hemi challenge car

btp76 wrote: This months Car Craft has six pages on swapping a new hemi into an old mopar...

Hot Rod did an article on a similar build a few moths ago but it was high-buck. Will you try for this year's Challenge? You better recruit an army then. Can't wait to see the end result.

Good luck with the project Jon, sounds cool

Bill

John Brown wrote: [ John starts searching for Peterbuilt 281 tractors under Challenge budget ]

Semi's arent challenge legal are they?

Duel might have been awesome (terrible) enough to call for a bending of the rules.

Too bad you don't live in Northen Virginia. I wouldn't mind getting my knuckles bloodied up to lend a helping hand.

Mr. Norm would be so proud.

Can I have your slant?

Jon,

Pro driver dibs on driving it, please?. I still have the 71 Dodge Challenger conv that I drove in HS. At one point I had it lowered and tuned the suspension up to pull 1g+ & towed my race car. It was kind of cool having a 140mph tow car.

Spring rate up front will be a challenge. Be sure to keep the swaybar from binding up in the turns. Adding a 1/2 front section leaf can help the rear hook up.

Alan McCrispin

Awesome project. That Dart coupe is such a cool looking car. Can't wait to see this one progress.

Mopar Action had an article about a similar A-body/new Hemi car. Look it up. Mentions some of the junk-yard parts used for the conversion. If you need to, send me a PM and I'll try to scan the article and e-mail it to you.

The tricky part will be getting an A-body to handle on the cheap w/o aftermarket torsion bars and/or sway bars. Looking forward to seeing how you overcome that.

Good luck! I'm an old Mopar nut from years ago, so I'll be pulling for ya!

admc58 wrote: Jon, Pro driver dibs on driving it, please?. I still have the 71 Dodge Challenger conv that I drove in HS. At one point I had it lowered and tuned the suspension up to pull 1g+ & towed my race car. It was kind of cool having a 140mph tow car. Spring rate up front will be a challenge. Be sure to keep the swaybar from binding up in the turns. Adding a 1/2 front section leaf can help the rear hook up. Alan McCrispin

Aw... I want Pro driver tips on setting up my 240sx. No fair.

Very nice score on that engine. Lucky duck.

<---jealous. Nice score, John. If Hong Norrth can help in any way, let us know.

John Brown wrote: "AWESOME!"

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I'm SOOOO jealous, I've been wanting a 70's dart/duster slant six combo for a LONG time, not to do something so wild with but for a daily. Sooner or later it would morph into something like that. NICE SCORE BTW!

This is gonna be good. With a full year to build? Nice

Wow, that's crazy cheap for a new Hemi! We'll have to do an A-body photo shoot at the challenge next year, I'm planning on bringing my '70 Valiant:

Somewhat off-subject, but here is an interesting dart off of a local forum.

xci_ed6 wrote: Somewhat off-subject, but here is an interesting dart off of a local forum.

Butternut - boosted four! I Love It!

I just ruined my pants! ANOTHER home for a 4g63t!

Cool Dart. I googled and found more info on "Frankendart" here:

http://www.iowaautoforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13437

http://www.revhardinc.com/shop%20pics/?d=FrankenDart

Bryce

I also did a frankendart search -

One BIG quesiton - what, how and where and why did he find/build/fabricate the engine to tranny adaptor?

How affordable was it?

I talked to a turbo Dodge racer that had mated a 727 to a 2.2 turbo for his RWD drag Daytona. He spent over a grand for his adapter!

Hey Jon- How is the Dart project coming along?

Mothballed for now... I didn't even have time to drive my old $2007 '49 down this year. Life has been real busy. 3 kids, 3 dogs, and two new businesses has taken a E36 M3 on my challenge efforts lately.

I PROMISE I will represent in $2010

I'll be bringin a well sorted out '49 with an LT1, and a basket case dart with a HEMI.

Nashco wrote: http://www.iowaautoforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13437

That would be the local forum. Notice it weighs in at like 2400lbs, lighter than a street legal AWD 1st gen.

I don't know what the dart uses for a transmission/adapter, but to clarify that's a Mitsu 4g63 in the FrankenDart. The Dodge 2.2 will bolt up to a manual RWD trans (either AX-15 or toyota R154) with a factory bellhousing from a '93-'94 2.5 Dakota. Earlier transmissions are too weak and the Dak went to an AMC 2.5 in '95 (IIRC). I don't think there was ever a production Dodge 2.2/2.5 automatic RWD setup.

Yeah, only a couple of prototype A904's and they were dangerously slow in the test rigs.