69 Dart GT Conv. 340-6pak
Today I installed the driveshaft, hopefully for the last time. I had fitted the stainless hoses so it was time to take the radiator back out for some work on the hose outlets and polishing. Once a week or so, myself and some friends get together for breakfast, and to get the scoop on each of our projects (were all car nuts), so last week I was telling them how I had to shorten the radiator outlets to make clearance between the fixed hoses and the radiator for engine flex. I was pondering on how to put the swelled area back in the outlets since I had cut them off. My buddy said he had read on a message board about making a tool for that specific purpose. Later that day he showed up at my shop with said tool in hand, and I must say it worked flawlessly! I put both swells on today and it worked great! I also grossly under estimated the amount of work it was going to take to polish my aluminum radiator. I spent 2 hours sanding smooth and another 2 hours polishing and I'm about half way thru. Next friday I plan to work on it until it is finished, then start the final reinstall of the radiator and hoses.
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Today I installed the driveshaft, hopefully for the last time. I had fitted the stainless hoses so it was time to take the radiator back out for some work on the hose outlets and polishing. Once a week or so, myself and some friends get together for breakfast, and to get the scoop on each of our projects (were all car nuts), so last week I was telling them how I had to shorten the radiator outlets to make clearance between the fixed hoses and the radiator for engine flex. I was pondering on how to put the swelled area back in the outlets since I had cut them off. My buddy said he had read on a message board about making a tool for that specific purpose. Later that day he showed up at my shop with said tool in hand, and I must say it worked flawlessly! I put both swells on today and it worked great! I also grossly under estimated the amount of work it was going to take to polish my aluminum radiator. I spent 2 hours sanding smooth and another 2 hours polishing and I'm about half way thru. Next friday I plan to work on it until it is finished, then start the final reinstall of the radiator and hoses.
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