Author: Kuruton

Engine bottom-end ID

Hello!

Had my oil pan off and wanted to see if anyone can confirm my suspicions that this engine is a stock 75-78 cast block based on these photos. Thanks!

Timing Questions

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I’ve got another probably dumb question or two. I am running electronic ignition with mechanical and adjustable vacuum advance on a 440 and an Edelbrock 1411. I have my vacuum advance running from the carb’s "timed vacuum" port …

Steering column too short for gear box

Hello again. I’ve been working recently swapping out my k member on my 73 challenger with a 440 and power steering. when I went to put everything back together, my steering column was too short to reach my gear box. The gear box had come off in the pr…

Front Suspension/K-Member/Frame Damage

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I’ve recently been working through an issue where my drivers side wheel had a lot of negative camber. I ended up swapping all the ball joints and Upper Arm, only for it to stay the same. Got it on a lift and realized whats going on. The a…

73 challenger gas level gauge stopped working

Hey all, got another question for ya.
Today I installed some new spark plug wires and cleaned up some wiring in the engine bay. After which I took it for a test drive and realized I wasn’t firing on one of the cylinders. Turns out the cable wasn’t seat…

73 challenger 440 smells like gas, hard to start

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Quick update for anyone who saw my intro, suspension is mostly squared away now and new torque strap installed. Ended up ordering new upper control arms cause my drivers side one is pretty bent and I wasn’t able to replace the ball joint an…

73 Challenger in Japan

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Just joined as I picked up a 73 Challenger 440 swap this year here in Japan. Prior to this, I only ever worked on motorcycles and everything I’ve learned has been through trial and error. I’m here to hopefully learn a thing or two and ask a bun…