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Bought a six pack aluminium manifold & a center carb for the Challenger.

Joe mama Wrote:Bought a six pack aluminium manifold & a center carb for the Challenger.

Six Pac Attack!!!!!

Joe mama Wrote:Bought a six pack aluminium manifold & a center carb for the Challenger.

Very cool Joe!

By the way, have you ever seen one of these Petty Challenger "kit cars"? A VERY good looking machine indeed!

Richard



1972 Dodge Challenger “Kit Car,” developed with Petty Enterprises. Image courtesy of Bryan Skanes.

Quote:In the early 1970s, manufacturers sought ways to increase the popularity of stock car racing, and Chrysler even marketed a “build it yourself” kit car for that purpose. On display will be a 1972 Dodge Challenger kit car prototype, owned by Edward Bryan Skanes of Lexington, Kentucky, but originally developed by Petty Enterprises as a low-cost way for Mopar owners to go racing. For $8,800, aspiring racers could build a circle-track racer capable of turning competitive lap times right out of the box, and Chrysler even bragged that its package had “taken the mystery out of building a stock car.”

Skanes’s car is particularly notable, as he has reason to believe it was the very car tested by a young, down-on-his-luck Dale Earnhardt Sr. in 1973. As the story goes, Earnhardt was having a difficult time making a living behind the wheel of a race car, and was seriously considering a switch to farming full time to support his family. When Chrysler’s manager of stock car programs, Larry Rathgeb, needed a dirt track driver familiar with North Carolina’s Concord Speedway to test the new Challenger kit car, Earnhardt was recommended. Paid $800 for two days’ worth of driving (far more than Earnhardt was winning at the time), the young driver impressed Rathgeb. Though Chrysler could not offer Earnhardt a ride (or even sponsorship), Rathgeb suggested that Earnhardt stick with racing, ultimately reshaping the face of NASCAR.

When Skanes discovered the historic Challenger, it was hardly in pristine condition. First rebodied as a Dart and later rebodied as a Mirada, the car had seen decades’ worth of abuse as a dirt track car. Still, there were clues that the car was worth far more than the $500 asking price, like its unique suspension, Petty rear end and “Saturday Night Special” dash markings. A quick call to Buddy Crouch in Kentucky revealed that this was the same car he’d owned from 1975 to 1980, and it was believed to be the same car tested by Earnhardt at Concord Speedway. Now restored (but with some retained “patina,” in Skanes’s words), the car is making its debut at the Concours d’Elegance of America.

Bought and installed new Magnum 500s and white letter Goodyear's... LOVE THE LOOK, but of course, as it goes, nothing is easy.

First test drive and the wheel weight (passenger side) rubbed on the upper control arm and tore it (wheel weight) off.

Now I'm researching what I can do to fix this and it looks like a .5 or 1" spacer will do the trick, just not sure if I'll have enough length in my studs to add a spacer. Then option "B" will be to add longer studs, but that looks like a lot of work and something I'd need to take in to get done.

What is "static balance" and is it an option to correct this?


Thanks in advance.

-Dan

I've seen Aspen/Volare kit car before. I never knew Chrysler offered a Challenger kit car.

DannyHavs Wrote:Bought and installed new Magnum 500s and white letter Goodyear's... LOVE THE LOOK, but of course, as it goes, nothing is easy.

First test drive and the wheel weight (passenger side) rubbed on the upper control arm and tore it (wheel weight) off.

Now I'm researching what I can do to fix this and it looks like a .5 or 1" spacer will do the trick, just not sure if I'll have enough length in my studs to add a spacer. Then option "B" will be to add longer studs, but that looks like a lot of work and something I'd need to take in to get done.

What is "static balance" and is it an option to correct this?


Thanks in advance.

-Dan

Static balance is the old school method of balancing tires. "Static" meaning the tires were motionless. You'd place the tire on the balancer, and then place the weights on the wheels until the bubble centered on the indicator glass. Once it settled, you'd hammer the weights in place and put the tire back on the car.

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It won't solve your problem, one thing you can try are the stick on wheel weights. They might give you the clearance you need.

What backspacing are the rims?

Joe mama Wrote:Bought a six pack aluminium manifold & a center carb for the Challenger.

