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Offline EDGEFIND

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Another '73 Challenger owner
« on: June 03, 2009 - 07:36:17 PM »
Well, I'm finally going to be bringing my dad's old Challenger over to my newly concreted polebarn so I can hopefully get it on the road again sometime in the future. We parked it back in the late 80's when he was having both engine and transmission issues when I was a kid. He had intended on fixing it up when he retired but only a few months after his retirement he passed away back in 2000. My mom passed the car onto me and I had nowhere safe to keep it so it's been stored in the same barn ever since. Now that I have my barn floor finished I hope to bring it back to life so my family can enjoy it as I did when I was a kid.

I'm hoping to find info and help here on these boards in the future when I need it. It looks like there is much MOPAR love here so I decided to join up. I'm looking forward to getting to know you folks better. Here's an old pic of the car right before we put it away.

-Jay, J.J., James, Jimmy Joe...I answer to all of them.




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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2009 - 08:11:38 PM »
Welcome aboard, I'll be looking forward to seeing you bring your Dad's Challey back.

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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2009 - 08:14:30 PM »
Welcome aboard....     :wave:   Good luck getting the car back like you want it....    :grinyes:    Keep us posted....    :cheers:   
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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2009 - 10:19:46 PM »
this place is chock full of moparologists, this site has the most knowledge bar none(myself not included).
welcome aboard, feel free to ask any and everything you need about your pops car, and expect a definite and correct answer. this place is where its at.
dont forget to post up lots of pics.

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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2009 - 01:49:39 AM »
 :wave:  Welcome to the forum!  Was your dad the original owner of his Challenger?  Post some current pictures if you have any, we like 'em.  Good to hear that you've decided on getting your Challenger back on the road again!
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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2009 - 02:04:47 AM »
Welcome to the site!  :2thumbs:
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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2009 - 06:21:11 AM »
I hope that car brings great memories of your Dad for years to come.
Good luck &
ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #7 on: June 04, 2009 - 07:46:30 AM »
Welcome.  Post some more pics, if you have them.  I'm always interested in seeing engine comp., interior, etc.
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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #8 on: June 04, 2009 - 08:55:21 AM »
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Once I get it unburied from the old barn I'll take plenty of before pics. Unfortunately, the mice have had their way with the car while it's been sitting for the last 20 years. I plan on just bringing it back to a nice driver status for my family to cruise around in. I have tons of great memories with my dad and this car from going to car shows and my little league games. He had purchased the car in the early to mid 80's having always been a fan of the Challenger. It came with a 340 and a four speed but I am suspect of it actually being that originally. I still have to get the numbers to decode it to find out what it originally was. No matter what, I've always thought it was a badass car and am looking forward to getting it on the road once again as time and money permits. I'll keep you updated.
-Jay, J.J., James, Jimmy Joe...I answer to all of them.

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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #9 on: June 04, 2009 - 10:58:09 AM »
Nice car, good luck with it and ask away, lots of experts here. :2thumbs:

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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2009 - 03:44:20 PM »
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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2009 - 10:57:22 AM »
Welcome...hope you and your family have lots of fun with your Challenger.
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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2009 - 02:11:54 PM »
Welcome to CC.c! Sounds like a good car to bring back and you'll find plenty of help and encouragement here.

Are you a toolmaker with a name like "edgefinder"?
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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2009 - 05:04:32 PM »
Welcome to the site.  This site is full of great poeple willing to help you through the process of restoring your car. 

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Re: Another '73 Challenger owner
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2009 - 05:37:11 PM »
Welcome to CC.c! Sounds like a good car to bring back and you'll find plenty of help and encouragement here.

Are you a toolmaker with a name like "edgefinder"?

Wow, impressive, for all the years I've been online using the name, you're the first one to recognize where it comes from. Yeah, I'm a Tool & Die Maker, or was before the Delphi bankruptcy at least. Back when I was an apprentice I managed to forget to lock the knee on a Bridgeport while edgefinding a thin piece of stock. As I walked around to check where I was touching off I hit the handle with my leg and moved the piece up just far enough to jam the back jaw into the edgefinder . It was odd as it didn't blow to pieces but instead managed to cut some swirls into the hardened jaw and turned itself purple nearly welding itself together without ever busting the internal spring. My journeymen and fellow apprentices were quite impressed and they gave me the nickname for a short time which stuck and became my online moniker.

On another note, back on topic, my uncle and I unburied the car from the old barn to take a look at it. Without a doubt, I have plenty of work ahead of me, but I don't think it will take too much to get it back on the road. Due to the lack of cash flow at the moment it definitely won't be this year but I'll do what I can. I was lucky enough to find a couple of spare fenders and a set of Mopar Magnum rims that my dad had intended to put on the car instead of the Keystones. I talked to my neighbor who's going to help me haul it over to my place sometime this week so I'm pretty pumped to start tearing it down. With the Great Lakes Tri-State Mopar show in Albion, Pa. tomorrow I'm definitely feeling an urgency to get this going again. :woo:
-Jay, J.J., James, Jimmy Joe...I answer to all of them.