late model hemi into early b bodies

[crossram 426]

lol

 

[5.7 hemi]

Here's some eye candy...enjoy!!!

The drivers side trim is on, working on the passenger side now.. New winshield is in along with the trim. Ac hoses are in and the ends are painted to blend in more, didn't like the zinc color. Rear is in and now there is alot of room, also seems as though the car sits lower so I put a tape measure next to itand I got 22 1/2 inches, maybe time for some new leafs.

The fans wiring is now hidden out of sight. The radio delete plate fits good, will put a radio in down the road. The steering u joints are now touching cause I had to move the column down, it was too close for me when sitting and couldn't get comfortable.

Hope ya like!!

 

[Joe Mopar]

WOWSA YOWSA ! Looking good Zack ! Now who's going to be jealous? You have a/c, ya bum. Look's like you're real close to getting that Bad Girl on the streets. Good luck and don't be stingy with the pics, LOL.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Well Joe, it gets awful hot here in the summer, yesterday was 104 and it will get hotter, so ac is a must, plus it keeps the better half happy. I'm moving along, cant wait to finish it.

Got a quote from AAA collector car insurance, 200 a year, 6000 miles a year, must be parked in my garage when not in use, and the same full coverage as my daily drivers with ZERO deductable, 17000 agreed value, very good in my opinion. Beat Hagerty by half.

 

[Joe Mopar]

Well Joe, it gets awful hot here in the summer, yesterday was 104 and it will get hotter, so ac is a must, plus it keeps the better half happy. I'm moving along, cant wait to finish it.

Got a quote from AAA collector car insurance, 200 a year, 6000 miles a year, must be parked in my garage when not in use, and the same full coverage as my daily drivers with ZERO deductable, 17000 agreed value, very good in my opinion. Beat Hagerty by half.

Seems like you might be cutting yourself short if your car was a total loss. Might want to crunch some numbers on what you have into it Zack.

 

[5.7 hemi]

I have around 12k in it, and with the purchase price of only 400 bucks, 17k seems alright, but I just got a quote, nothing in stone. Its gonna real hard to get a "true value" of the car since no one has done what I have. I suppose I could look at what cars are going for and add some $$$ to it. Maybe just have an appraisal done and see what it comes out to.

All the trim is back on, jeez there is alot it, but it looks good. Rear sway bar is going back on so I can fab some new end links. It was pointed down when I first installed it, end links were to long...don't ask how I screwed the pooch on that, you wouldn't believe me anyway. Gonna button up the 2 under dash ac lines, vent hoses, and finish the 6 wires so the ac will work, been putting it off for reason, but gotta get it done today.

Winshield wipers work perfectly now, 1 wire came off and when you turned them off they would stop wherever they were, now they go back to the park position.

 

[Tincup]

Looking good Zack, don't touch the stance it's perfect.

 

[5.7 hemi]

It's official, I HATE AC WORK!!!!! Borrowed a vacum pump and gauges, got 3 cans of r134, and got at it. I vacumed the system for an hour, then shut the pump off, held vacum for 30 minutes, FANTASTIC or so I thought. get one can of r134 in and the friggin fans worn't turn off (used a trinary switch). So I shut off the engine, NOW THE FANS TURN OFF, and I hear a leak coming from one of my custom adapters on the compressor, turns out it was a pin hole where my buddy stopped tig welding. No biggie, break loose the fitting, let the freon escape into the air (tree huggers everywhere are starting to form a lynch mob), fix pin hole, reconnect and vacum down the system again for 45 minutes, holds vacum for 30 minutes, can #2 goes in, notice compressor is turning, FILTH FLARIN FLITH etc etc, also pin hole in compressor fitting high side this time, break that fitting loose, more HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, MORE OZONE CONTAMINATION, take the fitting off fix pin hole. Repeat the whole vaum procedure again, bottle #3, and this time I took off the trinary and went with the binary switch. Compressor comes on and ac starts to blow cold, then I hear a leak in the fitting I just fixed, and sure enough it's leaking. I stop everything, disconnect gauges and crack the fitting to let out the OZONE KILLER, and walked away from it.

Gonna send my custom fittings to docs blocs and see about having them made so i know they will be done right. I have fought with certain stuff doing this build and would like to catch a break. Making brackets, hooking stuff up from a to b seems to be a no brainer, wiring and ac **** have kicked me so hard I dont think I could help make children anymore, lol!! The only thing that did go right was the heater side of the Vintage Air, you will not get cold in the winter for sure.

 

[fstfish66]

what trans did you use ? the 03 uses a computer for the engine and seperate for the trans,,,, are you using the truck stuff or MSD or ??

 

[5.7 hemi]

I used the truck trans, oem computers and stock programming for now.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Almost done with the high side compressor block. It doesnt look too bad, but it will be decent when I get completely done with it.

 

[Joe Mopar]

Almost done with the high side compressor block. It doesnt look too bad, but it will be decent when I get completely done with it.

Zack pictures are far and to few in between. You should know the drill by now. LOL

 

[5.7 hemi]

Yeah Joe, I know, but by the time I think of getting the camera, it's dark out and I'm just making excuses now, blah blah blah, lol. I'll get some posted tomorrow of the new high side compressor block and the sway bar end links, those are trick, but may redo them cause I thought of another way to fab them that might be lighter and stronger.

Well the new block doesn't leak and has held 30hg of vacum for 2 days so it's safe to say I can now charge the ac, will do that this weekend. I painted the compressor blocks flat black to blend them in more with the colors on the engine and hoses, they look much better that way.

Now for the big news........I had to cut the adjustable pinion snubber down 1 inch cause I had zero clearence between the snubber and body and of course no suspension. I now have plenty of clearence and suspensionand still have that low mean stance I was after, 22 1/4 inches from the ground to the fender lip, sure looks good.

 

[5.7 hemi]

More eye candy!!!!

The new compressor blocks painted black, and I'll paint the hose fittings again once I get the ac charged this weekend. Also a shot ot the new but to be redone sway bar end links. They will get me by for now so I can drive it. Also a shot of the vacum gauge still holding at 30 for 3 days. Hope ya enjoy....

 

[5.7 hemi]

The ac is blowing cold now, at 50 degrees and I'm lovin' it. The new sway bar brackets for the rear are almost done, and they are totally different than the ones pictured above, look better also. I'll post some pics when I finish them tomorrow.

 

[MoParFish]

That's Awesome Man!!! I know you've been workin hard on it. Closest I get to AC is window down after a pass.

F.Y.I. Mopar Drags, Swap & Show Sep 11 @ Sacramento Raceway.

 

[5.7 hemi]

Are the wheels off the ground in that shot??? When you coming down to help wrench???

 

[MoParFish]

No, not quite enough power to pull the wheels "YET"...Would be faster by now but still gotta--->:fishin:

 

[Tincup]

AC? we don't need no stinkin' AC!

 

[5.7 hemi]

Tin, gotta have it. It will make the better half happy!!