64 Dart 5.7 hemi update thread.
OK, Big news and updates. First, Im moving to Florida this summer so I can get into some Animation and 3d rendering schooling. Sense Ive lost my last job, Ive decided to start over and try and get educated in something thats interested me for awhile. So, by July Ill be in Florida. That said, Ive been racing to get the dart back together enough to move.
I still dont have my custom wheels so the plan was to get the suspension on and just buy some junk 15" wheels with the 5x4.5 bolt pattern. I wont be able to make big turns, but thats what I have to work with.
Anyway, I applied some epoxy primer on the bare metal and started putting things back together. Honestly, I will have to go back and redo things later on, but I dont have the time right now to make things pretty.
Well, the Alterktion install went well. I still need to do a few things, but almost there. I still gotta get the pin in the bottom of the upper ball joint, the bolts tight, but I still cant see the hole to put the pin in. It should be ok for now sense Ill be just rolling the car around.
Got the steering column in, but I have a little bit of a gap, which gives room for the shaft to move around abit. I might have to flatten the bracket that bolts up to the dash, which holds up the steering column. I gotta give it another look before I make any moves though.
Getting ready to install the spindles, but all I have is general purpose grease, I think I need the red grease though.
The rear is another story. I ordered U-bolts from Summit and I didnt realise I got the longer bolts. So Im gonna have to use some nuts as spacers, because with the u-bolt nut all the way up, I still have about a half inch of space, the threads end.
I also have to get nuts for the stock bolts for the axle and housing, but they both have fine threads. Lowes didnt have them, so I gotta try some other places.
I also mounted my 66 buckets. They turned out good, of course all the seats need to be rebuilt. I will later have to make some supports for the seats, and some new mounting plates, because the 66 buckets are smaller then the 64s, so the mouting studs didnt hit all the original plates. I didnt realize how high the rear seat sat, I guess the factory did it that way so that the rear passengers could see over the front passengers.
Everything was kinda tied together. I needed the seats installed so that I could get an idea of how far into the cabin I wanted the steering column and wheel to go. Also, sense Im moving I had to find a home for all the stuff I gotta pack, so it kinda cleaned out the garage a little.
Well, this may be my last update for awhile. If my wheels dont come in the next two weeks, I gotta get the junk wheels I mentioned. If my wheels come in, Ill post pics of them.
Does anyone have any advice on installing my third member and axles (green bearings). Any tips to make things easier would be nice.
I dont know how much time I will be able to invest in my car when I get to florida, but I felt like I couldnt get rid of it. Im too invested now, if I tried to sell it all, Id loose my arse big time. Still, I didnt really have a desire to sell it anyway. I would also be fibbing if I said nothings changed in my plans. I have a few ideas floating around in my head about what to do with even a smaller budget. I may just have to fall back to the 4 speed idea. I was even thinking it would be cool to find a V8 727 pushbutton transmission, but I think those are very sought after and can get pricy.
Right now, I feel very overwhelmed with the big move. The cool thing is my wife has several interviews so next week shes flying down to Florida to check those out. I actually wont start school until next year. I want to check all the schools out instead of just jumping in. Plus this will give us time to get settled in.
Well, Ill keep you posted, Dodgenut64
OK, Big news and updates. First, Im moving to Florida this summer so I can get into some Animation and 3d rendering schooling. Sense Ive lost my last job, Ive decided to start over and try and get educated in something thats interested me for awhile. So, by July Ill be in Florida. That said, Ive been racing to get the dart back together enough to move.
I still dont have my custom wheels so the plan was to get the suspension on and just buy some junk 15" wheels with the 5x4.5 bolt pattern. I wont be able to make big turns, but thats what I have to work with.
Anyway, I applied some epoxy primer on the bare metal and started putting things back together. Honestly, I will have to go back and redo things later on, but I dont have the time right now to make things pretty.
Well, the Alterktion install went well. I still need to do a few things, but almost there. I still gotta get the pin in the bottom of the upper ball joint, the bolts tight, but I still cant see the hole to put the pin in. It should be ok for now sense Ill be just rolling the car around.
Got the steering column in, but I have a little bit of a gap, which gives room for the shaft to move around abit. I might have to flatten the bracket that bolts up to the dash, which holds up the steering column. I gotta give it another look before I make any moves though.
Getting ready to install the spindles, but all I have is general purpose grease, I think I need the red grease though.
The rear is another story. I ordered U-bolts from Summit and I didnt realise I got the longer bolts. So Im gonna have to use some nuts as spacers, because with the u-bolt nut all the way up, I still have about a half inch of space, the threads end.
I also have to get nuts for the stock bolts for the axle and housing, but they both have fine threads. Lowes didnt have them, so I gotta try some other places.
I also mounted my 66 buckets. They turned out good, of course all the seats need to be rebuilt. I will later have to make some supports for the seats, and some new mounting plates, because the 66 buckets are smaller then the 64s, so the mouting studs didnt hit all the original plates. I didnt realize how high the rear seat sat, I guess the factory did it that way so that the rear passengers could see over the front passengers.
Everything was kinda tied together. I needed the seats installed so that I could get an idea of how far into the cabin I wanted the steering column and wheel to go. Also, sense Im moving I had to find a home for all the stuff I gotta pack, so it kinda cleaned out the garage a little.
Well, this may be my last update for awhile. If my wheels dont come in the next two weeks, I gotta get the junk wheels I mentioned. If my wheels come in, Ill post pics of them.
Does anyone have any advice on installing my third member and axles (green bearings). Any tips to make things easier would be nice.
I dont know how much time I will be able to invest in my car when I get to florida, but I felt like I couldnt get rid of it. Im too invested now, if I tried to sell it all, Id loose my arse big time. Still, I didnt really have a desire to sell it anyway. I would also be fibbing if I said nothings changed in my plans. I have a few ideas floating around in my head about what to do with even a smaller budget. I may just have to fall back to the 4 speed idea. I was even thinking it would be cool to find a V8 727 pushbutton transmission, but I think those are very sought after and can get pricy.
Right now, I feel very overwhelmed with the big move. The cool thing is my wife has several interviews so next week shes flying down to Florida to check those out. I actually wont start school until next year. I want to check all the schools out instead of just jumping in. Plus this will give us time to get settled in.
Well, Ill keep you posted, Dodgenut64
