Recent content by olddog12

Yes Napa is trying to source something for me but he said hes not very confident he will find anything other than the $980 one he found already. PASS. Yes Ive checked kijiji and nothing, Craigslist isnt very popular around here but I will check it out. I found a couple on amazon canada but...

Thanks motorpirate for the reply but Im in Canada so to get that radiator with exchange and shipping will be close to $600 dollars. Ive been down the ebay road before and it typically costs double by the time I have it in my hand.

I have a 74 Dart Sport Slant 6 with automatic, my radiator split along the top outlet and there are no shops close to me that can fix it even if it is repairable. This is just an everyday driver so Im not looking to spend alot of money on a new radiator and was wondering if there is another...

They do yes.

Thank you sir. No I have not put a timing light on it, what should the timing be set at? Its a stock /6.

Anyone? Y'all must know more than spark plug tubes on here :lol:

So I finally got this done this weekend. Kinda set the valves but Im not too confident they are good, well unless it should sound like a tractor...if so she's perfect! She fired rite up so that was positive. Thanks for the help from those who commented. PO had 2.5 liters of oil in it...

I dint think setting the valves would be so much of a problem either TBH, I have been told it was in the service manual when these cars were bought so it cant be that difficult but here I am asking questions with few replies. Im more concerned about bolting the rocker arm shaft on from one...

I got my head on last night and all torqued down, put the original rods from the 225 in and set the rocker shaft from the 170 on and got to thinking ( I tend to overthink things sometimes) these rockers are set to whatever the 170 rods/lifter were set to on the 170 and maybe they will screw...

Life got in the way on this project but it is the last step to getting the car on the road and i have 1 last question. Do I use the rocker shaft & rods from the engine in the car or use the ones from the donor head Im putting on? Thanks!

74 Dart Sport with stock 14" rally wheels & stock OE front disc brakes, slant 6 power! Here we go again...sorry. FWIW Ive read hundreds of threads on this here and just looking to confirm some things! I dont want or need anything fancy as i plan to upgrade to a 15" wheel at some point but want...

Thanks Tooljunkie, you have put my mind at ease.

Thanks for the reply. The etch primer is the Duplicolor self etch primer, it does not say anything on the can about priming afterwards. As for the paint I applied over the etch primer it was some color match stuff from napa, has a hardener activater built in it that you depress on the bottom...

I have a guy coming to help me replace the vinyl top on my `74 Dart Sport this weekend and may have done a boo boo. Old top was removed and I sanded the roof down to the steel, fixed a spot here and there, as the roof was sanded down to bare steel I painted it all with etch primer then scuffed...

Thanks for the informative replies fellas, this will certainly help me! Here is the gasket photo. I also noticed they did not use the cone washers, I have some but am nervous about replacing them as the ones on there now are working with no leaks. Any thoughts on that?