Neighborhood Yard Find for me!

[njsteve]

Yeah, anything with a stick (especially a widebody version) is really in demand now.

[njsteve]

Just an update: There was some very slight rubbing of the 275/40x20 Pirellis and the Hellcat wheels on the front of the R/T. The inside sidewalls of the front tires would rub when turning the wheels tightly while backing out of the garage and on tight sharp turns. Turns out the inner sidewall was just slightly rubbing against the front suspension uprights where they curve to meet the strut coils. I ended up buying a pair of 3mm spacers and that did the trick. Totally silent now. I also bought a set of the correct 2011 TPMS sensors from rockauto to replace the 2022 sensors that refused to link to the 2011 ECM.

And I added some clear rockguard film to the lower 8" of the fenders and doors, and added the "ZL1Add-ons" brand splashguards as well. We have been busy!

[njsteve]

In between the five days of straight rain we have been having and another few to go, we were able to squeek in a ten minute drive yesterday and I'm happy to say the new TPMS sensors were picked up by the ECM and now we have correct readings with the 20x9.5 Hellcat rims. Yay!

[njsteve]

I got all three oil analysis back from Blackstone. Engine, trans, and rear diff look fine. Trans and diff still had their original 24,000 factory fill. Engine oil had 500 miles but was very dark from cold starts and local driving since being replaced last year by the previous owner.

[njsteve]

There was a thread on the Challenger site about what people do with the stupid plastic engine covers on the 5.7 Hemis.

I found a use:

The covers do make good dog houses...or Teenaged Mutant Ninja TurtleDog costumes for Halloween.

[A12pilot]

You could flip it upsidedownwise and make a nice food bowl!

Cheers
Dave

[njsteve]

My son decided he wanted stripes on the R/T similar to the monochromatic scheme that I did on the Triple Redeye. So we got out the Avery decal sample catalog and the wife, me, and the boy all perused the catalog and miraculously, we all picked the same color! Tangerine.

I took a few days to install since the driver's door section had a flaw in the carrier sheet that actually went through to the decal itself but wasn't visible until I installed it. I called the decal company and they sent out a new driver's door section in a couple days. I' m very happy with their product and their customer service (though it did take a couple days to get through via email). Vinylgraphicspro is the name of the company.

https://www.vinylgraphicspro.com/pur...nt-decals-kit/

Here's the finished product. It does the exact same thing that the Maroon stripes on the Octane Red do: they ghost out when viewed at a perpendicular angle and only show up when viewed at an oblique angle or in bright, direct light.

[03fridge]

Great looking car. Makes me miss mine. They are a lot of fun. About the engine cover. I purchased a set of the 392 half-covers that were modified by Steve White motors. Makes a huge difference. I don't think they do them anymore though. You could always buy a set of the 392 covers or "SRT Powered" covers and either modify the wording or run them as is. Not only looks better, but helps dissipate the heat soak.

Hope you don't mind that I added some pictures.

[njsteve]

Nice! Very “Kowalkski-esque” :-)

[Ocean W]

Hey njsteve
I have a 1971 Raleigh girlie chopper like the one you sold 20 years ago, how much do you think I can sell it for and can you tell me a bit about it?