***New Lower Price***1971 Challenger Restoration Project For Sale

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Offline B5 Blue Beauty

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I've been working on a 1971 Dodge Challenger restoration for the past two years and I've decided it's time to part with it.  I just had my second child and priorities have changed.  I'd love to keep the car, but I've decided that I really just need to sell it.  The restoration is not complete, but the body is complete, exterior and engine compartment stripped down to bare metal and received the whole nine yards with base coat, clear coat, and wet sanding. The interior and trunk area and undercarriage were in great shape and not required to be stripped. The paint color is Chrysler B5 blue. It is a very high quality paint job done by a professional in the local area. The car is sitting on a rolling chassis and the suspension has been entirely rebuilt front and rear.  New +1” leaf springs from ESPO Springs’n Things with new rubber bushings in the rear and a rebuilt 3.55 limited slip differential in a refurbished housing.  Rear drums have been completely rebuilt with all new hardware.  The front K-frame seams have been welded and the steering box mount is boxed in to strengthen the K-frame and tighten up the steering.  All new bushings up front (some rubber and some poly where appropriate), new Firm Feel 1” torsion bars, 1-1/8” front sway bar, adjustable strut rods, heavy duty tie rods, tubular upper control arms, and reinforced lower control arms (not Firm Feel) with new bushings.  New 14” SSBC disc brakes up front with manual brakes.  New stainless steel brake lines and fuel lines from Inline Tube.  I have several NOS parts including the extremely rare 1971 grill and headlight bezels.  I have many pictures from the restoration process and receipts from the material used during the paint and body work.  This car is in excellent condition!!  I'm selling my entire E-body collection with this car.  Asking $17,000.  E-mail Steve at goldfrog@juno.com.  Car is located in Deep Creek, Chesapeake, VA.

Additional parts:
-(2) 340 engine blocks with 3 sets of J-heads (2.02 intake valves & 1.6 exhaust valves).  Disassembled and require rebuild.
-Edelbrock Performer 318/360 intake manifold, plus two original 340 intakes.  Holley carb and Carter Thermoquad with re-build kit.
-(2) Torqueflite 727 automatic transmissions (require rebuild).  Set of aluminum Hedman headers.  Never been used.
-New driveshaft and extra set of rear axles.
-2 radiators (one original and one new).
-Full set of original glass and extra set of blue tinted door and quarter window glass.
-Set of 14” & 15” Rallye Wheels with new 14” trim rings and new 1971 rallye wheel center caps.
-Set of 14” Keystone wheels with BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires.  Rear P245/60R14, front 195/70R14.
-All the stainless steel window, wheel well, and body molding plus extras.
-Dash pad for A/C or non-A/C.  Some new dash pad vents.  Original A/C equipment.
-Rebuilt steering Column, non-tilting.  New carpet, including trunk, and new headliner.
-2 sets of original black interiors (2 sets of front and rear seats with different designs).
-New front and rear chrome bumpers, new door handles, new body plugs, and new body gasket set (Detroit Muscle).
-Duel exhaust rear valance with cutouts. 
-Extra rear valance without cutouts.
-Comes with engine stand, transmission lift, and more!!
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Offline GreenFish

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Re: 1971 Challenger Restoration Project For Sale
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2012 - 10:01:28 PM »
Very nice looking car.  A few questions you are sure to get.

Does it have a fender tag? if so can you post a pic?

Matching numbers?

Stuff like that.

70 cuda, 440, KB pistons, 10.5:1 compression, edlebrock heads,RacerBrown cam, 5-Speed Tremec, Megasquirt EFI

Offline B5 Blue Beauty

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Re: 1971 Challenger Restoration Project For Sale
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2012 - 09:38:51 PM »
**GreenFish**
Thanks for the suggestion!  I've attached some pictures of the fender tag and VIN on the dash.  I'm pretty sure the fender tag is the original color of the car.  I'm the third owner of this car and the previous owner told me this car was originally from California, he bought it and tried working on it but it mostly sat in the garage for about 20 years, and then I bought it a few years ago and had all the body work and paint redone.  It was originally a 318, but my plan was to put in one of the two 340s that I have.  This is not a numbers matching car.  Feel free to ask any other questions.  Thanks!!