Recent content by racerjoe

It runs! My gates heat shrink hose clamps didn’t show up so I could run it for very long. I put 2 gallons of coolant in it and it still isn’t even up to the water pump. That was enough for me to run a couple minutes. That single big throttle body sure makes throttle response snappy. It’s pretty...

I knocked 15% fuel out of the whole fuel table since the engine is 15% smaller in displacement. No idea if that has any relevance, but figured it would be a good place to start. For the timing table, I found a few examples online and made some things up based on those tables. It's pretty...

Ended up getting the coil drivers installed last night. It wasn't as time consuming as I thought it would be. Taking the seat out helped make work under the dash easier. For those not knowing or understanding why I needed to install coil drivers, I thought I'd explain it. I was previously...

Not much time on the car over the weekend but managed to knock out a few things. "Cold air intake" adds 25HP, right? This will be painted with Cerakote to match the rest of the black engine parts after I weld my IAC bung and a bracket on it. PS tank and overflow are painted and I had to...

Knocked out some small items but otherwise didn't work on the car much this past weekend. I painted the Cerakote on the radiator overflow tank and power steering reservoir and got each of them back installed. Power steering lines are done except 1 fitting at the pump. I did receive the Turn1...

Thanks! I also hate the appearance of worm drive hose clamps. On the LA engine, I had put heat shrink on them and painted them black to mask the ugly. I've never used them, but that's what I intend to use on the heater hoses since both ends have a threaded fitting for removal. I'm going to...

Thanks! I think its going to end up being a cleaner look than the LA engine. Having the accessories mounted low help with that.

Banging out the little things with plenty more to go. Manifold should be on for good, so why not take some photos!

Continuing with my scheduled weekly update for those following along. I feel like I spent a lot to time on the car, but it looks the same...haha. Got the clutch linkage in and adjusted and all is good with that. The steering linkage needed to be fiddled with since it was touching a header...

Weekly update. New condenser is in along with the radiator and fans. I also decided bringing the AC lines to the fender apron like they were previously wasn't going to happen. I moved the heater hoses up to the top 2 holes and I'll make a plate to cover the lower 2. AC line will now run behind...

Got a few things knocked out this week. Radiator is in, upper hose in an 06 Charger RT hose. The lower I purchased didn't work. I think a hose with a 45 degree angle will work. They seem to be a fairly common universal hose. I trimmed the heater hoses up and they laid out nice and neat. My AC...

I use a piece of wood as a straight edge and a digital angle finder and put trash bags with copious amounts of WD under the tires for turn plates.

It's gonna suck when one of the header bolts gets loose and you need to pull the engine to tighten it....:lol:

Had a few hours on Saturday to knock some things out. I must have had a brain fart when I originally ordered all my AC parts. I always thought the condenser could be larger. The AC cooled pretty good, but on those really hot days, it couldn't keep up. I once read it best to have the biggest...

When @HemiDenny originally designed his G3 hemi mounts, he used the Milodon oil pan. The Holley cast pan is a little deeper in the front and back and the sump is also in a slightly different position. Denny couldn't say with 100% certainty that the Holley pan would work without some...