My grandson would like me to convert a 72 Challenger I'm putting together to a 4 speed car. I have everything to do it and the engine and transmission are out.
I'm really now considering leaving it an automatic as it makes it easier for me to drive at this age. I have my 71 Challenger 4 speed to...
Nope. My 340 car came with 14" rallye wheels and not very many options. No power steering. 11" drum brakes all the way around. The AM-cassette cost more than anything else on options except the 340 engine.
Terry W.
So here's the best photo taken in 1972 I can find of my car showing the gloss of the paint. You can clearly see the amount of reflection in it. It just didn't have the deepness the new multi-stage/clear coats paints have. Of course, the cameras and film were not great back then either. The...
Back in the 60s when I was in high school, the old cars then, from the 1930 through the 1950s, for the most part, had a dull paint by that time. I owned a 36 Chevy that looked better in primer than the original paint. My parents had cars from the 1950s, fords and Chevies and a Chrysler. The...
All are 1/4". I suggest blowing out all four tank vent line tubes so they are clear. I ran a piece of wire in each one. There appears to be some kind of cap on the end of each one inside the tank so I sprayed some brake parts cleaner in each one to be sure they are clear when I saw the liquid...
In my stock configured 72 Challenger, the four tank vent lines go into the tank liquid/vapor separator. The 1/4" line out of it goes to the 1/4" vent line going to the engine compartment.
See photo of the removed separator sitting on the removed gas tank.
Terry W.
Yes, it will work in other years non-A/C e-bodies. Here's what he's talking about non broken front cover. This is from my 71 Challenger when I pulled it out this past July to rebuild it. Note the front opening for the floor (passenger foot) heat on the right side has a lip that is a straight...
I just restored one where the front cover was broken like the OPs photos. I bought a new repro front housing cover to repair it. It fit better than the original. I can't tell you someone else would pay for it but if I were needing one, probably $100 to $150 would be my offer especially if the...
We all start somewhere. The first car I owned was a 36 Chevrolet Standard with inline 6. I worked on it and drove it. The next car I worked on was a 64 Biscayne. Then the next car I owned was a 66 Impala before I finally got my 71 Challenger. Then I owned a 72 Vega for the gas mileage. Then a...
I have driven both of my cars shown in Post #2 above across the country from coast to coast. The 71 convertible was comfortable for the time in 1973/4. It got a best fuel mileage of 21 mpg at 70 mph I was about 21 years old at the time. I have driven my 2015 across country in 2017. It's...
Ok. I won't break anything tomorrow. I truly thought i had broke my femur or pelvis when I fell today. I need to pay closer attention to where I'm walking.