rapidtransitrick

yes that's right. the car is a 1962 dodge lancer GT. she started out with a 170 cu inch slant six. when i purchased the car i immediately swapped the old iron out for a 5.9 magnum from a 98 dakota and stormed the streets with this for quite a while. a few years ago i decided to go modern hemi. i bought everything i needed to get started with the conversion. had it all mocked up into place and then hotrod magazine did a feature on a 62 valiant that someone had done the swap of the hemi to. well this blew the wind out of my sails. (anyone who knows me, will tell you i for some reason have always had to be different). this discouraged me from the swap. and now you can imagine i needed to pursue "different". and that i am, by swapping in a boosted four cylinder.

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RacerHog

Awesome Rick..... Keep the pics coming.... That is Bad Azz Dude !!!!!

blue 68 gts

Well this will be interesting to see. What transmission are you going to use?

What turbo set up will you go with?

I own an SRT4 and can provide you with a wealth of info if needed. But I'll assume you already know about them

rapidtransitrick

thanks bob

rapidtransitrick

the trans is an MA5 five speed, found in the pontiac solstice saturn skye h3 and colorado. right now just going with the factory turbo to get it up and running. then i will worry about something different. i don't know as much as you may think so i will probably confide in your knowledge of the srt4

rich

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i picked up the turbo and manifold. along with the computer and harness. which now allowed me to continue on with my mock up

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moe7404

i dont love 4 cyl engines. BUT i think thats is just GREAT. i all ways thought about a 4 cyl off of a slant 6. i guess you are doing it. go go go.

rapidtransitrick

Thanks

RacerHog

It fit...

pro-tech

I would have never even thought of doing that...It is awsome new technology with old school car...I love the motor mount you made Cant wait to see it run and how it runs...What is the difference in horse power between the Turbo4 and the slant6????Bill

rapidtransitrick

yes it did

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slant six was around 140 hp. the srt4 is 230 hp before any tuning mods.

Mr.4spd

Torque diff? I'll bet the vehicle weights are similar, exciting build.

rapidtransitrick

Slant six torque 170. Srt4 torque 245. Neon weight. 3295.lancer weight. 2200 lbs

Slant six engine weight. 450. Srt4 engine weight. 339 lbs

rapidtransitrick

well my attentions have been on the body currently. i took the outer skin of a 70 barracuda and grafted it to the lancer hood. it has really changed the cars personality
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mr340

That hood looks awesome!!

rapidtransitrick

thanks i thought it was cool

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so i had every intention of building a rear wing for this. until i came up with this idea

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i trimmed the outer skin from the crossfire decklid shell and used it as a plug and inserted it into the lancer lid.

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screwed it down and tack welded it

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here it is for a mock up visual

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from there i took out the center styling line made a filler and finished welding everything in and finished it off with the required bodywork and then applied the primer

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then i flipped the lid over and did a little bodywork to conceal the graft

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applied epoxy primer

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then i took what was left of the crossfire skeleton and trimmed out another needed piece to finish out the underside. here it is in place. looks lik it will work out with a few filler pieces added

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RacerHog

Dang Rick...... That is turning out Awesome !!!!!

The Engine Fit under the hood and all ?

rapidtransitrick

thanks Bob

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well here it is. the under side of the trunk lid turned out fantastic.


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Justin@EntropyRad

Awesome! totally on-board with the build

rapidtransitrick

thanks. keep watchin'

Drag Pak

Cool build!

Totally deserving of a Dr. Frankendodge title.

rapidtransitrick

thanks

Justin@EntropyRad

That thing is an easy 400 wheel with some BPU+ action

rapidtransitrick

translation?

RacerHog

Not Sure what that means ether.....

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so i did the sanding on the primer. found a few minor details that needed to be addressed. took care of them and reprimed this time with urethane primer. it only got better.

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RacerHog

So Far... That looks Awesome !!!!!