1970 Dodge Challenger

[Blasterb]

Joel's on Joy Transmission
20902 Joy Rd, Detroit
248 446 6024
Very reputable, good customer service, does alot of muscle car, race car, vintage stuff.

Thanks, I'll give them a call.

[WSS_Chally]

Looking good!  I just started my WSS (1970) restore as well.  Good luck on yours.

[Blasterb]

Haven't posted in a while. I'll put some new pics up when I get home from work. Unfortunately although it looks great I just can't seem to get it to the point where it runs like it's supposed to. I have tried everything I can think of to get the 383 running consistently. It will run great for a couple of days and then its back to the drawing board.The problems run the full gammut. From rough idle to hesitation to no start. Really frustrating. Started off after I got it with carb problems. Had the original 2BBl rebuilt by a local carb shop. Ran good for a few weeks and then went to crap. Replaced the fuel filter cleaned out the carb bowl and discovered that the accelerator pump looked like hell. Replaced it and the gasket again ran good for a few days and then crap again. Decided that I needed to start over on the fuel system so I ran up to Roseville where Dave hooked me up with a new gas tank and sending unit. Replaced all the fuel lines, got rid of the carter 2bbl and replaced it with a new 4bbl on a vintage DP4B edelbrock intake. Took forever to find an air cleaner that would let me close the hood . Finally found one at Mancini racing (Again just a short drive away). Got it all plumbed up and again ran great for about 2 weeks. Again starts stumbling on takeoff. but it idles great.  Then it began to not restart after being driven for 20 minutes (Not cranking at all) Replaced the starter solenoid which seemed to cure that issue. All in all a very frustrating 2+ years.

[Challenger in NC]

Just saw your thread, very cool car. Good luck with the engine issue. Looking forward to seeing more of the car.

[Blasterb]

Here's a couple

[73440]

What ignition are you running?

[usraptr]

Sorry to hear about your engine problems.  My '70 'Cuda with the 383 Magnum ran like a top.  Yours will to when you get rid of those gremlins!   

[Blasterb]

What ignition are you running?

Mopar electronic ignition conversion with a chrome box.

[73440]

 It seems like almost all fuel related parts were replaced .  Only the fuel pump  and fuel pushrod  left .
 I would check the harness any of the wiring from the box maybe the ballast resistor
 It's always talked about the .008 " you need on the reluctor if that's in the distributor
 Coils can get hot and then not perform properly .

[Blasterb]

It seems like almost all fuel related parts were replaced .  Only the fuel pump  and fuel pushrod  left .
 I would check the harness any of the wiring from the box maybe the ballast resistor
 It's always talked about the .008 " you need on the reluctor if that's in the distributor
 Coils can get hot and then not perform properly .

Fuel pump and pushrod were replaced. I've triple checked the reluctor using brass feeler gages. Ballast resistor was replaced twice. Battery was draining itself but I traced that down to a bad door switch. Engine harness was new, although when I first got the car whomever wired it up had the horn wired to the AC compressor. I have thought of starting from scratch with the wiring especially the under dash stuff because I suspect that it was left in the car when it was sandblasted. I bought the car partially assembled, the previous owner had given up on it due to frustration with the restoration shop he had hired and the quality of their work and it sat for 12 years.

[340challconvert]

Hope you can work out the running problems.
Love your car.

Have you ever seen the WSS web site that lists the options and features?

http://www.challengerspecs.com/1970challenger_western_special.htm


Production figures for the WSS are:

145 with the 225 inch slant six engine.
1,066 with a 318 inch V8 engine.
381 with the 383 big block.
1 (maybe) with the 340 performance package.