LS3 Charger - old school

http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrxp_130500_dodge_charger_daytona_fast___furious_6/

Yup the charger in F&F6 is powered by an LS3.

They built 7 of them but only 3.5 remain.

Now to find some info on the little homebuilt cars they used.

God those are beautiful, but could they find something else to trash in the next movie?

well huh

WANT!!!

Stupid.

bravenrace wrote: Stupid.

Not seeing anything stupid there? Unless its parked on your lawn?

bravenrace wrote: Stupid.

This.

The car is perfect for what it does. Looks good, goes fast, is durable. It's not a show car, it's a tool. A disposable tool at that. These guys are making a living building, driving, and filming cars. Sign me up.

I like it. I also like blasphemy.

I found it more interesting that they used TH-400's with manual valve body's in all but one of them.

Anyone else think of this?

This is surprising news? It's well known the previous films' Chargers were SBC powered as well. On a movie set, the fewer different engine types to keep track of, the better.

DoctorBlade wrote: God those are beautiful, but could they find something else to trash in the next movie?

"“We found a total of seven, 1968-1970 Dodge Chargers from across the country. Some were a mess with barely anything to build from,” explained McCarthy."

I imagine they crushed the ones that were mostly bondo.

Catatafish wrote:

bravenrace wrote: Stupid.

Not seeing anything stupid there? Unless its parked on your lawn?

It's my opinion. No need for personal attacks, dude. Besides, there's nothing parked on my lawn.

nicksta43 wrote: I found it more interesting that they used TH-400's with manual valve body's in all but one of them.

I had one in a '71 Formula 400. It was great. If I could have figured out how to replace the torque converter with a clutch (just to get going), I would have preferred it over a manual trans. Actually, I did prefer it over a manual trans anyway. 500hp is pretty violent with a manual. The auto worked much better with lots of HP.

Threadjack!

bravenrace wrote: *snip* . If I could have figured out how to replace the torque converter with a clutch (just to get going), I would have preferred it over a manual trans.

google "clutchflite". It has been done... Back to your regular thread...

Scott

In reply to noddaz:

Yeah, I know it's been done, but when I was 17 back in '77 I couldn't figure out how to do it.

I havent seen the movie but that is THE coolest looking charger daytona / superbird rendition ive seen. The molded-in nose piece and tinted headlight covers add WAY more than i would have thought to the look.

I cannot make myself like the look of those cars. I don't like the Aeroback Monte Carlo, either. /blasphemy

Streetwiseguy wrote: I cannot make myself like the look of those cars. I don't like the Aeroback Monte Carlo, either. /blasphemy

The majority of the buying public in 1969-1970 agreed with you, too. Apparently it was a major bitch to get the production models to sell....I read a story in a mopar magazine when I was younger about some dude who bought a gold (blech!) 440 six pack daytona brand new two years after it was built, and paid waaaay under sticker for it. He still had it in 1995 when it was featured in the magazine.

In reply to psteav:

I've already read rumors more than a few were converted to "normal" Chargers as well; swapping on standard front sheet metal and filling in the holes after wing removal. Sort of building a stealth version of a Charger 500 (which shared the flush rear glass with the Daytona).

Amusing silly trivia: All of the MPC model kits for the General Lee were based on an older Charger 500 kit, evidenced by the flush rear glass. I actually remember seeing an episode of the DoH where the General was such a car, built from either a 500 or a Daytona.

In reply to psteav:

I delivered news papers to the local Chry-Ply dealer in 1970. I remember them having 6 or 7 Superbirds on the front row of their new car lot for quite a while.