Hello fellow E-Body friends,
So, I am very fortunate to still own my first car and that happens to be a 1970 Challenger which I bought from the original owner 23 years ago. I’ve been ‘restoring’ it since the late 80’s off and on….mostly off. Some of you can relate to marriage, kids, jobs…relative priority.
When I was 17, my dad wouldn’t let me buy something with a V-8 for the fuel economy, so I found this car through a friend for $1,000. It had a /six in it and it was fun to drive but I had V-8 envy from the beginning. AlI wanted to do was put a big-block in it. Now it has one. Sometimes I wish I left the six in it but not that often. Its funny but people who come over and look at it tell me I am doing a recreation, but there was no such word in 1984. We just called it V-8 envy. My best friend had a 66 Caprice with a 396 auto and man that was a fun car.
It hasn't been fired yet but I am starting to get closer. The engine has been in since '99 and yet to be fired. It was a well optioned six with very little rust. I drove it fot 3 years and had a minor fender bender and it ended up in a barn for a number of years. Slowly I have been working on it. You all know that going from a /6 ot a big block is not an easy task.
The wife has been pressing me to either get it done or else…….So, I’ve been working on it more. It needs the brakes and exhaust to be finished. Then button up the top end. I'll send mor pics later. John
