1970 A66 Challenger 340 - Resto Mod

[salyaqout]

My A66. V-8 car.

Sheldon

Hey Sheldon,

That is one mean machine. I hope my car ends up half as good looking as yours.

I will do the same badging. R/T on the front and rear and 340 Four barrel on hood scoops, while keeping the V8.

Thanks for stopping by!

[salyaqout]

Now that looks like fun.  Keep the pictures coming.     

Next week, its brakes, headers, exhaust and gas tank.

Then sent to have the interior done.

stay tuned!

[Cudaragtop]

Very cool project. 
 

[rUNCHARGER]

It is cool. Don't throw away any of the old parts though.

Sheldon

[salyaqout]

It is cool. Don't throw away any of the old parts though.

Sheldon

All will be boxed in case I wanted to sell at some point.

[salyaqout]

Newest updates :

Installed mopar performance valve covers with moroso gaskets.

Installed radiator hoses.

Installed KYB shocks.

Removed original rimblow for restoration and installing a wood version of TUFF wheel.

Removed front drums to install SSBC 4 piston brake system.

TTI full exhaust system arrived to go together with their headers, 2.5" x-pipe and quad tips.

[rUNCHARGER]

Man: This car sure looks to have a nice body on it. Desert car (paint looks too good for a desert car)?

Sheldon

[salyaqout]

Man: This car sure looks to have a nice body on it. Desert car (paint looks too good for a desert car)?

If the old owner didn't go crazy with a bottle of black spray paint,  I might have kept the original paint job.

Sheldon

[marc70challenger]

I know the car is a JH and so are all the other A66 cars but there have been some that have R/T emblems fitted and may have been there from new ToxicWolf's car is one and T8tr23 has a barn find A66 with R/T emblems and I seen another I can't recall who's car it will be interesting if some more A66's turn up with R/T emblems. Viscous fan is a clutch fan it's coupling (clutch) is controlled by viscous fluid.

When I got my 70 A66 340 .. it had R/T emblems on trunk lip and front grille.  Guy told me car came from factory like that.  I'm old enough to know people, and not always intentionally, get **** wrong.

But then he gave me this article below.

Nice ride salyaqout .... are you up in Northern VA?

 

[salyaqout]

When I got my 70 A66 340 .. it had R/T emblems on trunk lip and front grille.  Guy told me car came from factory like that.  I'm old enough to know people, and not always intentionally, get **** wrong.

But then he gave me this article below.

Nice ride salyaqout .... are you up in Northern VA?

I live in DC,  the car is being built in Nova,  at IAP racing,  then it will head to sterling hotrods for interior and A/C.  Paint will be done in kuwait,  as it costs around 2k for a full strip down paint job.  And tanks to you,  I just placed an order for R/T emblems.

[marc70challenger]

I live in DC,  the car is being built in Nova,  at IAP racing,  then it will head to sterling hotrods for interior and A/C.  Paint will be done in kuwait,  as it costs around 2k for a full strip down paint job.  And tanks to you,  I just placed an order for R/T emblems.

Good deal.   At end of it, can you just post up here on this thread what you thought of these shops?  Just so all us here in NoVa can have idea of whose good?  Thanks mate!   

[salyaqout]

Alright guys,

The new updates are:

1. MSD installed (coils, distributer,  wires)
2. Ssbc brakes installed
3. kyb suspension installed
4. TTI ceramic headers installed
5. Brake lines fabricated
6. Tuff wheel installed
7. Gas tank installed

Remaining jobs

1. Fuel lines
2. TTI exhaust

We are mechanically almost there!

[dfrazz]

Getting closer!!!   

[salyaqout]

Getting closer!!!   

We ran the beast, only to find the driver side cylinder head is leaking coolant.

not sure where to get replacement heads, many vendors.

any advice?

[jimynick]

There were a couple of articles about the EQ (Engine Quest) heads being better than any other iron head and economical, too. Google 'em and/or look on Ebay. apparently they re-designed the magnum head to eliminate the cracking problem and they're available in either the magnum or regular LA bolt patterns. Good luck