Recent content by dmc8163

Funny you should mention that. I have another project Challenger. It is a 1973 that came with a 6 cyl. If I had the original engine I would strongly consider an all original restoration. I'm still thinking about it but in the absence of the original engine I'm thinking T/A. :)

I have a three spoke steering wheel for the car. However, I'm 6'4" tall and 225 lbs and I had to be a contortionist to get in the car with that wheel. The steering wheel you see is an option for the car and works slightly better for me. :)

No. Clone. Originally a light blue 6 cylinder auto column car.

Photos of the 1970 Challenger R/T

Took the Challenger out today for a brief trial run and it ran great. No further problems with the radiator fan. OMG, thanks to everyone that helped. D :)

Thank you. I contacted HP Engines in NC. Waiting for response. Will leave it at 12* and get it to the experts. Later. Dave

Hi guys, I posted yesterday but today I don't see it. A)I set the initial to 12* and then the total to 32* and the rpm was 3250. When I rechecked the initial it had increased to 20*. B)I reset the initial to 12* and locked down the distributer. At 2,000 rpm the timing was advanced to 22*. Should...

aussiemark, using the factory service manual settings will a) result in a no start situation and 2) lead owner to use starter fluid and 40 degrees total advance. Once again I "was told" that everything in the '70 service manual applied equally to the crate Hemi. Obviously wrong advice that could...

Please guys, give me , and each other, a break. I never claimed to know anything about Hemi engines or Mopar restorations. I thought I made it clear that the only reason I undertook this restoration was because an unscrupulous car restoration shop in Nashville, TN stole $60,000 from me and a...

I understand. When I reset the timing I'll experiment to distinguish when the rpm starts to fall off. Thanks, Dave

Original problem was no start. Thanks to members help it's now running. I pulled and plugged the vacuum hose. I set it a 40 based on a You Tube recommendation. OK, right, not a good idea. I'll reset the initial timing to 12 degrees and the total timing to to 34-36 degrees. I don't understand...

OK friends, here's the good news. I set the initial timing to 12 degrees BTDC. Engine started, warmed up. Set total timing to 40 degrees. Rechecked initial timing and it increased to 19 degrees. Wasn't sure what to do next so I stopped and tightened down the distributor. Installed fan shroud and...

Back Home My apologies everyone. I was a little too optimistic about when I would return home. Home now and on my way to work on Challenger. Will re-read all your posts first! Dave

Adam, you're a genius (at least to me). It never occurred to me to use the timing light like this. Brilliant. Perfect. I did try to put a timing tape on my chrome balancer. It was a disaster. I couldn't line the tape up with the TDC mark because of "crap" in the way and it wouldn't stick to the...