68 Dart Project.
Fall is here and that means it’s time to get busy on the Dart again. So it’s picture time....
The Dart came home last week and of course It’s been screaming HEMI ever since..
Unloaded and on the hoist. Up out of the way so old Red can park under.
Hemi is done, ready to slide in any day.
So one thing led to another and today it just felt right. I move the car ahead and off the hoist so that I can get the cherry picker under the front, works best this way.
Easy does it, have rubber in place on the side fender wells so No **** happens...
Hemi in place!
That wasn’t too bad at all. Although now comes the tedious work. Right off the bat I see the external oil pump assembly is going to need one or both #12 fittings replaced with 90 degree ones. Probably a different oil line length too. The right valve cover just misses so that is good, and the steering shaft is pretty much against the left head valve cover. Will get the transmission bolted up into place so that the angles are correct and then see where the problem areas are. According to the TTI measurements for their headers the hemi is bang dead centre at the front so that is good! And that’s about it for now. Hemi Denny, Guys, any tips at this point? This is all a first for this Dude.
Fall is here and that means it’s time to get busy on the Dart again. So it’s picture time....
The Dart came home last week and of course It’s been screaming HEMI ever since..
Unloaded and on the hoist. Up out of the way so old Red can park under.
Hemi is done, ready to slide in any day.
So one thing led to another and today it just felt right. I move the car ahead and off the hoist so that I can get the cherry picker under the front, works best this way.
Easy does it, have rubber in place on the side fender wells so No **** happens...
Hemi in place!
That wasn’t too bad at all. Although now comes the tedious work. Right off the bat I see the external oil pump assembly is going to need one or both #12 fittings replaced with 90 degree ones. Probably a different oil line length too. The right valve cover just misses so that is good, and the steering shaft is pretty much against the left head valve cover. Will get the transmission bolted up into place so that the angles are correct and then see where the problem areas are. According to the TTI measurements for their headers the hemi is bang dead centre at the front so that is good! And that’s about it for now. Hemi Denny, Guys, any tips at this point? This is all a first for this Dude.
