JCG Restoration & Customs 70 Challenger 2nd Test Car!

[Cris@JCG]

We just started this project Monday.. The car has been lingering here @ the shop for a few months putting a plan together for it.. Last Saturday I drove it 2 the SoCal Challenge & now is in pcs ready for upgrades…




Car was an original 440 6 Pack, 4 speed, Dana 60 Car…



Carter Hickman has a concept for us…



The first step was putting it on a jig & cutting out the existing frame rails… We measured the JCG 67-69 Camaro Sub-Frame with ride height & it was a close enough match… The grafting of the sub-frame is going pretty smooth..













Engine choice! LS Mast Motorsports 416 with RPM Road Race transmission.. C&R 9” Ford third member… I know a lot of guys are not gonna like what we are doing their.. But you can't beat the HP & packaging from a LS engine.. It is gonna be pretty damm cool showing up to LS Fest in this car…












Using a GMR 9” Ford Housing with JCG 3 Link rear suspension.. Tomorrow we design the shock mounts with top link mounting point…






More Progress Pics Next Friday!

[BANKO]

Wow Cris, you guys are fast, wasn't the SoCal challenge held only a week ago?!? Amazing how much is already done to it.

I love the rendering! Can't wait to hear all the Mopar guys whine about the hot little Mast motor you have in this machine. What oil pan are you running on this motor, it looks like a sheetmetal pan?

[67XR7]

Am I the only one who cringes just a little, about taking a 440-6pack car and putting a chevy in it?

[WSSix]

Originally Posted by 67XR7

Am I the only one who cringes just a little, about taking a 440-6pack car and putting a chevy in it?

Nope. I do too but I understand the reasoning and respect the owner's wishes. Not saying you're not but I'm certain a lot of people are going to have the same reaction. This car is going to be cool as hell though. Love the rendering.

[Cris@JCG]

Josh- We are on a fast pace to get this car on the road.. I have a completion date in my head that I would like for this car to be completed.. The car will be a down & dirty re-do.. Nothing fancy.. just upgrades to do some testing of JCG components..

Oil pan is ATS pan that we used for mock up..


I knew the drivetrain choice for this car was not going to be popular.. but I had a pile of parts sitting in corner of the shop that I pulled out of 2007 Mustang that needed a new home.. Primary goal for this car is to test & race the crap out of it.. & have some fun..

If time permits & can find somebody to let me borrow a late model Hemi Engine.. I will fit it between the frame rails to see how it fits..

Originally Posted by 67XR7

Am I the only one who cringes just a little, about taking a 440-6pack car and putting a chevy in it?

Originally Posted by WSSix

Nope. I do too but I understand the reasoning and respect the owner's wishes. Not saying you're not but I'm certain a lot of people are going to have the same reaction. This car is going to be cool as hell though. Love the rendering.

[Cole]

Originally Posted by Cris@JCG

If time permits & can find somebody to let me borrow a late model Hemi Engine.. I will fit it between the frame rails to see how it fits..

Music to our ears...

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by Cris@JCG

....If time permits & can find somebody to let me borrow a late model Hemi Engine.. I will fit it between the frame rails to see how it fits..

Ooops, there you have....any takes that will give Cris a Mopar engine? Don't hold your breath Cris. Do what you do. It may just be me, but I wouldn't care if you put a Honda 4-cylinder in it. Of course I'm exaggerating a bit, but you get my point. Just as long as it would be a bad a$$ car.

[MCB Matt]

Originally Posted by 67XR7

Am I the only one who cringes just a little, about taking a 440-6pack car and putting a chevy in it?

Sorry to jack the thread, you sent me a PM but i tried to reply and you message box is full...

Matt

[Cris@JCG]

For the last two months this car has been put thru the test.. Attending as many open track events that I can plus doing some Auto-X events.. Car now has about 2500 miles on it with half of those being very hard track miles.. Car is working great... Making adjustments & changes as I learn what the car likes.. Gear changes, tires, brake ducting, completed the interior, & the list goes on..

Next phase for the car is to pull motor & make some changes.. Ditching the manual brakes.. going with Master cylinder & booster from a 2008 Z06 Corvette.. Get the car ready for USCA event in Fontana & then headed to the Mid-West for some events out there..

Action shot from this past weekend @ Good Guys Delmar!

[GregWeld]

Does that car have an anti roll bar?