04-05-20, 03:02 PM
Been a member since 2014 but mainly as a lurker. I'm active on FBBO and FABO. Bought a 69 Coronet 500 off of Ebay in September 2013. After delivery I checked everything out - fluids, brakes, ignition. But not the lug nuts. After only three weeks of ownership I was taking a test drive after swapping in a Pertronix distributor and the left front lug nuts backed off, wheel went up into the fender before the car came to a skidding halt. Fortunately I had slowed down to about 20 mph when the wheel let loose. Long story short, spent the next 2 1/2 years restoring the car in my garage to wind up with the car you see today.
Originally came with a 383 2V, a PO swapped in a 70's 440. The engine has been rebuilt with its original steel crank, Hughes Engines hyd FT cam and valve train, ported Stealth heads, Eddy dp intake, FiTech efi with Tanks Inc. in-tank pump, Dougs headers. Added a Classic Air unit. Glen-Ray rad with clutch fan. Rebuilt trans has a 3000 stall Dynamics converter and TransGo shift kit back to a 3.55 SG 8 3/4. Front disc brake conversion, rebuilt front suspension with Firm Feel Stage III p/s box. Sub-frame connectors, super stock rear springs with pinion snubber, Bilsteins on all four corners.
Interior was changed from saddle tan to black. Restored the dash, MAD electric ammeter by-pass with voltmeter, RetroSound radio. Fat Mat on the floors, roof, and inner door skins. Stock seats were bolstered in front and finished with black vinyl with grey suede inserts; kept the Coronet medallion trim.
Body was painted in FCA Toxic Orange (OEM color on 2013 Challengers). Wheels/tires are 15 x 8 Magnums with 245/60/15 BFGs in front and 15 x 10 Magnums with 295/50/15 BFGs out back.
Car has been back on the road since Spring 2016 but since then I've been sorting through all kinds of issues: FiTech (don't get me started), hot start, braking. It's only been the last 6 months or so that the car can be described as reliable. It gets driven about 2,000 miles a year, sharing time with my '68 Dart and '16 Challenger. It's fast, loud and a blast to drive.
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Originally came with a 383 2V, a PO swapped in a 70's 440. The engine has been rebuilt with its original steel crank, Hughes Engines hyd FT cam and valve train, ported Stealth heads, Eddy dp intake, FiTech efi with Tanks Inc. in-tank pump, Dougs headers. Added a Classic Air unit. Glen-Ray rad with clutch fan. Rebuilt trans has a 3000 stall Dynamics converter and TransGo shift kit back to a 3.55 SG 8 3/4. Front disc brake conversion, rebuilt front suspension with Firm Feel Stage III p/s box. Sub-frame connectors, super stock rear springs with pinion snubber, Bilsteins on all four corners.
Interior was changed from saddle tan to black. Restored the dash, MAD electric ammeter by-pass with voltmeter, RetroSound radio. Fat Mat on the floors, roof, and inner door skins. Stock seats were bolstered in front and finished with black vinyl with grey suede inserts; kept the Coronet medallion trim.
Body was painted in FCA Toxic Orange (OEM color on 2013 Challengers). Wheels/tires are 15 x 8 Magnums with 245/60/15 BFGs in front and 15 x 10 Magnums with 295/50/15 BFGs out back.
Car has been back on the road since Spring 2016 but since then I've been sorting through all kinds of issues: FiTech (don't get me started), hot start, braking. It's only been the last 6 months or so that the car can be described as reliable. It gets driven about 2,000 miles a year, sharing time with my '68 Dart and '16 Challenger. It's fast, loud and a blast to drive.
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