Inherited dads race car 69 charger rt/se

[79cordoba]

I don't know everything about the car..
I will add pictures soon, he told me
edlebrock 780 vacuum secondary
edlebrock victor 440 intake
stock heads
domed pistons 11 to 1 compression
balanced and blueprinted
half inch isky roller cam
727 with shift kit 3800 stall auto manual valve body
dana 60 with 5:13 to 1 gears
leaf springs relocated and tubbed
msd box
msd pro billet distributor
I'm 19 and have been working on the car with my dad for years. He passed away about a month ago and i'm trying to get his car running better. I know the carb and timing both need adjusting. It runs and drives right now but is hard to start and bogs when it's floored. I will add more later but just wanted to get a thread going.

 

[69 GTX]

Very sorry to hear about your Dad. Your not to far from me. Guys here will be happy to help you. How about a picture or two.

 

[65-440]

sorry about your father. Sounds like you have a cool car to look after now !

 

[RT K_line]

Sorry to hear about you dad I'll be praying for you and your family. Cool car to remember him by though.

 

[1967coronet440]

Welcome, sorry to hear about your pops. You came to the right place for help!

 

[Frustration]

Good luck with your Charger. Very sorry to hear about your father.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Sorry about the loss of your dad. I was also 19 when my father passed.

 

[oldbee]

Sorry about your dad, sounds like he knew what he was doing,at least with not going to a humongous carb right off the bat. Lotsa help on this forum,ask away.

 

[biomedtechguy]

I'm 19 and have been working on the car with my dad for years.

You're a blessed young man having had that time and experience working on that car with your dad, and I am sorry for your loss.
Lots of experienced members here. They have helped me many times.

 

[not so famous bob]

You're a blessed young man having had that time and experience working on that car with your dad, and I am sorry for your loss.
Lots of experienced members here. They have helped me many times.

My dad was a slave driver, all he cared about was the farm and cattle/putting up hay, building fence etc. Always something to do. Back to the charger, sounds like a bigger double pumper would be in order to me ! I used to switch back and forth between an 870 vac secondary , and an 800 double pumper on one of my hotrods, the double pumper will be faster, but the vac sec. got the best mileage.

 

[biomedtechguy]

Mileage shouldn't factor in IMO.
I will defer tuning suggestions to other forum members in this case.
Good luck!

 

[STREETREBEL]

I hope my son is as happy as you are to get my car. And not just sell it!

 

[LemonWedge]

So sorry to hear of your fathers passing, but it’s really cool that his car has been moved along to you. This is a great site for positive friendly advice. You’ll find no shortage of help here. Initially, I would agree with others that an 11:1 roller-cam engine with a single plane and 5.13 gears should benefit from more carburetor than a 780 vacuum carb. Significantly more.

 

[gtxracer]

I too echo the sentiments of everyone on this thread regarding the loss of your father. It does sound like you have a great start with the car. I do think 5.13's is a bit stout for your engine combination. With all the info available here from all the Pentastar Mopar people, it's only a matter of time and you'll figure it out.

 

[moparcrazy]

Hey bud lets see some pics of your dads car ! Gotta love those 69 Charger's !!

 

[Ironbuilt]

Sorry to hear about you Dad. Prayers for you and your family.

NEED PICS NOW!!!

 

[Car Nut]

 

[biomedtechguy]

Must...post...pix...

 

[69b3rt]

I'm sure the excitement wore off and the kid sold the car to get a late model.

 

[gtxracer]

We can all hope the car wasn't sold however the emotions and sadness over the loss of his Dad might have played a huge part in the sale. I can respect that...