Mopar Muscle Association UK

Got a bit more done this weekend.

Re- plumbed the fuel system using ally tube up to the repositioned regulator . Will support the tube well to eliminate possible flexing and cracking.



Made some battery cables, Crimped *and* soldered



Replaced the fusible link with a real fuse. Bypassed the charging circuit around the bulkhead connector.


Added a separate live feed for the electric choke, and another for the ignition module which is live in run *and* crank thanks to a new relay under the dash.


Definitely getting there

Wow epic as always young man

Looking tidy

Funnily enough,Ive just used the same type of fuse on my challenger,got to be better than the old fusible link

Is car painted yet

If I painted the car, what would I use as a workbench ?!?

Been doing a bit more on the car .


So having remembered that I'd 'borrowed' the power-to-manual steering column adaptor from the Coronet to use on the 'Cuda, I had a bit more work to do.


Martin at RPM found me a pot coupler with the larger 'manual' spline in it , so just needed to get the correct length inner column.

Power steering inner columns measure around 41 1/2" , and manual 44 1/2"

A manual column can be collapsed to a power length, but the power one will not extend far enough the other way.

Fortunately I had a manual column in the spares pile, but the nylon shear pins had been broken at some point. Always worth checking these, because if the inner column collapses on its own, the UJ ''pot" coupling can disconnect and steering is completely lost. Never a good thing.

I drilled and M3 tapped another four holes (two each side) and used nylon screws with threadlock to 'replace' the shear pins

ONe of the column mount bracket bolt holes had been crossed at some point so I straightened it out
and then finally cleaned up the wheel retaining nut thread as it had been damaged at some point


After installing the column I had to rush to get the car out of the barn as I had to load an Artic full of equipment past it. With the steering wheel pushed temporarily into place I started the engine up for the first time in 2 years. It fired immediately and runs really well. I'd forgotten how much fun this car is.