71 Dodge Challenger R/T 2013 update

[thenuke1]

383 Magnum Emblems ON !!

bought these at spring fling 2010 & 2009

keep in mind my ride is a driver so alot of the work done to it is by me and my pops and we improvise with what we have which makes having a classic that much more fun.



sanded both down then repainted with DecoColor markers and they came out perfect ... both of them were broken but for $5 and $3 bucks a piece ill got by specially when they go from 40-75 on ebay...









found this at the Fall Fling for $3 bucks !!! needs work but i look forward to it ... now i just have to find another one...

[thenuke1]

FINALLY INSTALLED WINDSHIELD !!

but first ... a windshield decal

[DoNotChallengeHer]

 

[thenuke1]

waited until i had time to wash the car to put up some decent pix



from the inside

[thenuke1]

SO my buddy goes down to a junk yard and finds this !



its off of a 77 van ... with my mouth drooling i go to fit it. The diameter is too small....



i then test it out with poster puddy ... works but sticks out waaaay too much. I almost say to hell with it ill leave it but then my buddy says that we can remove the foam from this button with a power tool he has...

 SOOO i take out an exacto knife, trace a pattern and start cutting

i first made a circle pattern so i wouldnt do any excess cutting. I start to cut the circle pattern and i realize that i can actually take out the foam with a flat head screw driver after making triangle cuts.


heres pics of before





and one with the mopar button sitting ON the black button



heres during the custom work and after

[GranCuda1970]

Nice Custom Job 

[thenuke1]

so after about 6 - 7 years restoring my ride i thought it was time to take it in for a look over from an actual mechanic.

Well...

after he replaced the brake pads and my rear shocks he moved on to the engine... he found a crack in it that was leaking water... jb weld was out of the question for me right off the bat.

so after almost 4 months in the shop (im not being charged storage thankfully) looking for a replacement engine or block. We found out that what we thought was a 440 ... was actually a 413...............................

so we decided to go with an actual 440 ... We found a metal shop worker who owns a body shop and gets cores every once in awhile and he rebuilds them. The guy asked for $2000 fully rebuilt with receipts when i get my car. He is also giving me a 3 year warranty.

i will be visiting the shop in this week to check out the process.

BTW the tranny also will need work.... dame it ....