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Offline Daves74chally

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Re: My 1974 Challenger Build.
« Reply #15 on: November 15, 2010 - 11:05:34 PM »
Well the summer is over with, done with school, making some money. Now what? Well its about time i really dig into the old girl and give here a real nice rebuild all over. I know most of the small things I need so far, but the rest when I get there.

As of now this is what I need.
A grille
roof skin
trunk pan
front windshield
dash pad(re skin?)
well im sure this list will grow very fast.

What I want
XV motorsports level 1 suspension(anyone got a better idea?)
Hood with a RR six pack scoop
Side pipe exhaust
Maybe a custom gauge cluster
Eddy heads, roller rockers, and a good cam to finish up my motor

The Idea behind all this...
Make it a Sassy Grass Green car
Blacked out hood
Some sort of cool 408 Stroker decal on the sides?
wana give it a Road race kinda of look.

Any ideas, or tips before I start dismantling this car?
1974 Dodge Challenger 414 stroker, 727 trans, 8 3/4 posi [OO/`````\OO]

Buffalo, NY




Offline burdar

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Re: My 1974 Challenger Build.
« Reply #16 on: November 16, 2010 - 10:25:02 AM »
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Any ideas, or tips before I start dismantling this car?

Do the exact opposite of what I did.... :lol:

1.  Take pictures of everything...and I mean everything.  Even from multiple angles.

2.  Be organised.   Get some plastic storage bags or cheap bolt bins and lable all the hardware.  (I found that old baby food jars work great for organising nuts/bolts)

3.  Take the car appart in subassemblies.  Leave those assemblies together as a unit until your ready to restore that particular assembly.  Keep the LCA's, sway bar, idler arm, steering box exc... attached to the K-member.  That way the fasteners don't get lost and you will know how everything goes back together.  Same goes with the rear end.  Keep it together...I'd even keep it attached to the springs as an assembly unil you'r ready to restore it.  Same goes for the dash, heater box exc... 

If I had done those things in the beginning, my life would be so much easier now.  When you take a car appart you never think that it will be dissassembled for over 10 years but it happens.



Offline Daves74chally

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Re: My 1974 Challenger Build.
« Reply #17 on: November 16, 2010 - 10:32:10 PM »
Very good point. I want to try my hardest to not go overboard with this project. Im not looking to build a show car by any means. First things first, I gotta dig right into the body and get that squared away with. I need to first get that frame straight, I just wonder if i should do that now before I dig in. What do you guys think?
1974 Dodge Challenger 414 stroker, 727 trans, 8 3/4 posi [OO/`````\OO]

Buffalo, NY

Offline Chlngrcrzy

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Re: My 1974 Challenger Build.
« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2010 - 11:26:22 AM »
Do the exact opposite of what I did.... :lol:

1.  Take pictures of everything...and I mean everything.  Even from multiple angles.

2.  Be organised.   Get some plastic storage bags or cheap bolt bins and lable all the hardware.  (I found that old baby food jars work great for organising nuts/bolts)

3.  Take the car appart in subassemblies.  Leave those assemblies together as a unit until your ready to restore that particular assembly.  Keep the LCA's, sway bar, idler arm, steering box exc... attached to the K-member.  That way the fasteners don't get lost and you will know how everything goes back together.  Same goes with the rear end.  Keep it together...I'd even keep it attached to the springs as an assembly unil you'r ready to restore it.  Same goes for the dash, heater box exc... 

If I had done those things in the beginning, my life would be so much easier now.  When you take a car appart you never think that it will be dissassembled for over 10 years but it happens.
     :iagree:  You can never be to careful.  Sassy Grass will look great, thats what i went with.   Good luck with the build   :2thumbs: