Houston Mopar Connection Club

06/21/2026

Operation recent Mopar work:
Tinkering on 2 mopars here; Sams Coronet R/T (hemi 4speed) and Carens 70 Charger R/T (vcode 4speed).
1. Making things better for Sams car; this episode sway bar links to correct ones, reinstall the serviced original rad and fan assembly, some details for oem-correct parts (ballast resistor, oil crankcase breather)
2. For Caren's, continuing with putting the 440 back together because of the bad spun cam bearing, had the long block serviced since it was out to replace the cam bearings. Have other items to install yet before priming and painting. Probably going back to the original orange. Original block albeit the rods where changed out decades ago (hence standard dampner)

03/26/2026

Operation: Find-a-block;

Looking for the original motor/block for this 70 Charger R/T

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03/26/2026

Operation Drivetrain removal:
Unfortunately discovered a spun cam bearing and now have to remove the engine. Might as well just remove everything and clean it all up..

10/24/2025

Operation Dana removal;
Removing the original Dana in this 70 440 six pack 4speed 70 Charger R/T to have 4.10s put back in it. Such a great car..

10/24/2025

Operation Superbird OEM-updates;
Been working on this very nice 440 4bbl 4speed Bird for a nice gent. Mainly, I have been correcting non-oem components in the engine bay and brakes, will be going home soon.

09/28/2025

Operation Hawkes Mopar Nest:
Some activity at the house

12/21/2024

Had to get the ole girl's fuel and oil circulation going..

She may not do 200+mph any more, but darn it, she still looks and drives great..

12/17/2024

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Join us for an adrenaline-fueled exploration of classic Mopar vehicles with Troy Hawkes from the Hawkes Mopar Nest. Discover the captivating tale of his 1970...

03/07/2024

Mopars abound at a local show..

01/09/2023

Operation 70 six pack Charger R/T: electrical woes...

The amp gauge was pe***ng to the right as soon as the car started and the instrument gauge lens would fog up. Well, all indications showed a high amp output, so had find out why. Seems the alt was putting out too many amps. I changed out the alt with a known good one and all seems well. I also swapped out the voltage regulator, I would assume the high amp output could have damaged the VR that was in there. Good to go.