Magnum swapping the 72 Scamp!
so, I finally got to drive it like it was intended. It definitely pulls like a monster compared to the 318!
I went through and finished up odds and ends that were causing problems. I took the spacer off and the hood closes now which was a huge win. Its got about a half to 3/4 inch room which isn't bad.
I was seeing a couple drips of oil on the ground and not sure where it was coming from. With the addition of the MP valve covers it looks like the sheet metal magnum ones were the source. I saw some oil was seeping up through the bolts when I took them off. Very happy to have this solved, hoping no more drips from anywhere.
By far the most annoying thing I encountered was my eBay throttle cable. I would have to imagine the lokar one is similar, but basically the sheath inside melted and was causing my cable to get stuck. It was nowhere near exhaust but melted right where it meets the firewall area, so assuming thats a hot spot.
Made a run to a different junk yard this time to pick up some odds and ends and wanted to check out this 69 dart they had. Someone definitely had their way with this one and sawed it in half and took the roof. The website showed it came in as a complete car haha.
Also saw this really nice dark green Coronet parked on the street near by the yard. Saw a decent purple 70-72 Duster driving about a mile up but couldn't snap a photo.
so, I finally got to drive it like it was intended. It definitely pulls like a monster compared to the 318!
I went through and finished up odds and ends that were causing problems. I took the spacer off and the hood closes now which was a huge win. Its got about a half to 3/4 inch room which isn't bad.
I was seeing a couple drips of oil on the ground and not sure where it was coming from. With the addition of the MP valve covers it looks like the sheet metal magnum ones were the source. I saw some oil was seeping up through the bolts when I took them off. Very happy to have this solved, hoping no more drips from anywhere.
By far the most annoying thing I encountered was my eBay throttle cable. I would have to imagine the lokar one is similar, but basically the sheath inside melted and was causing my cable to get stuck. It was nowhere near exhaust but melted right where it meets the firewall area, so assuming thats a hot spot.
Made a run to a different junk yard this time to pick up some odds and ends and wanted to check out this 69 dart they had. Someone definitely had their way with this one and sawed it in half and took the roof. The website showed it came in as a complete car haha.
Also saw this really nice dark green Coronet parked on the street near by the yard. Saw a decent purple 70-72 Duster driving about a mile up but couldn't snap a photo.