1970 Charger Peking to Paris Rally Car

[Joe Handley]

Bill’s ‘50 Stude Rally Car got me thinking about this again and finally decided to start looking into it using the Fast and Furious Dom’s ‘70 Charger and Jeep (TJ) Wrangler Rubicon posted up a couple pics with just the TJ Rubi tires then the wheels and tires under the body with the floor sitting on a couple of slicks from the Charger kit.

Then here’s the difference between the TJ kit tires and the slicks and skinnies from the Charger.

 

I did pop it apart and mark the wheel openings so I can trim the part that has the chrome trim to make a little more room for the tires.

Edited December 28, 2022 by Joe Handley

[Joe Handley]

Got the fenders trimmed and that seemed to have done the trick, probably would have been around 1” added clearance throughout the openings if it was on a real 2nd Gen Charger.

[Joe Handley]

Got some more work done tonight, the rear suspension, torque box, and suspension lift for the rear was all glued in before going to an appointment with Dad then getting dinner. After we got home and had dinner a few hours later, I got to work lifting the front of the car by cutting and bending suspension parts to do what I wanted.

It also appears that I will need to mini tub the rear a little bit as well, luckily I have plenty of prescription bottles laying around to destroy for the effort!

 

The other thing I need to do is to try and make the curbside Jeep wheels fit the Charger’s axle and spindles, May need to figure that out tomorrow.

[Scott8950]

Very cool build.. Reminds me of the baja version from one of the movies.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Looking good. Surely a lot faster than the ol' Stude too.   

[Joe Handley]

3 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Looking good. Surely a lot faster than the ol' Stude too.   

Thanks and Maybe, maybe not, I’m just going to build it as though it has a low compression 383 in it, figure a low-ish compression but still pretty healthy 383 would be better than a larger and more powerful B or RB motor.

Edited December 28, 2022 by Joe Handley

[Joe Handley]

1 hour ago, Scott8950 said:

Very cool build.. Reminds me of the baja version from one of the movies.

 

That is one of many Chargers built by Hollywood that inspired this build, though the below one more so in particular, which was done to chase thieves in Jeep CJ-5S that would go places that none of the 2wd cars on the show could go.

 

 

As well as a ‘62 Plymouth Fury Dad had, which had been his first new car as well as been modified and raced on the street and tracks, but retired from that life when Dad went to work for the railroad. What Dad did was add air shocks to the back (which I think the above GL had as well, story line wise), cranked the torsion bars to lift the front, used Dodge Truck wheels and taller tires all around with wider rear tire, all to compliment the SureGrip equipped 8 3/4” rear axle. There were few places he’s said that Plymouth wouldn’t go along the railroad’s right or ways and outside of Jeeps, few trucks  could follow!
 

 

[espo]

8 hours ago, Joe Handley said:

Got some more work done tonight, the rear suspension, torque box, and suspension lift for the rear was all glued in before going to an appointment with Dad then getting dinner. After we got home and had dinner a few hours later, I got to work lifting the front of the car by cutting and bending suspension parts to do what I wanted.

It also appears that I will need to mini tub the rear a little bit as well, luckily I have plenty of prescription bottles laying around to destroy for the effort!

 

The other thing I need to do is to try and make the curbside Jeep wheels fit the Charger’s axle and spindles, May need to figure that out tomorrow.

Running into the same problem on a build on the bench now. I used a couple short lengths of copper and plastic tubing to adapt the wheels to the spindly axel ends. 

[Joe Handley]

1 hour ago, espo said:

Running into the same problem on a build on the bench now. I used a couple short lengths of copper and plastic tubing to adapt the wheels to the spindly axel ends. 

It’s funny you say that, I was thinking the same for this one, only with brass instead of copper!

Edited December 28, 2022 by Joe Handley

[espo]

Just now, Joe Handley said:

It’s funny you say that, I was thinking the same for this one!

I'm building a Moebius '65 Belvedere I and the kits axels are very delicate, and they provide a short plastic spacer between the axal and the wheel backs. These are prone to disappearing since they are attracted to the floor. They are an odd size that can't be bought so I have had to improvise a little.  

[Joe Handley]

I think I’m going to imbed a length of the brass rod I use for axles on the Pegasus wheels into the wheels with either plastic stock and/or Bondic then drill out the spindles and axle ends and CA the brass into them during final assembly.

[Joe Handley]

Had to add some mini tubs since the tires are just that tall.

got them mocked up for now, will try and finish them after dinner.