Recent content by burdar

If you use them, I would have them looked over by a local machine shop first. I bought a set of rebuild 318 heads from Aerohead from that timeframe and they were all messed up. While priming the engine I couldn't get oil to one rocker bank. The oil feed hole in that head was plugged. A...

DMT (Detroit Muscle Technologies)

I've been reading this thread on band clamps. Exhaust Band Clamps Since it's an old thread I thought it best to start a new post. If this question has been answered please link to the discussion. My question has to do with the TTI muffler hangers. The hanger has a traditional muffler clamp...

I ended up going with a brand new driveshaft from a place I found online. They are out of Wisconsin. I ordered the shaft on a Monday and received it on that Friday. It came painted with a cheap flat black paint which I removed with some paint stripper. Then I polished up the shaft with a...

The center console and steering column are installed. I first started with the console carpet. I tried gluing it on but didn't have very good luck and ended up peeling it back off. I read on here that some people use Velcro. That worked a lot better. Still, the carpet doesn't look that nice...

I just sent an email to Dr Diff.

I didn't run my heater hoses through the air-gap but I did run my PCV line through it. I didn't want a bunch of ugly rubber hose running all over so I bent up an aluminum line and ran it under the intake and out the back of the engine. Then I have a small section of hose running to a vapor...

I had trouble with the DMT pins in some holes. Paint around the holes makes them slightly smaller. The pins would collapse and bent before going in some of the holes. On the few holes that I had trouble with, I put a small tapered punch inside the hollow pin. Tapping on the punch helped them...

I already have a slip yoke but I get your point. I had to wait 6+ months for Legendary door panels. When I order wheels I expect them to be 6 months out at least.

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I had another look at the shaft I was going to have shortened. It has a good amount of pitting in it. I'm thinking it might be better to just have another shaft made. The same shop that quoted me the $200 for the shortening just priced me out a new custom length shaft. Their price was right...

The rear axle, engine and trans are installed. I assembled the rear axle in the basement last fall since I thought that was the safest place to store it. Not my best idea looking back since I had to get it back OUT of the basement as a complete unit. I enlisted the help of my wife and we...

Some online outfits list a Mopar shaft at $270 plus shipping so you are right around the same cost of shortening a stock shaft. No taper though.

Are there clearance issues with a non tapered shaft? It seems like the pinion snubber would be the closest obstruction.

I've had driveshafts shortened before but it's been 20 years. IIRC it was around $100 back then. I just got a quote from a local powertrain shop and they want $200 plus joints.(non greasable Spicer) That's new driveshaft territory. If I go new, is the tapered end a requirement for...