Workin on the Dart "The thread"

[Fran Blacker]

MEGA BLOCK ??

You got it flaunt it.

 

[biomedtechguy]

You got it flaunt it.

At the bottom of the "T" list of "Pros" and "Cons" of why or why not to go w/the BMP block vs a factory 440, yes, popping the hood at car shows and having comments about the aluminum block made the list.

 

[not so famous bob]

At the bottom of the "T" list of "Pros" and "Cons" of why or why not to go w/the BMP block vs a factory 440, yes, popping the hood at car shows and having comments about the aluminum block made the list.

I would love to have an alum. block , but 5-6000 coins is a little high for mwua !

 

[Fran Blacker]

I would love to have an alum. block , but 5-6000 coins is a little high for mwua !

The wife would be a little pissed.

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

Alright, finally found some time to get after it.

 

[Endangered Species]

NICE!!!! keep it rolling.

Hey, Who's windage tray is that?

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

NICE!!!! keep it rolling.

Hey, Who's windage tray is that?

summit racing

 

[69sunfireGTX]

how do you like the gear drive for the cam? I never used one. How noisy is it?

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

how do you like the gear drive for the cam? I never used one. How noisy is it?

can’t comment on the noise yet. It’s actually pretty cool once you figure out how to set it up.

 

[Budnicks]

Alright, finally found some time to get after it.

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nice

 

[moparpoor]

Where did the scraper come from. Nice piece as everything else on this build!

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

Where did the scraper come from. Nice piece as everything else on this build!

http://gress.org/Home/Cars/CarTech/Scraper/IJ Crankscraper.htm

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

Had the paint redone on the quarters back.

 

[Budnicks]

Looks great too, going to be an awesome Hemi-Dart, again

 

[dvw]

I'm wondering about the windage tray so close to the scraper. What eve oil is removed from the crank/rods doesn't have much place to exit. Your thoughts? I have the same scraper. It has a screen tray about 1.5" down from the pan rail.
Doug

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

I'm wondering about the windage tray so close to the scraper. What eve oil is removed from the crank/rods doesn't have much place to exit. Your thoughts? I have the same scraper. It has a screen tray about 1.5" down from the pan rail.
Doug

Yeah, been thinking about the oiling. I’m going to pull the pan back off and add drains to the returns. I may switch back to the screen in the pan and loose the tray.

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

Did my returns and modified the tray to drain. Had to add a spacer anyway cause I dropped the k frame 1/2” for header clearence.

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

Modified my summit tray a bit. Also this sweet intake showed up, just needs a little port match. Probably dyno early next year.

 

[69 GTX]

Very nice

 

[dvw]

dam that's what I thought. these lugs are larger then the one's that were on it before. thanks a lot 68. you've been a big help. now I have to figure out how to handle this. do I drop the trans and send the convertor back to get the lugs shaved or just take a little off the top. so to speak. any ideas

I've had a few BB that I've had to make a 3/16" thick spacer between the block and trans. In all 3 cases the starter fit better into the ring gear as well since it was further rearward. My racecar block currently has a spacer. Its had 3 different cranks and4 different converters. It's a Mega block. My other Mega block needed a spacer as well.
Doug