beags86
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ACD?
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The Willomet Charger
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A desecration to Mopar nuts everywhere, this is my protouring, LS-powered, 1970 Dodge Charger; built at my shop, Willomet Motor & Fabrication.
ACD?
Not sure what that means, but I'll take a stab:
Automotive Curiousity Disorder
Yes. I have that.
David
beags86
Eastbound and Down
australian cattle dog
Oh.
Red heeler-pit bull mutt. She was a stray that wandered up to the shop one night in June. We're lucky she found us.
David
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beags86
Eastbound and Down
Red heeler is ACD.... great coloring on that dog, didn't look purebred though.
looks like she has a good home now.
I am bit partial to ACD/Red heelers.
and partial to dogs that wander into shops as well. Click below if you care.
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/dogs-of-ck5.325224/page-6#post-3684506
ps. nice shop, burb, mopowa!
love the chargers.... not sure if it was the general or daisy that did it...
looks like she has a good home now.
I am bit partial to ACD/Red heelers.
and partial to dogs that wander into shops as well. Click below if you care.
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/dogs-of-ck5.325224/page-6#post-3684506
ps. nice shop, burb, mopowa!
love the chargers.... not sure if it was the general or daisy that did it...
Not to derail further but taking in a dog like you did is a great thing! My dog is a mutt that found me and I took her home in the middle of winter. Best dog I've ever had!
Interesting. I know we didn't stay long, but when we visited I don't remember having the quarter panels removed. Oh well, I was too busy crawling under the Suburban to look at the Mopar very much.
Glad this story worked out so well.
We took a total of 3 pictures at your place (was too busy chatting to take more), but this was one of them:
Happy baby, happy dog.
Oh yeah, subscribed for awesomeness.
Cool. My Grandpa bought a '64 330 wagon (essentially a Polara with a lower level of trim) new and it passed through various family members before sitting in my parents barn for a bunch of years. Nobody had the time to restore it, so after a couple of decades dad ended passing it off to a local car restoration guy. But I will always have a soft spot for the '64 Mopars. As far as I can tell, '64 IS the cool year to have.
And my brother has a '66 Charger also waiting for its time to come. For a while they sat side by side in the same shed.
The battery tray is burned in, and mostly smoothed.
After this photo, there was a good bit of hammer and dolley to align the curves and creases and smooth the welds. There's more metal bumping to go before it's ready for primer. I also have started the 36 grit DA before primer, and I like how it gently smooths welds.
Another patch on the front rail:
Finally, I returned to the UCA inner welds, and did a bit of investigation as to how far the cracking goes. Answer: all the way through. 3 of the 4 welds had porosity, and 2 of those had developed a crack. I'll cut them out and reweld.
Preparing to install the lower front crossmember (which I've held off on because it's absence gives easy access to the inner front rails), I looked up radiator dimensions on NAPA and built a plywood mockup for reference - 26 x 23.5. I like the XV lower brace because it fits into a larger plan for a front suspension shear plate, but it doesn't tie to the core support, so I'll make or adapt something to accommodate.
David
After this photo, there was a good bit of hammer and dolley to align the curves and creases and smooth the welds. There's more metal bumping to go before it's ready for primer. I also have started the 36 grit DA before primer, and I like how it gently smooths welds.
Another patch on the front rail:
Finally, I returned to the UCA inner welds, and did a bit of investigation as to how far the cracking goes. Answer: all the way through. 3 of the 4 welds had porosity, and 2 of those had developed a crack. I'll cut them out and reweld.
Preparing to install the lower front crossmember (which I've held off on because it's absence gives easy access to the inner front rails), I looked up radiator dimensions on NAPA and built a plywood mockup for reference - 26 x 23.5. I like the XV lower brace because it fits into a larger plan for a front suspension shear plate, but it doesn't tie to the core support, so I'll make or adapt something to accommodate.
David
This is pretty much the last round of photos before I tore into the suburban and built out the front end for the intercooler.
I spent some time focusing on the upper control arm mounts. Either they needed attention and strengthening, or I can't leave well enough alone. Both are fine with me, and probably true.
Removed:
Additional welds:
Make the stamped shape just a bit more resistant to twist and deflection:
...and we're all caught up. Next round of build details will be all new for 2016.
David
I spent some time focusing on the upper control arm mounts. Either they needed attention and strengthening, or I can't leave well enough alone. Both are fine with me, and probably true.
Removed:
Additional welds:
Make the stamped shape just a bit more resistant to twist and deflection:
...and we're all caught up. Next round of build details will be all new for 2016.
David
Oh, almost forgot. My most recent birthday present to myself:
...which I promptly took apart. No ridge on the upper cylinder walls, and the bearings seemed in very good shape. Good starting point for a build.
And then, the charger became a storage shed for 8 months while the suburban got some well deserved attention.
Now we're caught up. For real. I promise.
David
...which I promptly took apart. No ridge on the upper cylinder walls, and the bearings seemed in very good shape. Good starting point for a build.
And then, the charger became a storage shed for 8 months while the suburban got some well deserved attention.
Now we're caught up. For real. I promise.
David
That's a very kind vote of confidence. I do have an ambitious checklist on my phone, so there's step one.
David
What is that engine!?
Hmm, no hemi for this? 
That looks like a solid Ls to start with.
It was an original 440 car, but came to me sans engine and transmission - part of the reason it was a bargain. A Gen II Hemi is just not (even close to) within my budget, and it wouldn't meet my weight/weight balance goals anyway. That same criteria eliminated a Duramax from consideration, too.
I feel like I got lucky. A friend worked a trade for this engine a while back, ultimately abandoned his project, and was cleaning out. I got a nearly untouched takeout 6.0L for the price of a junkyard 4.8L. It's only job right now is to be a mockup for firewall and tunnel fabrication.
David
