Andrew's 73 challenger

[one54dodgetruck]

its going to be a slow build thread, since i got layed off in september. i just got the car about a week ago. so far ive replaced the t handle and the battery hold down. the car has a fresh motor and trans the motor is suposibly stock with a edlbrock performer intake and carb feels like it has about 300hp. the trans is a 727 with a manual valve body and shifts hard. the interior is in great condition, except the drivers seat has a few little tears. the car came with a 10 disk changer in the trunk and and a cd player in the dash. it has new leafs in the rear and new bushings front and rear. so here are some pictures. ps the car came as frost green what color should i paint it? im kinda leaning twords plum crazy
andrew

[Super Blue 72]

Hi Andrew!  Welcome! 

Looks like a cool car to tool around with!

Plum crazy is always a nice color, IMO!

Feel free to ask lots of questions!  Lots of nice people with a lot of knowledge of these cars here. 

[one54dodgetruck]

Thanks Phil.
have you seen a older challenger with the newer b5 blue? it looks like it has alot of peril in it. thats my second choice new b5 blue and rapterliner (bed liner) as a vinyl top. the rapter looks good aslong as you dont put it on to thick.
andrew

[brads70]

Looks like you lucked out and got a pretty solid car to start with!

[Sleepychallenger]

looks like a blast! Im partial to K5  but i like those colors that not many people have...like cuda guy, that is probably the only one still that color

[74chall]

wow nice car to start with!

[Bullitt-]

Good Score Andrew.... If your not familiar with JA5 Dark Poly Silver here's what she looked like new... I notice a good bit of the original tail finish survives, not often seen.



 

[burdar]

Looks like a really solid starting point.  Good luck with it.   Just a word of advise...take lots and lots of pictures.  Lable and bag all the nuts/bolts/screws with their location on the car.  Most importantly, take your time.  There's no rush.

ps the car came as frost green what color should i paint it? im kinda leaning twords plum crazy

 

Before you completely dismiss the origonal color, find a fresh example of it.  It's easy to dislike a color when its old and worn out. Most colors really look great when they are new.  Purple is a nice color but there are a lot of purple cars out there.  You'd really stand out if you painted the car in its origonal color.

Check out this link.  It shows all the available colors and what year they were offered.  It looks like frost green was only available in 74.  What's your paint code?

http://www.aarta.com/challenger_colors/challenger_colors.html

[Super Blue 72]

   I forgot to add in my last post that the green in the trunk area actually looks pretty nice. Might want to try to find some pics of a Challenger in that color... 

[4Cruizn]

An excellent project!   

[one54dodgetruck]

Good Score Andrew.... If your not familiar with JA5 Dark Poly Silver here's what she looked like new... I notice a good bit of the original tail finish survives, not often seen.



 

hey just looked at my fender tag and it says JA5.... i like the silver

[Chlngrcrzy]

Nice car you got there.  Ja5 would look sweet, i went with sassy grass green. My car was an original petty blue color with a white vinyl top. 

[burdar]

hey just looked at my fender tag and it says JA5....  i like the silver

Very cool!!!   I thought something was fishy when you said frost green.  That was a 74 only color.

If you don't already know, JA5 was a one year only color on E-bodies.  It's a pretty rare color that you don't see very much.  Wade(Bullitt) and I both have JA5 cars.  Welcome to the club.  What is your SPD? (scheduled production date)

[one54dodgetruck]

here is my fender tag decoded will have to check a few things that come back as un known ( a bunch of paint on tag)
andrew
JH23:
Dodge Challenger
High
2 Door Hardtop

H3B: 340 240HP(net) 1-4BBL 8 CYL
1973
Dodge Main, Hamtramck, MI, USA

523751:   Sequence number

E55:    340 cid 4 barrel V8 275hp
D34:    Light Duty Automatic Transmission
JA5:    Dark Silver Poly Exterior Color
A6X9:    Trim - Basic, Vinyl Bucket Seats, Black
0033:    Unknown Int. Door Frames
525:    Build Date: May 25
464826:   Order number

V1X:    Full Vinyl Top, Black
U:    USA Specifications
A57: 72-74    Rallye Package
N41:    Dual Exhaust
616:    Unknown
C56:    Bucket Seats

J54:    Sport Hood
MO8:    Unknown
M21:    Roof drip rail moldings
N41:    Dual Exhaust
N42:    Chrome Exhaust Tips
N02:    Unknown

R11:    Radio Solid State AM (2 Watts)
V6X:    Longitudinal Stripes, Black
LNZ:    Unknown

[one54dodgetruck]

ok M08 = M08:    Simulated Louvers
ok is that the strobes on the sides?
V6X:    Longitudinal Stripes, Black
what would these look like?