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  1. Jimmmmmay

    SOLD 1970 Challenger 3-speaker black Non-AC dash pad and plastic top cover

    1970 Challenger 3-speaker black non a/c dash pad and a plastic DashTop cover for sale. Selling both at once to clear out some room in the basement. The dash pad is in usable condition, but nowhere near perfect. It has two cracks in the top of it. One crack goes all the way across from the...
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    Losing oil, fuel, and temp gauges while driving

    I'm grounding the DMM to a screw on the dash frame with some alligator clips. I figured that would make sense if the voltage limiter works off the dash ground as well, but always open to other suggestions.
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    Losing oil, fuel, and temp gauges while driving

    Hey everyone. I'm stumped with something that recently started happening to me. To start off, I have rallye guages and put in a new dash wiring harness, ignition switch, and voltage regulator last year. Everything was great for a while, but now I'll lose my fuel, temp, and oil guages all at the...
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    Erratic speedometer

    I don't know if it'll help, but I dealt with this recently and found it was the speedometer itself. The cable that was in the car wasn't correct, so I got a new one of those and lubed it - still bounced. Then I checked the speedo gear in the tranny and it was fine (although messy to check - I...
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    Steering Wheel Suggestions

    Yeah, I agree. I went back and forth for a while between the Flaming River and getting the cheaper Grant wheel, but I wanted the smallest tuff wheel possible. Flaming River is actually right down the street from me too, so I felt like I was at least doing my part in supporting local...
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    Steering Wheel Suggestions

    I had the same thoughts when I was looking for a new steering wheel. I had a 15" wheel from a '72-74 but never really liked that look and I felt like it was a school bus steering wheel. I went with this 14" Flaming River Tuff Wheel: Satin Finish Mopar Tuff Wheel New Leather Design - Black...
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    New speedo cable, new gear, etc but speedo still bouncing

    Just wanted to finish this story... It's over a year later and I took the whole dash out to replace the old and sketchy dash wiring harness, cracked dash pad and put a new OER speedo in... wouldn't you know it, the speedometer doesn't bounce anymore. Kind of an anti-climatic ending I guess...
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    Removing clutch rod from pedal

    Thanks Chryco. I was able to get the rod off the clutch pedal after stuffing some scrap 2x4 pieces between the z bar and firewall. That took the tension off of the rod in the car enough to get it off the pin on the pedal. After some fighting and swearing, I got the new boot on there. Thanks...
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    Removing clutch rod from pedal

    Hey everyone. I have the dash out of my 71 challenger at the moment and figured I'd replace my clutch rod boot while I'm in there. I can't figure out how in the world to get the clutch rod disconnected from the pedal after removing the clip on the pedal's pin. This is for a small block, so it's...
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    Vacuum Advance Canister Diaphragm Ruptured... twice

    I wound up buying a NOS Napa Echlin vacuum advance canister and threw it on there. I'm a sucker for made in 'merica parts. So far so good. I've been out a few times like normal and haven't had an issue yet. All of my canisters have been adjustable, too. I did mess with them and set it to...
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    Vacuum Advance Canister Diaphragm Ruptured... twice

    Hey everyone. I've got a Proform 66990 distributor in my 408 stroker motor that I bought new back in November from Summit Racing. Back in April, I noticed the vacuum advance canister wasn't holding vacuum anymore. I called up Summit and they worked with Proform to send me a new canister...
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    408 Stroker vacuum fluctuation at idle

    Ok, that makes sense. I picked this car up late last summer and dont know much of the history or service records. I know this engine was put in back in 2012 and has about 10k miles on it, but that's the extent of the history that I know of it. I spent the winter going through a lot of the...
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    408 Stroker vacuum fluctuation at idle

    Thanks guys. I've been starting to look at the usual suspects to see what could be up with this. The one thing I wasn't familiar with was if my cam would be considered aggressive, mild, etc - and I didn't know how far I should go with trying to solve this if the vacuum fluctuation is just a...
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    408 Stroker vacuum fluctuation at idle

    Hey everyone, I've got a blueprint engines 408 stroker in my '71. My vacuum gauge hooked up to manifold vacuum bounces erratically between 10-15" Hg at idle. It's got a Mopar Performance Purple cam in it (from blueprint's website): Cam Type: Flat Tappet .474 Intake .474 Exhaust 238 Intake /...
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    Where to buy 10-73 ohm Temperature Sending Unit

    Hi everyone, I'm having trouble finding the right temperature sending unit to buy. I've verified that my temp gauge is working exactly the way I'd expect - grounded to the gauge makes the needle go all the way hot. Then I hooked up a resistor that was around 40 ohms to a ground and the needle...
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    New speedo cable, new gear, etc but speedo still bouncing

    Thanks for all the replies guys. I was messing with it a bit more last night with a drill (again) and now I'm thinking you're right about it being a speedometer issue. I noticed after hooking it up to the drill that if I spin it while sort of pushing the cable in at low speeds, it seemed...
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    New speedo cable, new gear, etc but speedo still bouncing

    Hey guys, I'm one of those guys that has a bouncing speedo in my Challenger. I ordered and installed a new OER cable from classic industries. Before I put the cable in I lubed it like crazy with graphite. I also changed out the speedo gear in the transmission because the one that was in...
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    Buying first classic challenger

    Well, it happened! In a weird way, it's more than just 'getting a car' to me, but I did something I've always wanted to do... so I'll call this one an achievement! It's a 71 RT clone w/ a 408 stroker in it. Compared to my '09, it's smelly, obnoxious, shaky, harder to shift and I love every...
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    Buying first classic challenger

    Hi HemiMetal, Well, it turns out that it wasn't meant to be anyways. The car that I started this thread with was actually sold last week and I wasn't the one who purchased it. It's ok though. The search goes on! I did see that 71 on Volo's site. That car is GORGEOUS, but it's a little...
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    Buying first classic challenger

    Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded on here this weekend. Your input was above and beyond whatever I could've expected and you all really helped me out. Thank you for taking the time to go through the pics, speak from your experiences and all your advice. I can see I'm...
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