Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby dave-r » 04 Nov 2010 9:15

The new Dynacorn Challenger body. MSRP is $17,500 for the shell only.

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Postby Adrian Worman » 04 Nov 2010 17:24

That is so cool it hurts :mrgreen: when I was a little kid me and brother used to dream about being able to have a brand new muscle car, not just expertly restored sheet metal and trim etc., but freshly stamped virgin steel...............thing is, I bet the real world costs of panel work to that sort of standard is going to at least equal the initial purchase price of a new bodyshell isn't it :?:
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Postby redgum78 » 04 Nov 2010 22:40

That is cool!!
What would you do about body numbers....radiator suport, cowl etc?
I guess you would registor it as a fully custom car like you do a hotrod?
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Postby Alaskan_TA » 05 Nov 2010 2:22

It would need a kit car VIN to be legal. Most (maybe all?) states have an allowance for it.
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Postby dave-r » 05 Nov 2010 9:24

But most will be used to re-body existing cars by cutting out the numbers and welding into the new shell. That has been going on for years already. This just makes it easier for people.
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Postby redgum78 » 05 Nov 2010 11:18

Interesting. I supose there would be tell tale signs all over it to indicate that it is a repo even if it had correct numbers cut out of say a V code challenger.
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Postby dave-r » 05 Nov 2010 12:16

If done correctly you would have great difficulty telling the difference between that and a normal "restoration" because so many parts and panels are replaced when they are done.
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Postby fbernard » 07 Nov 2010 11:55

dave-r wrote:But most will be used to re-body existing cars by cutting out the numbers and welding into the new shell. That has been going on for years already. This just makes it easier for people.


Actually, making a rebody here (in France) is legal, provided the new body is actually a new part. Rebodying with a previously registered body is illegal.

For those who were born 20 years too late, this is the chance to have a brand new Challenger... and the best possible way to make a road-racing chassis, adding the torques boxes, frame connectors, roll-cage, extra welding everywhere. (Apart from building a tube chassis underneath a fibleglass body, but I prefer all-metal).

For those who have a car to restore, the price is probably on par with (or lower than) US Car Tool's "body in white" program.

And starting from new metal which is probably electroplated against corrosion.
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Postby Russ » 14 Nov 2010 5:56

It's also great for people wanting to build cars that won't be for street - strictly trailered drag/racing etc.

Will allow them to use a new shell, instead of ripping up an original which usually gets the numbers die-hards in a kerfuffle. Plus it would save them ample time stripping a car back and repairing all those nasty surprises.
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby christer » 06 Jun 2012 8:52

`Cuda bodies are also available now. 8)

(Article from Mopar collector´s gude, April 2012.)

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Postby christer » 06 Jun 2012 13:23

fbernard wrote:
dave-r wrote:But most will be used to re-body existing cars by cutting out the numbers and welding into the new shell. That has been going on for years already. This just makes it easier for people.


adding the torques boxes,


I assume that the torque boxes are not included in these body shells.

Question: Is there any difference on the body depending if the car has got AC or not?
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby dave-r » 06 Jun 2012 13:37

The firewall/bulkhead is different on AC cars to non-AC cars.

I wish I could afford one of these body shells. I would love to build a Challenger up from scratch to my own spec and just use a rusted/wrecked one for parts and registration purposes.
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby drewcrane » 06 Jun 2012 13:58

I figure they will want around 20 k for that body? cha ching, and find a rusty old cob to swap over 5 k cha ching, engine 10k cha ching ,suspension 5 k cha ching, paint 7 k ,10 k for all the other incidentals , so around 50 k for a new Cuda :D
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby dave-r » 06 Jun 2012 14:15

$16,000 plus shipping. :roll:

http://www.restorationperformance.com/s ... ent/Detail

Yeah it would be a huge cost and the only way you could break even would be to find a wrecked Hemi or 440+6.

But the shell is stronger than stock so I would love to make a T/A type clone with one. Stroked 340 or 360 six pack. Gear vendors. Hotchkis suspension etc etc.

Well I can dream can't I? :D
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby christer » 06 Jun 2012 21:03

dave-r wrote:But the shell is stronger than stock so I would love to make a T/A type clone with one.


No acid dipping then? :wink: :D
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby Tim » 14 Jun 2012 11:44

Does anyone know what these shells weigh, compared to an original?

Regardless, just the ticket for the mother of all 'Money No Object' Project builds. The ultimate blank cavass. :s002:
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby Adrian Worman » 14 Jun 2012 12:01

I think they are a little heavier Tim, due to the extra bracing and stiffening put into the floor pan etc.
If you wanted to build a restomod Chally then this is the only way to go, I'd love to do it :D
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby dave-r » 14 Jun 2012 12:09

Or re-body a rotten/raced 440+6 or Hemi. Which is what most of them being sold will be for.
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby Tim » 14 Jun 2012 12:19

Adrian Worman wrote:I think they are a little heavier Tim, due to the extra bracing and stiffening put into the floor pan etc.
If you wanted to build a restomod Chally then this is the only way to go, I'd love to do it :D


Me too mate. :s002:

I bet you could offset some of that additional weight elsewhere in the build- up. I remember nearly killing myself trying to hoist the front seats from my old car into the loft. There’s a hundred kilos back, easy. :lol:
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby christer » 15 Jun 2012 10:23

Tim wrote:Does anyone know what these shells weigh, compared to an original?


"I haven't bought one yet. But I did see one in Carlisle. From what I seen, they are top notch. The rep told me that they weigh about 200# more than their Ford counterpart. They have included some improvmentsthat add more strength and reduce the flexin the bodyand thataccounts for the extra weight. Also they used a thicker gauge metal in some of their stampings." (From: http://mustangforums.com/forum/classic- ... -67-a.html )

If you hold the mouse pointer above the six photos far below on this site:
http://www.mustangandfords.com/techarti ... ewall.html ....you will get information that might be of intrest.

200# :?
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby dave-r » 15 Jun 2012 10:45

200lbs. :wink:
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby drewcrane » 15 Jun 2012 14:57

dave-r wrote:200lbs. :wink:

Crikey that is alot more ,after diss assembly of our cheese grater cuda ,the ASE mechanic told me these things are built like tanks .....the only issue is they didnt do the spot welds like tanks,or protect the steel like a tank :x
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby Adrian Worman » 15 Jun 2012 16:10

If as they claim the whole monocoque is that much stiffer then by the time you factor in the installation of torque boxes, spring mount bracing and floor pan connectors I bet the difference is negligible :idea:
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Re: Dynacorn Challenger Body Shell

Postby drewcrane » 15 Jun 2012 16:28

Adrian Worman wrote:If as they claim the whole monocoque is that much stiffer then by the time you factor in the installation of torque boxes, spring mount bracing and floor pan connectors I bet the difference is negligible :idea:
I still think its the ultimate way to go :mrgreen:


ya know in the end it is the slick clean way to go and build it as you want no numbers to worry about, no tin worm to chase, yea if I had the wedge I would do it with one of these :D
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