1964 Dodge 440

[440 4 speed]

Reverse light lens and housing gaskets.
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Gasket kit came with only the spongy foam outer gasket. It did not come with the hard rubber one it appears, so keep that in mind if you're doing yours.
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Outer seal gaskets off. Guess I'll be cleaning up the larger hard rubber one.
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A couple hours of dent massaging.
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One housing has a mounting post broken off.
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My cordless is in the house, I'll use Dad's cordless.
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When life was simple..
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Drilled 80% of the way into the casting so I can put a "peg" in. A rivet mandrel in this case.
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Found the correct length AN3 bolt to substitute the cast post.
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Drilled a hole down the bolt shank through the head.
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[440 4 speed]

I have a cordless like that that was my Grandfather's still works well.

 

[dadsbee]

One piece at a time we'll clean this car up. Off with the pitted and "faded" chrome trim tail piece on the drivers side.

Three speed nuts on the chrome piece and removed 2 nuts on the stainless so I could lift it high enough to pull the end piece out.

Ready for the new NOS piece I got a couple months ago from @QuickBpBp. Thanks again Brett, it sits fine even with the missing post.

Old and the new for comparison.

New one in place and snugged down.

Mucho better. Thankfully the passenger sides is in good shape.

 

[Dave6T4]

One thing.... leads to another.... Cleaned up the licence plate filler. Now I "have" to do the surround and back up lights.
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Nice work, Wayne. I took the centre back up lights out of my Polara to put red lenses in with tail light/turn signal. Then I wired in a sequencer to flash turn signals in turn. I had picked up a set of U.S. 440 reverse lights at the Indy Swap Meet one year, and had to cut into the license plate coves to mount them. It all came out fine.

 

[dadsbee]

Not sure how long I can own a Black car for... but it's kinda cleaned of it's Winter storage filth. Can't go anywhere anyhow, as the town hasn't spent any of my property tax money on calcium for the road yet. We can't even leave our house windows open some 1000' from the road the dust is that bad!

A tad filthy after wire wheeling that wood beam for the fireplace mantle !

That's better, but still a collection of 10,000 water spots.

I think it might just need to take it to the detailer in the next town over to get the paint corrected, but that'll have to wait for now.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Need a car cover with a hole for driver to see. When you get to pavement remove it.

 

[dadsbee]

Time to put a rear axle together for the car. 742 case with a 3.23:1 SureGrip.

Suregrip clutch unit. Bearings appear to be in good condition so a clean up, new pinion shaft seal and we'll run it.

OE 3.23:1 gears. NICE wear pattern and no pinion to ring slop apparent.

Pinion snubber plate off for media blasting.

Heating up the snubber rubbers tabs to bend them straight enough to remove it from the plate.

Snubber off without breaking anything.

1967 rear axle housing... approximately 1.5" narrower than the tapered axle OE currently in the car. Should put the tires nicely centered in the wells. Tires currently rubbing the outer lip with a good inch gap on the spring side.

Left axle out of the housing and brake backing plate off. Kinda weird how they stole the pumpkin out of this assembly and then put the axles back in.

I've never had an axle that I couldn't just pull out hauling on the wheel hub. I tried a slide hammer, no go. A 5 lb hand sledge and my long "punch".. no go. Bring on the 10 lb..

Both axles out, brake backing plates off, brake lines off, ready for media blasting.

 

[malex]

