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1969 Dodge Charger Daytona; 426 Hemi : Openin' the QTP electric dumps...

Started by hemi68charger, February 18, 2015, 07:58:08 AM

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nascarxx29

1969 R4 Daytona XX29L9B410772
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23UOA174597
1970 FY1 Superbird RM23UOA166242
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23VOA179697
1968 426 Road Runner RM21J8A134509
1970 Coronet RT WS23UOA224126
1970 Daytona Clone XP29GOG178701

Aero426


odcics2

Quote from: Aero426 on February 26, 2015, 02:49:37 PM
Quote from: nascarxx29 on February 26, 2015, 01:50:51 PM
This is the simple route to a 426 hemi  http://www.stagev.com/pages/hcheads.html


A lot of money for a the look of, but not a real 426 Hemi.     It is not a bolt on proposition.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=7443484




Lots of guys don't care if its real or not!    :Twocents:
I've never owned anything but a MoPar. Can you say that?

hemi68charger

Well, I have fired up the ole Hemi every night for the past week and let idle for about 30-40 minutes each time. The seepage has stopped and she purrs very well. I have her idling smoothly at about 850-900 and in gear at around 750-ish. She draws a consistent 13-14 inches of vacuum. So, today I will start putting everything back together to get her back on the road...
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

moparnation74

Great news, Troy!  Glad to hear all is coming together well.

Lord Warlock

Before you put her back together and get it on the road, you may want to inspect the water pump.  I had a local shop recommend blue devil as a possible solution for an overheating motor that wasn't showing signs of head gasket problems, but they said that a usual by product of using it is that the water pump fails soon afterwards.  I followed the directions and blue deviled my Miata motor and within two weeks the water pump failed as they said it might.  still don't know if blue devil did good or not, my motor seems to run fine, although the temp sensor still makes the gauge read hotter than it actually is.  even after replacing the sensor found out the gauge was bad...shame since I replaced the entire cooling system on the car trying to eliminate cause of overheating. (never actually boiled over). 

Anyway, blue devil does work in sealing small leaks for anyone that is wondering, but it also kills water pumps.  I'd throw in an new water pump after draining and flushing the system.  Blue devil says you can leave it in the motor but once it seals up I'd carefully drain it out and replace it.  If it leaks it will leave white trails on whatever the water touches, I found white residue underneath the whole front of the car I was working on, and my garage floor still has traces of white residue where the water missed the catch bucket.  When blue devil gets hot it forms the white residue that seals small leaks.

Now if I can just get the Miata to stop smoking on the first start of the day, I can get rid of it and start getting the stealth turbo out of the way so I can get my charger r/t out of the garage its been stored in for the last 10 years.
69 RT/SE Y3 cream yellow w/tan vinyl top and black r/t stripe. non matching 440/375, 3:23, Column shift auto w/buddy seat, tan interior, am/fm w/fr to back fade, Now wears 17" magnum 500 rims and Nitto tires. Fresh repaint, new interior, new wheels and tires.

hemi68charger

Quote from: Lord Warlock on February 28, 2015, 08:27:55 PM
Before you put her back together and get it on the road, you may want to inspect the water pump. ...

Good point. After everything's buttoned up, I'm going to be draining the coolant system to reinstall the thermostat. At that time, I'll look at the pump and remove the sending unit and inspect for any scaling or buildup due to the leak fix.. Thanks for the insight..  :2thumbs:
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

hemi68charger

Now, I'm back to reinstalling everything that I took apart or removed to facilitate the fix.

1. Before Friday picture

2. As of this weekend...
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

hemi68charger

Well, got her all together and drove her out to a test spin within the neighborhood... I'll venture out further soon...
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

moparnation74

Troy,

Damn beautiful!  I know you are smiling from cheek to cheek!

