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    Offline skdmark

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    New member from Mid-west
    « on: August 23, 2011 - 06:49:20 PM »
    Hi All,

    A little about me.
    My name is Mark and I'm from Chicago originally, but have lived in SE Wisconsin since '06.

    I bought my 71 Challenger R/T in 1990 when I was 16.  I found the car in Minnesota and I had it shipped to Chicago.  I immediately started my resto even though it was in driving condition. With the help from my firends and fellow Mopar ethusiasts I was able to get enough of the car together to drive it for the first time to my high school graduation in '92. By 95/96 the car was done and I have enjoyed it ever since, including using it my wedding.

    As I'm sure some of you can attest, I wish this board was around when I started my resto 20+years ago.

    Enough about me, the car:
    1971 Challenger R/T
    Bare bones low factory option car built end of May 71 at Hamtramck
    383 Magnum A/T 8 3/4 with 3.23 (now 3.91 Sure-Grip)
    GA4 Gunmetal
    Factory Vinyl Top
    Manual steering and manual drum brakes (makes it all the more interesting to drive).
    I added the Shaker

    Engine is warmed over with 10.5:1 compression, closed chambered heads, hemi grind purple cam and headers.
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    Offline 72rtchallenger

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #1 on: August 23, 2011 - 07:26:32 PM »
    welcome to the site,,sweet ride
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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #2 on: August 23, 2011 - 07:37:28 PM »
    Nice chally and welcome to cuda-challenger!!! Pretty car!
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    Offline mcgheejt

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #3 on: August 23, 2011 - 09:47:25 PM »
    Welcome to the site.  Great looking original car.  I also have a 71 Challenger but it was originally a 318 car.  I love them and would loved to have had mine during my wedding. 
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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #4 on: August 24, 2011 - 03:41:12 AM »
    From one Mark to another, welcome to the site! :wave: :biggrin:  Which city/town are you from in SE Wisconsin?  Kenosha/Lake Geneva by chance?  I'm up in Florence, which is very close to the Upper Peninsula of MI (Kingsford/Iron Mountain area).  Very nice job with the restoration of your Chally!  It looks very nice! :2thumbs:
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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
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    Offline sprecks

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #5 on: August 24, 2011 - 07:30:16 AM »
    Welcome to the site. Very nice car and one of my favorite colors on a Challenger.
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    Offline RB2929

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #6 on: August 24, 2011 - 07:38:29 AM »
    Welcome to C-C.com
    That’s one sweet Chally; Love the Shaker  :cooldancing:
    Looks like the Chally is complete.  Any upgrades/mods in her future?

    - Go PACK  :cheers:

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    Offline skdmark

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #7 on: August 24, 2011 - 08:24:33 PM »
    Quote from: Street_Challenged73 on August 24, 2011 - 03:41:12 AM
    From one Mark to another, welcome to the site! :wave: :biggrin:  Which city/town are you from in SE Wisconsin?  Kenosha/Lake Geneva by chance?  I'm up in Florence, which is very close to the Upper Peninsula of MI (Kingsford/Iron Mountain area).  Very nice job with the restoration of your Chally!  It looks very nice! :2thumbs:

    I'm in lake country - just west of Milwaukee still east from Madison.

    I've flown into Iron Mountain to go to Kingsford and Escanaba for work many years ago.
    Beautiful timber country, got get a pastie.

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    Offline skdmark

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #8 on: August 24, 2011 - 08:41:35 PM »
    Quote from: RB2929 on August 24, 2011 - 07:38:29 AM
    Welcome to C-C.com
    That’s one sweet Chally; Love the Shaker  :cooldancing:
    Looks like the Chally is complete.  Any upgrades/mods in her future?

    - Go PACK  :cheers:

    No mods being considered except the resto is already 20 years old.
    I've been contemplating redoing the whole car or "upgrading" to a convertible.


    Long story endless of why I have a shaker hood.

