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Offline thenuke1

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My 71 Challenger ...440 !!!!
« on: August 29, 2008 - 05:57:43 AM »
long story short ... my dad stored it in the back yard in 88 and its been there ever since .... 2007 came along and we decided to bring it back to life .... 2008 ... a dream has come true

an entire year in the making .....




























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Offline ohio cuda

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Re: My 71 Challenger ...440 !!!!
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2008 - 06:01:12 AM »
Great project and the finished result looks good. :cheers:

Offline thenuke1

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Re: My 71 Challenger ...440 !!!!
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2008 - 06:06:29 AM »
Great project and the finished result looks good. :cheers:

we did it all in the back yard too ... lol never left for primer ... grinding... sanding ....paint ... nothing ... we did it with muscle including removing the transmition ... removing the 440 monster (we rented a lift ofcourse lol) everything done in the back yard ... except for transmition adjustment... and allignment ... thats pretty much the only reason it left the house
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Offline Moparal

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Re: My 71 Challenger ...440 !!!!
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2008 - 10:05:06 AM »
Excellent!!! :2thumbs:

You may be the only living example to make the testimony come true. You know, that one never ending saying

Not forsale, I'm going to restore it one day.


I believe you just made history   I am glad you documented that :bananasmi

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Re: My 71 Challenger ...440 !!!!
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2008 - 10:13:18 AM »
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet looking Chally. Now we need to see it in action!  :bigshades:
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Re: My 71 Challenger ...440 !!!!
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2008 - 04:41:42 PM »
Excellent!!! :2thumbs:

You may be the only living example to make the testimony come true. You know, that one never ending saying

Not forsale, I'm going to restore it one day.


I believe you just made history   I am glad you documented that :bananasmi

we had soooooo many people willing to take it off our hands when it was stored ... 1,000- 7,000 people would put offers and my dad would say no ...its great to seee all my family looks at the car and say "THATS THE CAR THAT WAS IN THE BACK YARD" lol i love it
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71 Challenger

If its got BOOBS or an ENGINE, your gonna have problems.