1973 Dodge Charger- Race Prepared! on 2040-cars
Cary, North Carolina, United States
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This 1973 Dodge Charger has been in our family since around 1991 when I purchased it near downtown
Cary from a college student. At the time it had its original 400cid B block engine and A-727 Automatic with a stock 3 speed slap-stick shifter. Over the last 23 years, this car has been being transformed into a nearly complete race-prepared Stock Car with the intention of entering it into the SCCA SP2 Racing Class. Around 1997, we replaced the engine with one procured and built by Herb McCandless Racing out of Graham, NC. The engine block casting is a ‘First Run- Sixth Casting’ of the original 440cid Six Pack blocks that were only made for 2 1/2 years. These numbers are verifiable on the engine block boss stamp. In 2007, the car went through its second wave of heavy modifications which are detailed below.The vehicle has been modified to include a race-ready 5 speed transmission and many other improvements: • ENGINE: o Rebuilt personally by Dennis Shaw of Dennis Shaw Race Sports in Raleigh, NC o Compression ratio reduced from 10.14:1 to 9.96:1 (Full engine specs below) o All reciprocating parts have been Calico-coated by Calico Coatings in Morrisville, NC o All components MagnaFluxed twice o Fully balanced including dampener, flywheel and cam. Ported and polished intake and exhaust. Cast Iron Heads milled w/ hardened valve seats. o Doug Thorley Headers o Milodon #31580 Road Racing Oil Pan w/ Pickup# MIL-18328 o Road tested by Dennis Shaw after completion • COOLING / FUEL / EXHAUST / IGNITION o Edelbrock High Rise Intake and 4 bbl Carb o Griffin aluminum racing quality radiator and overflow o MSD Primary and Secondary ignition with heat-shielded plug wires o 3” Jet Hot Exhaust from Collectors to tailpipe o Flowmaster Mufflers o Will perform well on 93 Octane fuel; for full performance, use 108 Octane racing fuel. • TRANSMISSION AND DRIVELINE (Keisler Engineering) o Keisler 5 speed Aluminum Race transmission (#TRM-E4617A rated at 650HP / 650ft lb) o Keisler install kit including Aluminum / Titanium Bell housing, all wiring and cables, sheet metal components for AT / MT conversion, Pedal Kit o Billet Aluminum Flywheel o DSM Custom Driveshaft. 1200 ft lb rated with premium U-joints and slip yoke. Balance Certified o Stage-3 racing clutch (SDK043) and hydraulics kit o Tremec Shifter w/ Hurst T Handle (TKO-600) o Dana 9 3/4 rear end with final drive ratio of 3.55:1 • CHASSIS / SUSPENSION / STEERING o Energy Suspension Polyurethane bushings including Upper / Lower Control arms, Front / Rear Sway Bars, Front Stabilizer rods and Body Mounts o Energy Suspension Tie Rod Ends o Adjustable Upper Control Arms (not installed, but available) o FirmFeel Steering Gear • TIRES / WHEELS / BRAKES o Mickey Thompson Sportsman S/T Tires (28 x 10) o American Racing 15” Wheels o All new braking components, Front and Rear, OE quality or better • INTERIOR / INSTRUMENTATION / BODY o Autometer Racing Tach, Shift Light, and Oil Pressure Gauge o Sparco Racing Drivers Seat, Regular front Bucket passenger o Interior of car has been stripped to bare sheet metal in preparation for SCCA SP2 Race readiness o Fire Extinguisher mounted behind center console o The car is not painted. It has primer-gray paint on top of its current black paint which believe was originally red. The primer paint does have some mildew on it due to storage, and this is where the project has been left as we were trying to get the car fully Race-ready before the paint and related body work o Body sheet metal is in overall good condition and will require only minor bodywork to prep it for a good paint job o Car is street-legal with functioning lights, wipers, horn, and tire tread Since 1992, about $26,000 has been spent on this car, yet the car has not been driven on a daily or recreational basis since then, other than for road testing. We are asking for $18,000 because of the rare engine block, 5 speed transmission and accessories, chassis components, and other components that will serve the next owner very well going forward with the project. |
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