My Rampage... Cruiser/Drag Week Car

[MR P-BODY]

last couple for now

[Mater]

nice

never relised just how much room was under the hood of the old FWD dodges.

[MR P-BODY]

nice

never relised just how much room was under the hood of the old FWD dodges.

Thats after taking out the shelf thats normally in front of the windshield (about 10") and
pushing the engine right back to the new firewall ... I pushed the engine back as far as I
could for better weight distribution... I also moved the engine 1" to the right of centerline
for a bit more leg room in the cab.... the seats are all the way back to the rear wall of the cab...
I have that project on hold for a few weeks while I complete a tube chassis for a customer then
I'll get back on it plus get some currant pics

[Shawn Anderson]

Great projct! Wish I could have gotten you that other Rampage hope to see you at drag week.

[JOES66FURY]

too cool.

[MR P-BODY]

Thanks guys... it has been a fun project.... about the only item I
still need to buy is the drive shaft.... I'm gonna pull the engine and
trans 1 more time just for some minor stuff like mounting the trans
lines and installing the trans shield then put it back in for the final
time(hopefully)... then its back to the wiring and installing the brake
and fuel lines.... then body work... I want the body ready for paint
in June... I'll beat on it first before I paint it... just in case something
needs to come out(dont want to scratch the new paint)

[MR P-BODY]

Here's a pic of the fuel tank I built... this pic is before I mounted the filler cap ...
I used the old sending unit from the original tank but modified it to fit this tank..
its 18 gals

[MR P-BODY]

Well got the engine/trans and the trans shield in for the final
time... got the fuel system done, brake lines are in, finishing
up the exhaust tomorrow(lacking 2 V=clamps for the muffs...
here's a few of the latest pics

[BBR]

Looking good Mike! That diamond plate engine bay sure makes me think of the inside of an oven though!

[MR P-BODY]

Well I fired it up this morning... I set the fuel pressure... gave it three
pump shops and hit the starter... fired right up... here is a short video...
I couldnt run it long... dont have the lower radiator hose yet

http://youtu.be/lqwzI9_EZ_Y

[Beagle]

Vroom!

Excellent. Congrats, does it make it worth it? I bet it does, it works for me. YAY!

[MR P-BODY]

Well that video the timing was 16*... I bumped it up to 34*
and it came to life.. I thought I had a dist in it with advance
but I didnt... this one is locked... I have the cooing system
filled now so after adjusting the timing I was gonna set the
carb BUT both accelerator pumps are leaking so I blew that
off til Monday when I can fix the carb..... yeah its good to
see it running.... thats a big jump forward

[milner351]

WOW - you're really making incredible progress! Great looking work!

[CDMBill]

Cool! Great progress: you are going to need sun glasses to work under the hood outside in the daylight.

[MR P-BODY]

Cool! Great progress: you are going to need sun glasses to work under the hood outside in the daylight.

Yeah I wanted something different and I believe I got it... just like my race car...
no one would think of building a tube chassis Plymouth Sundance... but me...lol

Oh yeah I got the wiring all done today so I'll put the fascia back on tomorrow
and give it a check over then take it for its maiden putt down the road for a
short run and see what it acts like