Starting back on my daytona wing project

[Howie]

I started my project a while ago and sold all of my Janak parts to Larry and bought steel parts and a Dane wing. Larry did the vega back glass and trunk mod a year or so ago. this past fall his son painted the engine bay so I could get going again. Well its getting there.

[tan top]

     looking good !! i spy a HEMI K frame  & a cage       keep the pictures comming 

[Howie]

was going to be a hemi but it is going in the afx. Got a 440 It dynoed at 500hp

[Patronus]

NICE! 

[BigBlockSam]

Hey Howie

hey it's looking like a daytona    looks solid . can you post some pics of the back . i wanna see if Hotrod messed up the plug installation . 

[Howie]

just before the motor goes in

[BigBlockSam]

i like those big front wheels . what size are they? i learned the hard way that if you wanna go fast with these wing cars you need a big front foot print 

[Howie]

They fit. Only I have to cut the front fenders  Oh well. They are 15x9.5 vintage nascar wheels on one side and current nascar wheels on the other. I haven`t decided which to run yet. The tires are 275 60 15`s. The lwr front valance will have to be modified to fit. I have 4" of ground clearance between the headers and ground. My pan is 3/4 inch below the K frame so I need a skid plate for it.

[BigBlockSam]

nice! your building a nice race car there . keep the pics coming 

[tan top]

    good stuff !! keep the pictures coming 

[Howie]

  bout time I get this motor in

[moparstuart]

awesome howie  . havent seen you around in a while   

[Daytona Guy]

Lookin good!

[BigBlockSam]

looks lonely

[Charger-Bodie]

Should end up a very cool clone.

[hemi68charger]

They fit. Only I have to cut the front fenders  Oh well. They are 15x9.5 vintage nascar wheels on one side and current nascar wheels on the other. I haven`t decided which to run yet. The tires are 275 60 15`s. The lwr front valance will have to be modified to fit. I have 4" of ground clearance between the headers and ground. My pan is 3/4 inch below the K frame so I need a skid plate for it.

That'll be interesting to see.. I'm looking to get a set of vintage Grand National wheels as well with Goodyears....  Magnum 500's I have would be for some indoor shows and the NASCAR look would be for everyday enjoyment....

[Howie]

Finally getting time to work on the car. No one wanted just the shell I had so I have been pluggin away and here is where I am now. Will be locating the nose next week.

[Howie]

Here is a view with the nascar wheels I bought off ebay. They are dated 1970.  9.5 wide bead to bead 5 on 5 BP. Gonna have to cut and radius the front fenders so she`ll turn.

[moparstuart]

 
  how is the alterered wheel base car coming  ?   

[Howie]

Big Block Sam its not lonely now. While motor was being built I decided to move the hemi to an AFX and  got the intake back this past week. It is now converted to EFI and will have a 4 speed

[BigBlockSam]

  looks like it's got good company now 

[CornDogsCharger]

Both cars are way too cool!!  I love the vintage NASCAR wheels. What all did you have to replace on the Charger to give it a 5 on 5 pattern?

Justin
"CornDog"

[Howie]

I used adjustable upper control arms with the 2 inch drop spindles. I had the lwr cont arms boxed and firm feel adjustable strut rods. The spindles are grand national spindles and I went to IBT for bearings. The outter was not available so I had a spacer made  for it. I called wilwood and told them what I have and they set me up with the calipers to use. Disc all the way around.

[Howie]

  The spindles are mopar drop spindles and the hubs are buick grand national.

[RallyeMike]

nice! your building a nice race car there

You are really gonna race it or is it just for looks? Either way I like it, but I like it MORE if you race it 

[Highbanked Hauler]

  The spindles are mopar drop spindles and the hubs are buick grand national.

   Wait a minute,,,, A Buick  5 on 5 hub will fit on a Chrysler spindle???    bolt on with no machining???     Al

[Aero426]

I thought he said they were real GN spindles.   If so, they are larger and much beefier than stock B-body parts.

[Howie]

The spindles are the 2 inch drop spindles I ordered from magnum force. The hubs I got from mittler brothers and is a grand national hub. The bearings didnt fit as they dwarfed the mopar bearings. IBT bearings cross referenced the inner bearing with a smaller ID for the spindle. The outter is not to be had so I had a bushing fabricated for those.  The wheels are double center  buick and pontiac welded in a custom hub. This was done by hollowman and moody way back in the 60`s and early 70`s. That gives you your 5 on 5 bp

[Daytona R/T SE]

My '72 Imperial has a 5 on 5 bolt pattern.

I wonder if the Imperial spindle/bearings/rotor could be used for this wheel set up

[Highbanked Hauler]

My '72 Imperial has a 5 on 5 bolt pattern.

I wonder if the Imperial spindle/bearings/rotor could be used for this wheel set up

  Inquiring minds want to know

[Howie]

  Dunno if the imperial set up will work. I wanted it on the ground and went the modern route. Sam here`s that pic you wanted

[Howie]

Larry (HotRod) got my nose and used it on the black daytona he built as I had a friend who was gonna make a couple out of steel. Well here she is but not finished yet. I also have a new nose from Janak which I picked up friday while visiting family. Now over christmas break it will be thrashing time.

[Howie]

Got a liittle more done over the christmas break. Got the doors and fenders located so I could measure and cut my fenders.  A friend and charger 500 owner was cringing when I told him I had lowered my car and was getting ready to cut. Oh well. 3 years ago I couldn`t give this shell away so I gathered fenders doors and here I am. Its starting to come together.

[moparstuart]

Got a liittle more done over the christmas break. Got the doors and fenders located so I could measure and cut my fenders.  A friend and charger 500 owner was cringing when I told him I had lowered my car and was getting ready to cut. Oh well. 3 years ago I couldn`t give this shell away so I gathered fenders doors and here I am. Its starting to come together.