Chrysler Engineering Daytona #88 restoration at Big Iron Garage

[Dano 1]

Such awesome work, I'm loving all the updates. Is the goal to have this ready for the Americarna show in November, assuming it still goes on? I'd loosely had that show in the back of my mind as the first for my car and it'd be awesome to see the Daytona in person.

[odcics2]

The show is cancelled.

[odcics2]

Chrysler Engineering engine EX-144.  It was in the car Feb. 1969.
I'd think a 50 year old race car with a numbers matching engine would be rare.

[66FBCharger]

Awesome job!

[Sgt Superbird]

Unreal, Greg. Way, way cool!

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incredible  seeing this car like this  after all this time &  getting that hemi motor  awesome !     cant wait to see it finished ! & hear it fire up 
got goose bumps already   

[odcics2]

Thanks Steve!! 

Here's what's meant by fender droop.
Fender drops above the wheel, going forward.
#88 fender versus a production line fender. I lined them up, as you can see.
Oddly enough, there are no cut and weld marks on the drooped part.
Maybe something that Nichels Engineering tweaked from a skin?

[BS27ROB]

Wow, that's quite a difference.

[JB400]

Bud Moore was doing drop snout cars in Trans Am.  Maybe Dodge was doing custom fender stampings for their teams?

[odcics2]

The high end Nichels Engineering stock cars had some carpeting in them.
The door carpeting was easy to redo. The original snap holes were there in the side bars of the cage.
Floor carpeting was done using vintage pics. Don had modified the pans and then Iowa rain did its thing from 1976 until 1998.

[Brutalowner]

Any updates?

[odcics2]

Any updates?

PM me your email and I'll send you a video. 

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[Birdflu]

Someone say video??? 

[Dave Kanofsky]

Someone say video??? 

Here's a video from Bangshift.com today - Likely not the same video, but the same car!

https://bangshift.com/general-news/videos/watch-buddy-baker-break-the-200mph-barrier-on-a-closed-course-in-a-hemi-daytona-charger-circa-1970-screaming-elephant-at-talladega/

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[Birdflu]

Greg, this your finished car going to auction?

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0521-462053/1969-dodge-hemi-daytona-race-car/

[odcics2]

Yes, it is.
Ray Evernham and I are partners on the car.
It came out great, in my opinion!
It truly belongs in a museum. 

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Greg, this your finished car going to auction?

https://www.mecum.com/lots/SC0521-462053/1969-dodge-hemi-daytona-race-car/

Yes, it is.
Ray Evernham and I are partners on the car.
It came out great, in my opinion!
It truly belongs in a museum.  

Wow    what a machine !!  awesome Job !!! YES agreed belongs in a Museum ! 100 years from now,  the world can be reminded when Chrysler was number one   &  see & enjoy hearing the holy grail Mopar muscle cars ! well muscle cars full stop IMO the 88# DC 93 - 69 Charger Daytona  , which was also originally once a road going street  69 Charger 500  

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