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Projects

Gallery: Lighting and Steering Wheel Upgrades For a Charger Pursuit

Chris Holley

September 4, 2024

Since its inception, the Police Package series has made steady progress. It all began when I purchased a retired Police Package-equipped 2006 Dodge Charger with a 5.7L HEMI. The car ran but required serious attention ...

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Projects

Gallery: Tires, Interior Parts & Setbacks for Charger Pursuit Project

Chris Holley

July 11, 2024

Returning our 2006 Charger Pursuit to civilian duty continues. However, setbacks can happen; recently, we have experienced our share. If you have missed part of the series, review the following: Retired Cruiser Returned to Action ...

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Interior

Gallery: Refurbishing the Interior of a Police Pursuit Charger

Chris Holley

May 13, 2024

Last month, we made significant strides in the Charger’s restoration by reassembling and painting it in the original factory black color. This month, our focus shifts to the interior, as we aim to remove as ...

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Paint & Body

Gallery: The Collision Repair & Paintwork Concludes on Pursuit Charger

Chris Holley

April 22, 2024

The restoration of our 2006 former police Dodge Charger has progressed well. It is in the final stages of painting and quickly moving towards the start of reassembly. The Charger was selected as a project ...

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Paint & Body

Gallery: The Body Work on This ’06 Dodge Charger Police ...

Chris Holley

March 26, 2024

Vehicle restoration is always a significant undertaking. Although some individuals state, “it is an easy restoration,” problems usually arise. In January, I revealed the plan to return a 2006 Dodge Charger Police Pursuit to civilian ...

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Paint & Body

Gallery: Beginning Collision Repair on a 2006 Dodge Charger Pursuit

Chris Holley

February 12, 2024

Last month, I introduced a retrospective restoration overview of a 2006 Police Pursuit Dodge Charger 5.7L HEMI project. The Charger was complete but riddled with codes in the Powertrain Control Module (PCM), Transmission Control Module ...

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Drivetrain

Gallery: Throttle and Kickdown Cable Upgrades with Mancini Racing

Darryl Smith

February 2, 2024

A Chrysler 727 Torqueflite transmission is robust but requires an adequately adjusted kickdown system to operate correctly. Muscle car era Mopars had a series of steel linkage rods attached from the carburetor to the transmission ...

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Projects

Gallery: Retired Cruiser Returned to Action – Part 1

Chris Holley

January 25, 2024

For the last decade, I have used a retired Charger Pursuit Package as a “company car” affectionately called “Adam-12” to haul my photo equipment into Mopar events and as a “test bed” for aftermarket components. ...

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News

Finale Speed Joins Forces With Roadster Shop

Gavin Wollenburg

May 9, 2023

How do you make an iconic muscle car like the 1970 Dodge Charger that has been converted to all carbon fiber any better? Well, dropping the body onto a Roadster Shop chassis would be one ...

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Engine

Gallery: Is Your Dyno Operator Cheating You?

Chris Holley

March 7, 2023

Car clubs commonly meet for a “chassis dyno day” to evaluate the latest upgrades on members’ cars. Unfortunately, the events tend to morph into boasting or complaining about the dynamometer (dyno) performance. Dynos do not ...

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