Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Will be watching this with interest. :read2:
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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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cool project, don't discount the explorer 8.8 axle. cheaper than a 9" and comes with 31 spline shafts, lsd and disc brakes as stock.
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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Not too much to report here, but some progress is on the cards.

Can't do much on the car without an engine and box to mock up in position. I found a Jerico box fairly local last year, but crate LS engines have been unobtainable for a couple of years , with no end currently in sight.

So I gave up waiting for a crate, and will go the slightly more expensive route of building an engine from scratch. The upside is that the finished product will make more HP - around 600 if all goes to plan. John Sleath is doing the build .

Summit fortunately have ally blocks in stock . One has been ordered and should get here this week. Everything else is more or less available. John will build the engine and tune it with a FuelTech ecu, which will include all sorts of data logging possibilities generally for the car - G forces, suspension travel, etc.
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The car has been buried in the corner of the workshop for about a year. I got a few days off work last week, tidied the workshop, dragged the car out of its corner, and bolted on the wings and bonnet for a bit of inspiration. I'll order the steel for the rollcage next week.
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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Excellent! Are you going CDS or Chrome Moly for the cage?
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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Matt wrote: Tue Dec 21, 21 7:40 pm
Giving myself about 15 months to get this one done.
No pressure! :D

Have you decided which look to go for yet?
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Pete wrote: Tue Nov 29, 22 11:45 pm Excellent! Are you going CDS or Chrome Moly for the cage?
I am expecting to go CDS .

My understanding of using Moly is that the higher strength of the material would allow an equally strong cage to be built out of thinner-wall tube, and save some weight. However the thinner wall tube would not be legal under MSA regs . Will do some more research though.
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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Stu wrote: Wed Nov 30, 22 5:26 am
Matt wrote: Tue Dec 21, 21 7:40 pm
Giving myself about 15 months to get this one done.
No pressure! :D

Have you decided which look to go for yet?
I think , at the moment, not lime green. Got a few other options in mind....
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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Look forward to seeing the progress Matt. Gotta a love a race car. 8-)
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Re: Matt's 1970 'Trans-Am' Challenger

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Well they say if you want something done, give it to someone busy.

Looks like I now have a 610HP, dry sump, fuel injected, all aluminium LS small block.

Better crack on with the rest of the car I suppose...



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Excellent Christmas present to self! :reindeer: :santa:
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