What have you done with your Charger lately?

[moparjohn]

This past weekend  was a total front suspension rebuild, including new firm feel steering box.  I replaced the upper a arms with tubular, and the strut rods are now adjustable (both from Riely Motorsports) had the lower control arms reinforced and powder coated. every bushing/ball joint replaced. It's tight and responsive now, oh and Bielstien shocks too!

[71charger_fan]

Took it to a car show on Saturday and, on the way, the power steering pump started screeching. I had to keep the rpm down and made it home. Yesterday, I pulled out the pump (a Saginaw) and put in one I rebuilt and had in storage for years. Then I realized the return hose fitting on the reservoir hit the header flange. So, I then had to pull the reservoirs off of each one and switch the '71 reservoir onto the spare pump. Now, I have a smaller diameter PS pulley as the shaft on the spare pump wasn't a keyed shaft, so I couldn't switch the original pulley onto the spare pump. I'm not sure if that matters enough for me to buy the correct pump and switch that in.

[two69chargers]

Used Father's Day to dig the car out of storage in the back of the barn. Aired up the tires, blew the dust off, put a battery in it and primed the carb with gas. Fired right up! Backed it out of the barn and let it run while I packed all the other stuff back into the barn! It's now sitting in the "work area" of the barn, so I am hopping to get to re-gluing my spots that lifted on my new vinyl top this coming week-end. Then it will be ready to hit the road this summer!

[Fitz73Chrgr]

Did a little front suspension work a few weeks ago.  Today I put on her new shoes and dropped the nose an inch.  Tomorrow, alignment.

[ACUDANUT]

20 Inch rims ? 

[69wannabe]

Finally got to drive it to town and back!! When I pulled it out of the shop it started sprinkling rain and that has been the story for five days now but I said screw it and once I got in the road it stopped raining. Every time I start to do something outside it starts raining, once I got back home I did get a chance to give it a good washing and dried it off good. Just got it backed into the shop before it came another rain storm. I know we need rain but I could do without it for a day or two i'm pretty sure.
At least the rear main area is still dry and I can put the dust cover back on, I left it off for awhile so I could check and see if I had any drips down there.

Maybe next on the list is a firm feel steering box and maybe a rear sway bar kit......

[UH60L]

Drove it in a 4th of July Parade in the little town of Gervais Oregon, where I went to high school.  (oh yeah, and the last week of May, I got the decals installed!)

Pretty cool, everyone seemed to like the car, and one guy yelled "best car in the parade!". 

I got some of the interior parts in the mail a few weeks ago, so soon I'll have the headliner, visors, and package tray cover installed.

[71charger_fan]

I gave in and bought the correct PS pump with the keyed shaft. Went to all the trouble of pulling the pump and switching the housings only to drop the unit on the concrete and bend the crap out of the pulley. I straightened the pulley as best I could and installed it anyway. However, I just couldn't live with the wobble and got a new repro pulley from Roseville Moparts and installed that today. Went pretty well, just had to use a rolled up piece of sandpaper to remove some paint or powder coating from the center bore of the new pulley. It's fun when something slips out of your grip and costs you $100.

[morepower]

since ive gotten my car back on the road i've been to three shows and won 3 trophys.

[cdr]

Installed a Dr Diff stage 2 front disc brake kit & PST tube upper control arms, went to a car show, drive it almost everyday    

[funknut]

Finally got a professional alignment after I redid the front suspension.

Also figured out the previous owner installed the rear springs on the wrong sides.

[tiki]

2nd paint job

[Fitz73Chrgr]

20 Inch rims ? 

Your eyes are failing you.  Front are 17x8, rear 17x9.

[moparstuart]

oiled down the cylinder on the 68 barn find and hope to try and turn over the motor next weekend 

[ACUDANUT]

Don't forget to prime the oil pump. !!

[moparstuart]

Don't forget to prime the oil pump. !!

yes we have the tool to run a drill down the dist. shaft  and new fluids  maybe sunday

[Charger-Bodie]

Don't forget to prime the oil pump. !!

yes we have the tool to run a drill down the dist. shaft  and new fluids  maybe sunday

Make sure you use a good zinc rich oil or at least a break in additive to bring the zinc phosphor level up to safe.

[moparstuart]

 

[INTMD8]

Not much.  Recharged the A/C and got some new floor mats

[Dino]

Ooh very nice!   

[Charger_Fan]

Ooh very nice!   

Looks great! 

[darbgnik]

Just got the car back from body and paint a couple weeks so playing catch up a bit.

Replaced the speakers in the dash with two Focal 4"  speakers where the original dash one was, and two Focal 5x7s in the rear deck lid. Those rears actually give a little mid bass.
Went through a bunch of wiring. Got the hidden headlights working like they should. Replaced the single "on accessory" aftermarket blade style fuse box the previous owner installed with two 6 circuit blocks. One on accessory, and one on constant power.

Dropped the oil and coplant to find out the chrome water neck the last guy installed was made it Taiwan and corroded to all hell inside, gumming up the Thermostat and probably the system. Driving it with a flush agent and water before putting coolant and water in for good.

Redid the Mopar aluminum valve covers for the third time to stop a major leak onto the drivers side header. Rubber gaskets. Leaked. Moroso blue gaskets. Leaked. Morose blue gaskets and a ton of black RTV. Sealed.

Greased the front end and u joints.

Now just waiting on parts for the drivers window slider on the front edge and 316 u joints to install the 3.55 center section with the larget yoke vs what's in there now.

It's great to something to fiddle with......

[JR]

I installed a pair of Global West tubular subframe connectors, and the matching rear pair of QA1 single adjustable shocks.

The subframe connectors really do make a drastic improvement. I put off installing them for way too long!

[ACUDANUT]

Just got the car back from body and paint a couple weeks so playing catch up a bit.

Replaced the speakers in the dash with two Focal 4"  speakers where the original dash one was, and two Focal 5x7s in the rear deck lid. Those rears actually give a little mid bass.
Went through a bunch of wiring. Got the hidden headlights working like they should. Replaced the single "on accessory" aftermarket blade style fuse box the previous owner installed with two 6 circuit blocks. One on accessory, and one on constant power.

Dropped the oil and coplant to find out the chrome water neck the last guy installed was made it Taiwan and corroded to all hell inside, gumming up the Thermostat and probably the system. Driving it with a flush agent and water before putting coolant and water in for good.

Redid the Mopar aluminum valve covers for the third time to stop a major leak onto the drivers side header. Rubber gaskets. Leaked. Moroso blue gaskets. Leaked. Morose blue gaskets and a ton of black RTV. Sealed.

Greased the front end and u joints.

Now just waiting on parts for the drivers window slider on the front edge and 316 u joints to install the 3.55 center section with the larget yoke vs what's in there now.

It's great to something to fiddle with......

Those Cheap Factory tin valve covers are worthless, imo

[ODZKing]

Not much.  Recharged the A/C and got some new floor mats

Those mats are NICE! Can I ask where you got them and how much?