Thread: Restoration of California Charger TF

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photo (1024x768) (1024x768).jpgHere's a pic of the car getting ready to go to Don Long's shop for some resto work

Who's paying the bills on this one, Jerry??? Is it coming back to life, or just going to a museum????

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

Way Kewl !!!! At least it will be a runner and out there making them sweet sounds again---and not just laying someplace gathering dust!!!!!!

Always a favorite!!! :-)

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--------

It looks to be in really nice shape. Please post pics of when it's done.

That thing is beautiful. that rear end looks small, a stockish 9" - is it a floater Jerry?

cool to see it ...olds rear end jerry?

thats not the rear we had in car---ours was a much narrower mopar 8 3/4

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

thats not the rear we had in car---ours was a much narrower mopar 8 3/4

I didn't think that that rear looked 'at home'
I recall Mickey Thompson making some of those rears, is that the one you had - they were magnesium weren't they?
I remember that a batch of aluminum 8 3/4 were made, i looked at an SPE chassis a while back that had one but i doubt they'd hold up with the power you made.

Originally Posted by ojh

I didn't think that that rear looked 'at home'
I recall Mickey Thompson making some of those rears, is that the one you had - they were magnesium weren't they?
I remember that a batch of aluminum 8 3/4 were made, i looked at an SPE chassis a while back that had one but i doubt they'd hold up with the power you made.

i remember the M/T center drop out of my dads .i was thinking it was mag and was a olds? that axle came from ron ellis T .i still remember my dad pluging a small hole in it with epoxy that was 38 years ago .i still remember the old floater GMC and the day putting in the fully chrome olds rear end under the car with the 16 americans split rims .i wonder what ever happen to any of rons stuff

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

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

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.