Bought a running 73 charger on my own at 15 for 600$. Guess the owner didnt know what he had. My dad sold it behind my back for a measly 3000$ after I got it upholsterd and painted. it's been 12 years and I'm still pissed.
@@theguardian5961 A body shop won't deal with it because it is very difficult to get the rust to stop once it starts and getting it to look OK will be difficult. You can probably find a place that will take cash and patch it up and that might hold up for a good long time.
This brings back some good memories from my childhood I loved my parents charger I wish I could have kept it forever those cars that year were something special!
20 years ago I dreamed of building one much like this, but with a gray interior, a power bulge hood, and a 408 stroker motor. Never got the opportunity, but seeing this revived the memory of that dream. Beautiful.
Gorgeous f’in car!!! You should try to find a set of the Rear Window Louvers that match the Rear Window Opera Louvers. You should also try to install the hideaway headlights! The set the whole 70’s MOPAR vibe off! Once again…this is a SUPER RAD 73 CHARGE SE! The blackout is FREAKIN’ SICK!!!
Beautiful Car... how did you lower it if you don't mind me asking?... I inherited a 1974 Dodge Charger with a big block 400 but I love the clean low look you have acheived ... AWESOME !!!
Man, gorgeous car, this particular year, I don't know why, I feel like from the side, it looks like a stretched out Cuda, are you considering doing any upgrades on the engine or do you want to keep it as stock as possible?
Main problem with 73-74's is that they've got land yacht front suspension (small shocks mounted inboard) hence it is very difficult to get the wallow out of the front end (I did it but it took actual race car shocks to fix it (fat dual adjustable Konis which just squeeze in the hole after a bit of grinding and they are not rubber mounted hence a bit of clunky clunky at slow speeds - oh and you have to take the LCA's off to change them) - but it fixed the wallow. If you don't mind the roof line at the C pillar of the 71-72, then that's a better starting point as far as handling goes (for me all the hassle fixing the 73 was worth it coz the roofline of the pillarless hardtop is so much nicer that the 71-72 - mine was originally a louvred SE like this one but I converted it).
The problem with the '73-'74s was that Chrysler attempted to make the car more of a luxury type car as opposed to the performance oriented car that it was previously. They mounted the front subframe and rear end on big rubber bisquits that only got worse as they deteriorated. Chrysler used to sell cast iron subframe bisquits to replace the rubber ones for stock car racers- possibly still available. Holes had to be cut in frame to access the nuts that retained the mounting bolts. Rear end marshmallow mounting could be remedied by using earlier shock mounting plates/U-bolt setup.
@@mickangio16 yes I bought and installed the Mopar cast iron subframe biscuits (they were bolt in - no frame cutting required - only time there's a problem is if the nut welded inside the frame comes loose). But the cast iron biscuits DIDN'T fix the wallowing front end - the main issue is the shock layout design (i.e. the 73-74's have small shocks (almost half size) with the shock base mounted half way along the LCA like a C body instead of right at the end of the LCA near the wheel as per the 72 and earlier Chargers and all A and E bodies. You can visualise how much extra force is applied to the shocks in this design because the LCA acts like a lever on the shock). The Petty and others race cars all had twin front shocks to alleviate the problem. Some of the aftermarket suspension suppliers still sell aluminium versions of those biscuits - they do improve the front end but they won't fix the wallow - to fix that you've got to fix the shocks (experience talking here)
That is sexy beyond sexy. Geez. I adore the 73 Chargers and 66 chargers they’re easily my favorite models and seeing this one brings me endless joy. That’s my dream car right there 💪🏽🙏🏽🔥
Day leak... that can be spotted with an old school propane rig: nozzle has tube coming off the back you can hook a hose to. Run that hose all around your system and if it picks up freon, you get a green tinge in the flame - gas gets suckd in by venturi effect. Pump seal most likely - they are carbon, and when bearings start to runout too much, the seal follows very quickly.
We were focused on the 66 Cadillac we were building at the same time as this car and decided to leave the interior stock. We made an even cooler video of the caddy, you can see it here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uGzczuFIY78.html
also I have the exact interior but my exterior color is Aztec Gold...or unGodly Brown if you ask me.. LOL Mine has 59,243 original miles and has sat for over 20 years
My cousin had a Charger in the 90's. I lost my driver's license one time, when I was driving him and some friends. The police said I was driving recklessly :) I got my licence back after three months... Funny now, not so funny back then :)
Actually we charged it for the new owner after he bought it and it worked fine. We didn’t before because, get this.. we didn’t have time. Building 20 cars at once with 5 or 6 people will do that
Not everyone wants a racecar (or wannabe). A perfect running/driving slow car is much more desireable to many of us than an attempted street racer that runs & drives like crap, pigs gas, and looks like a high schoolers first pride and joy. These cars are antiques, now. They don't have to be fast to be enjoyed and appreciated. Personally, the only thing that I don't care for is the wheel/tire choice but that is only my point of view- not the owners. Nice car.
