Do I have a 340 Rallye Challenger??

[Katfish]

Looks like it may have had single exhaust?
I don't see a factory hanger on driver's side.
If so, it was a 318

 

[Challenger RTA]

That would be a really rare tranny! All the 833's I've seen were 4 speed manuals!

My bad I'll own it!

 

[JollyB]

Looks like it may have had single exhaust?
I don't see a factory hanger on driver's side.
If so, it was a 318

The driver side rear frame rail is rotted out there but if you look on the rear seat back/floor you can see the hangers on both sides. And, the plot thickens. It’s is a suregrip rear end.

 

[JollyB]

Looks like it may have had single exhaust?
I don't see a factory hanger on driver's side.
If so, it was a 318

The driver side is rotted out there on the frame rail. But if you look, you can see hanger straps on both sides on the rear seat/back floor. Also, the plot thickens, it has a suregrip rear end.

 

[Lunchbox]

Behind the hanger straps is there a bracket that looks like this on the drivers side? Should have a backing plate on the inside of the car.

Passenger side similar but welded on.

 

[Old B5]

As others have said without a VIN the car is a big gamble to put money into other than a drag car. Registration is going to be a nightmare.

You could find a complete 73 for much less money and time it would take to make this a driver.

With that being said it was probably a 318 Rallye car.

Just my .02

 

[mrmopar340]

Did all the Challenger 340 cars come with front sway bars like the 340 Darts did? Might be another item to check as well if it's true.

 

[Katfish]

Behind the hanger straps is there a bracket that looks like this on the drivers side? Should have a backing plate on the inside of the car.

Passenger side similar but welded on.



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I don't see a factory exhaust hanger on either side, which is weird.
Those straps on there now are clearly aftermarket add on.
Sadly muffler shops just ran a lag bolt through the body.
Same was done to my car.

 

[JDMopar]

There is a factory exhaust hanger on the drivers side, but not the passenger side. That indicates it was a 318 car. The sway bar is factory installed. If it hasn't been removed, it should have one on the front that goes thru the K member and attaches to the lower control arms at about the middle of the arms.

 

[Katfish]

Not seeing a hanger on driver's side.
And both my 72 & 70 318 cars had the single exhaust on the passenger side