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    Restoration of California Charger TF

     



    photo (1024x768) (1024x768).jpgHere's a pic of the car getting ready to go to Don Long's shop for some resto work
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    Who's paying the bills on this one, Jerry??? Is it coming back to life, or just going to a museum????
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    Brent Cannon bought it from the guy who got it from us back in early 70s--wants to Cackle fest it, and maybe some time in the differant museums

    Cruz Pedregon is just finishing up a tribute car to the firebird funny car--should be debuted at NHRA Indy Labor Day week end
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    Way Kewl !!!! At least it will be a runner and out there making them sweet sounds again---and not just laying someplace gathering dust!!!!!!
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    Always a favorite!!! :-)

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    cowl is missing as somebody years ago was trailoring somewhere to an event and didn't have the dutz buttons in--cowl blew off and an UPS truck ran over it--ever since then the car has been sitting--------

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    It looks to be in really nice shape. Please post pics of when it's done.
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    That thing is beautiful. that rear end looks small, a stockish 9" - is it a floater Jerry?

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    cool to see it ...olds rear end jerry?
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    thats not the rear we had in car---ours was a much narrower mopar 8 3/4

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    Jerry-could you give breakdown details about the parts of engine that was in the car??. I think that would be interesting.

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    It was a stock stroke 392 hemi with 6:71 blower on Nitro----howards flat tappet cam--donovan exhaust rockers--aviaid oil pan--donovan gear drive--cragar blower drive and magnesium manifold--enderle barn door fuel injector
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    Jerry did back then they have aftermarket heads,like dual spark plugs and dual mags and did yours have that??.

    Not engine related,but was it a in and out box for the drive?. Like just one direct drive.
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    cast factorie heads--bigger valves, new guides---single plug--
    the dual plug/dual mag engines were the elephant 426 hemis

    drive was a shaft that had clutch spline on front end and a slip joint at pinion end---oh, and we had Weatherby drill a 375 rifle bore thru it and the axles were also gun drilled

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    You guys used to buzz those engines up pretty high,didn't you??. Did you guys tear down between rounds?Carry a spare with you??.

    I don't remember where I hear this,but I thought nitro engines where wot or nothing.That is was hard on them to try to peddle them.

    Are they going to build a period correct engine in this restoration?.

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