Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
After the other night's movie outing we decided to focus attention back on the Charger again. There is so much that needs to be done that it's hard to know where to start.
We had finished welding in the subframe connectors the other day and are waiting for more POR-15 to arrive so we can coat them. We don't have the new K-member from HemiDenny yet so we can't install it. One of the things that we had never gotten done was to set up all of our pulleys. The 3" blower belt means that standard locations and brackets may not work. Final decisions on which power steering pump and alternator to choose have not been made. We're not even certain that the 4 core Champion radiator will leave enough room for the blower and accessory belts.
The machine work has never been done yet on the 400 block even though it's been mocked up on the engine cradle for some time. The stroker crank, pistons, etc, are all in the basement. The engine on the stand doesn't even have a crankshaft in it anymore. We realized that we will be needing to drop an engine into the bay after the new K-member arrives. Then we should be able to plan out the accessory locations.
I gave one of my buddies a call and asked if we could borrow a spare 400 from him that we could use for mock up. No problem. We zipped over and picked it up. It was pretty crusty inside and out but all we really needed was a short block and it didn't need to rotate.
We stripped it all down but haven't removed the harmonic balancer yet. I'd loaned my puller out to another friend and have to go get it back. Then we scraped as much crud off the motor as we could and sprayed it silver. My friend won't mind because his plan was to sell it as a core for rebuild.
We're hoping that the bright silver will make it easier to see when it comes to pulley alignment. If we can we'll try to maintain the stock locations for the power steering and alternator. One of the obstacles will be mounting an air conditioning compressor with that supercharger and 3" blower belt. My son found a bracket setup for mounting a Sanborn compressor below the alternator. We would be required to run an electric fuel pump with this air conditioner compressor bracket.
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After the other night's movie outing we decided to focus attention back on the Charger again. There is so much that needs to be done that it's hard to know where to start.
We had finished welding in the subframe connectors the other day and are waiting for more POR-15 to arrive so we can coat them. We don't have the new K-member from HemiDenny yet so we can't install it. One of the things that we had never gotten done was to set up all of our pulleys. The 3" blower belt means that standard locations and brackets may not work. Final decisions on which power steering pump and alternator to choose have not been made. We're not even certain that the 4 core Champion radiator will leave enough room for the blower and accessory belts.
The machine work has never been done yet on the 400 block even though it's been mocked up on the engine cradle for some time. The stroker crank, pistons, etc, are all in the basement. The engine on the stand doesn't even have a crankshaft in it anymore. We realized that we will be needing to drop an engine into the bay after the new K-member arrives. Then we should be able to plan out the accessory locations.
I gave one of my buddies a call and asked if we could borrow a spare 400 from him that we could use for mock up. No problem. We zipped over and picked it up. It was pretty crusty inside and out but all we really needed was a short block and it didn't need to rotate.
We stripped it all down but haven't removed the harmonic balancer yet. I'd loaned my puller out to another friend and have to go get it back. Then we scraped as much crud off the motor as we could and sprayed it silver. My friend won't mind because his plan was to sell it as a core for rebuild.
We're hoping that the bright silver will make it easier to see when it comes to pulley alignment. If we can we'll try to maintain the stock locations for the power steering and alternator. One of the obstacles will be mounting an air conditioning compressor with that supercharger and 3" blower belt. My son found a bracket setup for mounting a Sanborn compressor below the alternator. We would be required to run an electric fuel pump with this air conditioner compressor bracket.
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