1990 VNT Daytona 2.4 Project

[ShelGame]

Well, here she is in all her glory. Not a bad starting point, really. Got a ton of spares in the deal (Thanks Jeff ), including a complete black interior and a set of 15" pumpers. The car's full, the back of the truck is full - it's a lot of stuff. Only the engine bay is empty

[Vigo]

monochrome paint and gfx. I like that combo.

[supercrackerbox]

That is my old car! I bought it from a guy in Sedalia, MO, but ended up deciding it was more work than I was able to take on at the time. The firewall being half black is a dead giveaway. The car was originally black, but the PO painted it Viper Red.

Odd, I thought the buyer was going to use it to rebody his wrecked Shelby. Any idea what happened?

BTW, I still have the front sway bar and motor mounts that were supposed to go with the car (I was in TX when the buyer picked it up). Do you need them? The sway bar isn't exactly cherry.

[ShelGame]

That is my old car! I bought it from a guy in Sedalia, MO, but ended up deciding it was more work than I was able to take on at the time. The firewall being half black is a dead giveaway. The car was originally black, but the PO painted it Viper Red.

Odd, I thought the buyer was going to use it to rebody his wrecked Shelby. Any idea what happened?

BTW, I still have the front sway bar and motor mounts that were supposed to go with the car (I was in TX when the buyer picked it up). Do you need them? The sway bar isn't exactly cherry.

I have a sway bar, so I don't really need it. The motor mounts would be nice, though. The MO origin explains the decently rust-free underbody.

Jeff decided to concentrate on his '87 GLHS, I think.

[supercrackerbox]

K, I'll round up what I can find and bring it to SDAC.

[supercrackerbox]

Oh, for what it's worth, when I originally went to look at that car, it had no suspension on it. Everything on there came off a '92 R/T. You may want to double check that everything is tight, because it was all just thrown on there so I could roll it around.

[ShelGame]

Oh, for what it's worth, when I originally went to look at that car, it had no suspension on it. Everything on there came off a '92 R/T. You may want to double check that everything is tight, because it was all just thrown on there so I could roll it around.

Oh, wow. Thanks for the tip. I'm nowhere close to driving it, but still I doubt I would have checked.

[ShelGame]

Oh, for what it's worth, when I originally went to look at that car, it had no suspension on it. Everything on there came off a '92 R/T. You may want to double check that everything is tight, because it was all just thrown on there so I could roll it around.

Actually, do you know what springs are on the car? They don't look stock. And, the rear seems pretty low. Can't tell if it's due to the springs or the stuff in the car. Any other background you have on it?

[supercrackerbox]

I don't know the springs. The guy just told me it was all stock off a '92 R/T, along with the GR2 struts and shocks.

[ShelGame]

I don't know the springs. The guy just told me it was all stock off a '92 R/T, along with the GR2 struts and shocks.

I don't think the springs are stock. They appear to have been red originally and have some black overspray on them now. Interesting. Thanks for the info on the car...

[Force Fed Mopar]

Nice, have fun swapping that interior I swapped the black interior out of my Turbo Z into my Shelby Z, and it was crazy how much stuff was different in just one year (86 to 87), even in the same dash style. I don't want to do another

[ShelGame]

Oh, for what it's worth, when I originally went to look at that car, it had no suspension on it. Everything on there came off a '92 R/T. You may want to double check that everything is tight, because it was all just thrown on there so I could roll it around.

So... what about the R/T suspension is different or better than the parts that came on the VNT? I thought they were pretty much the same. Same brakes, and swaybars anyway, right?

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Nice, have fun swapping that interior I swapped the black interior out of my Turbo Z into my Shelby Z, and it was crazy how much stuff was different in just one year (86 to 87), even in the same dash style. I don't want to do another

Yeah, I pulled all of the parts out yesterday to have a look. It's a ton of work no doubt. But, all the black interior peices he gave me with the car look to be in perfect shape except for break in one of carpeted rear panels. There's a spare, without carpet, that I'll use. I'll just pull the carpet off the broken one and attach it to the other panel. The Daytona with the carpeted rear panels will be nice...

[Directconnection]

R/T suspension supposedly has much better geometry than the 1990 and older style, but if you're making another SS drag racer, I'd go with the older setup as the control arms are reportedly much lighter than the cast arms on the '91+ cars.

[ShelGame]

R/T suspension supposedly has much better geometry than the 1990 and older style, but if you're making another SS drag racer, I'd go with the older setup as the control arms are reportedly much lighter than the cast arms on the '91+ cars.

No, it's going to be a daily driver. I thought the '90+ all had the cast control arms and revised geometery anyway?

[Directconnection]

Nope... that was started in 1991. 1989 and 1990 all were the dual pivot stamped control arms except for the L-bodies, of course. And the 1988 and down cars had that stub strut style.

[shackwrrr]

91+ has cast and good geometry, 90 is dual pivot stamped and crap geometry

[ShelGame]

Nope... that was started in 1991. 1989 and 1990 all were the dual pivot stamped control arms except for the L-bodies, of course. And the 1988 and down cars had that stub strut style.

Cool, glad to know this car has the good stuff already...

[supercrackerbox]

And while tearing apart my Daytona last night, I was reminded how much beefier everything is compared to the older stuff. Grabbed all the wrong sockets out of the drawer for the sway bar and pinch bolts.

BTW, one of my main motivations for selling that car was that I couldn't find any useable interior pieces anywhere. Every single Daytona that came through the local yards had door panels that were cracked to hell, broken consoles, and shredded seats. Glad you got the interior with the car.

[ShelGame]

And while tearing apart my Daytona last night, I was reminded how much beefier everything is compared to the older stuff. Grabbed all the wrong sockets out of the drawer for the sway bar and pinch bolts.

BTW, one of my main motivations for selling that car was that I couldn't find any useable interior pieces anywhere. Every single Daytona that came through the local yards had door panels that were cracked to hell, broken consoles, and shredded seats. Glad you got the interior with the car.

So, the interior wasn't your also? Jeff must have put those pieces together. It's a good thing 'cause the interior has a kind of musty smell to it. I need to get the old gray stuff out and burn it, lol. Let the inside of the car bake in the sun for a while before I put the black in.

I need to get a vote (also) on louvers. I have a set of louvers I picked up a while back. I really had no reason to get them, except they were free (well, I guess that's a pretty good reason ). Should I put them on this car? Or take them to SDAC and let them go to someone with a 1st gen?

[bakes]

Put them on the car.