Blog of the building of a Challenger Drag Pak

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Well, not that anyone cares , I am really doing it so I keep a record of what I do on what day, for my own history of this and that.

I started a blog on our Drag Pak #24 at blogspot.

Im not going to divulge any "Secret Squirrel" stuff that I think will make us competitive but Its a running progress for anyone that cares....with pictures from time to time.

http://newhemiracing.blogspot.com/

Cheers all

Chris

[Jim Wahl]

Well I care and I'm interested! Jim

[Jeff Teuton]

Ok, mine is @ B & B race cars in Tenn. I am working on two 5.9 for stock and ss. We will also work on the dyno on the 6.1 and 5.7. I already got lots of stuff for the driveline. We will use a 8 3/4 742 case with the special Jim Bailey treatment. We are going to paint it B5 (1970) and it will look like the 2010 Classic Pkg on the Challenger. No Decals.
Plan on running in H/SA unless with the large driver it goes into I/SA. We already got the Fast system working on our GT/FA but we don't think we are even close to the bottom. It is # 16. B & B will do the cage, rear axle, rear brakes and some other stuff. My body shop will paint the car. That's my blog. I'm too old to blog. I am not too old, however, to drink beer.

[cicero819]

Chris keep the blog going, not only instructive but fun to watch.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

I wondered who was getting the 5.9's last I talked to Gary Stanton they had just finished them up.....all 4 of them I think

I was kinda (sort of) dissapointed we didint order one and build it as a 6.1....oh well.....

Sounds slick.

What pro gears are you using with a 742 ? or arent you ?

Cheers

Chris

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Ok, mine is @ B & B race cars in Tenn. I am working on two 5.9 for stock and ss. We will also work on the dyno on the 6.1 and 5.7. I already got lots of stuff for the driveline. We will use a 8 3/4 742 case with the special Jim Bailey treatment. We are going to paint it B5 (1970) and it will look like the 2010 Classic Pkg on the Challenger. No Decals.
Plan on running in H/SA unless with the large driver it goes into I/SA. We already got the Fast system working on our GT/FA but we don't think we are even close to the bottom. It is # 16. B & B will do the cage, rear axle, rear brakes and some other stuff. My body shop will paint the car. That's my blog. I'm too old to blog. I am not too old, however, to drink beer.

[Jeff Teuton]

We have at least one 360. We aren't using a pro gear, a Jim Bailey treated gear. Probably start with a 4.88. I figure if I can't break one with my large orange barge @ 3750 lbs, the 3370 challenger should be a breeze. Park the 6.1 and use a 360. Kinda hard to park a 10-15K motor, but it ain't goin anywhere. I figure Irvin Johns will find all the details, and then we can steal them. Cheap & Easy

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

There you go, well be pulling our motor after Gainesville and going with a more "trick" setup, well use the other as our backup. Im hoping the 2nd motor is done by then...(Im doing it so if its not its noones fault but mine)

Why the 360 out of curiosity ? I know the reasons I might have chosen it but Im curious about the people that actually did....

Chris

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

We have at least one 360. We aren't using a pro gear, a Jim Bailey treated gear. Probably start with a 4.88. I figure if I can't break one with my large orange barge @ 3750 lbs, the 3370 challenger should be a breeze. Park the 6.1 and use a 360. Kinda hard to park a 10-15K motor, but it ain't goin anywhere. I figure Irvin Johns will find all the details, and then we can steal them. Cheap & Easy

[Jeff Teuton]

We ran that motor for years in T/STK. Have run as fast as 9.52 @ 138 with it @ 2900 lbs in our Duster that we currently run in GT/FA. With the old T/STK motor with narrowed runners and dome pistons removed we ran 9.85 @ 132 @ 3075 lbs in GT/FA @ Reynolds in Oct. and it is now EFI Fast System. Still on 9" tires, still footbraking. Funny that the 360 combo was almost exactly what we ran for years. The cam is just north of legal for stock eliminator and has stock hydraulic rollers. So I thought I would try the motor in H/SA. I don't think I can get it to minimum cause I weigh just south of 300.

[D.Holly]

Please keep the thread going. I'm a big fan of the new Challengers and really enjoy hearing the inside scoop.

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Jeff Teuton

Ok, mine is @ B & B race cars in Tenn. I am working on two 5.9 for stock and ss. We will also work on the dyno on the 6.1 and 5.7. I already got lots of stuff for the driveline. We will use a 8 3/4 742 case with the special Jim Bailey treatment. We are going to paint it B5 (1970) and it will look like the 2010 Classic Pkg on the Challenger. No Decals.
Plan on running in H/SA unless with the large driver it goes into I/SA. We already got the Fast system working on our GT/FA but we don't think we are even close to the bottom. It is # 16. B & B will do the cage, rear axle, rear brakes and some other stuff. My body shop will paint the car. That's my blog. I'm too old to blog. I am not too old, however, to drink beer.

I will be doing #53. I have thinking about everything from replicating my Tor-Red 2010 classic to the team colors from the 90's like my truck. Or something entirely different. Jeff what are you going to run for rims to create the classic look?

Eric