Hughesy's 1973 Valiant Charger - New Hemi 5.7 swap
Well Day 1 - drained all the fluids, removed the driveshaft, gearbox, radiator, carby and manfold, extractors, battery, disconnected wiring harness ready and awaiting for the old girls heart to be plucked.
This is the initial **** fight I have to work with, currently having the other Charger off the road makes for a cluttered work space (my pet hate) and mum's mazda has been relegated to outdoor living for the time being....(at least we got the priorities and the pecking order right for the cars!)
With a bit of relocating I can now open the Charger doors fully and save myself from being a contorsionist getting in and out of the car and now we have so much more room for activities!
This is where the magic has to happen, a bit of inspiration from the Chrysler wall in the background
Not too long now before we attempt to get this badboy breathing again
As she is at the moment
The new 6 spd next to the old 4 spd, who said size didn't matter
Just out of interest, I weighed the two boxes, the 4spd with bellhousing and shifter was about 51kg, and the 6spd with bellhousing and shifter was about 66kg.
The stockpile of old parts begins.
Day 2 I plan to take the engine out, take off the old k-frame and whack the v8 one in and dummy fit up the rack and pinion setup I modelled off an existing setup.
Well Day 1 - drained all the fluids, removed the driveshaft, gearbox, radiator, carby and manfold, extractors, battery, disconnected wiring harness ready and awaiting for the old girls heart to be plucked.
This is the initial **** fight I have to work with, currently having the other Charger off the road makes for a cluttered work space (my pet hate) and mum's mazda has been relegated to outdoor living for the time being....(at least we got the priorities and the pecking order right for the cars!)
With a bit of relocating I can now open the Charger doors fully and save myself from being a contorsionist getting in and out of the car and now we have so much more room for activities!
This is where the magic has to happen, a bit of inspiration from the Chrysler wall in the background
Not too long now before we attempt to get this badboy breathing again
As she is at the moment
The new 6 spd next to the old 4 spd, who said size didn't matter
Just out of interest, I weighed the two boxes, the 4spd with bellhousing and shifter was about 51kg, and the 6spd with bellhousing and shifter was about 66kg.
The stockpile of old parts begins.
Day 2 I plan to take the engine out, take off the old k-frame and whack the v8 one in and dummy fit up the rack and pinion setup I modelled off an existing setup.