Gateway Classic Cars of Tampa is proud to offer this stunning 1970
Dodge Challenger. This complete nut & bolt restoration took nearly
3 years and over 3000 man hours to complete and it shows. The build
started with a running & driving car that from the outside appeared
to be in pretty good condition. Once the car went through media
blasting a different story was told. The body had some issues that
were professionally repaired by cutting out the rusted areas and
replacing them with welded in patch panels and it is evident that
no corners were going to be cut on this restoration project.
Wanting to stay with a rather original looking Challenger the body
mods would consist of very subtle changes including the bumpers
being modified to enhance their fit to the body, welding the bumper
bolts on the back side of the painted bumpers and removing the
stock vertical �nerf bars� that would be found on a stock
Challenger. Little details are what make the car, and this one has
all the right ones! The door handles were shaved, the outside
mirrors were removed, and the side marker lights were removed in
order to give the body a very clean and smooth appearance. When it
was time to repaint the Challenger, all of the original �badges�
were replaced with hand painted art applied over the color coat,
but under the clear coat. The original 383 block was bored .030
over with the stroke increased by .87 giving this Mopar a total of
489 cubic inches. A matching set of Edelbrock heads, intake
manifold, and 850 CFM carburetor were used as well as a complete
rotating assembly (crankshaft, rods and pistons) from 440 Source.
The huge Comp cam was used to operate the valve train with multiple
pulls on the dyno in order to fine tune this blue printed engine,
an astonishing 542 HP @ 5600 RPM was achieved. Factor in the insane
594 FT LBS of torque at 4300 RPM while running on regular old 93
pump gas and you have yourself one bad street machine. A
transmission was the next decision to be made and as with the rest
of the build it was nothing but the best. The Tremec TKO 5 speed
was the natural choice and while mated to a Strange S60 rear end,
including a custom length drive shaft (also from Strange
Engineering),this thing is pretty much bullet proof. The 3.55 gear
set gives you the ability to cruise down the highway and not be
turning 3000 RPM. With all that go fast stuff under the hood the
decision was made to go with 13� Baer brakes at all four wheels.
Not only do These 13� drilled and slotted rotors bring this orange
streak to a standstill while they also look great. The builders
also color coded the calipers to match the Go Mango Orange Paint
and the Top Banana Yellow stripe. The cockpit of this jet is very
subtle with Black leather buckets accented with suede inners giving
it an almost factory but updated look. The leather covered dash and
console with carbon fiber pistol grip shifter definitely finish it
off with the utmost class. Options on this multiple show winning
1970 Dodge Challenger include; AC, AM/FM/CD, Power Steering, Power
Locks, Power Windows, Keyless Entry, Seat Belts, Anti Theft
Systems, Leather and Suede Interiors, Radial Tires, Aluminum Wheels
wrapped in Radial Tires. To view this 1970 Dodge Challenger in
greater detail, including over 100 high definition pictures and a
full length high definition video, please go to
www.gatewayclassiccars.com. To see this car in person, please make
an appointment by calling us at (813) 645-6200, or by email at
[email protected]