So, after doing a little brake inspection on the UAV last Saturday, I figured it was time to give the Challenger a little love. I'm lying on my back under the cowl, holding new padding trying to figure out what goes where and looking at the rusty pinholes in the firewall and realized "This isn't fun any more." Too much work, too much that should be done to make the car right, too much fighting
and not enough help. (That's hands-on help - the support and help from this community has been amazing and kept me going this long.) I really want to get something to cruise in, something I fix up a little at a time without having the entire car out of commission for a decade.
So, it's up for sale. It’s time to let it go to someone with the necessary skills, motivation (and money) to see it through to completion. I'm listing it here first before listing it on CL in SoCal. So many members here have been very supportive over the last few years and truly appreciate E-bodies, I have to give CCC members first crack.
The car is originally a 383/automatic car but was converted to a 440/four-speed before I bought it. The fender tag and build sheets are missing, but it has a number of options – map light, luggage rack, A/C, etc. While the car is mostly disassembled, most of the items necessary to complete reassembly are either new or have been properly bagged and tagged to identify what’s what. I’ll include a picture CD that documents most of the disassembly to aid in putting it back together. The engine is also disassembled, but the major machine work is completed and all components are new or high quality reconditioned originals. Once put back together, the engine should make about 450 hp.
The body is overall in very good shape. The floor pans are solid with no rust. The trunk pan has some small rust holes, but is very solid overall – it will hold the weight of a large man (i.e. - ME!). There is some cancer around the front and rear windows, trunk lid, firewall and cowl, and a one bit of rot in on the lower right-side quarter in front of the rear wheel. I’ve done many of the smaller restoration tasks – rebuilt the heater box, cleaned and reconditioned many of the light housings, things like that.
The front suspension has been completely rebuilt with all new bushings, tie rod ends, ball joints. New shocks all the way around. The front brakes have been replaced with discs, but the master cylinder/power booster needs to be installed. The rear brakes are also new.
There's more info and photos here:
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=43645.0There is no title (lost in a move many years ago), just a bill of sale. I’ll provide a statement of fact or whatever help I can to move it through the DMV system. I checked to see if it was still in the California system some years ago and they had no record of it. They indicated that it would be relatively easy to re-title.
For those who don't know, I'm in San Diego. If you have any questions, PM or E-mail me.
Oh, and no, I'm not going to be talked out of it this time - for a variety of reasons.
