1969 Dodge Dart GT freshen up
Snow day
So I got the heads on, oil pump in. Gasket matched the intake. Had to bend the pickup tube a little. It has a hair less than 3/8 clearance. (Used the kids playdo). Welded a bolt onto the main cap bolt. ( I suck at welding. Bolt was crooked. Used a lock washer, torqued to 35lbs). That's when I should have quit for the night. Decided to power on and install the timing cover. It was a sheet show. The seal was a pain to get in. Installed the water pump with a little rtv. Only to realize one of the timing cover bolts needed to go in first. Then the timing cover bolts were MIA. It was a race me against the rtv. Which I was probably applying where it didn't need to be. Took the paint off the kevko pan. (Brake clean/wiped right off) The rear gasket didn't fit very well so I trimmed the rubber seal. Last two picks are the front oil pan bolts. Don't look right to me.
Snow day
So I got the heads on, oil pump in. Gasket matched the intake. Had to bend the pickup tube a little. It has a hair less than 3/8 clearance. (Used the kids playdo). Welded a bolt onto the main cap bolt. ( I suck at welding. Bolt was crooked. Used a lock washer, torqued to 35lbs). That's when I should have quit for the night. Decided to power on and install the timing cover. It was a sheet show. The seal was a pain to get in. Installed the water pump with a little rtv. Only to realize one of the timing cover bolts needed to go in first. Then the timing cover bolts were MIA. It was a race me against the rtv. Which I was probably applying where it didn't need to be. Took the paint off the kevko pan. (Brake clean/wiped right off) The rear gasket didn't fit very well so I trimmed the rubber seal. Last two picks are the front oil pan bolts. Don't look right to me.