You know Joe.. it would have been heck of a lot cheaper just to buy a cast iron manifold if you want to run a 2 bbl...

stamm321 Wrote:I thought it would finally cool off enough in Vegas to spend a day in the garage.. I was wrong! I stuck it out though and nearly gave myself heat stroke!
on a good note, I (sortof) realigned the passenger door (what a pain in the ass and its still not quite right!) installed door handles, window kit, new molding, window channel trim, fuzzy kits and dynamat on the inside of the door.
Felt good to finally getting in the garage again, but trying to realign that door (solo) left me sore at the end of the day!
Today i am going to try and get more trim on her but we will see how it goes. I need to hunt for some clips for the window trim.

Does anyone know what the part number is for push in clips? (upper window trim - see arrow)? I need to install the trim but only have a few of the clips.

Quote:Does anyone know what the part number is for push in clips? (upper window trim - see arrow)? I need to install the trim but only have a few of the clips.

1966 Dodge Coronet Models:

Part number: 6002043
1966 Factory Parts Book section: 23-23-32 (you will then be directed to the "Exterior View" diagrams for each separate model which shows all of that particular models exterior moulding, emblems and fasteners)
Part description: retainer and seal, moulding package, door, outside belt
Quantity used per car: 14 (7 per each door)
Applications:
1966 Dodge Coronet 440 (W-H) 2 door hardtop
1966 Dodge Coronet 440 (W-H) convertible coupe
1966 Dodge Coronet 500 (W-P) 2 door hardtop
1966 Dodge Coronet 500 (W-P) convertible coupe
1966 Dodge Charger (W-P)

Part number: 6002235
1966 Factory Parts Book section: 23-23-39 (you will then be directed to the "Exterior View" diagrams for each separate model which shows all of that particular models exterior moulding, emblems and fasteners)
Part description: retainer and seal, moulding package, quarter panel, outside belt
Quantity used per car: 10 (5 per each quarter panel)
Applications:
1966 Dodge Coronet 440 (W-H) 2 door hardtop
1966 Dodge Coronet 500 (W-P) 2 door hardtop

1966 Plymouth Belvedere & Plymouth Satellite Models:

Part number: 6002043
1966 Factory Parts Book section: 23-23-32 (you will then be directed to the "Exterior View" diagrams for each separate model which shows all of that particular models exterior moulding, emblems and fasteners)
Part description: retainer and seal, moulding package, door, outside belt
Quantity used per car: 14 (7 per each door)
Applications:
1966 Plymouth Belvedere II (R-H) convertible coupe
1966 Plymouth Satellite (R-H) convertible coupe

1967 Dodge Coronet Models:

The 1967 Dodge Coronet models used all different part numbers for their fasteners for the models with side window door and quarter panel mounted belt moulding trim, so those won't be listed here.

1967 Plymouth Belvedere, Plymouth Satellite & Plymouth GTX Models:

Some of the 1967 Plymouth Belvedere and Satellite models did use the same part numbers as the 1966 Dodge and Plymouth B-Body cars for their side window door and quarter panel belt moulding trim and those are listed below.

Part number: 6002235 (this is a change for the 1967 Plymouth models):
1967 Factory Parts Book section: 23-23-32 (you will then be directed to the "Exterior View" diagrams for each separate model which shows all of that particular models exterior moulding, emblems and fasteners)
Part description: retainer and seal, moulding package, door, outside belt
Quantity used per car: 14 (7 per each door)
Applications:
1967 Plymouth Belvedere II (R-H) 2 door hardtop
1967 Plymouth Belvedere II (R-H) convertible coupe
1967 Plymouth Satellite (R-P) 2 door hardtop
1967 Plymouth Satellite (R-P) convertible coupe
1967 Plymouth GTX (R-P) convertible coupe

Part number: 6002235:
1967 Factory Parts Book section: 23-23-39 (you will then be directed to the "Exterior View" diagrams for each separate model which shows all of that particular models exterior moulding, emblems and fasteners)
Part description: retainer and seal, moulding package, quarter panel, outside belt
*Quantity used per car: 10 (5 per each quarter panel except where noted below)
Applications:
1967 Plymouth Belvedere II (R-H) 2 door hardtop
1967 Plymouth Satellite (R-P) 2 door hardtop
1967 Plymouth Satellite (R-P) convertible coupe * (use only 6 total per car, 3 per side)
1967 Plymouth GTX (R-P) convertible coupe * (use only 6 total per car, 3 per side)

I hope this information helps you out.

Richard

67440Dodge Wrote:You know Joe.. it would have been heck of a lot cheaper just to buy a cast iron manifold if you want to run a 2 bbl...

That just made my day Mike Lol haha

Thanks Richard! That helps a lot!