CtownRunner wrote:Welcome,
Looks like a solid car worthy of rehab. Keep us informed of your progress.
More history if you know it.
19 yrs is a long time. What took you so long >LOL
I got the history on how I got the car and how it spent its 1st few yrs with me if you dont mind a short story.
The car was purchased from classic motor dealership in Sioux Falls, S.D. to replace my well worn '71 charger 500 that was my 1st car and I owned for 1 yr in Minnesota and half a yr in Omaha . The GTX came home with me to Omaha,NE were it prowled the streets especially Dodge St. (I always loved the name of that street) It spent the next yr or so taking me between Omaha and a summer job near Aberdeen, SD where I worked for a brother-in-law that owns (and still does) a '70 GTX 440 auto and his brother owned a '70 Roadrunner 383 auto so its easy to see where I got my taste for mopars.
On its return trip to Omaha, outside of Sioux City, IA its motor locked up.... connecting rod let loose. Block and most of engine was good but had to get a set of 6-pak crank and rods from my brother-in law. My young teenage self got a bit carried away on the engine and my good daily driver became a bit more of a handful for daily use. It only showed up for nights out or races. After that it moved with me to Watertown, S.D and was only seen when it came out to race. Then school came up and it has sat where you see it in that 1st pic ever since up to a few weeks ago.
As for the mechanicals of the car. When I bought it I was told it was #s matching but I didnt record the #s off block and tranny way back when it was rebuilt and I didn't have a chance to look when she went inside. According to the fender tag she is a 440 4bl HP with factory 4 speed so those and the orginal manual where someone actually wrote in the back most of the "service performed" lead me to believe it is orginal motor and tranny and it had all orginal engine trim.
I do question the rear end though since I can't find any code on the fender tag that points to it having a dana 60 4:10 rear end. Seen
here and
here
