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Undercarriage & Interior Revelation

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Richard Petty Tribute 1972 Dodge Charger Needs Help to Race Again! (It Has Serious Problems)

What happens here

During the inspection of the undercarriage, the team is alarmed to find that the transmission has no cross member for support, relying solely on the engine for stability. The drive shaft is also noted to be exceptionally thin. Additional questionable modifications include speed holes, rust in the floorboards, hose clamps used to secure the steering linkage, and exhaust mounts consisting of basic tubes with tack welds. The interior reveals an improperly installed shifter with an extremely long throw, and brake/gas pedals that are ill-suited for racing, with the brake pedal being particularly stiff.

Goal: Document critical structural and ergonomic deficiencies in the race car.

Tools and materials

  • Race Car — The primary vehicle for the project

What they say

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just an input chef wow that's beefy input chef bro high speed hell no how easy is that cross member get a well it don't got one there you go even better you don't need cross members where we're going that's freaking did you see how smash this header is you can take the spark plug wires off if they get in your way my confidence in this ride just keeps going if that's sarcasm i'm right there with you the way i meant to go like if this is how it's going to be is it what i think this is neutral how far is the throw from first a second dude it hits the seat did you disconnect that yet no that's just how it is all right second start i'm pretty sure a mack truck has a shorter goal for that oh my god yeah we gotta we gotta put a different shifter in here i mean i don't know if you're a fan of the uh santa claus sleigh shifter that's in this piece look at this watch it go from first to second how far it is i don't know i think this is like a shepherd's staff that they cut down yeah it's a santa sleigh hey richard petty for president this thing is funny i never laughed at a car i've been working on this much before did you see the brick what's wrong with the brake pedal look at this oh my god that must have club foot i couldn't get the kicker in there so he's like beat it look at the broad look at the brake rod look at the gas pedal it's like a little baby this guy was so disproportionate like he had a little baby foot and then a club foot or something i don't know oh man oh man i like the paint drippings oh the heavier the runs yeah yeah like why did you even bother to paint it did you just want to cover up all the caulk yeah you want to hide your little car you can't hide the [ __ ] when there's this much [ __ ] there's no hiding it never in my life the most cockfield car i've ever seen shove it in take that carburetor off i'll grab a lift plate this is our lift plate right here this butterfly she's tied the plug wires see that i'll be one of the time bandits

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