I still need to do a full write up but here is a quick look at how these turned out.

Below you can see how the new 2011+ SRT spoiler compares to the originals on a friends 2010 Challenger

A close up of the front facing camera

What it looks like from inside the car when the front facing camera turns on

I’ll have a more detailed write up on the front facing camera, for more info on how to install an SRT chin spoiler on our R/Ts, check out Speed’s garage, where he has a very detailed video on how to do this install. I’ll have a mini write up where Rob and I will add a few helpful hints that may make it go a bit easier.

The garage and drive way will be filled with Challengers this weekend while we tackle a pair of Challengers (My 2010 Plum Crazy Purl R/T and a friends 2009 Dark Titanium Metallic R/T)

We’ll be replacing our current chin spoilers with 2011 SRT one piece spoilers with brake air vent plenums.  At the same time we’ll also be installing a pair of front facing camera’s to our pre installed Lockpicks.

Last of the double mods will be replacing our current factory lug nuts.  There’s been some chatter on the forums and even a good friend at the local car club, who has had swollen lug nuts that had to be cut off.  So for some cheap premaintenance we’ll be replacing our OEM lug nuts and wheel locks with a set of after market Gorilla Lug nuts

The 2009 will also get a new set of Bullet Tech R/T center caps.

More pictures, part numbers and step by step instruction(s) next week.

Picked up a used Hurst Pistol grip shifter from the Challengertalk.com forums for a great price last week and it came in today.  I’ll be mating this with an already upgraded shifter assembly from HURST.

It should be noted that this was the version from pistolgrip727.com, that fits stock 6-Speed shifter assemblies, which I’m installing on the full Hurst sort throw assembly.  However with a few very minor modifications I was able to install and buttoned this mod up in about 20 minutes, which included a test drive.

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CNBC/Yahoo lists the 1970 Dodge Challenger (in Plum Crazy no less) as one of the top ten most beautiful cars of all time

1970 Dodge Challenger R/T

A white 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T famously starred in the 1971 film “Vanishing Point” (and because of that, a plot device in Quentin Tarantino’s “Death Proof”). Brauer points out other noteworthy aspects of this model: It was also the first for “E-Body,” it offered with 426 Hemi engine and it was available in “high-impact” colors like “Plum Crazy Purple.”

Modern Day Successor: Dodge Challenger

– Source and to see the other nine cars click here via Modern Mopar Forums

Something old something new 1970 vs 2010, a photo by jlandi on Flickr.

It’s almost like the Cuda is looking into the future and seeing it’s distant cousin.

My friend Steve’s awesome 1970 Cuda in In-Violate with the reflection of my 2010 Plum Crazy Purl Challenger

Latest mini mod was replacing my current Challenger front grill emblem with an old school script like we have on the fenders of the Classic model.

I’ve removed the front grill’s modern Challenger logo (Bold block text vs old school script) replaced it with the Challenger Classic side script emblem and relocated it to the drivers side next to the R/T.

The OEM emblem comes off by simply squeezing the top and bottom of the emblem together, and releasing the clips that hold it to the front honeycomb grill.   The Challenger emblem I used is the same for the fenders.  It does not have clips and you adhere it via 3M tape.  Simply clean off the area with alcohol, peal the backing off the new (old) emblem and align with the bottom edge of the R in the R/T emblem.

Part number:  68044799AA – as of this article, $41.28 + shipping ($3.99 to Florida)  From Steve White Parts (via Challengertalk.com– use the PM feature on the ChallengerTalk forums)

Thanks to Steve in our local club for reminding me that I had to do this mod.

Update: It’s just been announced that Orlando Dodge will be the main automotive sponsor for the Soaked show on Sept 7th and 8th here in Orlando.

For more info checkout the Orlando Bowtie Club

Recently I’ve had a few people ask me where I had my custom “Challenger R/T” and “HEMI 5.7” embroidered name tapes made.  Some have seen the cars with the old airplane “remove before flight” ribbons but those get a little stale after seeing them on different cars.   My custom tapes change that up a bit while offering some useful information about car.

“HEMI 5/7” attached to hood pin at the 7th Annual Cops and Car show in Oviedo

The best place I found who offered the best price, fast service and great customer support was from a company called Military Name Tape Factory.  They run about $8.00 to $9.00 depending on the fastener.  You can get D-ring, Velcro or lanyard fasteners in a number of tape and thread styles.  You can also get logo’s and other icons embroidered onto the tapes as well.

I had white thread embroidered on purple tape for my car.  I do recommend that you don’t have them embroidered threw both sides of the tape.  The back side should be blank (or you would have the reversed text on the back).  My first set, for the car, was done like this and looked terrible. None of my personalized luggage tapes where done like this so it never mentioned it to them. After contacting them, they realized their mistake and replaced them ASAP.

Another idea would be, instead of the old windshield car club stickers.  You could use these with the car club’s name and logo embroidered onto the tape.

More info about Military Name Tape Factory:

Military Name Tape Factory

201 W. Veterans Ave.
Tomah, WI 54660
Phone: (608) 372-5100
americlean@centurytel.net