Making progress on my Demon

[SuperStock426]

Thanks brother.

 

[Demonx2]

Took my Demon to a car show today. Got it back home and found both header bolts had backed out around #1 cylinder. Had to round up two header bolts and replace them. Tightened them up fairly snug but not too snug. I wish Indy Cylinder Head would helicoil their threads instead of leaving them aluminum. Easy to over tighten and strip.

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Congratulations!! A gorgeous car very well done.

 

[SuperStock426]

Thank you sir.

 

[mygasser]

i smear some silicon on header bolt threads these days and haven't had any loosen on me since.

 

[SuperStock426]

Took my Demon to the first cruise in of the year Saturday evening.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Took my Demon to the first cruise in of the year Saturday evening.

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That sucker is perrrrty

 

[71GSSDemon]

I had mine out last week for the first time this year also...

 

[Sublime one]

Well I got mine out as well, after I bought a new battery of course! Arghh! First cruise in of the year is this next weekend.

 

[1969dodgedart]

Awesome job Dave ! Just revisited your posts for the second or third time , forgot to leave msg . Fyi , switching my mech fan to Twister ( as you suggested ).... are you happy with the amount of air it moves ?

 

[SuperStock426]

My Demon and my friends 69 GTS Dart this past Labor Day at a car show.

 

[Ricks70Duster340]

Took my Demon to the first cruise in of the year Saturday evening.

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Man, you would be able to hear an echo if you spoke around those rear wheels! Excellent!

 

[SuperStock426]

I'm looking at taking the Torqueflite out and installing a 4 speed.. I have a 18 spline A833 Hemi 4 speed A body transmission. It's a old crash box. Dusted off my Mr. Gasket inline V gate shifter along with my old Lakewood blow proof bellhousing. My 4 speed linkage is on the way. I'm going with aluminum lightning rods with heim joints. I'm considering going with a hydraulic clutch. Has anyone ran a hydraulic clutch? I never have and was wondering how they performed... I'll be sending pics of my transmission and lightening rods.

 

[SuperStock426]

The shifter will look new after I wash all the dust off of it.

 

[Sublime one]

I'm looking at taking the Torqueflite out and installing a 4 speed.. I have a 18 spline A833 Hemi 4 speed A body transmission. It's an old crash box. Dusted off my Mr. Gasket inline V gate shifter along with my old Lakewood blow proof bellhousing. My 4 speed linkage is on the way. I'm going with aluminum lightning rods with heim joints. I'm considering going with a hydraulic clutch. Has anyone ran a hydraulic clutch? I never have and was wondering how they performed... I'll be sending pics of my transmission and lightening rods.

I run hyd clutch and love it. I had to be a bit creative for the additional hyd resevoir.

 

[SuperStock426]

Do they have the feel of a linkage clutch setup or feel softer?

 

[mygasser]

Do they have the feel of a linkage clutch setup or feel softer?

you can tailor that by mixing and matching master and slave cylinder bore sizes.

 

[SuperStock426]

I don't like a spongy feeling clutch. I like a firmer feeling clutch.

 

[SuperStock426]

She cleaned up quite nicely. I wish I could find a shifter boot for this V Gate shifter. They're very hard to find. I don't know what happened to my shifter boot when I bought this shifter back in the 80's..

 

[Sublime one]

Do they have the feel of a linkage clutch setup or feel softer?

Exactly as @mygasser says you can make it firm or a bit soft. I would argue overall not much difference, but maybe a bit softer than traditional?

 

[SuperStock426]

My friend and I out at the airport. My 71 Demon and his 69 GTS 440 Dart.