TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Yes. And the geometry would still be wrong. Clearance at the retainer/spring interface is not the only problem here. I suggest going to Mike’s website and reading his tech pages.
ShittySlant6's Rustoration - 1970 Duster
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shittyslant6
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I just emailed him, so hopefully I can get this resolved soon, this is the last step before moving onto the transmission.
Thanks for shoving me in the right direction; I would of still been grinding on those rockers
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
The willingness to do the job correctly is refreshing. Your engine will thank you.I just emailed him, so hopefully I can get this resolved soon, this is the last step before moving onto the transmission.
Thanks for shoving me in the right direction; I would of still been grinding on those rockers
shittyslant6
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Alright; I finally got all the measurements for my valvetrain done and sent in to B3.
Not much progress has been made outside of that though; since the spacers and pushrods are the only things I have left to do on the motor.
However; I did have enough time to squeeze in some more headaches.
I went to put on my oil pan and I quickly realized that the 360 and 318 pans are different. So i ordered the cheapest oil pan I could get.
When that arrived I started looking for my oil pan bolts... which seemed to have disappeared.
I had to order new bolts.
Once I had the bolts here and the pan, I tried to install.
Only then did I realize that the pan rails were bent and the pan was a little warped. SCREW IT that damn thing was going on the engine no matter what.
after I had siliconed everything, and had tried to set the pan down, I saw that the cork rail gaskets were hitting the end seals and the pan wouldn't sit flush. I trimmed the gaskets and forced that damn thing on there.
the rail gaskets were squeezing out so bad I had to wait until it dried to sinch the pan down.
Nightmare
Fast forward to today, i decided since I am waiting on parts; I should go ahead and paint it.
First one to guess the color will get nothing; but I will be slightly impressed.
Not much progress has been made outside of that though; since the spacers and pushrods are the only things I have left to do on the motor.
However; I did have enough time to squeeze in some more headaches.
I went to put on my oil pan and I quickly realized that the 360 and 318 pans are different. So i ordered the cheapest oil pan I could get.
When that arrived I started looking for my oil pan bolts... which seemed to have disappeared.
I had to order new bolts.
Once I had the bolts here and the pan, I tried to install.
Only then did I realize that the pan rails were bent and the pan was a little warped. SCREW IT that damn thing was going on the engine no matter what.
after I had siliconed everything, and had tried to set the pan down, I saw that the cork rail gaskets were hitting the end seals and the pan wouldn't sit flush. I trimmed the gaskets and forced that damn thing on there.
the rail gaskets were squeezing out so bad I had to wait until it dried to sinch the pan down.
Nightmare
Fast forward to today, i decided since I am waiting on parts; I should go ahead and paint it.
First one to guess the color will get nothing; but I will be slightly impressed.
I'm surprised Snap On hasn't gone after Harbor Freight. Their Icon wrenches use the exact same font that Snap On wrenches use and if the two brands were unmarked, you could not tell the difference. The Icon stuff is very high quality.yes, but sometimes it's necessary. ONLY SOMETIMES.
I'm a harbor freight guy typically
You'll like dealing with Mike. He fixed me up on my current slant six build. Worked out very well.I just emailed him, so hopefully I can get this resolved soon, this is the last step before moving onto the transmission.
Thanks for shoving me in the right direction; I would of still been grinding on those rockers
Chrysler turquoise.
shittyslant6
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nope
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Idk what color it is but it looks great. Nice job.
shittyslant6
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getting closer, it is a green
shittyslant6
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WINNER! yes detroit diesel alpine green. one of the best colors made
shittyslant6
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Small update, I haven't been working on it basically at all, been helping friends with their projects and I recently have been pretty involved in learning 3d printing and CAD.
However I find myself with a lot of time on my hands due to a pretty annoying hernia which put me off of work until probably march sometime.
So last week I decided to continue tearing apart the car to get ready for the rollcage and paint.
Thankfully I caught the rust just in time. the area behind the splash shields is just BARELY showing some pitting on the passenger side and the rockers are showing some surface rust.
The rust holes in the tops of the inner fenders do not concern me as I am going to get fiberglass everything from the doors forward. The car will have a tubular front end minus the frame rails.
And if I didn't have a hernia I could probably lift the front end off the ground. - i knew it was light (2730 at the scales) but not that light.
However I find myself with a lot of time on my hands due to a pretty annoying hernia which put me off of work until probably march sometime.
So last week I decided to continue tearing apart the car to get ready for the rollcage and paint.Thankfully I caught the rust just in time. the area behind the splash shields is just BARELY showing some pitting on the passenger side and the rockers are showing some surface rust.
The rust holes in the tops of the inner fenders do not concern me as I am going to get fiberglass everything from the doors forward. The car will have a tubular front end minus the frame rails.
And if I didn't have a hernia I could probably lift the front end off the ground. - i knew it was light (2730 at the scales) but not that light.
shittyslant6
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While i'm laid up from surgery last week; I figured I might as well update this from the last little bit I did on the engine before I had surgery.
So the week before surgery I decided I needed to finish up my engine so I could get it running because I figured it might take a little bit of time to recover enough to work on it again and it has been sitting without plugs or a distributor in it for almost 7 months.
(a little surface rust is good for it)
I attempted to stab in the distributor in, but it stopped about a 1/2 inch from the bottom. After a little confusion I figured out that the tang that indexes into the oil pump drive was machined to thick so I broke out the hand files and shaved it down.