Time to put a rear axle together for the car. 742 case with a 3.23:1 SureGrip.
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Suregrip clutch unit. Bearings appear to be in good condition so a clean up, new pinion shaft seal and we'll run it.
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OE 3.23:1 gears. NICE wear pattern and no pinion to ring slop apparent.
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Pinion snubber plate off for media blasting.
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Heating up the snubber rubbers tabs to bend them straight enough to remove it from the plate.
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Snubber off without breaking anything.
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1967 rear axle housing... approximately 1.5" narrower than the tapered axle OE currently in the car. Should put the tires nicely centered in the wells. Tires currently rubbing the outer lip with a good inch gap on the spring side.
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Left axle out of the housing and brake backing plate off. Kinda weird how they stole the pumpkin out of this assembly and then put the axles back in.
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I've never had an axle that I couldn't just pull out hauling on the wheel hub. I tried a slide hammer, no go. A 5 lb hand sledge and my long "punch".. no go. Bring on the 10 lb..
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Both axles out, brake backing plates off, brake lines off, ready for media blasting.
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Sounds like the replacement diff will work out well. It’s been about 33 years since I did my 64 diff, cannot remember what I took off each side. Lots of wheel tub under there, 13” or so seems to come to mine. But here’s how mine ended up. I ran 15X8’s with 285/70R15’s. They were tall.
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[dadsbee]

She's got 275's under her right now. They just rub the outer well wall on bumps and there's well over an inch from tire to spring on the inside. This axle should put them perfect and I can take the air shocks back off that I threw on as a bandage last Spring. Now I could have just got some deeper offset wheels, but there's no fun in that... and the taper is a peg leg!

 

[malex]

She's got 275's under her right now. They just rub the outer well wall on bumps and there's well over an inch from tire to spring on the inside. This axle should put them perfect and I can take the air shocks back off that I threw on as a bandage last Spring. Now I could have just got some deeper offset wheels, but there's no fun in that... and the taper is a peg leg!

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I think I ran 3.5” BS. I also had the super stock springs moved in as close to the frame as possible. In fact I had a hole in the side of the frame and fished the nut up through the hole on the bottom of the frame. The spring hangers were my own custom fab job and I had the rear offset shackles. Some pics that i am glad that I hung onto.
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[RemCharger]

I have a 67 diff in my 64 with 15x7 cop rims and 28x1050 Mickeys,, tight.. but no rubs

 

[CudaChick1968]

What a roller coaster Wayne! I'm sorry to read about your sister. << hugs >> Sweet '64 for sure -- that crossram would be fun to doll up.

 

[dadsbee]

Don't think all the Evaporust in the world will bring these back to usable...

Which reminds me, I should have bought a new bucket of Evaporust when I was in Princess Auto on Sunday. Don't think this old stuff has any "umph" in it anymore.

Thought I had everything I needed for this, that I ordered last year. One noted SNAFU, I ordered a housing seal kit and an axle bearing kit. They BOTH came with inner axle seals. You'd think the bearing kit would come with outers... so I need those.

Attempt #1 to get the pinion nut off. Pipe wrench (clamped to table) on the yolk and J bar with 1 1/8" socket. No go on what's been there for 56 years and originally torqued to 220 ft-lbs.

Amazed that my old tired electric impact got the nut off.

Pretty clean under the yolk other than the weed growing that looks like pulling fishing line out from under a boats prop.

Old seal removed. Original Chrysler with steel on the back side of the seal as well.

Bearing looks mint and the rear pinion bearing rollers also look good the best I can see them with a flash light.

No need for fancy tools. A roll of tape the correct diameter and a steel plate to pound on.

New seal nicely in place.

 

[dadsbee]

Yoke pinion seal area cleaned up with 220 paper.

Seal area taped off to protect it during media blasting.

Gonna be smarter with the prepping for media blasting of this axle housing.

Block off plate for the pumpkin hole.

Popped the inner axle seals out.

Block off plates for the housing ends as well.

Housing all ready for media blasting.

Time to go do some donuts...

Looks right at home in the snow.

In the hoist bay so I can check out what "tabs" I need to add to the newer '67 housing for brake lines and parking brake cables. Also gives me the mill and lathe area to work on the axles without hitting a car.

 

[khryslerkid]

I drove my '64 in the snow back in the '70s. Cragar SS and H60s!

 

[dadsbee]

Oh yah...

 

[Islandkent]

Where was the film crew??

 

[dadsbee]

Where was the film crew??

Granddaughter hanging on her ankle, but she got most of it. Got it perfect and straight in the shop door! Guess I'll have to upload it.. LOL

 

[Islandkent]

You know it Wayne!

 

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