69 Dart GT Conv. 340-6pak
Good News !!!
The motor and transmission are in the Dart finally !!! This morning I lifted the Dart up and started the motor and trans installation. I rolled it under the car and I had a couple of motor heads over to spot me as I lifted and lowered the car down on the K member/motor/trans.. I installed 2, 12" threaded rods,one into the front right and one into the rear left mounting hole in the K member. It went much smoother than I thought. The bad news is some of the TRICK stuff I did, had to be taken off. The oil pressure sending unit/oil pressure gauge was going to hit the firewall so I removed all of it and re-installed just the sending unit and of course it cleared fine. The trick Lokar trans mission dipstick will not clear my firewall/floor pan pinch weld with out some modification. The part that bolts into the transmission is too tall to clear and the braided hose pinched. All is painted and nice so I have elected to not do any modification to it. I'll take it out of the trans tomorrow. I'll be installing an oem style mopar dipstick next week. Other than those two items everything else is a go. Man it's been about 5 years since that bay has had an engine in it, non the less a fatter one.
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Good News !!!
The motor and transmission are in the Dart finally !!! This morning I lifted the Dart up and started the motor and trans installation. I rolled it under the car and I had a couple of motor heads over to spot me as I lifted and lowered the car down on the K member/motor/trans.. I installed 2, 12" threaded rods,one into the front right and one into the rear left mounting hole in the K member. It went much smoother than I thought. The bad news is some of the TRICK stuff I did, had to be taken off. The oil pressure sending unit/oil pressure gauge was going to hit the firewall so I removed all of it and re-installed just the sending unit and of course it cleared fine. The trick Lokar trans mission dipstick will not clear my firewall/floor pan pinch weld with out some modification. The part that bolts into the transmission is too tall to clear and the braided hose pinched. All is painted and nice so I have elected to not do any modification to it. I'll take it out of the trans tomorrow. I'll be installing an oem style mopar dipstick next week. Other than those two items everything else is a go. Man it's been about 5 years since that bay has had an engine in it, non the less a fatter one.
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