    The car was originally equipped with a rallye hood.
    Unfortunately, one of the previous owners decided he was going to add hood pins.....
    Not a bad mod, except he placed them in the wrong location. I'm assuming he have never noticed the predrilled holes in the fenders and the corresponding location under the hood. Instead he punched the holes closer to the center of the hood. The holes went through the hood including the under hood frame and then placed a pair of new holes in the sheetmetal plate that connects the 71 grille to the radiator.

    Well as you may know, the 71 rallye hood does not have the individual DODGE lettering on it. Which made it tough to find a replacement (this was 15-20 years ago).  So I while I was searching for a correct rallye hood, I continued to saved my money and was able to get a shaker hood complete with air cleaner before I was able to find the correct 71 hood.

    -Mark

    Even though I now live in WI, I'm from Chicago originally
    GO Bears! (Ugh their game against the Giants was too hard to watch)
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    Offline usraptr

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #9 on: August 24, 2011 - 08:45:27 PM »
    Welcome!  Beautiful car and bride!  :2thumbs: 
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    1970 Plymouth 'Cuda.  Matching numbers 440 U Code, 4 speed pistol grip, Rallye dash, AM 8 Track, Shaker hood, 15 inch rallye wheels, Dana 60 4.10, Super Track Pak.  One of 134 - 440 "U" coupes codes built in 1970 and one of 100 - 440 Super Track Paks built in 1970.

    Restoration pictures at:  http://spanks4thememory.smugmug.com/Cars/70-Cuda/7240639_M24oi#465274575_2MBqW
    (Edited 8-1-17)

    "usraptr" = United States raptor - bird of prey = United States Bald Eagle.  FYI, somebody else thought of it first so I had to drop the "O" in raptor.

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #10 on: August 24, 2011 - 08:48:29 PM »
    Quote from: sprecks on August 24, 2011 - 07:30:16 AM
    Welcome to the site. Very nice car and one of my favorite colors on a Challenger.

    Mopar people tend either love it or hate it - usually with a generally positive review.
    I decided when I was 18 to keep it the original color vs changing to a high impact. I'm glad I did.
    When I used to go to the Nats it was rare enough combo that I could pick it out a mile away in the crowd.

    Till this day I've never come across another restored '71 383 Challenger R/T in GA4. I've now jinxed it.
    I've found a 340, 440-6 and Hemi though.
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    Offline acudanut

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #11 on: August 24, 2011 - 09:45:56 PM »
    Nice Challenger.! Love the 71's and that color the best.
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    Offline challengermaniac

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #12 on: August 24, 2011 - 11:15:20 PM »
    Way to go and Welcome!
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    Offline Street_Challenged73

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #13 on: August 25, 2011 - 03:21:32 AM »
    Quote from: skdmark on August 24, 2011 - 08:41:35 PM

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    GO Bears! (Ugh their game against the Giants was too hard to watch)

    Those are fighting words, you know. :stirpot:

    :lol2:

    Cool, so do you ever go to the Jefferson car show/swap meet?  That has to be within an hour of your area, if not closer, correct? :dunno:
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    1991 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin-Turbo....The sunny day cruiser (RTBoost)
    1990 Toyota Celica GT Liftback...........The new daily & winter driver.
    All-American Muscle: 'Cudas and Challengers...Still the Elite and always will be.

                                                                                                 
                     
    Street_Challenged73 from Wisconsin

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    Re: New member from Mid-west
    « Reply #14 on: August 25, 2011 - 08:01:54 AM »
    Quote from: Street_Challenged73 on August 25, 2011 - 03:21:32 AM
    Those are fighting words, you know. :stirpot:

    :lol2:

    Cool, so do you ever go to the Jefferson car show/swap meet?  That has to be within an hour of your area, if not closer, correct? :dunno:

    I haven't been to the Jefferson meet yet, but it is about a half hour drive for me.
    I was just at the Dodge City event in Brookfield.
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