Nick's Challenger from Greece!

by **challenger_gr** » 04 Mar 2008 18:35

Here are some pics of my challenger in Greece!

by **Hezzel** » 04 Mar 2008 18:59

Nice car you have there :thumbsup:

. Modified ??? Engine ??? info please
and Welcome to the site.

by **challenger_gr** » 04 Mar 2008 19:10

its a 1971 383 originally a 4speed convertible with a shaker hood !

by **Jimiboy** » 04 Mar 2008 19:50

Looking good! Welcome to the board!

by **dave-r** » 04 Mar 2008 21:20

...and Cyprus...12 points. (eurovision joke :lol:

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Welcome to the board. Nice to see a beautiful car in such a beautiful country.

by **Eddie** » 04 Mar 2008 22:08

Sweet car. Sweet as Baklava! :thumbsup:

by **Jon** » 05 Mar 2008 2:10

Nice stance. Looks like you're an off road-er too. Welcome aboard.

by **72challengerorange** » 05 Mar 2008 3:30

Sweet! Welcome to the site.

Tom

by **RedRaven** » 05 Mar 2008 7:42

Hi there welcome aboard.... :thumbsup:

by **ianandjess** » 05 Mar 2008 8:41

looks good the wide mouldings look great with the colour combo
cheers ian

by **DAYLEY/CHALLENGER** » 05 Mar 2008 12:33

Interesting stripe..........Looks good. Welcome to the forum.

by **mopar steve** » 06 Mar 2008 6:50

Nice, where in Greece are you? I was in Athens 2 weeks ago! :?:

by **bananaskin** » 10 Mar 2008 17:56

Welcome!

Nice car, any more pics?

by **challenger_gr** » 14 Mar 2008 15:16

Sorry for not replying frequently but i was out due to work .
I will load some more pics soon.

I leave out of Athens about 30munite run to get here!

As for the chally soon there will be some work on it ,
im waiting for some parts to come in with a container that my buddy sent from the States with some other stuff of his .
I m putting on a new suspension kit from PST,headman headers.previously me and my buddy installed an MSD ingition 6AL and coil and cables all msd ,plus an edelbrock carb and manifold too!that did a nice difference to the response of the throttle for a start!
I ll be sending any pics i can soon and i might need some help so i might be looking for some advise from u Guys here!

by **challenger_gr** » 31 Mar 2008 6:05

So my parts are here ,and the list goes .
Cragar S/S 15x7 front and 15x8 rear,PST suspension kit and Monroe Shocks (rear are the air version ones),wheel well trims,transmission sump new,transmission cooler,a oil pan second hand but 402 stamped,new mirrors,body gasket kit and body bumper kit,studs and nuts for the wheels,rear exhaust tips,headman header (with a chrome ceramic treatment,all sorts of gaskets and other little bits, a mini starter.
I ve also taken some pics .

by **dave-r** » 31 Mar 2008 8:43

You will have to remove that plastic bit on the starter motor to fit it.

Air shocks are a bad idea if they are being used because the rear springs are sagging. The top shock mount is not built to take the weight of the car. Better to get the springs fixed.

by **RedRaven** » 31 Mar 2008 10:01

[quote="dave-r"]You will have to remove that plastic bit on the starter motor to fit it.
quote]

Yes thats correct, took me 10mins to figure that out when I bought mine and tried to fit it, stood there like a dumb monkey scratching my head and when I figured it out I looked around to make sure nobody was watching me, man I felt daft!! :lol:

by **Eddie** » 31 Mar 2008 11:14

Nice parts! Dave, I remember using those Hi-Jackers back in the 70's on our machines. We used em for 'tyre' clearance! :mrgreen:

Of course it made the car slower, we just wanted the look! Fat rubber, then the outer wheel wells would rub, so the Hi-Jackers gave us the clearance and a "drag car" look. But you are correct about that crossmember, not for structural support!

by **challenger_gr** » 31 Mar 2008 21:36

So the best way around for the rear suspension is to harden the leafs and go that way,now im running the car on a set of coil over shock and the clearance is fine ,of course i put the new cragars on today and the clearance in the wheel well to the tire looks that it could be lower down no problem .

by **dave-r** » 01 Apr 2008 7:43

Yes the best way is to make the springs do the work. The top shock mount is just a U-shaped beam of mild steel. Not strong enough to take the suspension forces.

If the springs have just sagged you can get them re-shaped and re-tempered to get the original height and spring rate back. Any local leaf spring repairers should be able to do that quite cheaply for you.

If you want stronger springs they can even add an extra leaf for you.

Alternatively you can get a new pair of springs from www.espo.com in the US. Althgough they don't seem to advertise them on their website any more. As far as I know they do still sell them.

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