Brazilian Dodge Dart 76 (similar to 69 usa)

[alex_borges_br]

a friend aske for a new shot ot the carb problem

 

[alex_borges_br]

Hi thanks a lot

I'm thinking use a plate to match intake to the carb.. I'll keep posting photos..

Congratulations on your promotion , Alex ! :cheers::cheers::cheers: !!!

On your carb gasket : it almost looks like it s a fuel bowl-to-throttle body gasket ... but , then again , what do I know ?

 

[alex_borges_br]

just have to paint it

I putted a new rear and front seal..

remove old seal was the hardest work...

Pictures are self explained.. any question, feel free to contact me!

 

[alex_borges_br]

in the middles of 2008 I bought my first A body... and dart sedan

I built an Mp3 player fot it.. never used because I got original k7 player

but mp3 is fun.. I used an old k7 player (it was damage I think)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkYJ3mOds0g"]YouTube - old stereo k7 player mod to mp3[/ame]

 

[fstfish66]

the carb looks like it sits off to the one side a little more then the other,,,like maybe the mounting holes on the intake are drilled of center ?????

i can see you have the proper spread bore intake,,they do make a spacer/adapter about 1/2 inch thick,,to use on intakes that are not spread bore design, with a spread bore carb like yours,, but i dont know if the spacer/adapter is wide enough to cover the part of your carb that is not sitting on a solid surface,,

 

[alex_borges_br]

A member of brazilian dodge dart list said that I have to put a thin plate (about 1/4"). He wiil look for me and give me one..

I hope this works

I will also buy a piece of phenolite to try to build an adaptor plate by myself

the carb looks like it sits off to the one side a little more then the other,,,like maybe the mounting holes on the intake are drilled of center ?????

i can see you have the proper spread bore intake,,they do make a spacer/adapter about 1/2 inch thick,,to use on intakes that are not spread bore design, with a spread bore carb like yours,, but i dont know if the spacer/adapter is wide enough to cover the part of your carb that is not sitting on a solid surface,,

 

[alex_borges_br]

images are better than words (in this case)

 

[fstfish66]

looking good,, bet it would be a nice wheel stander with that rear engine in the first pic

 

[66plyValiant]

images are better than words (in this case)

I am quite surprised that your car will handle the weight of the darts engine, unless the photos actually make you car look smaller

 

[alex_borges_br]

It is the second time I use my dad´s car to bring 318 engine home.. it is a GM Kadett (Opel Kadett). It has a 1.8 engine.. it is a good and strong car. but I have to lay down rear seats to engine fits de trunk.

 

[alex_borges_br]

I use the wheel stander to move engine all around.. note that I let K-member up it, and I attached engine to the k-member. than I pushed engined to the engine bay.. (me and a friend lift the car body, while my neighbor pushed the wheel stander)

by the way, I bought the wheel stnader in a junkyard.. less than 20$

looking good,, bet it would be a nice wheel stander with that rear engine in the first pic

 

[alex_borges_br]

I dicided to make a carb plate and solve my spreadbore bore problem

I bought a pice of wood (phenolite)

Then, I draw the gasket holes into the plate

Marked circle centers

Finally, I made some holes using circle saw and wood bits

 

[alex_borges_br]

I´ve been working a lot to prepare my car to move to another city..

I did not finished body work but I have to put wheels to make easier. I'm desperated! Time isn´t on my side

some pictures of my work yesterday

By the end of the day, rainned a lot... it made my work hard.. Had to stop for a long time

A big mess.. Had to put all tools and part together to protect from water

Finally car is on four!!!

 

[alex_borges_br]

the final carb plate.. I sanded it to make it smooth

Now I will make a custom gasket

 

[alex_borges_br]

Had some problem with water pump

alternador also did not work.. I'm backing to the original with outside voltage regulator

 

[fstfish66]

how did u test the alternator ?? and whats with the water pump ??? looks a lot different then the water pumps in the U,S.

 

[alex_borges_br]

the problema with the alternator is the format.. the bar to make belt tide does not fit well.

them I will use the original with external regulator. More wires but will work!

the water pump has one little difference.. the side where water goes.

I hade to ajust because pulley wasn't aligned. Them, I think it bended the pulley "holder" as show in attached photo

sorry my terrible english. Today I did not any grammar/spell check

how did u test the alternator ?? and whats with the water pump ??? looks a lot different then the water pumps in the U,S.

 

[fstfish66]

dont worry about your english ,your doing fine, not a problem figureing out what your saying,,i wouldnt do half as well if i tried your language,,,,

as for the alternator,looks like an american GM unit??? WILL REQUIRE DIFFERENT wiring,at least compared to an american wiring, you could always make a bracket off of the K frame or the car frame rails and use a turn buckel, like a lot of the street rodders do,,,

the water pump i cant tell whats wrong in your pic,,and it looks a lot different then an american pump,, cant wait till you fire it up

 

[alex_borges_br]

Carb and original alternator are resting in engine bay

I didn't like original alternator because we have to use an external voltagem regulator.. more wires.. more parts in engine bay.. more "visual pollution"

another shot

I also build some starter engine cables.. 10mm diameter the positive and 13mm the negative cabe

I've made a video showing problem with water pum.. I will upload it to youtube

 

[alex_borges_br]

note that when I put the screwdriver at the axel, it does not move.. but the pulley bases is not ok... I will try to fix it tomorrow (just don't know how yet)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kx0cWpWew"]YouTube - water pump[/ame]

 

[polarman]

This car is going to be sooooo BEAUTIFUL. :crybaby:

 

[alex_borges_br]

This car is going to be sooooo BEAUTIFUL. :crybaby:

thanks Polarman.. I'm doing my best.. I'm havng a lot of help from FABO's members

 

[alex_borges_br]

today I removed the water pump because it was twisting the pulley.. Maybe the water pump axe is damage.

I also used a little help from my friends to install doors... Now car is almost prepared to the "big moving".. just a few weeks to a new life and city!!

 

[alex_borges_br]

last saturday my friends and me worked together

I was (and still) so happy with result that I jumped and danced with the engine sound

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDXn7sd5VEk"]YouTube - We got Fired!! Mopar 318 engine first run[/ame]

 

[alex_borges_br]

:cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers:

We're testing engine without gas pump and also without water pump.. thus, each test was just for a some minuts.. 3 minutes I think...

as the engine was without gas pump, we did not get carb working at iddle speed

tomorrou I will install gas pump. Thanks to JP the gift 8)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAvTFQz4Rqw"]YouTube - Onde há fumacinha, há fogo![/ame]