1969 Dodge Dart Swinger clean up
FBBO forum buddy @BeatersRus , down in NY state, sent me a converter cover. Still refuses to give me an email address so I can pay him! Come'on Rob... give it to me! lol
It's even the correct cover!! 727 trans on a 340 vs the usual small block 904 transmission.
Cleaned up and about as mint as they get when they're 52 years old. Not a single bend or dent...
Why you always should use a torque wrench on critical parts! Nuts that were holding the knuckle to lower ball joint not quite up to the task! Stripped out at 65 ft-lbs.. vs what should be a 100 ft-lb process.
Fortunately I have a small supply of fine thread AN hardware..
Just a small supply....
Swapped out all Wilwood nuts. The cheap offshore 1/2" nut, that stripped, for some AN315's and the little thin 7/16ths nuts (that should only be used as a shear nut) for some real tension/lock AN365-7 nuts.
Steering knuckle going onto the lower ball joint.
Entire front end / K frame assembly together (other than sway bar) and ready for the engine/transmission to be put back into place... after I get them ready that is. NOTE: do not leave your hub assemblies just hanging and jamming/cracking the ball joint's rubber seal.
Notes...notes .. notes..
FBBO forum buddy @BeatersRus , down in NY state, sent me a converter cover. Still refuses to give me an email address so I can pay him! Come'on Rob... give it to me! lol
It's even the correct cover!! 727 trans on a 340 vs the usual small block 904 transmission.
Cleaned up and about as mint as they get when they're 52 years old. Not a single bend or dent...
Why you always should use a torque wrench on critical parts! Nuts that were holding the knuckle to lower ball joint not quite up to the task! Stripped out at 65 ft-lbs.. vs what should be a 100 ft-lb process.
Fortunately I have a small supply of fine thread AN hardware..
Just a small supply....
Swapped out all Wilwood nuts. The cheap offshore 1/2" nut, that stripped, for some AN315's and the little thin 7/16ths nuts (that should only be used as a shear nut) for some real tension/lock AN365-7 nuts.
Steering knuckle going onto the lower ball joint.
Entire front end / K frame assembly together (other than sway bar) and ready for the engine/transmission to be put back into place... after I get them ready that is. NOTE: do not leave your hub assemblies just hanging and jamming/cracking the ball joint's rubber seal.
Notes...notes .. notes..