74 Charger Rallye 440 TX9

[eldubb440]

Yours is just hanging out for now.

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lmao, it's been "hanging out" since 1989 ....... it can wait a little longer

 

[eldubb440]

it's just happy to see the light of day, the road trip is a major bonus

 

[Nxcoupe]

After having a hectic weekend last week I was able to get the transmission finished up and adjusted. Next up is the engine. Looking pretty after being bagged for some time. I fitted the cam before cleaning to ensure it was not tight. I have run into this before and have a old cam with groves in the journals, pack them with grease, spin a couple times and it will clean up any imperfections.

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That's a great idea on the camshaft.

 

[T2R9]

Since I am still on light duty I did some parts cleaning on the front suspension. I also pressed out the ball joints and pivots. As you can see These were really well preserved under a massive coat of grime!

 

[eldubb440]

good to see you back at it....... take it easy

 

[T2R9]

New tool day! Been waiting on this for a few days so I can burnish the lifter bores properly. OTC 6501 slide hammer. Narrow enough to not interfere with the head surfaces and easily drive the burnishing ball through the lifter bores and easily pull back out.

 

[T2R9]

Wife got me a new welding helmet for Christmas so I tested it out on the lower control arm reinforcements.

 

[Charles Cook]

Wife got me a new welding helmet for Christmas so I tested it out on the lower control arm reinforcements.

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Looks good Jeff!

 

[T2R9]

Rotating Assembly is done. From scrub a-dub dub to assembly.

 

[Runcharger]

Aw come on now those slugs are supposed to be .2 down in the hole! That'll work a bit better for sure.

 

[T2R9]

Aw come on now those slugs are supposed to be .2 down in the hole! That'll work a bit better for sure.

I checked it and they are .022 above the deck. With a .039 compressed gasket and assuming 88cc's with the 452 heads I am looking at 10.2-1 compression. Now I might want to rethink the cam.

 

[T2R9]

Since the deck was cut so much and some off the heads I decided to go with a thicker gasket to get the comression down to use pump gas with the iron heads and also I was concerned about the intake fitment. I went with a SCE .093 gasket. The first set I got from Summit which did a full US tour before they arrived had too small of a bore and was into the cylinder chamfer. They happily exchanged them for another set that also took a week plus to get here due to snow.

Got timing cover, oil pickup and pan on, installed a NOS fuel pump push rod as well. Installed the heads and test fitted the intake and it sat perfectly. Looks like my compression will be at 9.3 to 1. Will run just fine on pump gas.

Edit: Forgot the pics!