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Offline Tonker1

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #75 on: September 10, 2015 - 05:34:08 AM »
All work is done, the challenger is now with the engineer and assuming all goes well it will be registered by Tuesday!!!! Nearly 3 years in the going!




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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #76 on: September 10, 2015 - 09:13:58 AM »
All work is done, the challenger is now with the engineer and assuming all goes well it will be registered by Tuesday!!!! Nearly 3 years in the going!

Sweet!  Can't wait to see pics and a video!   :2thumbs:

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #77 on: September 22, 2015 - 01:33:36 AM »
3 years, 8 months, 4 days! Today the Challenger passed the pits, tomorrow morning it will registered with license plates and all!  Wooooo!

Sweet!  Can't wait to see pics and a video!   :2thumbs:

Cheers dfrazz!
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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #78 on: September 22, 2015 - 10:45:36 AM »
Ahhhh a momentous moment

Mike
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Nature will take care of the rest.

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #79 on: September 23, 2015 - 01:41:32 PM »
Great: That has to be a good feeling after all the time and effort.

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #80 on: September 24, 2015 - 05:19:50 PM »
Order new rear tires NOW!   :burnout:  Congrats!  :2thumbs:
Brad
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My restoration thread 
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=59072.0
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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #81 on: September 26, 2015 - 03:31:41 AM »
Thank you all for the help, comments and advice over the last 4 years!

Today I drove 250km to the coast with some friends on twisty ocean roads, what a fine day to be out on the open road!



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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #82 on: September 26, 2015 - 09:53:26 AM »
Thank you all for the help, comments and advice over the last 4 years!

Today I drove 250km to the coast with some friends on twisty ocean roads, what a fine day to be out on the open road!



Calendar shot!   :picture:

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #83 on: September 26, 2015 - 11:54:32 AM »
Congratulations!   :cooldancing:  I hope to join you and get my 73 Challenger rolling too.

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #84 on: September 26, 2015 - 02:06:39 PM »
What a nice day to go for a ride with that beautiful car!  :ylsuper:

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #85 on: January 08, 2016 - 01:26:56 AM »
Alarm system now finished, central door locking and all!

When the doors lock there is a reassuring mechanical 'thwump' as the actuators push on the interior lock bars! Added bonus, I cut the spare garage door fob open and soldered in some extra wires so now the accessory button on the alarm fob can open and close the garage door. Also, under the dash is a button to lock both doors should someone try and enter the car while I'm in it.

Wired a cb radio into both the Challenger and my Brother's Camaro so can communicate while out cruising. It all installed rather neatly, I can reach the glove box from the drivers seat to operate the CB head unit and the handheld radio and coily wire fits into the central ash tray. So aside from the clear antenna stuck to the passenger side of the front windscreen there is no evidence of the CB from inside the car!

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #86 on: January 08, 2016 - 01:20:15 PM »
CB Radio on a Mopar. Cool ! That brings back memories!!  :)

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #87 on: January 09, 2016 - 12:58:40 AM »
CB Radio on a Mopar. Cool ! That brings back memories!!  :)


The CB install! Required drilling a 1" in the back of both the glove box and ash tray. Should for whatever reason Bo and Luke Duke need to get in contact with me, I'll be prepared!

Sorry for the washed out picture, my Brother has my camera so I'm stuck using the phone. The glossy silver post is the auto meter gauge light dimmer control.



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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #88 on: January 10, 2016 - 08:58:08 AM »
Nice clean installation !  :2thumbs: Didn't you connect the autometer gauge with the stock dimmer switch ?

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Re: 73 Challenger, part time project, full time lifestyle!
« Reply #89 on: January 11, 2016 - 04:37:14 AM »
Nice clean installation !  :2thumbs: Didn't you connect the autometer gauge with the stock dimmer switch ?

The autometer gauge dimmer is wired to the dash light dimmer. The new gauges use LED's which have such low current draw that they always glow 5-10x brighter than the dash lights. So the autometer controller is implemented to dim the dimmer!