72 Dart Swinger 3.6L Pentastar +T5
yep been busy. I got the T5 all buttoned up with a new shift fork, seals, and Ram Hydraulic Throw out bearing. Spaced it out to ~.188" per Ram instructions. Got the intake, oil pan, heater hoses, alternator back on the engine along with the trans. (vice grip pliers as "shifter" lever)
I just need to drill a hole(s) in the bell housing for the clutch lines but want to get the engine and trans back in the car to be sure the lines route smoothly back to the Clutch master.
The rest of the car is still mostly a shell, so I've been focusing on the brakes currently.
Learning new skills making my own Brake lines!
The first brake line(lt frt) is fabbed up and flared out of Ni-Cu(very forgiving and easy to flare)
I used a scrap piece pf 12-2 conductor to get a routing sample made. You can see the Right front test sample on the firewall in the below picture.
15/16" Aluminum Master Cylinder off a Dakota is mounted on a AR Engineering adapter. I use a manual brake rod from a B-body that seemed to fit perfectly. I used the old M/C lines and distribution block as they seemed to be in decent enough shape. If I have enough Ni-Cu brake line left, I may make new M/C lines
yep been busy. I got the T5 all buttoned up with a new shift fork, seals, and Ram Hydraulic Throw out bearing. Spaced it out to ~.188" per Ram instructions. Got the intake, oil pan, heater hoses, alternator back on the engine along with the trans. (vice grip pliers as "shifter" lever)
I just need to drill a hole(s) in the bell housing for the clutch lines but want to get the engine and trans back in the car to be sure the lines route smoothly back to the Clutch master.
The rest of the car is still mostly a shell, so I've been focusing on the brakes currently.
Learning new skills making my own Brake lines!
The first brake line(lt frt) is fabbed up and flared out of Ni-Cu(very forgiving and easy to flare)
I used a scrap piece pf 12-2 conductor to get a routing sample made. You can see the Right front test sample on the firewall in the below picture.
15/16" Aluminum Master Cylinder off a Dakota is mounted on a AR Engineering adapter. I use a manual brake rod from a B-body that seemed to fit perfectly. I used the old M/C lines and distribution block as they seemed to be in decent enough shape. If I have enough Ni-Cu brake line left, I may make new M/C lines
