gettin ready to fire it up.......after 9 years...lol

by **73challengerguy** » 13 Jun 2008 14:28

here my baby....getting close.....thanks to all the help from people on this site thats gave me good advice and guidance

by **RedRaven** » 14 Jun 2008 10:20

Wow after nine years..I salute you sir!! :thumbsup:

by **73challengerguy** » 14 Jun 2008 13:41

yeah after nine years of pinching pennies and scraping u dollars....takes alot of cash to put one of these together.......as alot of people know on here

by **Jimiboy** » 15 Jun 2008 13:33

Wow! I like the colour. It is not the most regular... Please post more pic's if possible. Looks nice! :thumbsup:

by **Jon** » 15 Jun 2008 13:39

Looks nice, love the color also. That is one dedicated effort you have put together. :nod:

by **bananaskin** » 15 Jun 2008 14:48

Looks very nice :s002:

by **73challengerguy** » 18 Jun 2008 16:38

thanks guys......appreciate it.......havent really ran it yet....just breaking it in.......

by **drewcrane** » 18 Jun 2008 17:44

73challengerguy wrote:thanks guys......appreciate it.......havent really ran it yet....just breaking it in.......

you must be a little nervous after 9 years,looks real clean, nice car man,kinda like the 70,s all over again huh?! :biggrin:

by **moparman11** » 18 Jun 2008 18:11

That is a very nice car, good luck, John

by **Eddie** » 18 Jun 2008 18:37

Man, that is one gorgeous Car! :thumbsup:

Can you give any specs on the engine? I see you run a single plane and big Holley with spacer and milled choke tower, cool billet vacum canister on there too.. Flat tappet cam? Roller, stock or worked heads? It looks brutal! :s003:

by **73challengerguy** » 18 Jun 2008 19:08

thanks guys.....its a 400 low deck with a 440 steel crank....hence a 451 stroker.....10.5 comp......568 lift cam motion roller.....comp promagnum roller valvetrain..eagel h beam rods, diamond pistons.....custom flowed 452 steal heads. (285 flow)......single plane m1 with a 850 quick fuel tech carb,...aluminum water housing, march pulley system,.carter strip fuel mech pump......msd igintion, mech billet dist........didnt dyno it cause i ran out of cash.....lol.....but a non roller setup like this makes 500hp....so im figured over that with the roller factor.......83/4 with 391 sure grip......proffesionally built 727 bolt in sprague, with a custom built dynamic 3500 stahl........

by **Eddie** » 18 Jun 2008 19:20

73challengerguy wrote:thanks guys.....its a 400 low deck with a 440 steel crank....hence a 451 stroker.....10.5 comp......568 lift cam motion roller.....comp promagnum roller valvetrain..eagel h beam rods, diamond pistons.....custom flowed 452 steal heads. (285 flow)......single plane m1 with a 850 quick fuel tech carb,...aluminum water housing, march pulley system,.carter strip fuel mech pump......msd igintion, mech billet dist........didnt dyno it cause i ran out of cash.....lol.....but a non roller setup like this makes 500hp....so im figured over that with the roller factor.......83/4 with 391 sure grip......proffesionally built 727 bolt in sprague, with a custom built dynamic 3500 stahl........

Very Very Nice! I bet it makes 500+ H.P. EASY! I bet it makes well over that mark! I also bet traction is you're biggest or will be you're biggest 'problem! :lol:

Thanks for posting your build! Eddie :thumbsup:

by **73challengerguy** » 18 Jun 2008 20:16

running super stock springs with pinion snubber, and 11.5 wide nittos rear tires????????

by **dave-r** » 18 Jun 2008 20:25

That is a great combo. :thumbsup:

by **drewcrane** » 18 Jun 2008 22:00

yes now you gotta learn how to put the power where the rubber meets the road, if so mid 12, to low 13 secs. should be no problem :thumbsup:

by **RedRaven** » 18 Jun 2008 22:31

Im confused :roll:

But it does sound great!! :thumbsup:

by **patrick** » 19 Jun 2008 4:51

Very Nice, Beautiful car, 73 Challenger Guy!!! :thumbsup:

by jr » 19 Jun 2008 10:05

What colour is that? Looks bit like Sienna Tan Metallic (KT5) that my '74 was from factory. There's still some original colour left under back seat, other than that it's blue nowadays.

by **73challengerguy** » 19 Jun 2008 14:50

it better run better than 13 or 12's with that hp.....cripes my v6 grand national ran high13's out of the box.....ill be disapointed if a 500+ car doesnt run low 12's high 11's
the color i believe is burnt bronze mettalic

by **dave-r** » 19 Jun 2008 15:11

It should run 11s. Probably has more than 500hp too.

by **73challengerguy** » 19 Jun 2008 15:43

well like i said the guys that puts these together says....the 451 is a 500 hp motor.....then i went roller?...his number is flat tappet.....so i dont know how much i gain goin with the roller....anyone know?....

by **Eddie** » 19 Jun 2008 19:46

At least 50 H.P. especially past 5000 RPM"s cause your roller springs give much better control but the real advantage comes from that huge and wide roller cam intake lobe. It can be ground much more aggressive than any flat tappet. ANY! :thumbsup:

by **dave-r** » 19 Jun 2008 21:08

Yep. I was going to say about 25 to 50hp.

by **DAYLEY/CHALLENGER** » 10 Jul 2008 10:48

Hello 73......Looking good............ :thumbsup:

by **ianandjess** » 11 Jul 2008 12:23

awesome job thats just incredible im extremely jealous right now
cheers ian

by **Eddie** » 11 Jul 2008 15:21

I cant wait to hear the update once he gets the spark curve the plant needs for max performance. it's gonna take a lot of lead, quick curve to 2800-3000, all in by 2800 or so. 34-38 total. NO vac. advance! :thumbsup:

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