1969 Dodge Dart Swinger clean up
One thing (of many) that I can't stand is cotter pins that are quickly installed, like a pretzel, that snag rags and cut your hands/arms when working on things. On these short repro castle nuts that leave the pin hole high I bend the head down a bit.
Bent head sits nicely in the castle slot to do what it's supposed to do, stop the nut from loosening.
Clip the short tail, leaving just enough to bend over the nut.
Long tail, I bend about 3/16" of the tip first, then bring it over the bolt end.
Then use a punch to set the end down behind the cotter's head.
..and it's snag free and looks neat.
52 year old rubber axle bump stops left in AV100LL for the night and the undercoating and mess just slipped off. Rubber also softened up, so don't leave them soaking for too long.
Mounts installed to the engine and engine/transmission being lowered onto the K frame assembly.
K frame checked for level/reference.
Carb mounting flange used to make sure that the engine is bolted down identical to the K frame level reference.
One thing (of many) that I can't stand is cotter pins that are quickly installed, like a pretzel, that snag rags and cut your hands/arms when working on things. On these short repro castle nuts that leave the pin hole high I bend the head down a bit.
Bent head sits nicely in the castle slot to do what it's supposed to do, stop the nut from loosening.
Clip the short tail, leaving just enough to bend over the nut.
Long tail, I bend about 3/16" of the tip first, then bring it over the bolt end.
Then use a punch to set the end down behind the cotter's head.
..and it's snag free and looks neat.
52 year old rubber axle bump stops left in AV100LL for the night and the undercoating and mess just slipped off. Rubber also softened up, so don't leave them soaking for too long.
Mounts installed to the engine and engine/transmission being lowered onto the K frame assembly.
K frame checked for level/reference.
Carb mounting flange used to make sure that the engine is bolted down identical to the K frame level reference.
