66 Dart GT HT Whatsitgonnabe?
Well I really got busy today. After the starter, dust shield and compression calculations, I put the cylinder head back on. Scraped off all the paint flakes around the perimeter to be sure.
The rocker assembly really needed a good cleaning after sitting on my workbench for a couple of months.
Then I got really crazy an started putting the front end together. Screw paint. I want to go for a ride!
New ball joints installed. THE WRONG WAY! I knew things were going to smoothly. They were a PITA to tighten with the vice ...
Then I used a little creativity to press in the LCA pins. I decided to go with urethane LCA bushings after all. I got a pair of rubber ones in the box the other day so I can change if I find it too rough.
That grease that came with the urethane bushings is really nasty. Sticky and difficult to clean off the hands.
After a little violence and a lot of sweat I managed to get the UCA installed on the passenger side. The LCA was a breeze in comparison.
Some previous owner has welded a piece of sheet metal between the UCA cam bolts, on the top side of the frame horn. It prevents the cam disk from rotating downwards. I'll need to remove that to be able to adjust the camber to anything less than super racing. :)
Well I really got busy today. After the starter, dust shield and compression calculations, I put the cylinder head back on. Scraped off all the paint flakes around the perimeter to be sure.
The rocker assembly really needed a good cleaning after sitting on my workbench for a couple of months.
Then I got really crazy an started putting the front end together. Screw paint. I want to go for a ride!
New ball joints installed. THE WRONG WAY! I knew things were going to smoothly. They were a PITA to tighten with the vice ...
Then I used a little creativity to press in the LCA pins. I decided to go with urethane LCA bushings after all. I got a pair of rubber ones in the box the other day so I can change if I find it too rough.
That grease that came with the urethane bushings is really nasty. Sticky and difficult to clean off the hands.
After a little violence and a lot of sweat I managed to get the UCA installed on the passenger side. The LCA was a breeze in comparison.
Some previous owner has welded a piece of sheet metal between the UCA cam bolts, on the top side of the frame horn. It prevents the cam disk from rotating downwards. I'll need to remove that to be able to adjust the camber to anything less than super racing. :)