Author: Railroadrider

With a heavy heart

 Railroadrider  September 16, 2024
My son and I worked periodically after her death on my late wife’s original owner 318 Challenger. We basically stripped it down to the body and performed a fairly comprehensive restomod on it. All the surface rust was dealt with, inside and out. We installed a Gear Vendor over/under drive, converted to 4 wheel disc, changed the rear end from 276(?) single wheel drive to 3:70 limited slip. The Hotchkiss TVS with the recommended Fox shocks was installed. New body rubber was installed…

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Transmission linkage problem

 Railroadrider  August 22, 2022

Can’t get the torque shaft to clear our hooker headers unless the bracket that bolts to the block is turned upside down. Then the alignment where the bracket bolts to the frame member is all wrong. When the transmission was overhauled, 30 plus years ag…

Wiring supplies

 Railroadrider  May 14, 2021

We are working on a 1970 Challenger w/small block if that matters. Non-ralleye dash. We would like some more male connectors that will plug into the orange triple female connector for the dash lighting. The standard insulated ones you can get anywhere…

Factory/dealer service manual electrical schematics

 Railroadrider  May 13, 2021

So… this project of ours seems like it’s turning into a lifetime project. Not really, but it has been 5 years now. We live 1000 miles apart and I only get here a couple times a year. I know we haven’t posted anything but I have been lurking the whole…