Once that was done, I found an old pair of dougs headers on facebook marketplace to use on the run stand. The best part about that is I bought them from a local street racer who is running a pink 68 dart with a w2 headed 408 on nitrous. Been up in the desert forever. We discussed a little nitrous tuning and some of the safe local street spots. He said when mine is done we'll go out and run em for fun to see how they match up.
So the week before surgery I decided I needed to finish up my engine so I could get it running because I figured it might take a little bit of time to recover enough to work on it again and it has been sitting without plugs or a distributor in it for almost 7 months.
(a little surface rust is good for it)
I attempted to stab in the distributor in, but it stopped about a 1/2 inch from the bottom. After a little confusion I figured out that the tang that indexes into the oil pump drive was machined to thick so I broke out the hand files and shaved it down.
Once that was done, I found an old pair of dougs headers on facebook marketplace to use on the run stand. The best part about that is I bought them from a local street racer who is running a pink 68 dart with a w2 headed 408 on nitrous. Been up in the desert forever. We discussed a little nitrous tuning and some of the safe local street spots. He said when mine is done we'll go out and run em for fun to see how they match up.
TT5.9mag
Two atmospheres are better than one
Sounds familiar
shittyslant6
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After this I had to get another bowl gasket for the carb, but when I got the gaskets from oreilly's they were made wrong and were too short and the holes were in the wrong spot. A trip back to oreilly's and I got the right ones.
Then I realized I didn't have header bolts --- I went back to oreillys to get header bolts--- came home and found my header bolts ---- drove back to oreillys to buy spark plugs, buy header gaskets, and return bolts. ---forgot bolts at home---forgot to buy header gaskets---went back to oreillys---bought gaskets and returned bolts--- FORGOT TO BUY PLUG WIRES AND VACUUM LINE. went back one last time. (there's a reason they let me check myself out and find parts myself).
Made a fuel pump blockoff with the 3d printer out of PETG and a coil bracket out of PLA-CF. (the pla will probably warp but just for now its fine)
shittyslant6
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Then I had to figure out the engine stand problem. I was looking at bellhousings I could buy, but there wasn't one that was either close enough or cheap enough.
After I did a little measuring I figured that an LS engine stand from china is close enough to the magnum bolt holes to modify to fit.
But I ordered it too late for it to come before my surgery so the stand is still in the box but my friends will come over in the next couple weeks to finish it up and start it with me.
After I did a little measuring I figured that an LS engine stand from china is close enough to the magnum bolt holes to modify to fit.
But I ordered it too late for it to come before my surgery so the stand is still in the box but my friends will come over in the next couple weeks to finish it up and start it with me.
shittyslant6
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His name is AL, and hes been racing it since the mid 80s.
shittyslant6
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I forgot to add the pictures of the B3 rocker spacers and my pushrods. The geometry is perfect and they installed with zero issues. the Manton pushrods are great too. I don't think i'll buy factory replacement pushrods anymore, it wasn't that much more expensive but they are way better.
Turbo440Dart
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I’ve known Al for many years. He’s a good dude. I do believe he hurt the motor recently unfortunately.
shittyslant6
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yeah he said its going back in soon, he had a 360 in it when i was over there
I tried to buy a pair of w2's off him and he said no
Turbo440Dart
crank runner over-er
yeah he said its going back in soon, he had a 360 in it when i was over there
I tried to buy a pair of w2's off him and he said no
He hoards his W2 stuff. A few local guys do. Took about 2 years to pry a pair of center squirter Holleys from him.
shittyslant6
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Well lucky is better than good I suppose. And I don't get lucky that often.
I was driving around on sunday with my friend and we are always looking for a project or a quick flip and we spot this 55 bel air"convertible" sitting in some guys yard that we haven't seen before.
He is interested in it because the front of it looks really straight and he could probably get some money out of it.
We talk to the owner of the house and he says its his cousins friend's car. he lets us come in the yard to look at it and its a pile. old lowrider/custom botch. Then he tells us there is a motor and trans in it. we open the hood and the engine is sitting sideways up against the radiator.
After looking at it for a second; he's like "this is some buick or some ****." then I look at it and...
Its a damn small block mopar.
We call him back and he wants $500 for the engine and trans.
So now I have a backup engine for when I blow up mine on nitrous.
Its never been run since it was freshened up, 1969 318 with the small valve 360 roller heads on it. crane cam and rockers, ARP bolts all over it and the intake is a brand new Air Gap. it still had masking tape on it. there is still assembly lube on everything there Is ZERO rust or corrosion in it somehow.
Transmission also supposedly has a shift kit in it.
I was driving around on sunday with my friend and we are always looking for a project or a quick flip and we spot this 55 bel air"convertible" sitting in some guys yard that we haven't seen before.
He is interested in it because the front of it looks really straight and he could probably get some money out of it.
We talk to the owner of the house and he says its his cousins friend's car. he lets us come in the yard to look at it and its a pile. old lowrider/custom botch. Then he tells us there is a motor and trans in it. we open the hood and the engine is sitting sideways up against the radiator.
After looking at it for a second; he's like "this is some buick or some ****." then I look at it and...
Its a damn small block mopar.
We call him back and he wants $500 for the engine and trans.
So now I have a backup engine for when I blow up mine on nitrous.
Its never been run since it was freshened up, 1969 318 with the small valve 360 roller heads on it. crane cam and rockers, ARP bolts all over it and the intake is a brand new Air Gap. it still had masking tape on it. there is still assembly lube on everything there Is ZERO rust or corrosion in it somehow.
Transmission also supposedly has a shift kit in it.
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