Golden Goddess heart surgery

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I’ve read the manuals, and watched the videos, it’s just not cooperating

 

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I took a break from the transmission . Still waiting on engine parts, so I thought I’d install sound deadener.

This is Amazons house brand, basically the cheapest stuff, I painted it gold to match the car, and give it a bit of a funky look. I don’t know when or if I’ll put a headliner back in, that’s not a priority to me.

I took a heat gun, carefully heated up the roof skin, heated up the adhesive, and rolled it on. Pretty simple, easy stuff.


I dig it

 

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Then I watched the sunset

 

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Saturday use my mopar stimulus package (a credit card refund check) and went on a spending spree. Until then, a little disassembly, some cleaning, and painting

 

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Some parts arrived, thanks @khryslerkid , it fits great! (Don’t mind the silicone, that was my previous attempt to make my other pcv valve work.) Also got new engine mounts from Mancini, with the fancy bolt, I’m hoping with those and a torque strap my engine won’t knock on the hood, and ask if it can leave

 

[64fury74charger]

Parts arriving is progress and it’s also one day closer to spring.

 

[Black_Sheep]

One bite at a time…

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Alright, I think all the parts I need are here, so time to get back at it!

Some church activities are going to take up most of the day, but I’m going to start with getting thing painted and ready. It’s not going to be to the quality some people here bring, but nothing wrong with rattle cans.

1st cleaning the water pump, and water housing. Then a little scuffing and primer for the new oil pan.

1st coat of primer

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Even though it can’t be seen, I thought a chrome direct connection timing cover would be cool. Unfortunately the onyx one that was cheap enough was painted black. I was hoping chrome lied beneath the paint. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case, and after a week of trying various things, the paint the guy used wasn’t coming off. So I got a little creative. Polished the most important part, paint the rest, clear over it all. Turned out good to me

 

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I didn’t want to flood a bunch of painting on here, so here’s the second coat of primer, and after 3 coats of paint (yeah I forgot about the valley pan, it only got 2, oh well)

 

[64fury74charger]

Definitely progress and that’s always good.

 

[Big bill]

Even though it can’t be seen, I thought a chrome direct connection timing cover would be cool. Unfortunately the onyx one that was cheap enough was painted black. I was hoping chrome lied beneath the paint. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case, and after a week of trying various things, the paint the guy used wasn’t coming off. So I got a little creative. Polished the most important part, paint the rest, clear over it all. Turned out good to me

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That’s a cool part.

 

[Black_Sheep]

Even though it can’t be seen, I thought a chrome direct connection timing cover would be cool. Unfortunately the onyx one that was cheap enough was painted black. I was hoping chrome lied beneath the paint. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case, and after a week of trying various things, the paint the guy used wasn’t coming off. So I got a little creative. Polished the most important part, paint the rest, clear over it all. Turned out good to me

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Neat piece, but where’s the timing tab?

 

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Yeah, I’d think it would have one too. But I bought one that bolts on to the cover.

 

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I did a test fit of the headers, got distracted staring at their goodness I forgot to work on it . The only issue is a couple bolts I can’t get a socket on. I’m new to headers, but I guess this is normal, and those just get a wrench.

I did pull the harmonic balancer off, test fit the new one from 440 source on. Everything fits correctly.

And I took the pan off because I was curious what’s inside. Other then some old gaskets, it’s pretty!

 

[Kern Dog]

Dang....That is a nice window to install the starter. It looks like you might be able to install the headers THEN the starter. Many BB headers require you to install them at the same time, juggling both and struggling, cussing, etc.

 

[fesser]

Just read your whole thread. You are doing exactly what I set out to do before I fell down the rabbit hole and tore my car apart. I (like many others here) feel your pain (back). It sure changes how you get things done, or don't. I have been trying to avoid a second surgery but I am getting closer to the point of just telling them to do it. Like you, I have to decide if what I want to do is the same thing as what I can do, depending on what the back says. For example, I have almost everything out from the dashboard down, but couldn't finish it today because I couldn't get in the car on my hands and knees, and twist around long enough to get to what I need to get to. You are making great progress. Love the old school attitude.

 

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Oh boy, scrapey scrapey

I put the engine at tdc according to the balancer, and looking through the spark plug while, I believe it’s correct. I guess I messed up a little putting the new timing chain on years ago

 

[Kern Dog]

If I recall, one tooth off equals over 8 degrees of cam timing. It appears as if you're one tooth advanced. (Or is that retarded?)
Low compression may have saved you from bent valves.
The new cam.....is it a bit wilder than the old one?

 

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I promise it wasn’t purposely done this way, but it explains so much. I always felt I couldn’t get the timing correct, and I always felt it had a ton of bottom, and almost no top end.

Yeah, the duration is less on the intake, and I think the same or close on the exhaust as a magnum cam, but more lift. I don’t know it all works out, but I think it’s a step or 2 above what a magnum would be. And it has a tighter LSA