargd72]

Got the 8.25 out.  POR 15 and new u-bolts should arrive tomorrow so hope to get the 8.75 in this weekend.

[JPL]

Ditching the 8.25 for a 8.75.  The 8.75 came out of a 73 Charger and has 3.23 gears (open, for now).  This should be a nice upgrade from the current 2.71 gears.  Cleaned up all the rust and oil and got it disassembled this weekend.  I'm waiting on some POR 15 to be delivered so I can get it painted and swap it in.  More pictures will be coming soon. 
Oh yeah, forgot to mention.  The 3rd member is a 489 case.

Nice, I did the same, but went with 4.30's, the 489 is a nice piece.

Damn, your car must launch.

It does, the sticky Mickey's help, lol!

[chargd72]

Nice!  Mean looking '71.

[JPL]

Nice!  Mean looking '71.

THNAKS!
Loving it since '85!

[chargd72]

Tapped the housing and added a drain plug.  Now the 3rd member only has to come off if I want to change gears.

[chargd72]

POR 15 came in.  Cleaned, etched and painted last night.  This stuff is a little glossier than I expected.

[chargd72]

Got the 8.75 in.  Going from a 2.71 to 3.23 gives it some good jump.  Also, my 318 can now lay about 25 feet of rubber without using brake or turning the wheel.  Not bad for still having the stock converter in there. 

[plum500]

Great thread. Nice job on the car!  

Question about the floor shifter -- what brand is it? I am doing the same thing. I have the unit installed but have not done the connections yet... wondering if you had any issues or anything like that?

[chargd72]

Great thread. Nice job on the car!  

Question about the floor shifter -- what brand is it? I am doing the same thing. I have the unit installed but have not done the connections yet... wondering if you had any issues or anything like that?

Thanks Plum500.  It's a B&M.  Since it's a cable the connection it was pretty easy.  Just remove all column levers and attach the provided cable bracket to tranny.

[chargd72]

Continuing my procrastination with doing body work.  Found some wood in the shed so I built this.  Should fit snugly under the dash in front of the floor shifter.

[Iron Chef]

Very impessive! 

[chargd72]

Branding the rear end

[chargd72]

Patching up some rough spots on the trunk and put in new fuel tank. Trunk is coated with rubberized deadner and will be painted body color.

[nvrbdn]

looking good.

[rayderluvr]

Looks good!

[Old Tired Rebel]

Where did you get your cold air intake from? Did you have to cut any of the tubes at all? Also, do you have a picture of the full engine bay?

The picture will help me explain each part better.

1)  This section of the tube and the element came off my sisters 2010 Challenger R/T after it got wrecked.  I aquired this for free because there was a small dent on the bottom of the tubing.
2)  This came off a late 90's Grand Cherokee with a 5.9 liter engine.  The throttle body faces upward and has the same diameter as the carb opening.  Junkyard $15.
3)  Air Cleaner spacer on ebay $5.
4)  4" aluminum tubing with 90 degree mandril bend.  I cut it at the bend to fit the filter right behind the grill.  Ebay $35, paint $5.
5)  K&N tubing adapters.  Amazon 2 for $10


Total $70.  Pretty damn cheap for a true cold air system.

Does this help with performance.

[chargd72]

Thanks, fellas   

Where did you get your cold air intake from? Did you have to cut any of the tubes at all? Also, do you have a picture of the full engine bay?

The picture will help me explain each part better.

1)  This section of the tube and the element came off my sisters 2010 Challenger R/T after it got wrecked.  I aquired this for free because there was a small dent on the bottom of the tubing.
2)  This came off a late 90's Grand Cherokee with a 5.9 liter engine.  The throttle body faces upward and has the same diameter as the carb opening.  Junkyard $15.
3)  Air Cleaner spacer on ebay $5.
4)  4" aluminum tubing with 90 degree mandril bend.  I cut it at the bend to fit the filter right behind the grill.  Ebay $35, paint $5.
5)  K&N tubing adapters.  Amazon 2 for $10


Total $70.  Pretty damn cheap for a true cold air system.

Does this help with performance.

NOt really sure.  The car wasn't ever in driving contidion before it was put on so I can't really compare.  I would like to think that at the very least it will help with acceleration after a longer stop.  Since it's pulling from outside the engine bay, it would be easier to get a gulp of fresh air vs pulling from over top of the engine.

[TwistedShifter]

Magnificent work! 

[charge69]

That's a pretty Charger and you are doing fantastic work!

[rayderluvr]

Looks great! I am in the early stages of my '73 Charger "build". (by early stages I mean I have the car and I look at it a lot). I hope mine looks as good as this one!

[chargd72]

Spent a lot of time this weekend on fixing my drip rails.  Well, one anyway.  A lot of time pealing back one layer at a time to match up the donor pieces correctly.

[chargd72]

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