I haven't been keeping the pic up, so I'll start the threat now that the Motor is almost built Basically she started with a wore out 360 Small block motor, She had bad bearings. After I pulled the motor and started disassembling it I found that she needed a bore real bad, also the crank was shot to hell. So I started with the full teardown.

I started with having the block bored .030 over. A set of Keith black Pistons, A medium performance cam, and a zero deck job on the motor. She got a nice chemical bath and all the bearings from cam to crank got replaced. Set of cromemolly rings <yes, gapped correctly > I didn't take many pics, but here she is before the shop cleaned her up, you can see the years of paint are starting to get stripped off .... By me and then by the machine shop.

not that everything Is back, I cleaned the block one last time, set in the crank <nice and turned .010> Cam, pistons, double roller.... time to get er done

After much conversation. I decided on the Gold, Black, and chrome look. With a black engine compartment. I think it will look great. Here she is as she sits now. The heads where just on while paint was being applied. They are getting ported and new springs, ect, ect...

Now, being the anal person I am, all the lettering and freeze plugs are getting painted black. I'll Most likely paint some Mopar Logos on the motor as well. The transmition has been stripped, cleaned, and sanded.

Ohh, I pulled this out of the old oil sump..... I think I know why the motor went bad. There were metal shards, glass, and plastic in the motor


more updates as I have the time and pictures

hey dutch, I was missing you as I pulled out that god damn transmition by myself, Ace had his kids this weekend

Whew. Glad I wasn't around then. Friggin trannies.

Cool, it's going back together!! The gold engine looks like something from the 007 "Goldfinger" movie...in fact, you could call your Charger Goldfinger.




Oh & I'm diggin' that new avatar! (looks vaguely familiar )

hehe, stole it from the 1970chargerregistry, thought it needed a little more

I know, it actually looks better on this board anyway with the black background.

Shit man, I only live a mile away, I would have been down for the cause.

I think he was afraid you'd blow out reverse taking it out .
Cheers, Lee S.

oh shit ...outta left field the cranky one knocks one outta the park !

that's a true shoe to the nutz right there !

LMFAO! Thats funny on so many levels. Sorry Max. It was a spur of the moment thing on Sunday, But I did get allot done, broke the trannie mount, but thats to be expected on a car that old. only a $10 piece. I'll make sure I call you when I put the motor and trinnie back in, i'll need a hand to guide it back in.

Still short about $150 for the finishing parts, so it may be a bit.

to continue....

Finished painting the motor ... being the anal jerk I am, I decided to put a few logos on the oil pan.... When I got done with that. I mated the trannie and engine together. I figured everyone tells me this is the easy way to do it... it wasn't too bad

and here is the engine and the nice clean engine going in her new home