RS Performance 70 Challenger

[Roadster Shop]

Here is a '70 Challenger that we have been building on and off for the past 2 years. The car is now in the final stages ready for paint.
Rendering by Eric Brockmeyer, Brockmeyer Designs



It started off as a very solid car. We had originally planned to put a chassis under it, but then decided the floors were too nice to cut out. It is pretty rare to find a car that required no rust repair in the mid-west. (the '70 convertible behind it in the picture is another story.)

Most of these pictures were taken at our old shop just before the clutter over took it!

[Aschle]

That ought to be a pretty nice ride !!!

Jason

[Roadster Shop]

Engine is an aluminum 528 Hemi from Indy with a Billet Specialties Tru-Trac Serpentine System. Trans is a Tremec TKO 600 5-Speed

Fabbed a sheet metal air cleaner/intake tube that seals to an air box on the underside of the hood. Had to keep it very low to fit under the hood

[Roadster Shop]

Rear body mods: (Car in 1st primer stages)
Narrowed and sectioned bumpers to tuck them tight in the body.
Re-worked the quarter panels and recessed for the bumper
Shaved the marker lights
Fabbed lower roll pan
Fabbed spoiler that is welded to the decklid with ends part of the 1/4 panel
gor rid of the stock rear body panel and tail light housings.
Made the tail lights mount from inside the trunk and eliminated all trim
Fabbed single, center exhaust tip

[Roadster Shop]

Front Body Mods:
Removed headlight doors and trim around tip of fenders and removed the hood front edge molding. Fabbed all out of steel and made them part of the fenders and hood.
Sectioned, narrowed, and tucked front bumper.
Re-worked front fenders for a flush mounted front bumper.
Shaved marker lights
Fabbed lower front spoiler/splitter
Black Halo headlights
Fabbed custom hood

[Tom.A]

Awesome You guy's are really turning out some nice cars.

[Roadster Shop]

Need some input on the color.
It is going to be a solid grey. No metallics or pearls.
We have sprayed out three colors on a test panel with flat black which will be used on the T/A sytle stripe.

We are leaning towards the one on the left. The center color almost looks too much liker a glossy primer, and the one on the right might be too dark w/ the flat black.

Any thoughts????

[Roadster Shop]

Thanks Tom and Jason. We are trying to get this one and a few more PT cars out for this summer.

[WhitecatD]

Originally Posted by RS-Perf

Front Body Mods:
Removed headlight doors and trim around tip of fenders and removed the hood front edge molding. Fabbed all out of steel and made them part of the fenders and hood.
Sectioned, narrowed, and tucked front bumper.
Re-worked front fenders for a flush mounted front bumper.
Shaved marker lights
Fabbed lower front spoiler/splitter
Black Halo headlights
Fabbed custom hood

Really Nice work!!

Where did you get the Halo headlights?

They look way cool

[Van B]

Awesome looking project.

My buddy and I came down a few weeks ago, he was looking for some stuff for his Model A and didn't realize you didn't have stuff on display any more. Talked to the nice lady in the showroom for a bit. Nice shop. Would like to come down for a tour some time.