It’s about time. After watching Dylan McCool go through every last part of his 1973 Dodge Challenger revival project, we are finally to the meat and potatoes of what this car needs to be…running. The junkyard sourced 5.7L Hemi that was taken from a Jeep Grand Cherokee and the A833OD overdrive four-speed manual transmission are finally going to see some attention. What does this mean? It means we are getting very close to seeing this car move under power for the first time since before yours truly was born. This is why I enjoy revival projects. This car would’ve otherwise gone to the crusher, or worse, would still be rotting under a tree somewhere. Instead, we got to see all the work that McCool has put into this car come to fruition, we get to see another car saved, another car returned back to the road. And for this Challenger, a second chance on life that it really never had.
A lot of concern has always existed about using the third-gen Hemi engines. The computers were tough to crack, the throttle is drive-by-wire, and few seemed interested in actually using the engines just a few short years ago. Recently that’s changed, and Dylan is taking full advantage of what’s available, including pieces tailor-made for E-bodies and GM LS engine parts that will make the conversion process easier in the long run. One step closer to seeing this Challenger alive and moving. I’m excited for that moment.
This is off topic with 1973 dodge challenger… wich looks awesome by the way. I was wondering about an older project. I was wondering if you were still selling the 1990 Mazda miata on a ford bronco chassis?