Congrats my friend :2thumbs:

cdr

LINK TO MY STORY http://www.onallcylinders.com/2015/11/16/ride-shares-charlie-keel-battles-cancer-ms-to-build-brilliant-1968-dodge-charger/  
                                                                                           
68 Charger 512 cid,9.7to1,Hilborn EFI,Home ported 440 source heads,small hyd roller cam,COLD A/C ,,a518 trans,Dana 60 ,4.10 gear,10.93 et,4100lbs on street tires full exhaust daily driver
Charger55 by Charlie Keel, on Flickr

tan top

Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

nascarxx29

1969 R4 Daytona XX29L9B410772
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23UOA174597
1970 FY1 Superbird RM23UOA166242
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23VOA179697
1968 426 Road Runner RM21J8A134509
1970 Coronet RT WS23UOA224126
1970 Daytona Clone XP29GOG178701

2592 creston


hemi68charger

Quote from: 2592 creston on March 08, 2015, 04:36:31 PM


    Your a lucky man..Nice : :cheers:

Thanks... But if you knew the 30+ year journey to get here you might run !!  :lol:
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

hemi68charger

Video from yesterday... Next time weather is better I will take it out....

http://youtu.be/Bj-4zjGEZNQ
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

wingcarenvy

Glad to hear you got it worked out. Looks awesome next to that beautiful T/A!

hemi68charger

Quote from: wingcarenvy on March 09, 2015, 08:11:55 PM
Glad to hear you got it worked out. Looks awesome next to that beautiful T/A!

Thanks.... The yellow goes well with the orange.. But, I am probably going to use the T/A to get another Charger at some point...........
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

Mopar John


hemi68charger

Finally !!!!!

I was able to get her out and drive to a show ( local Nifty50ees Saturday Night gathering place in Northwest Houston area ). Got there a little early to give myself time in the event something would happen. Drove her all the way there, regular stop-n-go traffic, lights, etc. She didn't get above 190-ish it appears. RIght now I have no thermostat in it. Did that initially to promote the leak sealant solution to work through the system. I will change out to a high flow 160 thermostat from JEGS soon. I still have some tweeking to do of course, mostly on the distributor and its timing characteristics. Other than that, she did great. I was pleased...... Crowd loved the car and the open headers... Love the QTP electric dumps...  :D
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

hemi68charger

Some more... she drove home without any hitches...  :2thumbs:
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

nascarxx29

1969 R4 Daytona XX29L9B410772
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23UOA174597
1970 FY1 Superbird RM23UOA166242
1970 EV2 Superbird RM23VOA179697
1968 426 Road Runner RM21J8A134509
1970 Coronet RT WS23UOA224126
1970 Daytona Clone XP29GOG178701


tan top

Quote from: hemi68charger on March 16, 2015, 07:22:15 AM
Some more... she drove home without any hitches...  :2thumbs:

good to hear its all sorted  :yesnod: :2thumbs:    good pictures , thanks for posting  :cheers: :coolgleamA:







Quote from: hemi68charger on February 28, 2015, 03:35:40 PM
Well, I have fired up the ole Hemi every night for the past week and let idle for about 30-40 minutes each time. The seepage has stopped and she purrs very well. I have her idling smoothly at about 850-900 and in gear at around 750-ish. She draws a consistent 13-14 inches of vacuum. So, today I will start putting everything back together to get her back on the road...

Troy  , not trying to hijack this thread in any way ,  quick question if I may ,  how good does the power brake booster  work with  13-14 inches of vacuum , I ask this because long story short  , since the advent of the repoped bendix boosters & parts , thinking  of adding power brakes to my drums , for now , till I get all the planets / ducks in a row for discs & hydroboost one day  :P

I have 10 -11ish inches  , idling in gear 900 - 950  , with current cam set up  , thinking my  vacuum is a bit low for a booster , but drums don't need as much psi compared to discs , so may be ok  :scratchchin: still got to be better than the manual set up , I would of thought  :P

:cheers:


thinking about it  , perhaps I should of started my own thread  ,  but seeing yours had similar vacuum in gear to mine , thought I would ask here   :P

:cheers:
Feel free to post any relevant picture you think we all might like to see in the threads below!

Charger Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,86777.0.html
Chargers in the background where you least expect them 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,97261.0.html
C500 & Daytonas & Superbirds
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,95432.0.html
Interesting pictures & Stuff 
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,109484.925.html
Old Dodge dealer photos wanted
 http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,120850.0.html

hemi68charger

Quote from: tan top on March 17, 2015, 08:04:33 PM
... bendix boosters & parts , thinking  of adding power brakes to my drums , for now , till I get all the planets / ducks in a row for discs & hydroboost one day  :P


I haven't noticed much if any difference in braking ability or effort.
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection