Diff Centre Issue
Diff and housing came together perfectly...right up until some torque was out on the bolts and then a slight knocking was heard....
Diff and housing came together perfectly...right up until some torque was out on the bolts and then a slight knocking was heard....
An extreme amount of work getting these right. The design accounts for the firing order and places each 2 inch pipe in the correct...
More stock for the pipes arrived. Starting to look like a fine instrument!
We‘ve had some 304 stainless bends delivered. CAD and laser cut the header flanges from 10mm stainless plate, Nathan fabricated a boss to...
We need to clean up the factory seams, and the mounting location for parts we are doing differently, or not using. The plan will be to...
Nathan finishing off a whole lot of stuff this post. Excess original mount points and bits removed from the rear underside. Rear cross...
True Trac diff center was picked up. Aluminum housing should match up well with the Al diff housing. We went with 3.25:1. The idea is to...
So...Nathan decided to cut a big hole in the floor...luckily he also managed to fill it in again! Making room for, shaping, and...
Bracing and bracketry made for the trailing arms and suspension mount points, then all welded up. We also went for a stronger arm end,...
With the axle tubes on, machined and strengthened, planning for the “Satchell Link” rear end could start. Rear cross member fabricated,...
Now that the engine mounts are done, and gearbox cross member complete, it’s time to start on the four link coil over rear end. Nathan...
Nathan welded in the cross member structure and finishing off the cross member. Bushings just need to be pressed in. Also adding some...
Getting the gearbox cross member together. Designed to accommodate the 3 inch pipes. Just another custom part for the Old Boy.
Engine in and resting on Nathan’s custom mounts for the first time. Starting to come together. We get a good look at the aluminium block...
We’re using the Torqueflite 727 gearbox. The Charger drive train tunnel is offset so needed to be completely removed. Initially stages of...
After the move to Nathan's, job one turned from rear end work into mounting the engine. The original mounts on the CRS front end required...
The idea to build came from this. I wanted to build it with and for dad, complete original tribute to have some memories of when we were...
Found this beauty in W.A. in the hands of Don Robertson. 1972 VH Charger, like the one dad used to own when we were kids in the early...