this car has been thru alot and i guess you could call this Patina 3.0 while its undergoing another rebuild upgrade to becaome the ultimate 69 dodge charger street car.
Chris mentions all the extra radiators he was running trying to cool this beast, what about all the extra COOLANT he won't be carrying around anymore? Might not be much in terms of weight but every little bit helps! Enjoyed the video!
Yeah I think he's actually going to save more weight than he thinks but he probably knows... And then adding the g-forces and transition from left to right. Yeah he's nailing it to the wall 🇺🇲
The Wheeels tho! those are perfect im looking at ordering a set brand new for my 77 Chevy Nova. my father still have his set of 14" daysis that was on our 75 Nova SS when my mother bought it in 87! 👍
Not boring at all! This is hot rodding gold! This is ingenuity at its finest! Making what you have work better towards a goal is worthy work. Thanks for sharing your expertise, I think anyone who has an interest in the hobby will gain something useful from this.
I hope he gets patina so dialed in and then at the last second Yanks all the mods off and bolts it into Daisy and restores patina to new cuz that is one sexy car. But I have to admit I'm in love with Daisy. There's something about that color and the mods that he originally did and the way that car sat that is way more aggressive looking. And this is my love letter to Daisy😂🎉❤🤣🤣💗
After watching your MAGIC SHOW for 3 years ( intently) and binge watching (maybe 8 years back) you don't vease to amaze......I hope that you get it to 3350 and counting.....love your content when it is there.....
You can also lower the center of gravity by adding weight low. I know it sounds a little crazy but the old trans Am series scca trick was using house wide or shallow expanding window foam inside frame rails etc. increasing structural rigidity by up to 30% and also making the vehicle safer if it gets hit. And the foam is a lot lighter but the benefits are awesome 👍. Don't have to but it's something to look into.
Interesting, but I wouldn't do that on aa street car. All those hollow rails end up having water move through them (especially the rockers), and the foam would hold moisture and rot the metal.
This video, charger finds, carb tuning video and vacuum engine tuning... So when are you going to start your DVD tv show series? I'd buy it! This information is extremely valuable to every muscle car. Just so happens he's working on the coolest of them all so win win 🤘😎
If i ever have an old mopar again i think id look into getting rid of the rear steer. Put a steering rack on it. Then switch to a rear sump pan. Exhaust fits better also.
I have a factory light weight 1999 WRX Type RA (Race Altered). Thinner glass, alloy panels, no sound deadening, or under seal. A foam rear seat. 2557lb's with 30 litres of petrol. 400hp, all wheel drive. Light cars can fuckin' dance, man, you are doing right by that car. It would look amaze balls painted in the original colour. The patina look just looks like laziness, to me. Spend the money where you have, first, absolutely, but finish it with a killer turquoise paint job.
I truly enjoyed your latest video Bud, you keep doing what you do.... I'll keep watching, and I get motivated to go out and work on my own cars too. 👍🏽
The old Chargers are cool but they aren't cheap or plentiful these days. Whats nice is the mopar has a modern rwd platform that are plentiful. Hemi powered to. The charger, 300m, magnum, challenger etc. Pretty good cheap car bodies. That gen 3 hemi is definitely workable. I miss my challenger already. Sold it when i moved.
On the oil cooler; I live in Florida plus- I drive 5 hours home to see the folks every chance I get and I exceed the posted limits, so for me, the oil cooler works. It's also not the only " cooler" I run, because, Nascar.
Talk about "push". I have had cars with so much horse power (1970 SS 396 Chevelle with built large oval port .30 over 454) it did not matter what direction the tires where turned. With the throttle far enough to the floor my car was going in what ever direction the front nose was pointing in.
The antifreeze that was in the 4 rads will help i think 1 gallon of liquid weights about 8 pounds im not for sure but cant wait to see her all done but projects are never done
I used to worry about that but then I saw this Nova that had probably 150,000 1/8 inch drill bit holes drilled in the frame the a arms the inner fender Wells if you could not see it from the outside of the car it had 1/8 inch holes drilled I can only imagine how long somebody spent drilling all the holes that were in that car
Awesome video Chris!! You put a bug in my ear with the sway bar / anti-roll bar scenario!! Thanks for that! Hopefully the big guy (VGG) will wanna watch this video!!
I may have missed you mentioning it but by removing the extra hoses and cooling devices, you are also carrying less fluid also. Every little bit helps! Nice work!
I had a 1970 road runner, 383 car, I believe it weighed 3,900 lbs, it was not fast by any means. It would smoke the tires, but there was a ton of nose weight, you getting down to 3,450 is huge, great video, keep em coming.
Hey Chris! 2 thoughts. 1. Eliminating all those radiators and hoses you’re probably saving another 15-20lbs weight in coolant and oil. 2. I don’t know how much dynamite is in there, but that stuff is heavy and most people cover practically every square inch possible. If you do some research on sound deadening, a very little bit on a panel makes a massive difference. You can probably eliminate a lot of what’s in there without sacrificing sound quality/driver comfort.
On your Battery idea, I don't know if you know that they make a flat battery. That was used in the Shelby Cobra's and mounted behind the seats so maybe that style meet your needs. Looking forward to seeing it finished, maybe do a video of you chassis dyno/tunning it to see the numbers on it.
Years ago there was a very in-depth thread on Moparts about this weight reduction topic started by a member called fullmetaljacket .It really went down the rabbit hole of weight reduction, titanium bolts, etc and showed how far a street race car can go. Might be worth researching.
