BigBlock61
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Lookin' good speedy keep up the good work.
'69 charger r/t-se: Building my dream car
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Alright guys, with fuel lines out of the way I got on with the power steering. But the way the pump sits I figured I should get the lower radiator hose on the water pump housing first, which led to test fitting my radiator and both hoses which naturally turned out to be interesting.
First thing I noticed was an issue I'd think is pretty common, the upper inlet on my radiator (Northern brand 26" aluminum) was about 3" to the left of the stock 26" inlet, so my upper hose wouldn't work. The stock lower hose fit fine with just a little trimming on one end.
I did some digging online and found a thread on moparts that had a Dayco part number I took to Napa and got cross referenced, the Napa part number ended up being 7209. Not sure what car the hose was used on, but test fit looked close
Just trimmed about an inch off the thermostat side and was set!
Hope that helps some people out! :icon_thumleft:
So with everything finally test fit ok, I ran my high pressure PS line before I took off to my girlfriend's for superbowl pizza and ribs haha. Pretty sure Napa gave me a hose for the wrong pump style, but these pics show what I was talking about how the hard line runs right around the dipstick almost like I knew what I was doing lol!
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And thanks bigblock! :icon_thumleft:
First thing I noticed was an issue I'd think is pretty common, the upper inlet on my radiator (Northern brand 26" aluminum) was about 3" to the left of the stock 26" inlet, so my upper hose wouldn't work. The stock lower hose fit fine with just a little trimming on one end.
I did some digging online and found a thread on moparts that had a Dayco part number I took to Napa and got cross referenced, the Napa part number ended up being 7209. Not sure what car the hose was used on, but test fit looked close
Just trimmed about an inch off the thermostat side and was set!
Hope that helps some people out! :icon_thumleft:
So with everything finally test fit ok, I ran my high pressure PS line before I took off to my girlfriend's for superbowl pizza and ribs haha. Pretty sure Napa gave me a hose for the wrong pump style, but these pics show what I was talking about how the hard line runs right around the dipstick almost like I knew what I was doing lol!
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Thanks usa, it's just going to be a 6 point rollbar/cage, doorbars to the front subframe and downbars from the main hoop down through the package tray to the rear. I'm going to widen the main bar by a few inches I think, hopefully to where you can still get into the back seat, bend my own doorbars so they tuck in close to the seats instead of straight diagonals, and bend my own rear bars to keep them up close to the roofline. Probably be a few weeks til I get around to all that haha
Thanks tallhair, for some reason the pic won't show up though :shruggy:Nicely done Speedy.
PS saw this earlier and thought of you .. not the *** part though
And thanks bigblock! :icon_thumleft:
Looks great, that dipstick did turn out cool... it dose almost look like you know what your doing lol.
I really like your plug wire management, very nice I may copy that in one of my cars soon.
I really like your plug wire management, very nice I may copy that in one of my cars soon.
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Thanks guys! Im gonna bust my @as this week and hopefully get all the last little things done to fire it off this weekend, really getting excited the closer I get
Oh and my steering wheel showed up today! Took 3 weeks and was a little expensive but I guess they're made in Italy and the quality shows. Now that I see this one in person I think it's safe to say I'm never buying a foam grip wheel again haha can't wait to get it on the car
Oh and my steering wheel showed up today! Took 3 weeks and was a little expensive but I guess they're made in Italy and the quality shows. Now that I see this one in person I think it's safe to say I'm never buying a foam grip wheel again haha can't wait to get it on the car
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That wheel looks fantastic! Very good work here.
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That's gonna look so cool in mounted Speedy
WOW Speedy . . . The wheel looks great, the fuel lines are done and spot on, you've got a bunch of stuff done lately and it all looks FANTASTIC ! ! !
Looks like you're giving a huge push for the finish here . . . keep it up . . . you'll be driving it in no time ! ! !
Man have you come a long way . . . ( smile )
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Thanks guys! I'm pretty excited to see it in the car, gonna hit Napa today for a couple things and see if I can buy or borrow a wheel puller. Then I'll be able to get a better look at how I'm going to modify the Grant hub adapter to the 6 hole pattern.
Speaking of modifying, broke out the cutoff wheel again last night and started hacking up my alternator swing bracket haha. Used a silver sharpie to mark where everything needed to be, and made some sparks fly
A little tape and we're good to go! Haha, just taping it to mock everything up and check the fit.
And as if by magic, the test fit is spot on :icon_thumleft: So today I'll fire up the mig, zap it back together and hopefully make it look like it's a factory piece.
Got a couple other odds and ends done last night too, took the steering wheel apart as much as I could til I needed a puller, bench-bled my master cylinder, sleeved the driver's side plug wires, tightened the power steering belt and locked the pump down. Just little stuff but the punch list is shrinking every day
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Speaking of modifying, broke out the cutoff wheel again last night and started hacking up my alternator swing bracket haha. Used a silver sharpie to mark where everything needed to be, and made some sparks fly
A little tape and we're good to go! Haha, just taping it to mock everything up and check the fit.
And as if by magic, the test fit is spot on :icon_thumleft: So today I'll fire up the mig, zap it back together and hopefully make it look like it's a factory piece.
Got a couple other odds and ends done last night too, took the steering wheel apart as much as I could til I needed a puller, bench-bled my master cylinder, sleeved the driver's side plug wires, tightened the power steering belt and locked the pump down. Just little stuff but the punch list is shrinking every day
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That new steering wheel looks like it has some.... uggghhhhh Defects!! ya that's it! Send it to me and I'll have a closer look!
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sounds nice cant wait to see it, the wheel looks awesome also. keep busting a$$, speedy!!!!!
Holy Cow Speedy - that must be some VERY STRONG scotch tape you're using to hold those parts together ! ! !
Hope it holds up for you ! ! ! ( GRIN )
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Lol the best scotch tape money can buy! :icon_thumleft:
Well as strong as the tape looked, I got the bracket all welded up and ground down. Actually came out nicer than I expected!
One more final test-fit, works just like the factory put it there! :icon_pray:
Then I sanded it a bit smoother, hit it with etch primer, and topcoated with Martin Senour "Underhood Black" from Napa. I love that stuff, never gives me any issues and the satin finish matched the rest of my powdercoated accessory stuff perfect.
I also got my old steering wheel pulled, and finally got around to something I've been meaning to do for a while. When I took my instrument cluster apart, I had a "doh!" moment and used chrome polish to try and clean the outer part of the lenses, which must have been too coarse cause it left a light hazy swirl over the gauges. I saw a post recently by Kiwigtx about Meguiar's Plast-x polish and thought I'd give it a try, this stuff is awesome! Here's a side-by-side before and after, tach is still swirled and the speedo has been polished with Plast-x
Really cleaned up the gauge lenses nice!
Then I started figuring out how I'm going to modify my hub adapter, and checked out the look of the steering wheel. Think it looks pretty clean! :icon_cool:
Also picked up my correct throttle bracket (the red primered one), stud, and return spring. Not sure where the first one I had came from, but it put the cable way too far towards the center of the engine. Hopefully the last of the wrong parts I'll have to replace before I can hear this thing run haha
Just a couple more little odds and ends then I'll be on to the shifter and kickdown linkages and running the engine bay wiring
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Very nice!!! Steering wheel looks badass in the car!
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" Martin Senour "Underhood Black" from Napa "
Sounds like a great product to me!! LMAO!!
Sounds like a great product to me!! LMAO!!
Sounds dangerous in your hands Goon lol
hey Speed, did you do those lenses in dash like that? Or did you have the bezel off cluster out? By hand or foam pad on drill? They look great, Mine need a freshening too.
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