Just recently purchased a '73 Challenger with a 318, slap-stick auto. New to old-school cars, but not to working on cars. Still have a '99 Regal GS supercharged and did a lot of work to it. It runs mid 13's.
At any rate, I'm looking for some help and advice in a lot of areas. Any locals to me (Southeast MI) who would be willing to teach would be great! The Challenger has been repainted Go-Mango, not correct but looks d**n sharp. The guy that painted it would get a swift kick from me, because of his overspray but none the less.
Car probably sat for a long time, originally a Colorado car. So I changed oil, trans fluid and filter. Runs fairly good. Runs rich, so I changed plugs and adjusted the carb. But I'm used to fuel injection, working on a carb is nice, but I'm stuck as to how to dial it in. That and I've never dealt with timing an engine. I know, I know, I'm an amatuer. Learning is the key here. The other big deal for me is that it WAS a factory a/c car, but some previous owner obviously tore it out, which I believe is why the climate control(heater control?) has burned out. I'd like to get the factory air working again. But from the firewall into the engine bay there is nothing left of the system.
My first plan is to replace all the weatherstripping. I have a year one catalog, is that the best place to go for them? Other little items, needs an aftermarket radio system (the originals were in the trunk), new vinyl on the buckets, and a bunch of other stuff. In the future I'm thinking about beefing up the 318, I'm too poor to replace it. So I'll eventually need advice about it. Haven't read much here, just googled this place. Looking forward to a bunch of helpful information and maybe a couple of guys(gals) to go cruising and working on stuff with.
Thank you much.
~Rizzay - no sig yet
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