My 72 SE... Update 10/29/10...errr 8/29/12

[41husk]

Congratulations!  I can' wait to see it in person.

[ACUDANUT]

 Call me a idoit, but I took that back plug out. Made it a better looking Charger IMO. 

[jlb1pi]

Yes, Jerry, the way home is straight that way....

Uhhh....To Ohio

Well That's one way to get there, I guess.

YUP...Cincinnati, OHIO, as a matter of fact....had to rescue our esteemed Administrator (suffering from too-much-stuff-in-the-garage-itis), by taking that 30K 5.7 complete Hemi off his hands...

After this last 1800 mile joyride, the little jaunt to Troy-Ville (hey!!...halfway to Carlisle !!) was a walk in the park!!

I have some pics in the camera of my 'new' Hemi....I'll post 'em up later....

(It was good finally meeting you, Troy, and thanks again for the good deal !!!)

Jer.

[jlb1pi]

.......Jerry, I'd like to thank you again.

It's so refreshing to meet a man who will stick to his word, despite insurmountable circumstances, overcoming impossible
obstacles, to keep a promise made to a tiny blip on a computer screen, a voice on the phone, a perfect stranger, 1800 + miles
away, just because he said he would.

A far lesser man would have just said "Screw that Bozo, I've changed my mind, I think I'll just keep it"

Thank you, Sir.

I'm forever in your debt.

Chris

Shucks, Chris....I don't know what the big deal is (but thank you for the kind words)....I just did what I said I was going to do...


That's just the way I was raised...I know it seems sometimes like a 'lost art', but I was brought up to believe that if a man doesn't have his honesty, integrity, and doesn't stand by his word, then he
really has nothing.

Bottom line: The car was for sale, you liked it, we came to an agreement, I promised delivery, it's delivered.

End of story....It's sad that so many bad past experiences have led so many people to be surprised when someone actually follows up on their word and delivers what they promised....just the times, I guess.

At any rate, buddy...think no more of it, I'm just glad you like the car...(I TOLD you it was THE ONE,...
didn't I ??)

Enjoy it brother, you deserve it....and thanks again for the kind words.

Jer.  (And you owe me nothing, never mind that 'forever in your debt' jive)

[ACUDANUT]

 I sold a car 72 Ford Ranchero GT and promised delivery....I had to end up going 300 miles without a added dime to the deal. Sucks, but you have to stick with what you promised.

[jlb1pi]

The "Hemi-Addendum" and Epilogue to our fine story, Chris:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,72236.0.html

[Daytona R/T SE]

Despite the fact it's been 100 degrees here for several days, 

I decided about 4:30 last Thursday afternoon to go up into the attic of my garage to see what I had laying around up there


that I could use on my newly acquired '72 Charger SE...


It was so hot up there that I'm sure I was about to spontaneously combust...


...But stubborn old me was going "shopping" any way.


Let's just say I found a few things...

[Daytona R/T SE]

The "SPORT TOP"...

[Daytona R/T SE]

Is GONE !

[Daytona R/T SE]

When I removed the bench seat and carpet to begin converting the car to buckets/console I had a little surprise lurking under

the rug...

This was totally undetectable from underneath the car...


And EVERYTHING else is rock solid on this California car...

[Daytona R/T SE]

No problem...

I'll just cut it out...

[Daytona R/T SE]

And start fitting the replacement piece...

This is gonna need a little trimming...

[mikesbbody]

Nice progress!  I'm glad the Sport Top is history 

[Daytona R/T SE]

Floor pan is all better now.  


Console/slapstick shifter is in.  


Bucket seats are in.  


Please note the very rare upper/lower shifter option...

[Daytona R/T SE]

The interior "Before" shots...

[Daytona R/T SE]

So I get this car...

Wait...Has it been two years ago? 

Shit ! 

Anyway...

So...

I get this car, and after swapping out the interior and scraping off the "Sport Top" custom padded vinyl

top, along with replacing the driver's side front floor pan...


Nothing.


It sits.

Well, I did manage to dig up a battery tray for it out of the "Archives" and install it...

But, I've never attempted to start it.

Two years...

No crankie-crankie.

I do know there is a mystery noise in the engine:

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,41659.msg458931.html#msg458931

As revealed by former owner and trans-continental delivery guy "Jerry"

But I haven't tried it yet.

I'm planning on runnin' a 440 in it anyway, but...

It would be nice to know if it will still run and what the mystery noise is.

Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be nice and I've got the day off...

Think I'll shove it outside in the bright sunshine...

Light the fuse on this bomb...

And see if something blows...

[ACUDANUT]

WOW, 7 Mopars. How many or projects ?

[Daytona R/T SE]

WOW, 7 Mopars. How many or projects ?

Seven?

No.

That list is incomplete.

All are projects or parts cars.

I plan to keep and finish three of them.

The rest will be sold,

traded for something I need for one of the remaining three,

or stripped to the bare carcass and politely crushed.

[Daytona R/T SE]

Well...IT RUNS!


Sounds like all hell is breaking loose under the hood...

Sounds pretty good out the exhaust, though...

I've heard something like that scrape bang squeak noise before...

It wound up being the flex plate on the torque converter...

Stay tuned...

[moparstuart]

 

[rayderluvr]

 

[Ghoste]

Any further news on your breaking hell?

[Daytona R/T SE]

Nope...

No time yet to check the flexplate out...


Then I want to check for clearance issues inside the timing cover...

Something is trying to escape from somewhere...