1973 Dart Sport
Had a really good weekend on the car finally. Got the brake lines done on Friday without any real trouble. Nickle copper is 100X easier to work with over stainless steel. Got the spark plug wires and dipstick fitting done so the engine is pretty close to firing up now. Finally convinced my dad to drop the idea of making a run stand for break-in. It's just too damn difficult with a mopar small block because the starter mounts to the transmission bell housing.
MUCH easier than bending the lines all way down and around the frame rails like the stock ones. Just need 2 -3AN 90 degree couplers for the hand brake lines and brake plumbing is 100% done.
This came about because the stock dipstick was in the way of the March Performance brackets I have on the front of my engine. I thought "no problem I'll buy a flexible dipstick from Lokar" WRONG. They don't make them for most Chrysler engines. I asked about the "universal" one they sell and the guy said I'd need an oilpan with a 1/4 NPT fitting for it to work. So I began brainstorming and came up with this. The black powder-coated stainless steel dipstick was just too cool to not have on this engine.
Had a really good weekend on the car finally. Got the brake lines done on Friday without any real trouble. Nickle copper is 100X easier to work with over stainless steel. Got the spark plug wires and dipstick fitting done so the engine is pretty close to firing up now. Finally convinced my dad to drop the idea of making a run stand for break-in. It's just too damn difficult with a mopar small block because the starter mounts to the transmission bell housing.
MUCH easier than bending the lines all way down and around the frame rails like the stock ones. Just need 2 -3AN 90 degree couplers for the hand brake lines and brake plumbing is 100% done.
This came about because the stock dipstick was in the way of the March Performance brackets I have on the front of my engine. I thought "no problem I'll buy a flexible dipstick from Lokar" WRONG. They don't make them for most Chrysler engines. I asked about the "universal" one they sell and the guy said I'd need an oilpan with a 1/4 NPT fitting for it to work. So I began brainstorming and came up with this. The black powder-coated stainless steel dipstick was just too cool to not have on this engine.