With all of the added heat exchangers, there is also the weight of the fluids too. Big old car beating up on little racecars is great. I ran my wagon 4570lbs and the only cars that could beat it were dedicated auto-x cars. One of the biggest improvements I had for turning was installing a detroit tru-trac.
In nascar along time ago there was a car that was dipped in acid it took so much weight off the car if you leaned on the roof it would dent nice video Chris. Good luck at the races
The key to proper cooling is: Mechanical Fan inside a Shroud AT THE PROPER DEPTH (adding or removing fan spacers). Also, it's good to vent the HOT air out of the engine bay via hood VENTS or a high pressure zone occurs. 1967 CHEVY II stays 180F all day long...
At first I was thinking this was in fun, then I remembered NV legalized pot... LOL in all seriousness, good on you and your dedication. That who power to weight thing is lost on most.
I love this! A little different than your other videos. Mixes it up. Also I want to do this to my modern stuff which are definitely pigs too. Great ideas. 🤘🤘🤘😎😎
Most of the Big Blocks I've seen that a 26" A/C radiator couldn't keep cool were set up too tight. Not enough piston clearance, not enough bearing clearance. They move fine when you build them but once running they build heat you can't pull out.
Chris, you want to go fast with this Charger? Ideally get a late model hemi, all alloy. Or an LS. IF you must use a Mopar start with a small block, not these truck engines. 340/360 [and 360 is a good deal heavier] with alloy heads intake etc. Get rid of a/c and powersteer, those are for girls. Compare the weight of the 6 speed over Nascar style 4 speed. Alloy bellhousing, Dana diffs are for trucks, as are 9" gunkers. Quick change??Or whatever you have that is lightest. Fibreglass bumpers, bonnet, boot. Delete the trim, lightweight steering wheel etc etc. So much crap you do not need but still have it roadworthy I have been through this 45 years ago. Holesawing, drilling etc saves buggerall weight. Cutting the doors etc up and removing all the mechanisms do remove weight but presuming you still wish to street drive the car is no good. 3mm Perspex over the glass saves some weight though when you start making frames to support it not much. Though you really should start with a smaller and more basic car, a Challenger etc with the above and not hack up a half decent street car.
It’s not racecar…it’s a 600hp street car cruiser that got 19mpg, dynomatted, insulated, 6 speed and will run 10’s along with be a roadrace car. 600hp out of a small block is too radical to get 19mpg and a crappy daily. Don’t want any fiberglass parts as it will sit in parking lots and steel bumpers block body from damage. I think you are missing the point of the car
The pounds pick up faster than you think. Less weight, quicker outa the gate. The juice thing is out of my wheelhouse, it belongs in the dentists office. I'm doing figuring how much I can do on my Coronet for the drags. More motor, less weight, more gooder. ( I've been saying more gooder for years) onward!
Chris - 1 lb rotating mass = 7 lbs dead weight. Aluminum drive shaft, light weight flywheel, drilled brake rotors, wheels and tires etc. put your electric fans on the new rad ahd lose the mechanical fan. love your channel!!
Chris look at taking some weight off the taillight housing, I think they could handle a diet. This sort of thing would keep me up at night, I can’t go to sleep bc I’m thinking about where else I can remove weight.
You got too much time on your hands. Just Kidding. I dirt track raced for a short period of time. We were always looking for weight reduction. When I sold my car, the guy that bought it was telling me I had too much weight and what he was going to remove and redo. I wish I knew half what you do with making cars handle. I know you know what your doing by the way your cars handle on the autocrosses and on the dirt track. Keep on showing us your videos. I enjoy them.
Just a suggestion, your car does not have tons of electrics, the alternator is in about the worst place it could be, maybe try a small alternator from a Japanese car. Also see if someone will sponsor you a lithium battery. You might be surprised at how much weight that will save. Great content, with a bit of creativity I bet you can beat your target weight, without breaking the bank.
I am gonna catch some flack for this, but , a ford 4 core always kept my cars cool! 170 to 190 and not any higher..... I put them in gm, ford, dodge and have success unless I am burning it up for miles..... electric fans add extra cooling
I understand your concern over the front sway bar, but I am concerned that your suspension geometry will suffer in those turns as the body sways. A small rear sway bar will keep the car more flat, get that rear around, and make the car more 'driftable". You can still do the hollow bar though. I put an oversized rear bar (custom) on my Viper and it was much more fun in the tighties.
That radiator does not have a proper fan shroud, it has a dual fan support radiator block off. The shroud has to be deep enough to let the fans suck air from the extremeties of the radiator especially the corners. Basically a box 2" deep over the entire radiator core with holes to mount the dual fans.
Wondering what you think of the aftermarket front ends with rack and pinion? A lot seem to have heim joints and I’m not a fan of those for street use, also wondering if you tried the Bergman PS box?
I heard crown Vic fams work good and keep it cool. Also i seen FabRats buy a $1000 Radiator and it would over heat so he bought a $100 Radiator and it stopped overheating. Paul said he couldn't see theew the mew $1000 Radiator and the $100 one he could and qorked good. So just because something is expensive doesn't mean it going to work better.
change out the bolts for self tapping screws where you can or better still pop rivets, we all know how heavy a bucket of bolts weigh!! don't forget to figure in on how much weight saving the lack of paint is giving too
