'76 Dart Lite -- Budget Boost Build
Here we are at the end of my patience for the night:
Two side small 8 -32 allen bolts are holding the adapter to the exhaust manifold. Tomorrow I will build a strap setup that goes around the back of the exhaust manifold to tug the top and bottom against the exhaust manifold. I will also track down some sheet copper or high temp exhaust gasket material, to make the gaskets. Once the adapter is bolted back onto the exhaust manifold, it is staying put, as the holes are small, tapped directly into the cast iron, and they even protrude into the exhaust ports. I am only going to bolt the adapter on one more time, to try and save the threads.
Here we are at the end of my patience for the night:
Two side small 8 -32 allen bolts are holding the adapter to the exhaust manifold. Tomorrow I will build a strap setup that goes around the back of the exhaust manifold to tug the top and bottom against the exhaust manifold. I will also track down some sheet copper or high temp exhaust gasket material, to make the gaskets. Once the adapter is bolted back onto the exhaust manifold, it is staying put, as the holes are small, tapped directly into the cast iron, and they even protrude into the exhaust ports. I am only going to bolt the adapter on one more time, to try and save the threads.
