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[bone-yard-racing]

Can you guess what it is?

[MoxHair]

1984 Charger?

Junk it

[Frizbe]

Can you guess what it is?

Fucked?

[bone-yard-racing]

Both right. I am out-bid on the weber set up. Come on sensiable people talk me out of restoring a k-car.

[MoxHair]

Its a K-car... lol thats reason enough

[J-Villa]

junk it

[MyNeonSaysHi]

Trash it. Looks like too much work.

[atom]

Trash it, if it was a GLH i'd say go for it though

[grambo]

Don't waste your time.

[bone-yard-racing]

Trash it, if it was a GLH i'd say go for it though

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1 of 468 the H.O. got all of the shelby stuff with out any of the interior or body also no A/C and PS was an option (which I have)

[EvoNeon02]

Junk it and buy my turbo charged 240

[oklamopar]

If that's all that's wrong with it and its a low number performance model. find a donor car with good floors and re do it. I had a duster with floors a lot worse than that.
whats the rest of the car look like?

[bone-yard-racing]

Junk it and buy my turbo charged 240

Where and how much?


The rest of the car was pretty bad too but I have fixed it and just decided to pull the carpet up last night.

[bone-yard-racing]

Junk it and buy my turbo charged 240

1 letter too many

[frankeneon]

Its a K-car... lol thats reason enough

[JRM]

Don't waste your time.

[LaidNeon]

how does the rest of the body look??? replacing the floor pan is simple, but time consuming. What really matters is how rusted the body is

[INVUJerry]

Oui vay. Sell it on turbododge.com for some collector and get a 240.

[Panhead]

if the body is clean, go for it. replacing floor panels is not hard.

[Midnight_Rider]

I'm confused... is it a K-car or do you have a Shelby something or other? Junk the former, restore the latter.

[BlackRoseRacing]

Is it a numbers car?
Or just a special model?

[OverDrive418]

Looks like weight reduction to me.
Now all you gotta do is bolt a 5 gal. paint bucket to the floor and go!


But I'm a little confused too on what it is you're trying to do. If you just want something fast pull the "Shelby" motor and put it in a better chasis (or just diamond plate the floorboards provided the rest of it isn't rusted to hell). If you're trying to restore to original then you DEFINATLY have your work cut out for you.

Either way it looks like from these pictures it may be cheaper and safer to get something else.

[kc2005ptgt]

naw, cut it out and replace it with diamond plate. Then when your computer screams DANGER TO MANIFOLD, watch out, because your rivets may pop out of the floor diamond plate

[bone-yard-racing]

I'm confused... is it a K-car or do you have a Shelby something or other? Junk the former, restore the latter.

The 83 1/2-87 "shelby" charger's were built right along side these by dodge (think new GT500) They were developed at the Chrysler-Shelby performance center while the 86 (omni) and 87(charger) GLHS' were built at shelby automobiles with the rest of the #'ed cars.

Taken from "dempsy bowling":

"The first car to receive his attention was the Charger; it developed into the 83 1/2 Shelby Charger. Carroll dictated a large number of changes. In Shelby's own words, "I laid out all the parameters that I wanted in the car. The main parameters were to have as good a handling front-wheel-drive car as there is anywhere, that it be unique in appearance, and that it perform adequately." The engine was an enhanced 2.2 liter. It was block milled .030 inch, which raised the compression ratio to 9.6:1. The overhead cam was retarded four degrees for better top-end performance. The engine was carbureted richer than the normal, federal-package 2.2. These changes added up to 107 hp at 5600 rpm, 13 more horses than the standard 2.2. Torque peak was 127 lb-ft at 3600 and the redline was 6000 rpm. Its sole transmission was a 5-speed manual; its final-drive ratio had been bumped from 3.56 to 3.87. Thus equipped, the car went from 0-60 in 9.0 seconds and had a 16.8 second ET at 82 mph; top speed was 117.

Numerous changes continued into the handling department. The car sat almost an inch lower, thanks to shorter springs (30% stiffer in front, 15% stiffer in rear) and also to special 195/50VR-15 Goodyear Eagle GT tires mounted on new 4-lug aluminum "pizza" wheels. The shocks were notably stiffer all around. Carroll wanted to set the front camber negative so that the outside tire would be exactly perpendicular to the road during near-the-limit cornering, but Chrysler decided against it. The steering system was all-new; it was a very firm-feeling power system with a quick 14.0:1 ratio. Braking power was much improved, too: there were larger, ventilated discs up front and larger drums out back.

Visually, the car was like nothing else on the street. A new nosepiece and a large airdam were created; the ducktail spoiler and sideskirts from the Charger 2.2 were carried over. All together, these aerodynamic addons produced a drag coefficient (Cd) of .37 - not bad for its day, especially considering the starting point. The whole thing was then painted in audacious colors featuring a prominent dorsal stripe. For 83 1/2 there were only two color schemes: Santa Fe blue with silver stripe and trim, or silver with blue stripe/trim. Production total was 8,251: 3,066 silver cars and 5,185 blue cars. Both colors featured an identical interior, covered in blue and silver. The seats were unique to the Shelby and featured Carroll's famous CS logo embroidered into both front buckets and even the back bench. (Used Shelby buyers, take note: always examine the interior closely before buying!) Other standard interior items included an AM radio, a console, and an armrest.



