Author Topic: My eBay purchased 74 (Read 101051 times)

Jamiez · « **Reply #330 on:** June 08, 2013 - 06:38:39 PM »

Weather and work finally aligned and I was able to give the Challenger a much needed wash and wax.

Jamiez · « **Reply #331 on:** June 18, 2013 - 10:02:15 PM »

Still swamped at work, but I found some time for the car today. I decided to try and chase down a rattle I had coming from the rear. The original plan was to get a camera under there with the rear end jacked up and see if I couldn't reproduce the rattle. I got the car all set up and before I even put the camera under it, I found the problem. Turns out the passenger side exhaust tip was sometimes banging against the valance. All it took was a little adjustment of the hanger to space it better and the rattle is gone!

While I was under there I also adjusted the shocks another click. I've been working on adjusting the QA1s and the car almost has the feel I want. Getting adjustable shocks was definitely a good idea. I went with just single adjustable, double would probably be even better but that's probably overkill for me.

brads70 · « **Reply #332 on:** June 19, 2013 - 07:45:23 AM »

Good to hear some feedback on the shocks!

Jamiez · « **Reply #333 on:** June 22, 2013 - 05:24:50 PM »

I bought some replacement key blanks off eBay but was surprised when they arrived and look different than the one set that I got with the car. Here you see them side by side.

So now I am just curious to which style would have been correct for a 1974. I did some searching and didn't have much luck in finding a definitive answer. I'm the 4th owner so the keys I have could easily have been replacements picked up along it's way to me.

Anyone know?

wiging19 · « **Reply #334 on:** June 23, 2013 - 04:42:52 AM »

Interesting question. Glad you asked it.

dodj · « **Reply #335 on:** June 23, 2013 - 07:14:02 AM »

Not a definitive answer for you, but, all the keys I have from a 74 and two 73 were like your ebay keys. They may not have been the original keys though. I was not the original owner.

walkAbout · « **Reply #336 on:** June 23, 2013 - 09:26:06 AM »

Quote from: Jamiez on June 18, 2013 - 10:02:15 PM

Turns out the passenger side exhaust tip was sometimes banging against the valance. All it took was a little adjustment of the hanger to space it better and the rattle is gone!

Hi Jamiez,

same on my car. But the guys who mounted it, just made some self-made metal hangers (only short before the end tips) and I cannot adjust it. Can you please post some pics of the hangers? Maybe they are different on a 74, but to get an idea.

I will redo my complete frontend with Hotchkis torsion bars and leaf springs and Koni red shocks. While there, they also redo the exhaust hangers to fix the problem...

Many thanks.
Thomas

Jamiez · « **Reply #337 on:** June 26, 2013 - 09:52:58 PM »

Hooked the mic up, slapped a 74 rear plate on the car and ran it in the garage a bit. I haven't had the chance to run her in a while...so she spit a lot of water.


Audio Test

Over all I'm not particularly satisfied with the mic I've been using so I'm looking into more options, this is kinda a base line, but I know how everyone loves to hear engine noises.
There's still a little rattle from the driver's side pipe so I'll probably need to adjust the hanger a bit on that side as well.

Speaking of which here is a picture of the hanger.

...all I did was change the L bend at the top of the hanger to move the tips down and away from the valance.

burdar · « **Reply #338 on:** June 26, 2013 - 10:53:42 PM »

Do you have any weep holes in the back of the mufflers? I keep forgetting to do this on mine. If you put an 1/8" hole in the back of the muffler...down low by the crimp...the water will leak out and won't sit inside. We did this at the muffler shop I used to work at. It extended the life of the muffler quite a bit.

walkAbout · « **Reply #339 on:** June 27, 2013 - 05:36:13 PM »

Quote from: Jamiez on June 26, 2013 - 09:52:58 PM

Speaking of which here is a picture of the hanger.

Many thanks ^^.

CU

walkAbout

Jamiez · « **Reply #340 on:** June 29, 2013 - 12:39:12 PM »

Hooked up a couple different mics for comparison:


Microphones Compared

burdar · « **Reply #341 on:** July 08, 2013 - 06:27:45 PM »

Just looked at my original keys. They are just like the blanks you bought.

GranCuda1970 · « **Reply #342 on:** July 10, 2013 - 10:42:31 AM »

Sounds pretty friggin' sweet! I just love the roll these mopars make when you get on it a bit!

Jamiez · « **Reply #343 on:** July 13, 2013 - 09:41:14 PM »

Picked up a Zoom R16 off eBay. This lets me run multiple mics at the same time and then I used Garageband/iMovie to put it all together. It's just a short cruise around the neighborhood, but I think I got the audio just about right.


Enhanced Audio 2

dvldwg89 · « **Reply #344 on:** July 13, 2013 - 10:14:47 PM »

Quote from: Jamiez on July 13, 2013 - 09:41:14 PM

Picked up a Zoom R16 off eBay. This lets me run multiple mics at the same time and then I used Garageband/iMovie to put it all together. It's just a short cruise around the neighborhood, but I think I got the audio just about right.

Enhanced Audio 2

Sounds good