72 Pro Street Dart

[Norway-dart]

lookin good!
did you use hammerite to paint the engine block?

 

[demon1515]

lookin good!
did you use hammerite to paint the engine block?

Nope, i did use heavy duty tractor trailer chassis paint, 3 light coats was all i need, i try to scrape it with my nails and is as hard as powder coating!

 

[demon1515]

I start with the engine assembly today and already made a mistake by ordering the wrong piston rings, my probe pistons take the 1/16 first and second rings and i order the 5/64 by mistake, my fault for not checking before ordering, thanks to the good people of Mancini Racing, and i return the wrong rings and the right ones are already on their way here, super customer service.

So i just get the crank and girdle installed and torqued down to 110 Ft. Lbs. and sealant plus the rear main seal also installed and sealed, hope no leaks cuz it will be a pain in the *** to do it in the car.

here couple of pictures of it on its way to be an engine again since the late 70's!

 

[PanGasket]

looking nasty man!

 

[demon1515]

Well i did a little more today on the engine, file fit rings to abuse type specs, and then got to stop cuz my only facking T45 torx bit is the broken one and can't torque down the timing chain sprocket, so bag it and till next time i got a chance.

 

[PanGasket]

looks great!

 

[demon1515]

Done a little more to it tonight and it looks like an Engine now!

 

[demon1515]

Got the valvetrain together and balancer torqued down with the new ARP Bolt

 

[demon1515]

A little change of Look and rear tires, get rid of the 325/50's and install some 275,60's bias ply street tires, and i do the Plasti-Dip black paint on the wheels!

 

[demon1515]

More engine porno

 

[demon1515]

 

[bad440]

wow thats a great lookin setup.gonna be a bad *** car....

 

[unknownsnake]

What rockers are those?

 

[Valiant69er]

Sweet looking motor. Nice progress.




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Our build 1969 Valiant - http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=116288

 

[HemiDenny]

what size header tube...and who makes those?

 

[383Duster]

I am going to guess TTI headers and Comp rockers.

 

[demon1515]

Sorry for the late response, yes TTI 2 inch primaries headers, and PRW Rockers, they look very nice and i think for a hydraulic flat tappet cam they will be ok for years to come,

 

[HemiDenny]

thanks for the info

 

[demon1515]

Finish the trany rebuilt, now a little outside clean and a little paint and ready to install!

 

[demon1515]

Updates coming soon stay tuned!

 

[HemiDenny]

well?.....we're waiting!

sorry for being a smart a$$......but I always like checking your progress

 

[odie601]

I am using the same motor plate in my 71 Demon 440. Would be interested in seeing pictures of your engine compartment when engine is installed. I am using TTI headers, flex fan, rack & pinion, fuel cell, and a trunk mounted battery. Good luck with your Dart.

 

[replicaracer43]

Looking great, but I am wondering why you are using a B/E body four speed?

 

[demon1515]

Looking great, but I am wondering why you are using a B/E body four speed?

Cuz i like my shifter as back as possible, i done it in a Demon i used to have and works just AWESOME and the feel was super great, of course bench seat was out of the question, and trust me with the shifter being so short the tranny feels great, now i am using a Mr. Gasket V-gate so this got to be way better!

 

[demon1515]

well?.....we're waiting!

sorry for being a smart a$$......but I always like checking your progress

LOL u r funny Denny, i did scrape all the undercoating with the car in stands and trust me i feel i have my arms and neck like The HULK, LOL
Pictures coming tomorrow i promess, i will be painting and prepping the undercarriage this week!