1968 Dodge A100 re-born ...again....
While the transmission was being rebuilt, I took the headers in to get cleaned up....blasted and coated ....
Which led to the next issue - gaskets. Some of you may remember me asking what gaskets you guys used. Well, turns out there were a lot of great suggestions. When I made inquiries locally, I was pointed towards a Custom Gasket facility just down the road from a fellow FBBO member - @Chargerjase . I marked up a set of new TTI gaskets for the Edelbrock heads, and sent them down by urgent courier. The guy had the new gaskets made and repackaged on the Courier the same day he received them. Now that is service!!! The place is called gaskets BOP Ltd - Gaskets | Mount Maunganui | Gaskets BOP - a small family run business that is hot on service.
The gaskets are double steel outer (both sides) and soft heat resistant material inside. Simply fit dry and tighten up on the manifolds or headers. I swapped out the old header bolts for studs with star washers and quality nuts. So far all sounds great...no leaks.
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The new gaskets...
Getting them made locally was still cheaper and faster than buying something exotic from overseas. :)
While the transmission was being rebuilt, I took the headers in to get cleaned up....blasted and coated ....
Which led to the next issue - gaskets. Some of you may remember me asking what gaskets you guys used. Well, turns out there were a lot of great suggestions. When I made inquiries locally, I was pointed towards a Custom Gasket facility just down the road from a fellow FBBO member - @Chargerjase . I marked up a set of new TTI gaskets for the Edelbrock heads, and sent them down by urgent courier. The guy had the new gaskets made and repackaged on the Courier the same day he received them. Now that is service!!! The place is called gaskets BOP Ltd - Gaskets | Mount Maunganui | Gaskets BOP - a small family run business that is hot on service.
The gaskets are double steel outer (both sides) and soft heat resistant material inside. Simply fit dry and tighten up on the manifolds or headers. I swapped out the old header bolts for studs with star washers and quality nuts. So far all sounds great...no leaks.
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The new gaskets...
Getting them made locally was still cheaper and faster than buying something exotic from overseas. :)
