It's HEMI time !!! Compliments of NJSteve

[njsteve]

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BEAUTIFUL car and great story Steve!

I'll think of you every time I wear this



-Actually, I 'd prefer it if you thought of me when you weren't wearing it!!!

P.S. The Charger was shot for Hemmings Muscle Machines magazine two weeks ago thursday. On friday I pullled the engine out to freshen up the gaskets on the motor (old oil pan leak) and replace the aging freeze plugs that you can't reach with the engine in the car, etc. And in the typical "if you give a mouse a cookie" theory, I then decided to have the engine compartment reshot which lead to the block sanding of the entire car for a new coat of E5 red in original style single stage paint. Right now the car is at PRC restorations (the same guy, Rich who did the body on my Z11). Maybe he can post a photo of how it looks at the moment. Here's the motor up on blocks...

[427TJ]

Hey Steve, since you're freshening up the car I think now's a good time to swap on a set of "Dick Landy" Cragar S/S's. Skinnies in front with tall front runners and 7-inchers in back with tires similar in size to circa-1970 slicks.

[njsteve]

You mean these? I thought I threw them out years ago but I found them last weekend at my parent's house up in the rack with the old studded snow tires. They are the original 1970 casting date, 15 x 4-1/2 front rims that owner #1 put on in Jan 1970 (as shown in the earlier photo I posted.) Does anyone know if the currently available Cragers are any different than the old ones? I cant see spending big bucks rechroming these if I can still get the same style versions now. I also don't know if I'd trust them to be safe to drive on anyway. From the Crager website they do still offer the 15 x 4-1/2 size rims.

[427TJ]

Yeah Steve, now you're talking!

I don't know what, if any, the differences are between old and new Cragars.

What size tires are those on your old 4.5" Cragars?

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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-Actually, I 'd prefer it if you thought of me when you weren't wearing it!!!



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[Belair62]

Jeeeeeeez gentlemen !!! Better knock it off...I think her husband works for the IRS !!!

[MrsBillyBobcat]

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Jeeeeeeez gentlemen !!! Better knock it off...I think her husband works for the IRS !!!

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No, no, no, Bob!

I said he works for "RS" (Rita Schultz ), not the "IRS"

Rita

[Jeff H]

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And in the typical "if you give a mouse a cookie" theory, I then decided to have the engine compartment reshot which lead to the block sanding of the entire car for a new coat of E5 red in original style single stage paint. Right now the car is at PRC restorations (the same guy, Rich who did the body on my Z11). Maybe he can post a photo of how it looks at the moment. Here's the motor up on blocks...

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Greeeeaaaaattttt, so Rich is painting your car now instead of mine! You Hemi guys just can't stand to be last! Actually, I thought the car looked pretty sweet when I saw it at the shop Steve so I'm surprised you wanted it repainted.

[njsteve]

I had to pull the engine out anyway for the maintenance. And the paint was so thin in spots I could see the primer showing through! I figured it was now or never. It should be out in 2 to 3 weeks because it has to be at the Carlisle Mopar show in July...or else.

[njsteve]

Sorry it took so long for the update. Rich and his crew at PRC had the paint done in time for me to assemble the whole monster in one weekend of thrashing, just in time for the Mopars @ Carlisle show in July. Here's the finished project. I decided to add the hood blackouts that I left off 17 years ago. At the time I couldn't decide if it was a bit too gaudy, but what the heck, it's a Mopar: They're all too gaudy anyway!