Author: Mikes72

Rallye Clock Repair

I found a couple of 10 year old threads but wanted to see if there was any new information on repairing the Rallye Clock. Mine does not run when hooked up to power nor does the time adjustment work. I found info on Redline and a quartz conversion kit. …

How do I get these knobs off?

I’m disassembling my 72 Challenger’s dash and can’t figure out how to pull off the two knobs that change the clock and trip odometer. It looks like they need to be off to remove the gauge faceplate.

Thanks for your help!
Mike

Valve cover orientation?

My 440 was rebuilt prior to my acquisition of the car. I’m curious if the valve covers are installed correctly left/right. On mine the PCV valve cover is on the passenger side and the breather & oil filler cap cover is on the driver’s side. Is this…

Broken grill tab suggestions

I tried some JB weld on this broken tab from my 72 grill. It’s the center tab on the bottom of the grill. As you can see it did not take. Anyone have a better solution? Other than that the grill is in excellent condition so I can’t justify sourcing a …

Fuel system line sizes question

I’ve just finished running new fuel lines on my 72 Challenger. Since it has a 440 I ran a 3/8 inch supply line. What I’m seeing is the fuel pump has 5/16 inch ports in/out as does the vapor separator and my Edelbrock carb has the 3/8 inlet port. Quest…

New Pitman arm not seating fully

Hi y’all. I’m replacing the pitman arm on the 72 Challenger due to the ball joint seal being trashed. However, I’m not able to get the new one seated as fully on the power steering box splines as the old one. Any tips? Thanks!!

Tire size affect speedo?

I’ve been reading through a bunch of posts about changing the tire size on our cars to wider tires but keeping the same aspect ratio ( like from 215/60 R15s to 255/60 R15s). Has anyone seen a change in their speedometer reading due to these types of ti…