'68 318 to carbed Magnum 5.2: Check my checklist
Teardown of the original motor for removal officially began today (complete with a lot of GoPro footage - TBA), and it's pretty much ready for removal as it sits:
There wasn't a single bit of antifreeze in it - just water. I'd hit a rusty gusher every 10 minutes. Oh well, constipated motor.
Photo doesn't show that I made sure to pull the 1967-style, poly-318-compatible timing chain cover before the evening was out. Can't wait to throw that on eBay and (hopefully) turn it into some play money for the rest of the build. Unfortunately, this cover also confirmed my fears - this is a '67 motor with a '67 gasketed distributor. So much for reusing the dizzy for startup. Ah well, it forces me into doing the HEI ignition module upgrade which I planned on anyway.
That said, I made it a point to mock up the large-flange, driver's side 1992-1993 Magnum exhaust manifold (P/N #53006619), as I don't believe I've ever seen photos of the clearance one gets when installing these manifolds in a power-steering equipped B-body:
Looks tight...
...but it isn't:
Rear exit dumps so perfectly between the trans and torsion bar, you'd wonder if Chrysler actually considered backwards compatibility with the B/C-bodies, given the coil-overs in Dakotas and B-series vans. (Please ignore the rubber line on the other side of the torsion bar - that's the previous owner's so-called repair of the trans cooler supply line and should not be found in any stock B-body):
Pretty sure I've heard they don't fit the same SBM w/PS combo in A-bodies, unfortunately. Someone would make a killing repop'ing 340-style manifolds if there weren't so many cheap headers out there.
The saga continues tomorrow...
-Kurt
Teardown of the original motor for removal officially began today (complete with a lot of GoPro footage - TBA), and it's pretty much ready for removal as it sits:
There wasn't a single bit of antifreeze in it - just water. I'd hit a rusty gusher every 10 minutes. Oh well, constipated motor.
Photo doesn't show that I made sure to pull the 1967-style, poly-318-compatible timing chain cover before the evening was out. Can't wait to throw that on eBay and (hopefully) turn it into some play money for the rest of the build. Unfortunately, this cover also confirmed my fears - this is a '67 motor with a '67 gasketed distributor. So much for reusing the dizzy for startup. Ah well, it forces me into doing the HEI ignition module upgrade which I planned on anyway.
That said, I made it a point to mock up the large-flange, driver's side 1992-1993 Magnum exhaust manifold (P/N #53006619), as I don't believe I've ever seen photos of the clearance one gets when installing these manifolds in a power-steering equipped B-body:
Looks tight...
...but it isn't:
Rear exit dumps so perfectly between the trans and torsion bar, you'd wonder if Chrysler actually considered backwards compatibility with the B/C-bodies, given the coil-overs in Dakotas and B-series vans. (Please ignore the rubber line on the other side of the torsion bar - that's the previous owner's so-called repair of the trans cooler supply line and should not be found in any stock B-body):
Pretty sure I've heard they don't fit the same SBM w/PS combo in A-bodies, unfortunately. Someone would make a killing repop'ing 340-style manifolds if there weren't so many cheap headers out there.
The saga continues tomorrow...
-Kurt