LocuMob
Fluid Technician
The Dart met it's forever home.
What Are You Doing To/With Your Car Today?
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mopowers
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Got the driveshaft loop built and installed in my 66 Dart. Now it's time to turn a pile of tubing bends and flanges into a set of log manifolds and exhaust for a big block early A.
Readjusted my throttle cable and kd cable late last night.
Replaced all my heater hoses today... drove it around the neighborhood to the park with my girls. No leaks (that I saw).
Replaced all my heater hoses today... drove it around the neighborhood to the park with my girls. No leaks (that I saw).
DrCharles
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Didn't actually do anything to the car... but looked at the Street Dominator manifold that came in the mail from ebay just the other day - and they sold me a 300-14 (RB) version. Listing showed a 300-10 (B) which is obviously what I need for a low-deck 451. Sigh.
They're going to pay for the return postage too, by ebay rules. So I got that going for me, which is nice.
They're going to pay for the return postage too, by ebay rules. So I got that going for me, which is nice.
CarfinaticII
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So I got that going for me, which is nice.
Nice caddy shack reference! ha
This trans and clutch project is going well. Waiting on my friends shop on the trans. Yesterday I had so much fun removing the over center spring in preparation for when I can install the trans back in the car. That OC spring better never have to go back in the car. Other than that cleaned up a lot of the mess I made with dirty tools and old gasket material all over the floor so I can mess it up again. Should I have the clutch fork and throwout bearing in place when I put the trans back in or should I put the throwout bearing on the trans and put the fork in place once in? What do the pros do?
Just having a blast today...
72Dart6pack
Harder Better Faster Stronger.
Is that a Diet Pepsi I see? That stuffs no good for you. Lol
I'm the beta tester for the Cancer society... 4 litres a day....
K.O. SWINGER
Meeting in the alley since 1976
I always clip my throw out bearing onto the fork with the fork in place in the bell housing but you do have to be gentle inserting the input shaft at first and keep an eye on it as you move forward to make sure that you haven't knocked it off the spring. It can be challenging but I've been doing it on my car for 30 years and it's pretty simple now LOL make sure that clutchplate and pilot bushing are all lined up with pilot tool and as the input shaft enters the clutch plate I will wiggle the tail shaft shaft slightly back and forth to help align the splines as it enters the clutch plate.
Leveraging slave labor over the Christmas break!
Cley
Cley
K.O. SWINGER
Meeting in the alley since 1976
Maybe the next Leah pritchett.
I know the clips on the TO bearing are very tight and without the trans in place I'm able to get it back on the fork. Lets just say I'm having a crappy day and one of the clips is not on correctly and the trans is in. Am I going to be able to get it back on the fork without removing the trans? I have it all lined up and ready to go. The alignment tool even had splines on it to match the trans and input shaft. I remember doing a clutch on my first car and the alignment tool that came with the clutch was literally a wooden dowel. Thanks for your answers.[/QUOTE]
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Drove it... then a model wanted in the front seat so I snapped some pictures.
72Dart6pack
Harder Better Faster Stronger.
I have a spare dome light cover if you need one? And you should get a mini disco ball the goes under it. The size of a Christmas bulb. That would be the hot ticket.
The kids would love it.
Looks good Mike. keep at it , and you'll be driving it by spring !
K.O. SWINGER
Meeting in the alley since 1976
[/QUOTE] yes alignment tool is not much more than a wooden dowel but the correct tool will fit snugly into the throwout bearing and snugly into the clutch disc aligning it properly. I have used makeshift tools and been successful . To answer your question about the throw out spring on the fork if the tranny is installed it's tough if I remember one side can be done but the other side it's too tight against the bell housing to really get in there and fix it, the last thing you want is to compromise or damage the spring because that will cause it to become detached after you get it put back together. Just go slow and continue to check the springs periodically before you bolt anything up. Make sure no linkage is hooked up to the fork and the right fork boot will help support everything as you reinstall the transmission
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I have a spare dome light cover if you need one? And you should get a mini disco ball the goes under it. The size of a Christmas bulb. That would be the hot ticket.
Haha I have one. It does have a little crack in it from when I was trying to figure out how to turn it on...the little bugger is so fragile. Who would have known you dont press on the dome light to turn it on like normal cars.
I put it back on while she was in the car since she started using the cover as a frisbee...
72Dart6pack
Harder Better Faster Stronger.
It's a old car. Those things weren't invented yet. Oh Boy.Haha I have one. It does have a little crack in it from when I was trying to figure out how to turn it on...the little bugger is so fragile. Who would have known you dont press on the dome light to turn it on like normal cars.
I put it back on while she was in the car since she started using the cover as a frisbee...
Also they were called Cigarette lighters back then. Not charging ports.
It's a old car. Those things weren't invented yet. Oh Boy.
Haha you noticed that... I have used that all of 1 time and I can't remember how well it even worked. I dont need a cigarette lighter either so most of the time that little ash tray door stays shut.
DrCharles
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I started to put the full nitrous bottle back in the clamps - and one of the springy stainless bands tossed its t-bolt into that narrow very deep crack between the trunk fill panel and the rear quarter... managed to get it with a thin magnetic probe but then I dropped the probe! Fished that out eventually with a steel wire. Aargh.
Also I found two 3/8" holes that had held the plastic clamps that NOS provided (I didn't know then that metal clamps are required). It's surprising how much fine dirt and dust can get sucked into the trunk when driving on our wonderful gravel roads. Put plastic hole plugs in.
Now just waiting for the 90 deg #4 fitting I need to complete the line from the bottle to the pressure switch/gauge adapter. Last tracked (USPS) in Kansas City four days ago.
Also I found two 3/8" holes that had held the plastic clamps that NOS provided (I didn't know then that metal clamps are required). It's surprising how much fine dirt and dust can get sucked into the trunk when driving on our wonderful gravel roads. Put plastic hole plugs in.
Now just waiting for the 90 deg #4 fitting I need to complete the line from the bottle to the pressure switch/gauge adapter. Last tracked (USPS) in Kansas City four days ago.
diymirage
HP@idle > hondaHP@redline
that is awesome
a few months ago i took the duster out to take some picture for a shirt, and my 2 year old did the same thing
needless to say, she made it onto the shirt
Yesterday I finished the power steering pump "reseal" project. I had a slight leak.
I only started cussing 3x while putting this thing together...
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