General Lee in Maidenhead

noreply@blogger.com (SDK Jewellers) — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:25:00 +0000

New engine finally installed

New torque converter

noreply@blogger.com (SDK Jewellers) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:07:00 +0000

I got my custom torque converter through from PTC in the US. Just waiting for the rest of the bits before we can fit the engine.

General Lee @ Littlewick Green show 2007

noreply@blogger.com (SDK Jewellers) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:21:00 +0000

We took the Dodge Charger to one of the only shows I made it to in 2007 over the bank holiday weekend - Littlewick Green, Maidenhead.

Interior all done up

noreply@blogger.com (SDK Jewellers) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:14:00 +0000

The interior of the General Lee is pretty much finished. The finishing touches were new '69 Dukes of Hazzard door cards and matching seat covers and foam. These were bought from Legendary interiors from the USA, and were fitted by Sid Mudge at Coach Trimmer. The car is now close to being a replica of the 2000's Dukes of Hazzard movies.

493ci motor for the General Lee

noreply@blogger.com (SDK Jewellers) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:50:00 +0000

Last Sunday I picked up the latest upgrade to the General Lee: a built 440 block with a 4150 crank in it, meaning 493 cubic inches. This works out to 8.05 litres. In the next few weeks we will be fitting it, along with a B&M flex plate and PTC 9.5 inch torque converter. I bought the engine built so hopefully it should all go well.

The motor is fitted with:

Eagle 4150 forged crank
10.5:1 aluminium forged pistons
Mopar .590 mechanical cam
906 cylinder heads