What have you done with your Charger lately?

[cdr]

installed the plastic shields that go between the K frame mounting, it made the engine temp 5 degrees cooler while driving, also went drag racing last weekend & to a car show this week.

[cdr]

car show

[JR]

Dude, your car is so sinister looking, its awesome.

Im going to guess people automatically move over to the right lane when you get behind them on the highway.

[garner7555]

Dude, your car is so sinister looking, its awesome.

Im going to guess people automatically move over to the right lane when you get behind them on the highway.

They should move over!  From what I read that thing does more than just look sinister!   

[cdr]

Dude, your car is so sinister looking, its awesome.

Im going to guess people automatically move over to the right lane when you get behind them on the highway.

They should move over!  From what I read that thing does more than just look sinister!  

Thanks Guys !!!!!

[twenty mike mike]

Assembled the new grille that has been sitting in a box for months. Not perfect, but a reasonable facsimile. 

[twenty mike mike]

Getting ready to go to paint.

[twenty mike mike]

Gassing out.

[twenty mike mike]

After cut and buff and reassembly.

All the prep and paint credit goes to Drifters Garage in Escondido, CA.

[BLK 68 R/T]

After cut and buff and reassembly.

All the prep and paint credit goes to Drifters Garage in Escondido, CA.

Very nice.

[garner7555]

Looks Awesome!!   

[charger chris]

Bought more parts for my charger. Getting ready to start on my car.  An as soon as I get my tax check I am ordering all the metal I need for the charger.

[VegasCharger]

Bought more parts for my charger. Getting ready to start on my car.  An as soon as I get my tax check I am ordering all the metal I need for the charger.

[garner7555]

Bought more parts for my charger. Getting ready to start on my car.  An as soon as I get my tax check I am ordering all the metal I need for the charger.

When I do my taxes they take away most of my saved up toy money...               

[sanders7981]

Ran fuel lines, installed new spectra tank and sending unit.

Found some rust bubbles forming.    now I'll have to strip it down, prime and paint again. 

[Charger-Bodie]

Stuff and things.

[UFO]

It's finally earning it's spot in the garage. 

[Laowho]

Absolutely beautiful Mike Mike.

Man Sanders. What a suck. Glad I'm startin small. Today we ordered front bucket skins, carpet, rear window trim, matching vinyl paint, high density foam, latex, and upholstery supplies (including some coil springs to support original sinuous springs).

[JR]

In a continuing effort to reduce underhood temps, and take weight off the nose for better handling, I installed a throttle body spacer from cool carb technologies, and added some ceramic coated Hedman shorty headers.

I won't be able to drive it until next week, but just idling until warm-up I recorded 200 degree cooler temps than the old HP manifolds ran at. Those thick cast iron manifolds just radiated so much heat.

I can't wait to drive it and see what difference it makes.

Oh and according to my bathroom scale, the HP manifolds weigh 32lbs. The shorty headers weigh 17.

So between the Denso alternator,  aluminum intake, relocated battery, and headers, I should be close to 100lbs off the nose by now. I hope, anyway.

I still need to clean up some of the wiring once everything is sorted, excuse the mess.

[Fitz73Chrgr]

After cut and buff and reassembly.

All the prep and paint credit goes to Drifters Garage in Escondido, CA.

Looks really nice.

If I had to guess I' say you're a current or former Marine.   

[Dans 68]

The '73 had issues with the power windows working - I traced the problem back to the relay. I got one of Bryan's Bosch relay upgrades (http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109464.msg1342580.html#msg1342580) and installed it today. Problem fixed! 

Dan

[A383Wing]

The '73 had issues with the power windows working - I traced the problem back to the relay. I got one of Bryan's Bosch relay upgrades (http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109464.msg1342580.html#msg1342580) and installed it today. Problem fixed! 

Dan

Glad to have helped you out, Dan....thanks

Bryan

[ACUDANUT]

In a continuing effort to reduce underhood temps, and take weight off the nose for better handling, I installed a throttle body spacer from cool carb technologies, and added some ceramic coated Hedman shorty headers.

I won't be able to drive it until next week, but just idling until warm-up I recorded 200 degree cooler temps than the old HP manifolds ran at. Those thick cast iron manifolds just radiated so much heat.

I can't wait to drive it and see what difference it makes.

Oh and according to my bathroom scale, the HP manifolds weigh 32lbs. The shorty headers weigh 17.

So between the Denso alternator,  aluminum intake, relocated battery, and headers, I should be close to 100lbs off the nose by now. I hope, anyway.

I still need to clean up some of the wiring once everything is sorted, excuse the mess.

I won't be able to drive it until next week, but just idling until warm-up I recorded 200 degree cooler temps than the old HP manifolds ran at. Those thick cast iron manifolds just radiated so much heat.

Hmmmm 

[JR]

Acudanut, I wasn't referring to coolant temp.

The 200 degrees refers to the surface temp of the manifolds themselves. The cast iron manifolds run at 500 degrees or so by the heads.

The ceramic coated header tubes run at 220-240 degrees by the header collector.

Also, I'm pleased to say the headers are working great. With 73 degree air temperature outside, the temp underhood at the air intake measured 110 degrees at 80 mph. With the old cast iron manifolds and the battery underhood, the old setup ran at 140 degrees at 80 mph.

So I'm calling it a success.

[ACUDANUT]

JR, sounds great.