67 Dart 270...Project Old School
Progress has been slow because my back has been bothering me. Hanging over a fender pulling wrenches seems to only make my back feel worse. I have been able to get some stuff done in small doses.
First off let me introduce the Sludge Beast:
I was sort of surprised to see a timing chain with real metal gears as opposed to the nylon teeth. The chain has the usual slop, but not too bad. I am guessing it is a replacement. It doesn't matter as it will be replaced by a Coyes multi index timing chain set.
I managed to get the grill out of the way. All that is left is my B&M stacked plate transmission cooler to slide out of the way of the cam.
Here are a couple of photos I promised a long time ago. It is always cool when you find things like this on these older cars. This was hiding behind the battery:
Looks like the car was sold 9/8/67. Ok, back to work. I did manage to get the passenger side head off.
Looks pretty typical. Next I need to get the driver's side head off. I will then dig out my cam degree kit and mount my piston stop.
Progress has been slow because my back has been bothering me. Hanging over a fender pulling wrenches seems to only make my back feel worse. I have been able to get some stuff done in small doses.
First off let me introduce the Sludge Beast:
I was sort of surprised to see a timing chain with real metal gears as opposed to the nylon teeth. The chain has the usual slop, but not too bad. I am guessing it is a replacement. It doesn't matter as it will be replaced by a Coyes multi index timing chain set.
I managed to get the grill out of the way. All that is left is my B&M stacked plate transmission cooler to slide out of the way of the cam.
Here are a couple of photos I promised a long time ago. It is always cool when you find things like this on these older cars. This was hiding behind the battery:
Looks like the car was sold 9/8/67. Ok, back to work. I did manage to get the passenger side head off.
Looks pretty typical. Next I need to get the driver's side head off. I will then dig out my cam degree kit and mount my piston stop.
