Good news. I went down there and talked to them again and the fire inspector said I still needed to get a compaction report. I brought with me a printed out version of the code that they have on their website and showed them that it says the driveway specifications refer to a one or two person...
Two things that don't normally come in kits are the pitman arm and idler arm.
PST standard kit is weird because it doesn't come with inner tie rods. I really don't understand why they do that.
The plastic face on my radio was really cloudy years ago and cleaning it and putting rubbing compound on it didn't do the trick.
I wound up sanding it with 2000grit and then used a compound with a wool pad on a drill. Then I used a less abrasive compound with a foam pad on a drill and it came...
I just skip over those videos. Half of them are fake, dangerous or pointless.
The other day there was one where they showed you how to properly screw the braided end of a copper wire into a block of wood....
...engine has fired up immediately the 3 times I've tried it but it did seem like the split second it was cranking was still slow. I'll recheck the timing. I think I'm at 10* initial but I could be off there. I'm starting to question the mark on the balancer. I'll reestablish TDC and go from there.
This is a 68 Barracuda with 408 blueprint engine stroker with their Ready to Run distributor that comes with an internal ignition. No ballast. I rewired a good amount under the hood and dash and swapped out the bulkhead connectors not too long ago. I'm just now attempting to start the engine for...
I took slantsixdan's advice from years ago. Pulled the cable out of the sheathing and cleaned it with carb cleaner. Mixed white lithium grease with powdered graphite. Put a glob of it between my fingers and ran the cable between my fingers and into he speedo cable housing to coat it in grease...
Even if you had to only cut 60% of that to get a TKX in, you're already doing all the hard work of cutting and welding so an extra 40% really isn't a big deal one you're already dug into the job.
Permit has been approved and construction can begin but I cannot get the final sign off until the county fire gives their approval. Which is odd because what happens if I get the building erected and the driveway doesn't pass the compaction test? I now have to tear it down?
Unless there is...
The Craftsman engine analyzer kit hasn't done me wrong yet. Plus I kind of enjoy how it's a bit vintage.
Mine came with a timing light and remote starter as well.
The rabbit hole worries are real. Me personally, I would give the auto trans a shot for now and see if you can keep the car on the road for as long as possible while you get more skilled mechanically. Once most everything else is done and you want to tackle that 4spd conversion, then go for it...
The fire dept wants the dirt area and the gravel drive area both tested. The gravel area isn't a legit compacted driveway. It's just dirt with gravel laid on top that's been driven on here and there for years. It's naturally compacted but not legit compacted.
So far I've had about 10 geo...
Thanks guys I just got off the phone with a different lady and she said just keep calling around because other people have found companies that will write off on a compaction test for just the dirt and no extra construction is necessary unless the dirt is just naturally too soft. She couldn't...
The area of dirt in the back would get them to within 100' of the shop. They said they have to be within 150' so you're right about the 150' hose.
I expected the county to require all sorts of CA bullshit but not the fire department. Your question about farm and brush fires is a good one.
I'm on an acre and having a metal shop put up in the back of my lot. So far the fire department has been 10x more of a headache than the county. They are requiring a compaction report because to get to my shop you drive on my asphalt driveway, then a 100ft gravel driveway (which is really just...
Get another quote from a different rep for the perfect fit kits or whatever they call them. It'll be a couple grand more than that but it'll come with pedals, master cylinder, hydraulic throwout bearing etc.
I haven't gotten mine on the road yet but I'm close. I did the TKX install. It's not...
Ask the driveline company how they want the measurement to be done.
I'm the king of measure 20 times, cut once and it's still wrong so I was worried about screwing mine up too.
Mine was a TKX so the length isn't applicable but I just pushed the trans yoke in until it was touching the rubber...
I prefer manual steering myself. Makes you feel like Cale Yarborough turning laps at Darlington.
Plus you build up enough muscle to whoop someone's *** for putting you in the wall.
Looks good! Prepping and painting that is a pain in the you know what. I bit the bullet and did the same as you since I knew I'd never pull the engine back out to do it later.
Yep stupid me. I had the bracket on backwards and the biscuit on backwards, which put the stud almost close enough to drop in the k frame but not quite. Flipped both around and it dropped in easily. Thanks for the help.
Thanks mbaird I think I must have either one or both on backwards. I have the raised rubber bumps lined up in the holes of the mounts. Does that passenger side mount look right to you? I wouldn't think the mount would overhang the bracket by that much.
I definitely think I had the driver side...
These probably aren't helpful. I keep forgetting to take pics when I'm out in the garage because I'm getting really frustrated with some other things, as you can see by the disarray of the engine there.
Glad you got yours figured out. I found a 4 groove crank pulley so if mine squeals then...
1968 Barracuda with a 408 stroker, magnum 360 block. I originally bought these 1973 van mounts because I read on here that the thicker mounts work best with Dougs headers and the Borgeson steering box. Turns out they're too thick and I can't get the distributor installed without the plug wires...