One very notable thing which must be mentioned is this: only three months passed between the first proposal for the Shelby Charger and its production. This is very significant and basically unheard of either before or since. It should be noted that much time was spent track testing the car, both at the drag strip and (especially) Chrysler's autocross course. This was track time that paid off.

For '84, there were a few notable changes. For starters, a new exterior color scheme was added to the lineup: Garnet red with silver stripe/trim. When Garnet was chosen as the exterior color, the interior was now grey (see below); blue and silver cars still featured a blue interior. All 1984 Chargers (and Turismos, etc) received restyled taillamps. Another change was a slight increase in horsepower to 110. I have found some suggestion that this was due to a revised camshaft. The third and most significant change was the availability of an automatic transmission; this was the only year it was offered. When the automatic was chosen then the high-output engine was not available; the standard 94 hp 2.2 was substituted for these cars. Production total was 7,552: 1,254 Garnet cars, 2,776 blue cars, and 3,522 silver cars. 1,955 of the above total production featured the automatic transmission; I do not have information on breakdown by color, however.



An interesting note: for a brief period during the 1984 model year, the Shelby's H.O. engine was available in the lesser Chargers as well. Dodge equipped 71 base model Chargers and 504 Charger 2.2s with this 110 hp engine. Note that these cars did not feature the Shelby suspension, brakes, trim, etc. Also, when the H.O. engine was selected you had to have a 5-speed transmission; no automatic was offered.
The biggest news in '85 was underhood: the carburated engine was no longer offered; in its place was Chrysler's multi-point EFI turbo powerplant. The compression ratio was lowered to 8.1:1 and max boost was set at 9psi. Power now jumped to 146 hp at 5200 rpm, while torque swelled to 168 lb-ft at 3600 rpm. In the transmission department, the final-drive ratio was returned to 3.56:1. This increased power allowed for 0-60 runs in 7.8 seconds with a quarter mile ET of 15.9 at 85 mph; top speed was up to 124 mph.



Other news included the addition of one more color scheme: black with silver stripe/trim. On the inside, the interior was redesigned and featured much-improved seats that still bore the embroidered CS logo. Underneath, the front suspension had been redesigned to allow the use of equal-length halfshafts, reducing torque steer quite a bit. Also, the car now rode on 205/50VR-15 Eagle VR50 tires which were mounted on new 5-lug aluminum "pizza" wheels. In the interior, the standard radio was upgraded to the AM/FM stereo unit. Production totaled 7,709 for the year: 439 silver cars, 843 blue cars, 2,581 red cars, and 3,846 black cars.



1986 was basically a carryover year; the only significant addition was the addition of a third brakelight in deference to federal regulation. Inside, the formerly-standard equipment armrest was now an extra-cost option. Production was 7,669 cars, with 387 silver, 793 blue, 2,994 red, and 3,495 black.

1987 was mostly carryover, but not completely. This would be the last year of Shelby Charger production (and the last year of the front-drive Charger entirely). In fact, the production was cut short and the last 1000 cars were sold to Shelby himself (they would become the 87 Charger GLHSs). This year, a few items which were previously extra-cost options for the Shelby were added to its standard equipment list: the rear window louver, sunroof, and a cassette stereo. The only optional items now were A/C and engine setup (ie- 49-state, California, or high altitude). Inside, the armrest was dropped entirely. Also, blue and silver exterior colors were dropped (along with the blue interior). Production for '87 was only 1,011, consisting of 445 red cars and 566 black ones."


Mine (I have the build sheet) was built with the "heavy duty sport" (shelby/GLH) suspension and the larger rear drums.

The only L-bodys ever to be numbered were the GLHS

[ChrisRT]

I had a plymouth turismo with the H.O 2.2 in it. I bought it years ago for 25 bucks and sold it for 50. lol

[bad04srt]

damnit.....cant you listen when the computer says "danger to manifold".....thats why your floor pans fell out

[Midnight_Rider]

...Mine (I have the build sheet) was built with the "heavy duty sport" (shelby/GLH) suspension and the larger rear drums.

You've answered my question. I was unaware of the history of these vehicles (must have been asleep since I was alive at that time ). Restore it!

[bone-yard-racing]

^ The case of permatex rust desolver gel would agree with you.

[Midnight_Rider]

[OverDrive418]

Talking about this?:


I see a lot of rust around the rear wheel (Rusty is a good name for it). If the engine is good, the frame is solid, and you're handy at welding then I say put in a new floor pan, paint a skull on the hood with a "boneyard Racing" logo under it and race it! I'm a big fan of the 80's notch/hatchback cars like Daytona/Starion/Conquest, RX-7, Supra, Trueno, Celica, 180/240, Impulse...off the top of my head. So now that I see it I'm rethinking my previous statement!